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[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] makbil:
Just 2 issues...

I installed Dutty's 2.8 as the first non-stock ROM on my HD :p

Everything seems to work fine but I have 2 issues that I haven't been able to find a solution for.

1- Is it possible to have graphics for the stocks tab like in the 1.56 stock ROM?

2- I used sqliteadmin to modify the weather database and although I was able to add a local town, I can't get unicode characters to show up in the manila weather tab. Has anyone dealt with this problem? I wonder if it is a problem with sqliteadmin on Vista or sqliteadmin alone...

Edit: I found the solution. I'm posting it so that those who have unicode characters in their city name can use them. The problem was in fact with sqliteadmin, the program itself does not support unicode. Instead I used "SQLite Database browser", from SuorceForge.net, another free sql editor.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
LOL it's all good I knew what you meant ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] skyli91:
Is the wifi settings page working for u with the rhodium manila?

Another question: how can i enable more tabs(i cant find it in opera:config) and flash(i enabled plugons) in opera?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] yayayay:
The RUU says "Invalid Vender ID".

Does it mean I have to install USPL before flashing?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pinx:
Is it CID unlocked? There's a possibility it's not.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] yayayay:
Was that to help me? And if so, what do you mean?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] germaansboefje:
Cheers mate :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MAMeingast:
Yepp! It should work using USPL!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Yes. In your case the rom you are trying to load is "not intended for your device." If you run USPL before you load it you will not see this problem :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] BLfan:
Hi guys, could anyone answer my query regarding the new rom? Also when you recieve a new message the led light on the button does not light up as my stock rom. Is there a way of activating this feature?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
No, out of the box the system status screen is not enabled. You can however turn it on by disabling a service. If you want to know how how Fallen Spartan explained it here.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
When you get a new text or email message? I'm not sure what "LED light on the bottom" you are talking about. Can you elaborate?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
Added a duttys 2.8 rom as an option if you have a 1.56 rom installed on the wiki 1.56 page

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone_Rom156

Guys don't you think a wiki page would be a good idea as the thread is just a touch long winded (over 2000 posts) and seems to be full of already answered questions.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Absolutely... and feel free to take information from the guide I put together in my signature. It's pretty thorough as far as loading the rom.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] BLfan:
The green LED light on the power button. This is useful if you do not want to take the phone out of the case to check a missed text message.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] BLfan:
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Wow I totally never knew about that! Guess I need to test it! hah!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
You're quite welcome. And thanks for showing me something I didn't know as well!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] amosingh:
i have installed v2.8 rom and quite like it, especially the new text message and calander.

only problems i am having is that the home button back button end button dont work in all the tabs. is there a fix for this???
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Rozenthal:
Just to say thank you for these tips. I set everything as you described, and the GPS automagically started working!

Very happy about it now! Seems to catch satellites just a bit slower then 1.9 Dutty ROM, but it's only 5-10 seconds longer. After that it's all peachy.

Oh, and the guide you wrote - front page material! Very good! Wish it was written sooner, I think this thread would've been 50% shorter!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Awesome buddy! Glad I could help!!! Yeah I should have put it together sooner LOL! Oh and to you many thanks for FKB! Love it!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Try this for the home button fix. I'm not sure about the end button... what is wrong with it?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] amosingh:
yes, again thanks alot

is there a way to use the old htc album style????
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] nearlygod:
If anyone mentions USPL or HSPL again im getting violent!!!

RTFM
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] nearlygod:
Unicode, please report

Unicode is not working for me.

As i proved it in post#2485 it doesn´t work, altough i have to admit that it initially kind of worked.

So my question is to all the non-english Dutty Users out there - does it work for you? And have a close look, both on SMS and email.

Thx, nearly
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] yayayay:
I can gladly announce that I now have Duttys HD V2.8 XTREME installed on my phone! :D

It was a pain in the ass, but totally worth it since I love Duttys ROMs. I was abit too fast in installing it so I messed upp, but thank god there is helpfull people here.

Thank you all, and epsecially cRaCKwHoRe for his asskicking guide and help. :)

Tomorrow I have two tests in school, so I better go to sleep now. Haha. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Glad to hear another happy user! Good luck on your tests ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] amosingh:
is there a way to have the original htc photo album, i dont like the dutty one????

and can you tell me how to get touchflo in landscape also??

thanks
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Not that I've successfully seen. It's part of the new Manila. I know Dutty said he was going to look into getting the Facebook upload and stuff from the old HTC album working again but as of yet I don't think we have a solution.

If you go into Flip It and set the rotation angles for Manila.exe it works for me... have you tried that?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] amosingh:
ill try manila.exe in flip it.

for the htc album its the way you move pictures and zoom in that i liked from the originalm the new one just auto zooms on a double tap .

thank you for everything today cRaCKwHoRe.....cheers:):):):)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Ah yes, a bit of a change. I think we all preferred the older method ;) I think Dutty was going to look into this as well as part of implementing the older HTC album on the newer Manila.

Also, no problem buddy, glad I could help ;) Always have the laptop going when I'm watching TV anyhow!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] yayayay:
Is there anyway to prevent the phone from going into landscaping while typing a SMS? When I'm typing I'm not doing it in the new manila-SMS-thingy, I'm using the old one.

And while we are at it; Is there by any chance possible to do so you get into the old SMS "program" instead of new manila one when clicking at a SMS?

Thanks in advance.

/Rasmus
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
I think- don't quote me ;)- that the old SMS is part of tmail.exe and if you go into Flip It and make sure the rotation angles are unchecked for that application then it won't rotate. At least that is how I have mine setup and my SMS does not rotate (I'm talking about the older, threaded SMS style).

I know that if you click All Messages from the Messages tab it will take you to the old SMS application but if you click the actual message itself in the middle of the Messages tab it will bring you to the new SMS application. I don't know if it is possible to set it open the old one when you click the message in the middle of the window :(
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jentech:
Big thanks to CW for the Dummies guide. Not that I couldn't figure out Dutty's instructions, but I took my time and followed CW's steps, took 48 minutes and not one problem. Well done CW. Cheers :D

Where are my manners, got too excited....Dutty, you rock dude.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Awesome, glad to hear!!!! :D *klink*
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] flyinghighaero:
I tested the last few dutty's rom before 2.7 but since there is a huge arguement on how to flash 2.7 i opted to wait till it settled. Now it seems that the arguement is settled, it seems that it is ok for me to use uSPL to flash to 1.56 based rom.

Can anyone give me a summary of any bugs in the 2.8?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mpf54:
Internet Connection Sharing

Just tried to Use Internet Connection Sharing using the blurtooth pan. The devices connect but the laptop is unable to get a IP address from the phone. Checking the phone it has a 169. address. has any body got this working? This worked in earlier versions. I switched to a diamond and it works fine
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] 2unique:
yes you would :P
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] 2unique:
dutty has this off in his ROMs you need to go to settings > sounds > advanced > notifications > event

choose event and select flash light

also for those that can't see the reminders (only the alarm sign in topbar) can select show on screen here
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fulham:
Hi,

Thanks for the response.

I did exactly what you have described and tried to restore the backup created from Dutty's v2.1 into v2.7. The end result was graphic discoloration. Several hard resets and restores - still the same. Reinstalled everything manually.

When upgraded from 2.7 to 2.8 - merge level 1 again (after all the rituals of double hard reset etc) - same thing again - screen discoloration!

What's next?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] snahmed:
I hate this uspl crap

I have been at it for 3 days but just can't get it right why make it like that why can't we just stay with hard spl much much easier I am forced back to stock rom now thanks to this uspl business just can't get it right and it is very frustrating.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MrRalphMan:
Just follow the instructions in post 6 line by line and you should be fine.

Yes it is more pain then HSPL, but it's not as bad as I first thought.

Just put it into SPL mode ala HSPL before each step as the device would not swap from the loader by itself.

Took me less then an hour in the end and that was downloading everything again from the links in the post 6.

Just note that you need to run USPL from a DOS box and not just double click on it. I needed to do that to spot an error message as it was just closing right away.. Oops.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
my first rom flash need help

im attempting to flash my first dutty rom. the first rom i flashed was the official 1.56 so i had major issues trying to load the xp drivers onto my vista 64 bit until i went and got my girlfriends xp. now i am able to load the the 2.5 uspl in bootloader and while in the same bootloader i run the wrapper and it says make sure this that and the other but the one i dont understand is when it says make sure you have connection with active sync. well im supposed to uncheck allow usb in order to run the uspl in bootloader so when i check allow usb to run the wrapper it just says waiting for device to connect and if i run it anyway i get error 240: how do i get an active sync connection when its in bootloader?:eek::eek:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MrRalphMan:
Did you put the device in SPL mode manually? Power off and then power on pressing down? I had to do this for each flash (and running USPL) and it worked fine.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
this what i do i put the phone in spl mode by holding volume key down and prees power. i then run the uspl and it does everything its supposed to and shows 1.5 uspl. i then run the wrapper and it ask to make sure you disable hibernate and make sure the battery is 50% charged and all that and establish a connection with active sync and my pda device but i cant get a connection in spl mode.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
yes im gettin the uspl to flash but i cant get the wrapper to run, it stops and says the update utility can not open the requested file. please check your update utility. i think its because im supposed to establish a connection with active sync and it wont let me in spl mode. did you have to have a connection with active sync in order to flash? what were your steps?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Longkesh:
You must uncheck USB connection in ActiveSync before you start the prosess!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MrRalphMan:
I had to disable active sync USB connections before this would work, you don't need an AS connection to run via SPL.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
trying again....
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
same thing

the uspl loaded fine but the custom ruu said the updated utility can not open the requested file. please check your update utility. what is the update utility i need to check? is there something else i need to do the ruu besides downloading and extracting it and then running the custom ruu after the uspl on the spl mode?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
?

should i try through my storage card?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] duttythroy:
Mino r Update

For people with flashing issue still, Crackwhore has present us with a good guide for dummies here credit to him:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505377

Also for v2.8 I notice that I didnt include the home buttons + back button fix in manila.

And long pressend key cpl in settings.

I will make a simple cab for these two minor stuff afer work later.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] d.cortez:
thanks dutty... what exactly will the home and back button fix correct? (also can we look forward to a WM 6.5/Manila ROM???)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] martint235:
Hi Spartan,

No my PC has always been iffy with Vista. It had just finished about 6 months of running stable though which is a shame, probably the best I've had. Never mind I've taken it back to XP which does run stable most of the time. :D

Any ideas of where I can get a cab for MSVC though?

Ta
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] captFuture:
Thanks for your ROMs Dutty ...

... all of them work like a charm (if you know how to install them ;))

I recently found an issue in 2.7 and in 2.8:

- Navigon Mobile Navigator works well in both releases but after closing the software i think that GPS still stays active because the battery is empty after just 2 hours. If you try to start navigon again it can't find GPS any more.

THis can be solved with a hard reset :)

cheers
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Don't use MSVC mate. A number of people have asked for this. Why not just flash Duttys rom with this included?

MSVC isn't freeware and can be purchased at Handango.com
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] martint235:
Ok thanks for that. I flashed the 2.8 version without MSVC and I don't want to reflash just yet as I've only just installed all my programs back on.

M
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Why not backup all you PIM info (contacts, emails etc) and then reflash

You can also backup software using Sprite Backup
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] matt74p:
guys

how to disable the notification bar??

it does not serve its purpuse

for example when I receive new rss info it tells me that I received and that's all. I have to dismiss the information, close the notification page and only then open rss hub separately.

so much fuss when it could have been so simple...:(
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Posted this about 30 pages back. In future try searching for solution i.e. 'notification' within thread by using search option

Here's your solution

1. Open Task Manager i.e. Start > All Programs > TaskMgr

2. Click on inverted arrow on top right (below X to close application)

3. Go to services

4. Using finger or Stylus click and hold down Notification Manager

5. Set to manual

6. Do a soft reset and you should have old notification manager

to revert back to new notification manager, follow same process but change to Automatic
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] martint235:
Hi,

all my PIM stuff is ok as it's stored in Outlook.

I've been following the comments in this thread about backing up programs using sprite but I'm still a little concerned about this. Although I'm pretty much a noob regarding WM, I've been working in IT for 20 years and the idea of restoring registry settings for programs onto a new ROM seems quite scary as it goes against all good practice regarding installations. I'll continue to follow the conversation for a bit before splashing out on Sprite.

M
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] cxkx:
Old notification sounds

Anyone has the old notification sounds, or knows where I can get them from?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jimbo29:
SUPERB!

Thank's;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] matt74p:
I've been reading this thread for the last 100 pages over last 4 days. I must have omitted this particular post. Sorry. Maybe you can tell me what happend to the call timers (dialed/answered/last call) over a defined period of time i.e 30 days??
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sanjoy316:
hey dutty awesome rom.. just one issue the touch FLO display quality has gone down.. its very grainy and smudgy now
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] carobnjakizloza:
Hello to everyone, Hello Dutty,

I use Dutty v2.8 rom and everythig work perfect. But I found one problem.

When I go to calendar tab and want to make new apointment on some date Manilla always restart (it's happent only when tap on date, when I use NEW apointment it's work perfect). What to do to solve that problem?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] minimaster123:
Hey Guys,

I, too, have display problems.

It's all grainy and the colours are just not right.

Furthermore, the phone sometimes freezes for some time...

EDIT:

wtf? just after writing, my phone had another freeze and now all colours are displayed correctly.

But still, the freezing issue is most troubling.... :(
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
lol, very good. Do you want me to give you a day by day description of what happened over the last 30 days? :p
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
When you say grainy, explain? What rom are you using? do you have a green discolourization?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] cxkx:
I have another one. With my stock rom I used Manilla customizer, does the 2.8 rhodium manilla suport this app? What about pocket shield and lockmelite?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Don't have this problem, new appointments work perfect in calendar tab. May be software related and not the rom. Did you hard reset after installing rom?

Does anyone else experience this problem? Is it common?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] minimaster123:
Exactly! Thats the thing.

When I restart the device, it's all green again and when I shut off the display and turn it back on, its all fine (except for the freezes).
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Sounds like you are on the wrong SPL and have not followed the flashing process properly. Please read the guide in my signature! :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Ok, this has been reported countless times and can now be found in the wiki

Sounds like you flashed to a 1.56 rom while not using correct SPL

Follow the procedure in my signature which will guide you. Alternatively read the section 'Understanding 1.56 Roms (Greenscreen issue & Flashing)' in the wiki

EDIT

Ahhhh, its revenge time from cRaCKwHoRe!! He beat me to it!!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] minimaster123:
Ok thank you and sry for not reading closely enough.

Yet another issue: I accidently left my SIM-card "plugged in" while flashing, now there is no PIN-prompt and the phone wont dial into and network...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
I had a similar problem at first when I flashed following Duttys steps while testing rom. This was due to fact that I didn't use correct SPL.

This could be down to that the full process hasn't been followed correctly.

Leaving sim card in on your phone shouldn't cause this. I never take mine out and constantly flash new roms.

What rom have you on phone at present?

EDIT

My first attempt at getting Duttys V2.7 Test on was a complete failure. When I flashed stock rom & radio then tried to get USPL on phone at first I was a numpty myself and carried on without USPL and had green screen problem and no PIN prompt or phone connection.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
LOL for once ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
I've read something about letting it sit for 30 minutes or something and the pin prompt will eventually pop up... don't know whether this truly works or not... maybe there is some built-in timer or something.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] nicelad_uk:
This might sound like a really stupid question, but this is a question about downgrading to Dutty's 2.6 XTREME.

Do I have to downgrade my SPL by installing a Stock Rom with SPL 1.14? Then use USPL or HSPL and install Dutty's 2.6?

or...

Can I use USPL while being on SPL 1.54 and install Dutty's 2.6 straight away?

I'm thinking I need to downgrade but want to be sure, its not covered in the Wiki from what I can tell.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
USPL can be used to flash to any rom, you don't need to revert back to HSPL

You only need a 1.56 rom before flashing to Duttys as V2.7 & V2.8 are based on 1.56

Flashing Methods

1. At this moment in time OliNex HardSPL 1.14 does not support the SPL 1.54 thus this tool can not be used to flash 1.56 Roms.

2. At this moment in time the USPL 2.5 does support 1.56 Roms and is thus the prefered methord for Flashing 1.56 Roms

3. If you have OliNex HardSPL 1.14 installed you Must downgrade your SPL to 1.15 or below before flashing any 1.56 Rom

(or you will get color issues, sorry need to repeat this)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
If you want to go back to 2.6 then you need to install an older original / signed HTC rom (for example the 1.14 WWE rom) to downgrade your SPL from 1.54. If you try to load 2.6 over a 1.54 SPL you will have distortion issues. Your steps to load 2.6 would be:

(1) Run USPL and load signed HTC 1.14 rom. This will downgrade your SPL to 1.14.

(2) Either load HSPL or run USPL and flash whatever cooked 1.14-based SPL rom you want (for example Dutty's 2.6).

If you look in the Blackstone Wiki on 1.56 roms it is covered towards the bottom ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] nicelad_uk:
That sounds good, I just wanted to check that older Roms not on 1.56 can be used with the 1.54 SPL and you won't have issues with colour etc...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
cRaCKwHoRe give a good step by step procedure for you on previous post. I wud recommned going with USPL rather than HSPL so save some steps if you ever want to revert back
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] nicelad_uk:
Deleted as answered above
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Older Roms not on 1.56 CANNOT be used with the 1.54 SPL or you WILL have issues with colour etc :)

Don't want you to run into issues bro!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Off to work, hold the fort Fallen Spartan!