yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
I think it is a pity to write off such a good stuff without more understanding of this. Please let me explain this a bit more.

It should be a lot more customizable than HTC home.

Some of the major differences are:

- SPB Mobile Shell is more finger friendly.

-If you use the right skin, it also run in realVGA. Works in both landscape and portrait mode.

- It can have more contacts.

- It ask for confirmation before dialing so it will not accidentally make call as in HTC Home.

- It can have almost unlimited program in the launcher, whereas in HTC Home it is so limiting that it is next to useless.

- It is more beautiful than HTC Home. You can change its theme color off the fly.

- It has nice animation when moving from tab to tab, something that HTC home cannot do.

- It enhaces the camera with a menu to choose if you want to make video, take normal camera, take theme picture, take contact photo, etc. This feature is completely non-existent in HTC Home.

- It enhances Email and SMS function, by presenting a finger friendly menu for you to pick which email account you wish to use, etc. Again, this concept does not exist in HTC Home.

- It greatly enhace Opera Mobile, by automatically present you with a finger friendly menu for the Opera Book Mark. So you never need to use Opera Mobile's own terribly designed bookbook facility at all.

- If you're using PIE, it presents you with a finger friendly menu to use these favourite websites.

- The same goes for browsing history. The launcher presents you with a finger friendly menu to use this, whether it is Internet explorer or Opera browser history.

There are other advantages, but I leave it for you to explore. I think if you go a bit deeper, you will discover that it is a lot customizable than it first appear. All the menu items can be completely revamped to your own liking.

SPB Mobile shell lets you automatically display the clock/schedule/missed calls/weather/phone profile the moment the phone is switched on. Then with finger swiping motion, you can turn to the laucher page, or the photo dialing page. Or, you can swipe up or down to go back to the today screen.

You can leave your today screen completely blank, use it only for newsfeed items, or anything you want.

It is one right softkey to go back from today screen to one of the three SPB Mobile shell pages mentioned above.

It is a very natural way to navigate once you get the hang of it.

I too used to write it off and not give it a chance. But now I just love this product. I think this product actually revolutionise the touchexperience of window mobile.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
But you have to pay for it....
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
It's worth every single cents. If you buy a BMW, you don't complain about having to buy petrol, do you? Anyway, try it out free. Decide after you have gained in depth knowledge of the product before decide if you would pay for it. Get the latest version, which supports Opera bookmark and history. The older version does not support those.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
But I wouldn't buy a BMW.....

:D
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
Your Athena is the "BMW" sir.:)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
So what is the right skin to use it with RealVGA?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
You should look for the HTC Home VGA plug-in. I know it is floating on this forum but I am too lazy to look for it. I believe Irus might have posted it in a different thread on this forum.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
No, it's the Rolls Royce :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
I have posted the link under the "diamond interface" thread. First, install standard spb mobile shell, then install the 3 contact cab , last, copy the vga skin.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
OK, OK, you've talked me into it, just bought it.

It had better be as good as you say otherwise I'll sulk.

;)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Montecristo:
In that thread mentioned that you never found the skin to vga.

You could put the download link?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
Have you tried looking at post #12 in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=404804&page=2 ?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Karmarock:
Thanks! I just needed the name to start searching for it...

Actually I couldn't find Irus post but I ended up to another thread and now I have it set up and working!

To Eaglesteve,

man, you are great!

Your description about sbp mobile shell is very accurate and convincing!

:D Are you a carseller? If you could make a discount I would buy a BMW from you! :D

Anyway I'll keep your suggestion in mind and maybe I'll give it a try, now I just wanted to check this application on Irus ROM.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
No, he's a nice person...
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Montecristo:
Thanks, but Is there said it was for QVGA?:confused:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
Post #12 says VGA !
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Karmarock:
Hold on. It was a joke! :D Do not turn bad my high spirits :p
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] alfares88:
My Radio Ver is 1.50.

Can I use this rom with out upgrading the radio to ver 1.57?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
It does not work with 128 dpi.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
I can confirm it works with 192 dpi but not 128 dpi and I did not even bother to try 96 dpi.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
It is a customized BMW, not stock. I am only using Ultra (94) octane petrol / fuels in this version to support realvga 128 dpi or 96 dpi. So I can't just buy 93 octane when I can get better performance with 94:). Now how do you like that Mr Salesmen (kidding):)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
you guys are so lucky, im driving my friends unicycle = 8525, :( .... :p
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Montecristo:
I have radio 1.50 and this rom works perfect.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Abram:
When you say it does not work at 128dpi, does that means it is kaput, does not run at all or just does not recognise the "extra" resolution?

I'm running it at 128 dpi. It thinks it's at 192. I'm still loving it as it is really useful. I just use it "as is", straight out of the box. No time for customisation as it reminds me of Todayplus in another life (which you spent a lot of time customising & you get hooked on it :) )

I'm also using IGO8 at 128dpi straight out of the box. Both run ok but think they're at 192 (which is really finger friendly) so not a problem at all. BTW I also use the very early version of Realvga with the 3 screenshots for each dpi (can't remember the version & don't know if it makes a difference but it works good). And yes I'm running this ROM at spl1.2 as well.

@ Chief cook Irus, I feel your pain.

Confirmation number: 0XU69235E2742812Y.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
LOL. I'm not selling car. I'm selling petrol. It's very profitable these days.

May be we should start a spb mobile shell customizing idea thread?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
It is not a unicycle, but it is definitely a Volkswagen bug:)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
You are right, that is the reason I am in the market for a UGO
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
What's that UGO?

underarmpit'a great odor? (kidding:-) )
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] vermis:
Hi, installed today and already up&runnin, literally, this ROM is MUCH faster than the stock WM6 Spanish. I just need to figure out a way to add voice dialing to go with my SE HBH-DS980, wich, by the way, has much longer battery life with this BT stack (or whatever causes this).

Anyway, paypal confirmation

1CX56030D1953030R
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
it might have to do with the reg settings you have. what app are you using for voice dialing?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mgozamy:
Here is the cab file
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] apap:
Backlight adjustment missing from system

Irus,

I just noticed that the backlight adjustment icon is missing from the system. I don't really need it for access to brightness per say (I use wktask for that) but I cannot find a way to change the time before the backlight dims ("Turn off backlight if device is not used for xx seconds").

Is there a way to get it back or find an alternative way to adjust time before dimming?

Thanks
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mgozamy:
It is available in power applet (combines back light and power in one app)

Cheers
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] apap:
It does indeed. Thanks!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] ralf_pp:
How is battery life with this rom compared to Michy 1.88 or the htc WM6 rom?

Someone mentioned that battery life on bluetooth devices are better and that alone could be a reason to switch to this rom.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] vermis:
Never mind, I already got it working with the cyberon voice dial cab found attached to this post

Thanks all the same :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] ralf_pp:
MMS

Question #1763

I read in another thread that this rom does not have MMS. If it's true, what do you install to get MMS? Is any MMS software supplied as an addon?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Karmarock:
To Irus...

I can't figure out what is the cause that let not be heard the confirmation when calling by name with microsoft voice command (1.60.4622.0).

I can hear all of the other sounds from voice command (activation sound, and in case also the failure sound) but I can't hear not from the headphones, nor from the device the voice repeating the contact name for confirmation while it displays the contact name that it has 'recognized'.

I checked the confirmation option and eventually unchecked and checked again, but nothing happens.

Sometimes the problem fixes by himself and stay fixed for a while but have no idea why (I suspect it has to do with mediaplayer or tcmpc...).

My headphone has also wireless stereo (ad2p) profile which is connected together with Hands Free profile.

Any experience?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
i have never used MS VC you can try cyberon it works for me :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] WiZaxx:
Well I'm having problems in getting spb shell to work at any rez but 192, so any idea/help would be great.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] WiZaxx:
To Irus:

Thanks for the great ROM. 3F364142LX518853G.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Abram:
I would uninstall it. Then make sure you are at the right res you'll be working from and reinstall. At least that's what I did at 128dpi. It's running with no problems at all although the fonts seem to be 192dpi rez (very finger friendly).

Good luck with yours!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Karmarock:
But cyberon I have to train it, voice command works out of the box with no training!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lpsi2000:
That did not work for me and when I press on the spb menu soft key, it does nothing. However, as soon as I change it back to 192, then it works without any issues.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] touchlasvegas:
still running the original 0MB PP ROM here, anxiously awaiting Irus to cook up an Ultra Vanilla for this rom :) Thanks for all your help again Irus!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mobiles:
Heya all,

this Rom is really great and fast, congratulations to irus for the good work.

But I am facing here I tiny problem and really need your help. I can't get the USB to PC to work. The Disk Drive cannot be recognized neither on Win Xp nor on Vista. As I need to copy some large files like maps for GPS navigation this is the only way. Please help guys to get it to work, as I need to travel during the weekend.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
when u clicked on the icon did u select diskdrives then click ok or did u leave the app open
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] ralf_pp:
Don't you have a flash card? Insert it in your PC and copy files into it and then copy them from the card to the microdrive if you want.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mobiles:
Yes, of course. I have used the USB to PC before on Mitchy and other ROMs without a problem
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mobiles:
Unfortunately I don't have one at the moment so I'll have to find another way to copy my maps to the Micro drive

I have tried also the WM5torage but again without success as the connection dropped after 1-2 minutes
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
sorry, did not mean any offense :) . Is anyone else having this problem?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] PBL1:
So what you saying is that windows see your device but not the hard drive?

I was having that problem in my newish Athena ( I had one from ebay recently because the previous one got destroyed), for some reason,the drive was Ok in the device but didn't want to work in windows:( eventually I formatted the drive three times because when I managed for windows seen it, trying to copy a file result in corruption.

I installed VM5torage 1.72 ( newer versions always caused me problems) then windows will not recognize the USB device as mass storage, I had to try several times deleting the driver from windows device manager ( it did appear with a yellow!) restarting the computer and the Athena, but eventually when I had it working with VM5torage and some copied some smaller files, windows did recognize it normally and now works as it should be:) so good luck

By the way does anybody knows what good is the enable advanced network functionality is for? whenever I had it selected, in any rom I tried it will prevent the device communicating with windows, just curiosity.

Irus

I wanted to try your rom in my newish x7500 because I didn't want to change the SPL from 1.20 to 3.5 and also was intrigued.

First I tried to install the 1.20 rom(third file in first post) for people having problems with the loop, At the time I had the device with stock WM6 and radio 1.58, that resulted in loop problem, then I tried the other 1.20rom (first file in first post) I also tried both roms with radios 1.38, 1.57, 1,58 and any combination of those I could think and it resulted in loop problem:(

I am now at AP4 R1.58 as in my older device,I'm no complaining though AP4 has been a a good rom to me so far.

Funny enough how two devices that there are physically the same can behave differently, My oldest X7500 was a gentle beast that worked with any rom with very or none of the problems many people experience in these forums, the newish beast likes to kick grumble and sulk before get going nicely, lol I guest our athenas have a personality of their own after all.:)

Good luck getting your new device, I know your pain, dropped mine from a bike and got roll over.

Regards
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
Thanks ;) im sorry about your device too :( that sux
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] vermis:
Hey

I mistakenly uninstalled the package tagged as "irus QG" as I thougt it to be some task manager. Nothing is broken but the auto-rotate feature, was that it?

If so, could someone provide a CAB for it? or am I scheduled for some re-flashing?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
the qg.cab file enables 1st time update for quickgps it has nothing to do with auto rotate but if u want to reinstall it then look in the windows dir it should be there
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
irus.

what's the point of doing first time update before current region, date and time is known? I usually disable this and initiate the quick gps update manually after those info have been entered.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
the auto timezone should be enabled so u should not have to set it manually
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eaglesteve:
Sorry, I still don't get it. When we're flashing ROM, when this quickgps try to download, we have not got the chance to set up internet connection, time zone, time, and date yet, or have we?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] maff2k:
Input Methods and Enabling hidden stuff

Probably a stupid question and I'm quite prepared to believe that I haven't read the manual properly but...

1. All the 'hidden' stuff that is there when I look in the windows directory - how do I get this stuff to show on the 'programs' page?

2. I'm struggling to install Calligrapher - I can install the cab, set up the prefs, enter my reg number - just can't get it to show on the SIP changer thingy.

3. I seem to be missing a lot of basic sounds - again I'm sure I read something but then again I've read so much on this site I'm not sure what applies to what any more!

Cheers

M
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] cerk2006:
Hi,

truly great ROM. The only thing I am missing terribly is the Voice speed dial!!!

Irus, could you please provide the cab since I am using the feature constantly!! :) PLEASE!

Thanks

Uros

Uros
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mgozamy:
Here we go buddy
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] claude4:
Help, I am missing something fundamental here.

Good day,

There is something I am not getting here and perhaps someone can set me straight?

I installed this ROM on my X7501 SPL1.2 without a loop problem. I then went to the ADDONS folder and installed several of the cab files like Enlarge Start Menu & dciBattery and I do not see them on my Athena. I was expecting to see Large Start Menu under Settings\personnal and I am not sure where to see dciBattery but it is NOT appearing on my today screen.

Also not sure how to get GSensor to work as it was simply there and worknig when I installed Sogarth\Irus' ROM before this one.

Any guidance as to where this blind man has lost his way would be appreciated.

Thanks,
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] cerk2006:
Thanks mgozamy, that was quick indeed ;)

Nonetheless, I would really like to get the original Voice speed dial application provided by the official WM5 or 6 from HTC, since I do not use nothing else but call option.

Furthermore, since I am in requesting mode ;) can someone provide the original WM6 Ringtone "Ring-WindowsMobile" from WM6 HTC ROM. I begun to like it and would like to stay with it in the future as well... So if someone have it I would very much appreciate if you post it.

So, many thanks again for provided application....

BR

Uros
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lennie:
to get GSensor to work, go to http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?m_util.html#gsen and download GSen, install it, go to programs folder on your phone and run GSen then turn the phone......it will turn in any direction you want. Read the readme.txt if you need anymore anyhelp with GSen just ask.

EDIT: GSen 1.6 is out guys....
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] maff2k:
Still battling with this

Fixed this - hard reset and installed it first - seemed to fettle it.

Search is your friend.... searched for WM6 Sounds and voila! XDA hosted zip containing all I desired (except the leggy redhead)

Cheers

M
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lennie:
to get the hidden install the addon cabs that came with the download.

the ringtones/sounds is in the folder "deleted", they're in the same folder where you extracted the rom
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lennie:
if you're using the 0 pagepool noloop rom:

to get ring-windowsmobile, look in the folder with name "deleted", its in the same folder you installed the rom from on your computer.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] maff2k:
aha! The joys of doing half the work at home and the other half at work (draconian firewalls).

I'll have a look in the archive when I get back tonight!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] lennie:
hmm, they don't allow you to remote into your machine at work when you're out or at home?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] maff2k:
Sadly no. I don't work for a tech company so the network is run by baboons as far as I can tell. It's just sheer luck that they haven't banned access to xda-developers!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] cerk2006:
Thanks, got it!!

What about the original MS Voice speed dial application provided by the WM5 or 6 from HTC? Irus?

Many thanks...

Uros
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] claude4:
Gsen working thanks, other issue with taskbar

Thanks Lennie for the quick reply, I installed Gsen 1.7 (I thought an earlier version was already in this ROM, hence my issue initially). Thanks.

Now I have searched but do not know how to disable the function that seems built into this ROM whereby when I tap on the top menu bar when on the Today screen where the volume, signal strengh are present I get a black screen with large, finger friendly, icons with thing like the volume, signal meter, task bar .

I am trying out SPB Mobile Shell 2.1 which also has a feature whereby I can bring up the 3 SPB panels if I tap and drag down from the top menu bar. This is not working as I suspect that there is a conflict with the feature I described above.

See image below of what appears when I touch the upper menu bar.

Any ideas on how to disable whatever is preventing me from doing the SPB shell thing.

Thanks,

Claude H.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] GenghisKhent:
I'm going back and forth between this ROM and Michy's like 2 beautiful women. I slightly prefer this one for gSensor and auto-rotate support.

There seems to be a difference of opinion among the experts regarding whether the page pool should be 0MB or 16 MB. I was wondering how difficult it would be to create a variant of this ROM with 16MB page pool so we could try it out and make a comparison? I tried to do this myself with the PagePool changer Michy posted but I got an error that the nbh file was corrupted (I doubt it) or encrypted (possible). Appreciate your thoughts.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] irus:
i will be back in town on tuesday and i will make a "how to" on changing the page pool the old fashion way. if i forget please remind me :D
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] fards:
id also like to try this with 16mb page pool, it is a fantastic rom but memory map seems to load better with 16mb on other roms.

what about using midgets tool? we need the offset to test it though
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] vermis:
I think this is the closest to the stock wm6 one, give it a go
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] cerk2006:
Thanks vermis!

I'll give it a try... ;)

Uros
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] vermis:
I'm trying to get my bt headset (SE HBH-DS980) to get access to the athena phonebook so it can display on the headset's OLED display and be able to initiate calls from there instead of having to draw Athena out of my pouch.

Using Jetware BT Extension I've managed to get call history, caller id, clock, and ring sound thru the earbuds, but no phonebook access.

Some guy with a Kaiser got his device to ask him for permission, so the headset could get access to his phonebook the first time he paired both devices andpressed the call button on the headset and I want the same function with this ROM, so my question is:

If I copy some DLL's from his dumped ROM over the same files in my \windows DIR, will the device use the new ones?, or has the system some kind of protection so, even if I overwrite mine, the old ones will be used?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Montecristo:
How can I make the Autorotate be maintained to perform a soft reset?