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[Wing, P4350 ROM development] nonpaq:
Ace reported with some of his 6.5 ROMs that Activesync only works when "USB to PC" is set to "enable advanced network functionality", probably due to some unfinished mod by Microsoft. Could there be a similar problem with 6.1? Before I set this, I was experiencing the exact same symptoms, device connected via USB but no activesync.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
hmm... it's worth trying out.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] eichenberg:
Just tried and not working for me.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
It's working on the current unreleased v0.2 now but I don't know what I did that fixed it since I've done a lot of things. lol
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Updated first page: Build Log

Unreleased

0.2

Russian initflashfile.dat fixed - 6.5 start menu works fine now

Port 23028 0409 96dpi

Change landscape mode in 21016 and 23028 to show 4 icons instead of 3

Script new EXT folder creation - extra buttons

Fix cab and sync bugs in 23016 and 23028

Port 21054 all languages (newest (and possibly the last) wm6.1)

Remove extra netcf's, extra dummy fwupdate, extra SQM's

6.5 compatible autorun

Port 23031 0409 96dpi

updated all language initflashfiles

To-do for 0.2 Release:

Creating a SMS in 6.5 does not work, neither does going into it

Replace all start menu icons in all 6.5 in all languages with nicer ones

Port other languages from 23028

Integrate Sort program into prepare structure - Script it

Presets for each build

Empty folders disappearing fixed - different installer (placeholders fix it but some of those folders have to be empty...)

Remove compatibility for all other DPI's and resolutions other than 96dpi/320/340 for now to keep size down.

Remove compatibility with languages that aren't compatible with the Herald for now to keep size down.

Addition of 7 more languages?

Clean ROM more

To-do for Future Release

Info ported to Herald

Info integrated into kitchen support script

Enhance kitchen support script to auto upload support information

Enhance support script to include system information

Enhance script to give option for kitchen host support and ROM/Device support

Add built in HardSPL installer (if you can use USPL, you can also HardSPL.)

Expand RunMe script to encompass support script and HardSPL.

Once info integration is completed, create script to auto detect incompatible phones

If phone is Herald and the IPL version is lower than 4.0, auto update IPL and SPL to newer IPL/SPL before automatically HardSPL'ing phone.

Include "restore to factory default" option. (Autodownload needed RUU from server, USPL into phone to override HardSPL.)

Indepth Cooking walkthrough to supplement kitchen walkthrough

Scripted installer with desktop shortcuts

Scripted Simple new build Port assistant

Much much more

A LOT of changes, huh? :p
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] nonpaq:
Well then, that mean you will have to release v0.2.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
I broke it again... lol

Anyhoo, I also fixed the SMS bug in all the 6.5 builds. I'm working on trying to figure out what's causing the sync issue right now.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
haha, fixed it accidently while fixing the sms bug.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Updated change log, yet again.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Alpha v0.2 ready! Many changes! Look at the change log!

New builds, fixed bugs, many tweaks!

Also fixed up the first page a bit to match the new kitchen. Edits everywhere.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] nonpaq:
Whooo Hooooo!!!

(I was a tad bit too excited. Its a Friday night and I'm thinking about cooking ROMs. I need a life. Thanks Ivan.)
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
lol. And I'm stuck at work without even realizing that it was Friday night.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ace10134:
You're really working hard ;)
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] aerovolce:
Awesome work bro! Installed and cooked my first rom. Though I couldn't use the extrabutton "OEMtoEXt". When I get to the last step it shot me the error

"The Path to 'OEMtoEXT' does not exist or is not a directory".

The last output before this is: http://imgur.com/88FEql.jpg

Also, how come you put the OEM stuff in the sys folder and not the OEM folder? Or have I been creating something not OEM which is causing me to get the OEMtoEXT error. I am using Package Creator v2.7 to convert my cabs to OEM. The programs i cooked into the rom works fine.

Thanks for all your hard work!
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] apreichner:
There isn't any OEM stuff in the SYS folder. The SYS folder contains all of the applications that are shipped with Windows Mobile.

The OEM folder on his kitchen is specifically for the necessary OEM stuff, and generally shouldn't be touched.

Yeah I got that error too, I ignored it since it converted it okay.. Although when you click to open the location it is saved to, it brings up the My Documents folder. However, if you just refresh the OEM to EXT folder, or if you closed it, c:\kitchens\SuperJustKitchen\Working_Folder\Tools\extrabuttons\OEMtoEXT. It replaced the OEM package that you originally put in there with an EXT package. And you would just drag that into your EXT\Shared\Common folder, and make sure it's enabled in the user interface.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
What OS are you on?

Please include as much information as possible when you give me an error.

The script works fine on Windows 7 32bit.

You're correct.

It looks like it's not opening the correct folder, if it's opening the My Documents folder. But on my Windows 7 set up, it opens the folder just fine. Weird.

What OS? Where did you unzip my kitchen to?
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Stuff coming for v0.3

Ported 23034 ALL languages! This has a newer GUI than the last build. MUCH better than 23031.

CAB to EXT converter - Thanks to Apreinchner for the converting script - Haven't tried it, yet, but it looks good.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] coburn_c:
that's good, cause 23031 seems to be reallllly visually glitchy, at least with 'my' rom...

(but i like the new style)
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
The new changes mean that a lot of older themes and programs get very glitchy visually.

The newer build no longer has a start menu at the top. It is now at the botton left corner and ok is at the bottom right corner.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] coburn_c:
some of the new stuff was a little off too, like the ok button in the bottom left would sometimes revert to a VGA image, so you could only see the top of the O or the corner of the X - little things like that

start menu at the bottom left hmm... makes sense but at the same time throws my world out of balance, god I'm a nerd
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] aerovolce:
Oh I thought Package Creator v2.7 converts cab into OEM. And the folder structure of the output looks similar to those found in:

C:\kitchens\SuperJustKitchen\Working_Folder\SYS\23031\SHARED\COMMON

so I placed it there.

Oh my bad, I thought you're suppose to put the oem file inside the common folder in the oem folder.

You're right, it did output the ext correctly.

I am using winxp home 32bit sorry about that
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Don't change anything in the SYS folder unless you intend to skin parts of windows itself.

This kitchen uses EXT's but can also use OEM packages.

OEM packages (not recommended) go into the OEM\HERALD\COMMON folder.

EXT packages (recommended) go into:

EXT\HERALD\COMMON\yourownfolder\ if they're only compatible with the Herald

EXT\SHARED\0096 if they're not device dependent but they are 96DPI (most QVGA)

EXT\SHARED\0128 if they're not device dependent but they are 128DPI (most QVGA non-touchscreen phones)

EXT\SHARED\0192 if they're not device dependent but they are 192DPI (most VGA)

EXT\SHARED\COMMON if they're not device dependent nor resolution dependent.

I know.... sounds complicated at first. But the nice thing is that they're processed AFTER your OEM, which means settings don't get overwritten by older OEM settings, and if you change your OEM, you don't have to worry about seperating the packages later on.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Update: I turned the CAB2EXT 4 line script into an 88 line script...

It categorizes and moves the EXT's into the correct folders now.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] nonpaq:
I successfully cooked on my second try a 23031 build ROM (Pst.. Cooking tip: dont add Ivans JustHome extras to 23031 or strnge things will happen with the Start menu and theme.)

New UI with 4 soft buttons on the bottom takes getting used to, but everything seems to work great. I have one question, does the default Mobile Outlook in this build have MMS capabilities? I cant find MMS options anywhere. Do I need to install arcsoft MMS composer like in previous ROMS? Which version would work best with 23031.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] eichenberg:
That explains it...I thought for sure I had done something wrong...let me retry with taking that out and see what happens
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] ivanmmj:
Yea, the newer layout isn't compatible with some older themes.

23034 has even MORE changes in it. ^_^
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] allted:
So I start school again in a few days and I would like to build a solid ROM. I have been running at least every other kitchen from Da_G and I can't remember the best ones. I remember one rom booted with 28% memory (typical now is 34+%). If I remember right 21234 WAS a great rom, any suggestions?

I plan on using this guide to "trim the fat." I like a light ROM, no msvc or tf3d, super light.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=RaphaelOEMDefaultPackages
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] corepda:
23016 seems quite famous, but I am using 21928, but to be serious, as a daily user I hardly care about builds but about those cardinal issues which are still unsolved like battery,stability etc. Although some of chefs did well but the age which Josh, Medkid or Abu, brought to Kaiser is still missing. Dont know if this paragraph going to help you but its more like an observation of an heavy Touch Pro user. :)

Good Luck...
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] allted:
thanks

Thanks for your input. This morning I put together a clean Rom from 21932 and it runs and boots at 26% mem! Nice but the little magnifier is annoying.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Bruce Inman:
I stuck with 21222 w/21510 SYS & XIP fo rits stability.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] player911:
Yea I like 21222... but the later 23xxx builds are quite nice too. The 23xxx builds have a lot of new functionality like movable start menu icons and now are beginning to look VERY different with the X/Ok buttons on the bottom taskbar.

My current build is 23016 which runs pretty well. I am going to start toying around with 23025 because of all its new features. I think for stability though 21222 and 23016 are my favorites. Both are some of the fastest builds I've tested, 21222 being the best but lacking some features.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Chaisu:
I've been using iGO for my navigation software which has a power save function which means if there is say 30 miles before the next command, the screen will dim and eventually turn off. But it seems that my tilt turns GPS off when the screen goes off. When I come to the next command, nothing happens. I manually turn the screen on, then the gps reconnects.

is the phone always in sleep mode when the screen is off?

is there away to turn the screen off but maintain a GPS fix?

Thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Rudegar:
no you can get apps which just blank the screen

and some apps support using a hardkey to toggle the screen
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ChrisiMA:
Hi everyone,

up to today, I was totally happy with my HTC Hero (unbranded).

However, the LED's (both on top and the trackball) do not show any sign of function any more.

The phone has not dropped and was not exposed to heat or anything.

First I thought this might be a software bug, but even after a hard reset, the LED's don't come up at all any more (even not if charging the phone).

Anyone else here with a problem like that? Any solution yet?

I almost can't imagine this is a hardware fault but on the other hand if the hard reset doesn't fix it, what could?

Thanks for your help,

Chris
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Thiesen:
Hi.

I can ask the very same question too... I have had the HTC Hero since the friday before yesterday and after a couple of days the LED's simply stopped working. I had thoughts about trying a factory reset but with your posting it seems it would be in vain... :-(

So yeah... count me up on this one...

UPDATE:

Today it is Sunday and the time here in Sweden is 22:05 and I had to do my very first hardcore hardware reset (HOME+BACK+POWER) since every radio in the phone simply stopped working. After the reset was done the led's still won't light up when charging...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] [jon]:
The LED at the top doesn't light up for missed calls/texts/emails anymore (the trackball still glows)... although it does still flash for batt.low/charging it doesn't for anything else... I'm pretty sure it used to... or am I mistaken??
[Hero, G2 Touch General] suisen:
mine died 2 days ago, also did a hard reset and still nothing....today my headphone jack stopped working, just plays the music through speakers and ignores the headphones totally :/ not amused :/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Thiesen:
My headfone jack stopped working some 3-4 days ago too... what is going on??? And the 7 days grace period is over for me...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] suisen:
lol, i bought it in Netherlands, live in Croatia, my fall from grace is beyond yours :D

http://androidforums.com/htc-hero/7102-htc-hero-headphone-jack-problem.html

write to HTC, i did

i'm hoping it's a software thing, can't be that so many people have hardware issues at the same time :/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ChrisiMA:
You just made me realize it's the same with mine

- LED's don't work (top and trackball)

- Button lights don't work

- headphone jack doesn't work any more either

So all these things seem to belong together...

Greets

Chris
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
What software have you got installed? Is this a similar thing like TasKiller that killed the clock so Alarms didn't work?

Then again, you said you did hard resets... But if you did a hard reset, it shouldn't be the software of the phone as thats back to normal.

Try taking the memory card out, only thing I can think of! :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cdyat:
This happens when a bluetooth connection has been made. It ignores the headphone jack. Close the connection in bluetooth settings and it ill be fine.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ElRazur:
Don't quote me on this, but I think I remember seeing an option in the phone setting section that controls the track ball and what not. It may be worth having a look.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ChrisiMA:
Well... no :-/.

BT isn't switched on, 3,5mm headphones aren't even recognized after a hard reset any more.

This is not a software thing as it seems, at least not one the user can repair on his own.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ChrisiMA:
Yeah, you're right, there is an option for that. I've switched that back off and on a thousand times before and after hard resetting the device, that doesn't help unfortunately.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ChrisiMA:
Yeah... I only got standard soft like shazam and streamfurious installed. Then after the hard reset, only stock software was on it of course...

Seems like it's a hardware defect or something the user cannot influence software-wise. May hard-resetting doesn't reset everything in the phone, who knows. I even took out SIM and SD card, no luck.

However this is a bug HTC should look at closely, people are complaining in several forums and it seems like I'm not the only one with this issue...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] suisen:
i don't use BT, never turned it on and just checked, it's obviously off :/ don't remember coming across a trackball option in settings, but Notification option is on :/

let's just assume that it's not our doing since so many people have same 2 problems ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
Mine packed up last night must be a tech issue I think heat
[Hero, G2 Touch General] deeren:
sorry for asking a silly question though. is the led supposed to flash on missed calls or messages? cause the only time mine works is when charging.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] arene:
I have the same problem. after a few days the headphone simply wasn't recognized. And at the same time the LED's and trackball lights were broken.

Hard reset didn't work.

It was after I rooted the phone.

How was that with you?

For the headphone problem I found a workaround. This switch-widget turns the headphone back on and the speaker off.

http://code.google.com/p/toggleheadset/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] skydivesanta:
same here, check topic Q&A but here also the alarm doesnt work correctly...djeezes;..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tzahi1234:
same here!

well i have the same problem whit the LED's.... just stop working aften 3-4 days of use
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
maybe we should all write to HTC to complain as a group, this definitley looks like a manufacturing fault to me , esp as it is happening so soon after buying and using
[Hero, G2 Touch General] arene:
Is it only the LED-problem for each of you or also the headphone failure?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
i had the LEd failure , didnt try the headphones
[Hero, G2 Touch General] suisen:
i did write to HTC, they said there are not many complaints on this issue so they cannot say they will or will not address it with a fix/update, but have forwarded my mail to development (i included the headset widget :D) for further investigation :/ obviously people b***h more on forums than on official support pages :/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jhericurls:
Does the LED work when you plug in the charger or when battery is low?

My LED doesn't light up when I get a text message but the trackball does. When I use SMS popup my LED flashes but my trackball doesn't.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] suisen:
nope, dead all the time, not charger, computer, battery low, noting gets them going :/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] arene:
For me also completely dead. I wrote to HTC Netherlands. First they said it was software related and that I should hard reset.

But when I reported that that didn't help they suggested that I should contact the shop where I bought it to switch it. My Hero is now seven days old so I can change it for free.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] deeren:
hey guys, are you sure that the led is supposed to flash on notifications of text messages and missed calls? cause mine only flash when receiving an email and when charging.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] b9999:
The user guide says "Flashing green -> You have a pending notification." but mine behaves the same as yours... the LED only flashes for email notifications. However the trackball flashes on incoming calls and messages... In my notifications settings screen all options are checked
[Hero, G2 Touch General] deeren:
thanks for the reply. so basically, i guess this is the normal behaviuor then. can anybody else confirm this plz. thx.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jhericurls:
Mine has the same behaviour.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] b9999:
I'd like if all notifications were the same or if you could configure them separate. However I think what the userguide is saying is that all notifications should be indicated by the led, seems like a software bug to me then.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] b9999:
I did another test and it seems that it is the Gmail application that will yield LED notification. When turning off notifications in the Gmail app the The HTC Mail application used the trackball for notification.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] professordes:
I had a similar problem with an Orange UK Hero handset. The notification LEDs stopped working after a couple of weeks even for charging and the trackball stopped glowing. In addition, the lights behind the buttons stopped working too. Hard resets didn't have any effect and the phone was within the 28 days grace Orange provide, so it was swapped.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tzahi1234:
hello!

i have the same problems like your guys whit the LEDS and all

and im trying ti send HTC an Email and i dont know what my Contact Number is....

any 1 knows what is it or where i can find mine?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] deeren:
go on settings-about phone-status- there u'll find ur number under something like voice msisdn.......

Well before writing to HTC , make sure whether u do have a problem or not. I thought that led not flashing for sms and missed calls were a problem but apparently it is not. It just flash for mails, when battery is nearly off and when charging. ( this is the conclusion i could get from feedbacks from other members)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
when the LEDs die the whole lot go, no charging light , no bluetooth light , no trackball light and no button lights basically NO LIGHTS at all.

seems like this is becoming a common occurance at the moment. some people say its also linked to the 3.5 headphone jack not working either.

My phone has been sent back to HTC, will be interesting to see what they have to say
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
Mine flashes for missed calls and for messages...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jhericurls:
What Bluetooth light?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] deeren:
u meant led???? or trackball
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
The LED flashes
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kam187:
The grace period being over is irrelevant if you're in the EU. If the phone breaks within an unreasonable ammount of time (2 years, and 6 years in the UK) and of course isnt due to you dropping it etc, you can demand a replacement or refund from _the place you bought it from_

You're contract is with the place you bought it from. You don't need to send it in for waranty. So don't let them fob u off with 'its not our problem talk to HTC and use your waranty'
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
can you direct me to the info where this is from
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kam187:
A quick google:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargai...=487339&in_page_id=53954&in_advicepage_id=131

I'm sure if you look on consumer law sites you can find an official document you can quote. It was on watchdog recently too where someone bought something from curry's. It seems people are slowly realising their rights!

EDIT: oh that article points u to the relevant documents :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] spacecat:
Tmobile sent my phone back to HTC
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kam187:
So now are you waiting without a phone? :-/

This is what usually happens, they force you to use the waranty, or send it for waranty themselves, when in reality you don't need to waste your time waiting.

If I were you i would call them to see how long it will be, and say its not really good enough. Clearly the phone was defective when they sold you it, so how are they planning to compensate you for the trouble. Depends how much fuss u like to kick up!

Sure sometimes electronic products are defective, and they couldnt know that when they sold you it, but the bottom line is why should you be penalised (without phone for however long) as a result of that?