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[HTC Excalibur] jarroyo:
I had the same problem for a time and, it wasn't too long before the phone started just going completely when connecting to the internet, in a phone call, etc.

I also had the weird thing where, when it booted, the phone would show no battery power at all and shut down. When I would hook to a power source to recharge, it would reboot and, once in the main window, I could reboot from there and it would show the power as back up to 70, 80 or even 90%.

My current problem is shutting down when hitting the internet again. This is a new phone, fresh flashed with ROSE 1.7. I will probably try reflashing with 1.6 when I get home tonight and see what that brings. I hate the thought of going back to the OEM 6.0 :( YUCK!

Currently, I am at work and, when I tried to connect to the internet, it would not connect and shut down when I changed the settings in GPRS. This morning it did the same thing, when I tried to turn it on, it comes to the HTC screen, buzzes and shuts down. I have done this about a dozen times so far THIS afternoon, I did it for about an hour this morning.
[HTC Excalibur] mbi0:
Hope we can come up to a solution this just happens to me under this rom maybe u can try kavana´s rom to see if its better 4 you :D
[HTC Excalibur] LeoArg:
Very good, thank you!:)
[HTC Excalibur] Ghost of Jaco:
I bet you didn't perform the "required" hard reset [/industrial strength sarcasm]. :rolleyes:

Yes, I have been plagued with much-shortened battery life as well.

I think I'm going back to Rickywats remake of Kavana's ROM.

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

Well, what we REALLY have here is "software development" in the sense that MASH 4077 was a "surgical hospital". Slap-Dash (pun intended) and meatball, at best.

For example, when one these code-cowboys decides to cook up a ROM, do they:

1) Create a High-level Design Proposal that includes the programs, features, and utilities they intend to include, and then post it here and ask for public input before ever venturing into the "kitchen"? No.

2) Provide regular updates on the forum during the development process? No.

3) Implement a procedure for tracking issues as they arise during the dev process, including assigning an issue number (we call it a "Software Change Request, or SCR)? No.

4) Do they use a panel of software quality-assurance testers to evaluate the product and detect issues before releasing the ROM to the general public? No.

5) Do they release the ROM in stages such as Alpha (basic functionality is in place and working), Beta (all functionality and features are in place, most are working, ROM is stable), and Final Release (all features and functionality are in place and working correctly, ROM is stable, issues that were discovered (and tracked) in the Alpha and Beta phases have been corrected or deferred to a patch or service pack to be released later? No.

6) Are there procedures in place to accept and track issues reported by users post-release, with fixes/patches posted for download with README's describing exactly how the issue presented, what was the cause of the issue, and how it was fixed? No. (Just adding the a CAB file named "BaseHueFix.cab" to the D/L page doesn't cut it. I don't have time to read through 70+ pages of postings to see if that's the fix for my battery-draining issue. And yes, I've used Search, the # 2 "answer" to "fixing" problems right after "hard reset".).

Do I sound like I know something about software dev? Well, yeah I do.

I've been in software engineering for nearly nine years, three in tech support and the rest in QA.

This a-here is "hobby" programming for cell phones. So, you take what you get. And they are fun to play with.

FWIW, my recommendation is to NOT use these ROM's on a phone that you might actually NEED to be productive or have to rely on in an emergency. The OEM ROM might be ugly and lack features you would like to have, but it will have been through the processes I listed above and will

typically

be more stable, reliable product (though not always).

That's my $.02/your mileage may vary/any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental/statements made by GoJ or employees of Goj are not endorsements of any particular product or service/the secretary can neither confirm or deny at this time, etc.

GoJ

:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
A little off topic, but does anyone know why we can't edit the pagepool size after we've flashed and whether or not we can change the pagepool size if we're using a different ROM?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Yes you can use on the other roms.

Ghost of wako!!!

Yes there where & are many happy users, yes we did fulfil requests, yes we did update, yes i do still provide support and read all the thread you will see that.

Go cook your own ROM and don't go into subject topic past your level of skillz.

Yes you have anoyed me by your blatent lack of understanding first with regards coming into somones thread and slatein a ROM & the chefs....

4000+ downloadz and only a few disgruntled customers who didn't pay for the time taken yet will moan like you.

Have some decorum!!!

In other words use a different ROM and don't spout your mouth off......

Thank you for the time taken, to produce a ROM and help users.
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Stylez, thanks for your response to my question... but can we edit the pagepool size after flashing, or say I'm running Ricky's V24... can I edit my pagepool size and not reflash?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Not possible bruv, sorry to say wish it was as would then be far easier. :)

It's the .nbh that gets modified.
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Fair enough... thanks for the clarification. :)
[HTC Excalibur] msd24200:
if you don't "recommend" us using these roms than why are you here?
[HTC Excalibur] thousandlegs:
Not to sound like a d*ck, as two wrongs don't make a right, but the ROM developers on here are doing this in their spare time and for fun. There are several releases of each ROM and there are generally .txt files with the changes laid out nicely for people to see and choose which ROM/version they'd like to use. Also, the threads for each ROM are to be used as a sounding board for issues and problems. There is ample information to ensure that problems are resolved. As for the Alpha, Beta, etc...People at MS as well as other pay software creators are paid for their work and have the necessary resources to go through all of the steps that you'd listed. Additionally, these companies have to be sure that they have nearly all of the bugs worked out before they release or people will lose faith in the developers' company and stop PAYING for software.

I have used several and am currently using Kavana's remade by Ricky. The battery life on the Dash is poor no matter what 6.1 ROM you're using.

This forum is for people who have an idea as to what they're doing and aren't afraid to try something a bit shy of leagal on their device. Sometimes you roll 7 or 11 and sometimes you crap out. Either way you've tried something and learned a bit more about how your device works.

The long and short of it is that nobody needs to be b*tching to these folks about what's going wrong with an install. Look for information and solve your problems or don't take the risk.
[HTC Excalibur] Ghost of Jaco:
My exact quote was:

Several people on here have more than one phone. The ROMs are fun to play with, I just wouldn't to load one up on a phone that I might need to call for an ambulance. At least, not until I had tested it for weeks under varying loads and conditions. So I load them up on a "spare" and keep a backup phone.

It's been a blast for the most part, and I have learned a lot about cell phones that I didn't know. :)
[HTC Excalibur] Ghost of Jaco:
I meant nothing personal, Stylez, and it is unfortunate that you took it that way.

But I wasn't "moaning", I was just making observations about the ROM developement processes (or lack thereof). As for reading the threads to see how you are supporting your product, I have read many, many threads and postings. The reason you (and other developers) have to keep answering the same questions over and over is because of the lack of standardized processes in place for tracking issues as they arise. On a related note, 4000+ downloads does not equal 4000+ permanent implementations nor 4000+ happy customers.

I am not demeaning the efforts of you, Rickywats, Kavana, et al. Quite the contrary, I commend the amazing abilites and you all possess! And I know firsthand that software developement requires a lot of effort, and I applaud you all for making that effort.

I do feel that the products delivered to the public could be better developed and we, the customers, more satisfied, if some developement and quuality assurance standards were set in place. And that was the point I was making.

Good day.

-GoJ
[HTC Excalibur] cswroe:
I have had some small issues with this ROM, but nothing serious. There was the battery issue, but a hard reset did care for it. Every once in awhile I am noticing a random restart, is that the ROM or some software I installed, I do not know. I make regular backups so I can always go back a few weeks.

A lot of complaints are raised by those that really do not have any business adding a cooked ROM to their device. The do not have the technical ability to read the instructions to begin with, and they do not understand that this is a gift, it is free, it did not come with your device. You chose to add this and have the ability to return from whence you came.

I enjoy trying out different ROM's but totally understand it is at my peril. If there is a problem as a group we can try to resolve it, but if not, so be it. It is tantamount to complaining that your daily newspaper was late when you do not pay for the paper to begin with.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
No worries, i'm sure that if the redies where available and we got paid for our time then there would be alot done different, i understand how software development works in the business secetor but like quoted we are not making money and spend many hours of our time devoted to projects that we see no return except happy customers "oh and the disgruntled" to which doesn't detur us.

You have to understand from my point you come into a thread and write what you did then you gotta expect a response, if i had gone away and probably sat down and thought about my response it would have read the same as thousandlegs

Peace,

stylez.
[HTC Excalibur] roloracer:
Good job bro, for getting it off your chest.:)
[HTC Excalibur] kparikh82276:
Stylez the Best ROM thus far for the Dash

I have to say that it has been a long time now and i have not had issues with the ROM. there are your scheduled resets and once in a while resets that need to take place because phone froze, but other then that, i advise people to load this rom you will love your dash again.

I have to say that touch screen offers more powerful programs, but this ROM makes the dash a new phone.

you will not want to get rid of the phone once you have installed this rom.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Dont forget the original author of this ROM, without who none of this would have been possible.

With THAT in mind, I was thinking of making a new ROM for the excalibur. What do yall think ?
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
that will be great!

Long time no see a new ROM

Thanks a lot!:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Never forgotten :) Would be good for new ROM and my comments where about all chefs ;)
[HTC Excalibur] cswroe:
Oh, my....I think it moved! ......I think it moved! :p
[HTC Excalibur] vwgtiron:
Yes Please i would love a new rom till my htc touch pro 2 gets released from tmobile. And just so you know I use this Rom daily and sync through my works exchange server. I love it and I am a salesman so believe me when I tell you that I do a lot of phone time.
[HTC Excalibur] vwgtiron:
You saying something bad about chefs, I might have to stab you with my wusthoff
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Why you quote me since that's now totally out of context?....

So please quote the correct peeps..... :)

"From that looks like you going to stab me with your wusthoff?" PMSL :D:rolleyes:;)
[HTC Excalibur] Ghost of Jaco:
I understand completely, Stylez. And once again, I meant nothing personally to any of you guys. Thank you all for the hard work that you perform to bring these ROMs to us. They do make our phones emminently more useful and enjoyable.

Peace.

GoJ
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
I didn't have the problem, and I wasn't using that home screen... however, WeatherUpdateService was still loading on boot, as well as tmail.exe. This successfully stopped that from loading.

Do we need tmail.exe to load as well, or can we delete the registry module for that as well...?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Leave tmail alone as it's the process for your message box etc, hardly takes any RAM and does not consume battery. :)
[HTC Excalibur] eboy44:
hey NRG it would be really cool if you could cook your new rom (if you decide to make a new excalibur rom that is) based off the just leaked HTC Snap software

it seems as if Conflipper got his hands on it as it says over here: http://www.wmexperts.com/htc-snap-t-mobile-captain-no-inner-circle

just a suggestion

and thanks for all the work you've already done both for the Excalibur and Raphael
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
HMMMM intereeesstiiiiing... I'm gonna go talk to Conflipper right meow! LOL :)
[HTC Excalibur] smokestack76:
Man i didnt know it was so tough over here :D Sorry for you bro...and you know who you are ;) Just creepin some threads for my other bro :p
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Did anyone notice any better battery life with the save battery cab that Ricky posted a while back?
[HTC Excalibur] rilbel:
I am gonna try this ROM pretty soon. :)
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Great rom, but the battery life is nowhere near Kavana or Ricky v24...
[HTC Excalibur] rilbel:
Testing it.. looks good so far, got a couple of questions so.. :)
[HTC Excalibur] rilbel:
Hey stylez, I flashed your ROM v1.7a.

Gonna test it for a week or so to see if I will keep it running or go back to Kavana's.

It looks real good btw. I like the black HTC logo thing when you start it. You got some nice themes with the green/black, which is more of a esmerald to be honest, the grey bars are cool, even though you have double sounds like two Old School tones, and others. Really like the new image for when you lower or make higher volume. :)

Great thing is that...

CHome is cool. Not an expert yet but I am playing around with it, reading also the thread in here. I tried to install the one for desktop, so to speak, it doesn't work... any reason why? It tells me that the CHomeConfigurator has encoutered a problem and needs to be closed. :confused:

I got a couple of questions.

1) First of all, I did the pagepool thing like you said at 4.5. I got around 24 M steady so thats great... but I noticed that the phone runs muuuuuch slower, when I click back, when I install or uninstall something. How come? Is there something related to the pagepooler?

2) When with Kavana 6.1, I had full bars and reception everywhere, but last night I had the phone go on searching way too many times and yes I did configure it for T-Mobile. Any reasons?

3) Can I change the icons using the CHome Config on the phone, or I need the desktop one?

So far not much more. If something else comes to mind I will ask. :)
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Yeah the speed decrease is due to pagepool RAM or Speed they knock each other, tended to use RoseROM without, if you look @ CHome Config sticky there is a link in first post with detailed instructions & even a video how to set up own panels :)

Using same Radio as Kavana so not sure why searching

Glad you likeing & feel free to shoot any ?'s @ me bruv.
[HTC Excalibur] rilbel:
Yeah I knew the PagePool had something to do with the lagging of the phone. And I bet you it might have something to do with also the network searching being so slow, although, I am just assuming here. So, just out of curiosity, if I PagePool at 15 instead of back to 12, does it mean my phone will be even faster than at 12... or it doesn't matter because 12 is like the max the phone needs to go at its mazimum speed?

I also can't seem to terminate CommManager and WrlsInt.exe in the Celetasks. I click terminate, click yes... and nothing... they don't go away.

I pretty much got the CHome down, but I don't get why the Zip version doesn't work. Any other links I can get it from? :)
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
I imagine this is something you should try and see.

If you have a backup application, you should be able to create an image of your software and just tryout different pagepool sizes to see which you like best. I have Sprite Backup, which allows me to make executable images... I have been trying out different pagepool sizes to see what works well.

So far 4.5mb is out... too laggy. 6mb was a little better, but I still felt like it was slow and the only way to have good performance was to overclock the processor which make battery life even worse. 12mb is smooth but I'd still like a bit more ram. I'll be trying 9mb pagepool shortly... just working on a fresh image from scratch so I can really make things easy for myself.

I'd love to hear others' thoughts on what pagepool sizes they like. I know Stylez recommends leaving the Rose pagepool stock, but dropping the older Kavana and Ricky roms to 4.5mb... guess we'll see. ;)
[HTC Excalibur] rilbel:
Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that 4.5 and 12 were not the sole ones you could try. I don't run a lot of things on it, but at times I like to run OZMess and it drains that M man.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Try any no. we "Ricky & i" have put this with instructions in thread.

I tryed all settings pretty much "when pagepool changer was posted and to be honest preffered stock on Rose.
[HTC Excalibur] Black04SpecV:
I just flashed the 1.7 ROM yesterday.

I absolutely LOVE IT!!!! It is 150 times better than the stupid Tmobile ROM...

One question... Can i get the weather on the main screen to show more than one city at a time?
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
No. The only workaround would involve integrating another weather app into that homescreen and setting it to a different city... would be a lot of work.
[HTC Excalibur] l0lcats:
Just flashed to 1.7. I find the phone is now in better working order than it was with 1.6. Maybe it's just in my mind...who knows. :D

I've noticed, though, that the battery life meter is not accurate and will not show the true amount of battery life left until the phone is restarted. This started randomly in 1.6 and I figured flashing would help. I'm looking to get a new battery anyway but I wanted to get this onto the forum just in case I am not the only one seeing this.
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Have all of you guys been sticking to the stock pagepool size? I was running a 9mb pagepool and the phone was MUCH more stable than with a 6mb pp, plus I had 21ish mb free memory. I just flashed to the stock 12mb to try it out for a few days. Curious to hear all of your thoughts. Also, are any of you with stock pp sizes ever maxing out your memory?
[HTC Excalibur] LeoArg:
Hi

How install T9 in spanish?

Thank you!
[HTC Excalibur] LeoArg:
Hi

Please to all!

How install this files?

I cannot yet.

Thank you:)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Well version 1.8 is coming... I'm working on polishing it up as we speak. It's FAST with this 21040 SYS and XIP. Stylez.. do you wanna go in together on this and start a new thread ? If you could provide me with all the extras that went into this ROM (I dont know if ricky ever gave em to you) I can put them all back in the ROM :)

So far, I've updated all the icons on it to modern looking stuff from the Maple and been optimizing it for speed. I can tell you I have A LOT more experience doing ROMs since the first time I made NRG "Rose" 1.0 :P So far so good, look for a release within a couple days. Stylez.. contact me man... :)
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Holy f@ck, this is what I've been hoping for! The new core but with all the same applications... perfect! I don't know anything about cooking ROMs...but is there any way you can take their 1.7 and pull out what you need, or just replace the core? (That would probably make it too easy, huh?) :)

Btw NRG... is there any chance you know what Comm Manager uses to disconnect the data connection? I'm trying to add a subroutine to your MW1.3 weather.mscr to utilize whatever Comm Manager does after each weather update...
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
datadisconnect.exe :)
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Yeah, that's what I thought... I actually tried to use it by clicking on it from Resco Explorer and it didn't do anything with the connection. Any thoughts?... I'll try to work it into the mscr and see if it works that way. Thanks!

Oh, and I edited my earlier post asking about extracting the apps you want from the v1.7 rom...
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Mortscript has its own routine for disconnecting active data connections. Look it up in the mortscript manual :)

As for simply taking the addons in their 1.7.. yeah... but it's easier if stylez hands em to me :P
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
I hear you about 1.7.

As for Mortscript, I've tried creating a sub called EndGPRS with the command "CloseConnection("The Internet")", with no luck. I also just tried changing the command to "Run("\Windows\DataDisconnect.exe")...also with no luck.

I've been researching for solutions, and came across others trying the Mort. function with no luck... even tried an app by Vijay555 on one of the boards that supposedly terminates GPRS connection, but didn't work either, lol... guess I'll keep looking.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
DataDisconnect.exe probably needs some "command line" switches. Not sure... I'll look into it for you if I get a chance...
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Thanks man, I appreciate that very much. I'll continue to research this and see if I can't find a way to trace what it does when run from Comm Manager (though I don't know much about software)...

On the topic of the ROM, if you guys end up doing this and if it's not too difficult, it would be amazing if you all could integrate Oxios Alarms into the "Clock & Alarm" the way it was in Kavana's and Ricky's v24. It's not a "must have", but a "very nice to have". :)

Edit: Found a solution for the constant network connection in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=305332&highlight=datadisconnect.exe

There's an application that someone wrote for the HTC Breeze that can set a timeout in seconds for the network connection, as well as other settings that I'm still exploring!
[HTC Excalibur] Beasting:
so any exact date when the new version going to come out?
[HTC Excalibur] sgalbincea:
Great ROM, but I cannot get the weather to work. I think this has something to do with the fact that I use the so called "T-Zones" hack. My settings:

GPRS

-------

Data1

Connects to: WAP Network

AP: wap.voicestream.com

Data2

Connects to: Work

AP: wap.voicestream.com

Proxy

-------

Proxy1

Connects from: WAP

Connects to: The Internet

IP: 216.155.165.50:8080

HTTP

Proxy2

Connects from: Work

Connects to: The Internet

IP: 216.155.165.50:8080​

My question: has anyone using the T-Zones trick got the weather to work with this ROM? I was using a Kavana ROM prior to this and NRG's Weather 3.1 worked fine.

Thanks for you hard work guys, this ROM IS awesome. :)
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Try removing both proxies and changing "Data 2" to an apn of epc.tmobile.com and making it connect to "The Internet".
[HTC Excalibur] sgalbincea:
No dice. When I went to IE to confirm I was directed to a T-Mobile page to upgrade my plan, apparently from T-Zones to whatever the $20 internet one is.
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
What city do you live in? Could be that they've closed up the network due to the 3G rollout, though it would be quite a coincidence if it happened when you flashed to a new rom.
[HTC Excalibur] l0lcats:
I've noticed, though, that the battery life meter is not accurate and will not show the true amount of battery life left until the phone is restarted. This started randomly in 1.6 and I figured flashing would help. I'm looking to get a new battery anyway but I wanted to get this onto the forum just in case I am not the only one seeing this.