[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] PPC_Davinci:
Q&A

Q&A SECTION​

This Post Is Dedicated To Getting All of The Most Popular/Common Questions Answered. When you post a question in this thread, chech this post first to see if you have been answered. (I post alot of updates from my PPC, and this helps me move faster, instead of answering each question with an individual post)

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When Will This ROM/Applications Be Released?

The ROM & OEM Packages are already ready to go. The reason they were not relased when this thread was first opened was due to the fact that we needed to find someone to Host the Files For us on an offsite account. WE HAVE FOUND SOMEONE to do that for us. The person will be hosting every file, ROM's, OEM Packages, & Cab Files. If everything goes well with there File Hosting Site, I will have everything posted for you to download tomorrow.

Is this For CDMA or GSM Devices?

Currently, the BlackRain ROM is for CDMA Devices. However, we are planning on releasing a GSM Version as soon as next week. ALSO, we already have the Topaz Phone Canvas Ported For GSM Devices! We will be posting the OEM Package for this at the same time as the ROM.

Will you be relasing the Update Rhodium Manila Port Outside of the ROM?

Yes. We actually have two different, fully functional versions of the XboxMod Rhoduim Manilla Port. One For GSM Devices & One For CDMA Devices. The reason for this was due to the fact that many features that could be used on the GSM Devices, were useless on CDMA. We already have OEM Packages of both versions. More than likely, these will be released at the same time as the ROM as well, however, I will be talking to xBoxMod about a few things before making that decision.

Will You Release The Phone Canvas Port Outside of The ROM?

Again, yes. I understand that the Topaz/Rhoduim Phone Canvas ports have been long awaited! They will be posted at the exact same time as the ROM, and YES, there are versions for both CDMA & GSM.

Are there any known/major issues with this ROM or any of the Ports?

There are no MAJOR issues of any kind that we know of with the ROM, or any of the other ports we have worked on. Manila is literally the only feature that has any known issues as of right now, and that is only one minor problem (Listed in First post). Other than that, the Phone Canvas, and every other feature of the ROM has worked flawless. We have tested this ROM on 3 seperate Alltel Diamonds, for the past three days not, and the bugs listed in the first post are all we have found. Not one crash, not one freeze. In other words, this ROM is ready for everyday, heavy use.

Will you Be Relasing Cab Files of the Update Manila & Phone Canvas?

Yes. Hopefully, we will have cab files for both the Updated Manila version & the phone canvas, ready to be posted at the same time as the ROM thanks to I3v5y from xda for agreeing to help out with this.

Will Manilla Work On Other ROM's?

Yes. We have run this updated manila version on the Shipped Alltel ROM for an hour or so to test it out, and had no problems other than a bit of lag. We recommend a newer build, at least 20931 or up, however, you shouldn't have any trouble running this on stock rom's or any other custom ROM's. Not that we know of as of now anyway.

Will The Topaz/Rhodium Phone Canvas Work on Other ROM's & GSM/CDMA Devices?

We were able to install the Phone Canvas on a Shipped Alltel ROM, and had no trouble at all, and you shouldn't have any problems with installing it on any other custom ROM's either. We will post details on how to install this once the cab file has been posted. AS FAR AS GSM VERSION GOES, we have tested it to the best of our capabilities. We are almost 100% sure that everything is perfect on it as well, however, I will make no gaurantees until its tested on a GSM Device. But Like I said, I'm sure it's perfect.

If this is the Actual Topaz Phoen Canvas Port, Where is the Toggle Switch in The Lower Left Hand Corner?

I've been asked this 8 times already... Let me explain..... The BlackRain ROM as of now is for CDMA Devices, and that is what the screenshots in the post above are from. Some minor changes were made to the PhoneCanvas to make it fully functional on CDMA Devices, such as replacing the toggle switch with a spearkerphone feature. THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THIS PHONE CANVAS PORT!!! CDMA & GSM. This change was only made on CDMA versions. The Toggle Button is still there on the GSM Port, as it will function on GSM Devices. Hopefully, or at least we plan on releasing a couple of different versions for the CDMA PhoneCanvas, with different features in its place such as a mute button, link to activate in call recording, etc. But for now, it will simply activate the speakerphone.

This is impossible!!! Your images show 200 MB in one of the Screen Shots! Diamond DO NOT have that!!!

CDMA DIAMONDS DO!!!