[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] -888-:
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What is it...

Very stable and very reliable "lite" ROM, and I dare to state it right from the start because myself and 2000+ other users (as of November 21, 2008) were running it and in that time we have NOT found any bugs :)

It is not "very lite" ROM as I would want, there are few many apps cooked-in for that, but since it started as "unofficial" continuation of ROMeOS line of ROMs I didn't change the things that were "always there". Having said that, I must add that it is just few apps I would have not included if I was 'designing" it by myself, i.e. Camera app (when cooked-in cannot be uninstalled or upgraded with newer or other versions obviously) or NETCF could have been moved to Storage Card (it *does* work fine from SD with every .net app I have tried so far, au contraire to what many people say; it is needed on Main Storage only if you have or use any .net apps that run at startup, ie ToDay plugins utilizing .net or such).

The Name...

As some of you know already, the name eOS is short for "enhanced Operating System" and it is very similar to now defunct ROMeOS series by hang.tuah.

The similarity of the name is not coincidence. It was first made as a mish-mash, a mixture, or a spaghetti consisting of ROMeOS 4.21, ROMeOS 4.5.3, ROMeOS 4.6.0 and even few files were taken from same base as ROMeOS 4.7.0 - spiced up large replacements, changes and additions from various other sources. But undeniably it's heart was ROMeOS :-)

It supposed to be just a final bug-fix release to ROMeOS series, its last ROM, but unfortunately due to lack of communication with hang.tuah (ROMeOS creator), not knowing at that time his opinion on the subject, in the last minute I changed ROM's name to "eOS" or "eOS ROM" (from "ROMeOS 4.888" as I was originally planned) and simply credited hang.tuah as the "owner". That's all about this weird name.

Why "Final"...

Because as I said above, this is somewhat "unofficial" (meaning not released by hang.tuah) final bug-fix version for ROMeOS series. Version number 4.888 is a logical continuation, next after hang.tuah's last version 4.7, also because it is my nickname if you haven't notice it ;-)

And as for arguments that "this is first 888's ROMeOS so how it can't be already final" - well, actually it is not first, and as you see below there are two versions.

Bugs...

The first version, dated September 22, has a bug in Internet Explorer Mobile, where fullscreen doesn't work (fixed in the October ROM version, and is easy to fix on September ROM version with hotfix cab available in the eXtended Pack, if anyone wants it).

Another minor bug in this version (actually not a bug per se, but annoying Windows' own behaviour) is that with certain configuration there is sound file played at start up (this has been also fixed in the October ROM version, and is easy to fix on September ROM version with hotfix cab available in the eXtended Pack if anyone wants it).

Now the most important:

The concept of utilizing UC process, or "less cooked-in is better".

This ROM is UC capable, and although it is not "real lite" ROM, most of its content - thanks to UC - can be easily upgraded with time as newer or better app versions appear, without the need of replacing/reflashing entire new ROM :-)

For example if you want to update your dialer its no problem, just uninstall it and install newer one. You want different Comm Manager? No problem either, just uninstall old one and install the one you want. You want newest Windows Live? No problem! Just... well, I'm sure you get the idea by now ;-) All of it is possible only because none of those apps is cooked-in in the ROM, but they are installed rather during or after each hard reset (with UC process) or simply installed and uninstalled "manually" whenever you want it.

That's basically the essence of this "less cooked-in is better" concept that few of us are advocating here.

some of the discussions:

thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5

/NOTE: some threads have been messed up by one of the forum members, but nevertheless it is still good read/

How it works?

In short - it works the same way as if the Chef would have cooked those apps into the ROM

, the difference is that *YOU* choose what have to go there and when, because very very few apps really require to be actually cooked-in, 99% of them work the same when they are just installed the old way... and fear no evil - you DON'T have to do all of this installing by yourself :-) That's where UC process comes in. You simply select the apps you want (you can use one of the "pre-set selection" if you don't want to do even that by yourself), copy 1 folder and 1 file to your SD card, and that's all. Everything you chose will be automatically installed during first boot after you've flashed your phone with new ROM, or/and during every hard reset in the future - much the same as if those apps were cooked-in in the ROM (but with your choices, and option to change your selections, replace or upgrade the apps with different/newer versions, etc etc). All you have to do is just keep your SD card in the phone.

More on UC:

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eOS 4.888.FiRe (Final Refresh)

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6MB PagePool version <----- use this version if you don't know which one you need)

This is just the ROM, there is no Radio, no Splash, no Packs etc

4shared (official)

RapidShare (temporarily not avilable)

Dynamic PagePool version

This is just the ROM, there is no Radio, no Splash, no Packs etc

4shared (official)

RapidShare (temporarily not avilable)

NEW

Introducing ROM Updaters!

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ROM UPDATER

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ROM eOS4.888.FiRe is supported through releases of ROM Updaters until 2011 by -888-

Since each ROM Updater (U-20xx.xx) contains *all* cumulative updates and Windows Mobile hotfixes, any previous ROM Updaters should be treated as obsolete. Please update your eOS FiRe only with latest ROM Updater version.

You can install ROM Updater at any time on your Kaiser, and installation of newer version on top of previous versions is absolutely fine (there is no need to hard reset or re-flash your ROM).

Just make sure:

after installation you *must* soft reset (restart) your Kaiser immediately when you are asked to do so

, don't wait or delay it.

Latest ROM Updater:

U-2010.01 (more info here)

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PREVIOUS ROMs

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All older ROMs are NOT SUPPORTED and no longer available

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-888- ROMs DATE/VER

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2010-10-18 eOS.5.888.Custom for TriCounty Res. Mgmt.

2010-10-15 eOS.5.888.CustomBeta.1

2009-12-12 eOS.4.888.FiRe with U-2010.01

2008-10-14 eOS.4.888.FiRe (Final Refresh)

2008-10-13 eOS.4.888.FR.b2 (Final Refresh, beta 2)

2008-10-10 eOS.4.888.FR.b1 (Final Refresh, beta 1)

2008-10-07 eOS.4.888.F (Final)

2008-10-06 ROMeOS 4.6.888

2008-09-20 eOS.4.888

2008-09-16 eOS.4.888.b2 (beta 2)

2008-09-12 eOS.4.888.b1 (beta 1)

2008-08-08 3.14.888.3 (build 3)

2008-07-10 3.14.888.2 (build 2)

My personal thanks go to (just from the top of my head) Akadonny, _Alex_, DaveShaw, duttythroy, Garmin, hang.tuah, kareem9nba, mbarvian, NATF, JockyW, pof, raiisak, sakajati, schaps, yardie.spike, and last but not least - probably some 1000 more very smart and very talented people on this board I should have really listed here as well, but then it would be ridiculusly long list... so I must apologize here to all my friends on xda-dev whom I didn't list!