yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] cyanide911:
I want to try out SPB Mobile Shell and other similar ones. But, I have M2D already in my Elfin. Do I simply install SPB over it, or do I have to disable M2D somehow?

I don't want to uninstall M2D because I might need it again if I don't like SPB.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] kareeem:
Just disable it by going to start>settings>today>items.
[General Questions and Answers] cyanide911:
But wouldn't it still start up with windows?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Faudyen:
Smorg has been one of my favorite themes, and I am trying to do a re-color on it with a HAK5 influence.

Please give all thanks to Jonnybueno as this is HIS theme.

Smorg can be found here

Please let me know any suggestions or anything from the show that you would like to see.

I liked the black on red with the famous pineapple :) as the dialer button. I would love to find a way to incorporate the netmonkey somewhere..ideas would be awesome.

It is not ready for me to post the download yet. Just wanted to get the ideas flowing early.

Faudyen
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jonnybueno:
Let me know if you need help with xml things or anything else. =)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] casper326:
Let me try it~~
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jimmu:
Good day to you!

do you have problem with the camera ? i tried one rom from another site. Everything looks fine except the camera. I will need to choose the default theme for asus and soft reset it before i can use the camera.

Downloading your rom, thanks for sharing.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GuestK00306:
All VGA WM6.5 ROMs have this issue. Until MS get it fixed, it is going to be there :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Good job Blade0rz....I'll try it on my Zest when I get home.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] casper326:
Great Rom~ Smooth and stable~

Thanks man~
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chungtau:
So Great! Many Many Thanks!:D:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chungtau:
Any Chinese Support for this rom? :confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] OllieD:
Camera Problem.

Is The Camera Issue Just For The OEM Camera Application Or Does It Affect All Programs Which Access The Camera?

Meaning Does CoolCamera Or Any Of The Other Camera Apps Suffer This Issue.

Ill Be Getting A Zest Soon And Hope To Start Developing Roms And Apps For It.

Cant Wait Till My Damn Zest Gets Ordered :(

Regards,

OllieD
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Installation was no problem.

The following is not moaning....just constructive (hopefully) feedback.

Is the "new" interface a result of the ROM being v23028?

Everything is too big for the screen. Even the dialer window has a vertical scroll bar because the buttons at the bottom are too tall?

Some of the fonts are too big too....click the reception strength icon....a ghost bar appears (what is that!?) click the ghost reception strength icon and "Wireless Manager" text for example is too big.

Are the DPI values set correctly?

Doing a hard reset to see if it corrects these.

.....................

Hard reset gave same "issues".

Also:

No icon for setting owner name

Keyboard options does nothing

ASUS Gester needs disabling by default (IMHO ;)) (FileExplorer drag doesn't work with it runed on)

Stll playing...will update again soon ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GuestK00306:
All of the new icons/screens are the new "finger-friendly" releases of WM6.5 (23022+) and are in early beta so all have the same issues. Personally I love the new bigger buttons & "ghost" panel for the taskbar. Makes everything a little easier.

As for the owner name/keyboard icons, you can enable the settings using these registry changes:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4268138&postcount=3

These will be enabled in the next release, along with Gester being switched off.

No. See here for CHT versions:

http://hi.baidu.com/mitchzh

I haven't tried any 3rd part apps, so I'm not sure. ThrashMan has some workarounds to the camera issue in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=509044&page=8

Also, as an aside, I have found that the following version of Manila 2D works flawlessly with this ROM:

http://www.mediafire.com/?o1dymnioiyo
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
The ghost bar is interesting but functionally questionable as it means clicking 2 icons to get the volume control (for example) on the screen.

The rest of the alterations look like they were scaled for WVGA so shouldn't take too much to get everything to fit properly ;)

Congrats on your first ROM release...gj :thumb:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tomme45i:
Hi Blade0rz!

First I would like to thank you for this rom and I'll try it when I came back to home. Till now I was cooking roms for HTC Trinity, but 1 week ago I bought XDA Zest and now it's time to cook roms for Zest :D

Blade0rz please tell me, is there a way to cook roms on ervius visual kitchen to our Zest?

BTW. I think newer build - 23034, is better than 23028 :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GuestK00306:
I don't think so, although I haven't tried too hard :) I usually just use the BuildOS+PackageTools kitchen for building as I find it quick and easy.

I am running 23034 on my Zest right now, just need to package & upload it later on :) It's very solid & fixes a lot of GUI issues.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
OMG....now you're just teasing us!! :p

Welcome to Zest tomme45i....look forward to seeing your ROMs :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GuestK00306:
New build is on first page :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
\o/ Thanks m8 :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jonnymint:
Awesome rom! Smooth, and the only bug i've found so far are the camera ones.

My only complaint is that you removed the Asus Eziphoto app, i really like the way you could rotate photos by just making the twisting motion with your finger. (if anyone knows a good photo viewer with this functionality, give me a shout please)

Thanks for the new build, keep up the good work.

Oh, and could you please tell me how you got the bottom taskbar to look as it does in the screen shots you've attached to the first post? (The ugly grey circles annoy me, sorry)

(:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GuestK00306:
Usually Asus apps are removed as they take up needless space, but to each their own :)

The taskbar is a result of m.carroll's beautiful GlossBlack theme:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=512849

The reason it is not included in the ROM is that it causes messageboxes to have a grey background. Other than that, it's flawless & really improves the look of the UI.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tomme45i:
Blade0rz thank you for your rom. I have some troubles with upgrade from XDA Zest rom (7.7) to this rom, but finally I made it :) Do you have in your plans to upgrade to Build 23037?

Cheers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] camksp:
I am using WM6.5. I want to do transaction on USSD but I can't. Anybody can help?

I really need it for doing mobile payment.

Thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
1. Asking the same question twice doesn't improve your chances.

2. READ THE FRAKKING THREAD!!!!

The cab I posted appears to fix the problem for O2 users and may work for others....try it and see!

If it doesn't work you need to find the USSD cab for your service provider.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] markmcg:
o2 xda Zest

Hi,

thanks i'm able to check my balance with that cab file.

cani wait for the updated rom for xda zest.

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Meekel:
12Kb of sheer joy :)

Thanks for the .cab file. Works a joy!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
I'm glad it helped you all :)

I hope it works in the next ROM (hint!) ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
New build is on first page. USSD fix is included - thanks ThrashMan!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] markmcg:
o2 xda Zest

thanks.

downloading it at the moment for my o2 xda zest.

is this rom based on the final wm 6.5 released during the week
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
No, the "RTM" WM6.5 ROM (used for the official WinMo emulator images) I believe is build 21234, but different manufacturers & devices will probably use different builds. Only way to get an "official" WM6.5 for the P565 is for Asus to release one, which probably won't happen.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] markmcg:
o2 xda Zest

ok.

should the start menu button be on the top left?

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
No, the start menu being in the top-left is part of the "old-style" builds.

Just to clarify, there are two different versions of WM6.5:

WM6.5 : (21234) RTM Branch - the OS which is on the new WM6.5 phones. Has all the new features (MyPhone, Marketplace, Start Menu, etc.) but still retains the old finger unfriendly interface with the start menu button in the top left

WM6.5.x : (23064+) Development Branch - the beta OS which contains all the features the windows mobile team are currently working on (finger-friendliness, etc.)

These builds are the WM6.5.x branch :) I will cook an old-style RTM branch build next week for those maniacs who don't like the new beta improvements.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zen67:
Thank You, estimate highly your work!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Nice work m8e.

Looking forward to the RTM build as I haven't decided about the newer interface yet. Will be better once software catches up I guess :)

Do you have a cab for ASUS Backup VGA?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] agitate:
I had the extended rom backed up from an original Asus image of WM6.1, and thought that there was a CAB file for AsusBackup on that, but it is actually just a directory with the program and associated bits and pieces in it. I just tried running it and it runs just fine from the directory without installing anything (which is way better than a CAB in my opinion). I've attached it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chungtau:
After long conversations with the phone (1 hour), the phone will hang, need to soft re-set!:mad:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tylaxng:
thanks a lot ... i'm searching on it ... after re-flash onli notice that asusbackup removed ...

no problem on running garmin mobile xt for 23064 reload :)

thanks Blade0rz
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Good job...thank you :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pully:
MMS problems

Using the 23060 loaded ROM does anyone else have MMS issues, as in the pics being really small?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] guy73:
why rom 6.5 no more block recognizer, just only keyboard available..its too small and i use the block recognizer a lot. any help?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] yolinkin:
Yo! Yo! Ppl.

Has been some time ... & damn y`all been really bussy!

Blade i gotta congratulate you for *60 ... it works spot on! I`ll see if i get a bit of time 2day to install *64 (Btw ... did you added SIPChange for the FKeyboard?) cause i didn`t found it. anyway, if it`s there you might have to make a bit of a change for the delay cause if you put the FKeyb on Default it`s on Default at Start Up but then something happens in the registry after like 15 sec or so & the small one gets back as default. and apparently SIPChange changes the registry after "X" seconds (X-u got to set it yourself) and puts the FKeyb back as default. (i reckon 30 secs r just enough)

T-Man :cool: ... glad to see you`re having funn ;)

I`ve got something a bit Off Topic :P ... it`s like opening Pandora`s Box for me.

I found StarCraft for our dear beloved Xda Zest i`m flipping bout it :eek: :D

If anyone`s interested click here

enjoy ppl, C y`all soon! ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] patricktoh187:
Blade0rz,

23064 works like a charm!:) no problem on running garmin mobile xt. :D

I noticed the memory not fully released after end task. Anybody has the same problem?:confused:

Is there a cab install for letter recognizer? I used to it. Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Something is different regarding the memory...no specifically to Blade's 064.

Using iGO I sometimes quit iGO to find nothing else is running, SPB MS3 appears to have shutdown and I can only assume it is to release memory?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
I have also noticed some memory issues, but only with this build.

Letter/Block Recogniser have been removed in this build by MS, not by me. The default keyboards can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78292&d=1206834417

(Can I suggest using the included FingerKeyboard anyway? It's great :))

Also, YoLinkin, SipChange is in the start menu :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] patricktoh187:
BladeOrz,

Thanks for the Letter/Block Recogniser. I got tough time using FingerKeyboard due to fat fingers.:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] yolinkin:
U`re probably right... i don`t know why i keep remembering that i had to install it myself in x60. :P
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Has anything appeared regarding WM7?

or is it seriously unlikely to ever run on something like our Zest?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Definitely not according to these minimum specs anyway:

http://www.wmexperts.com/possible-specs-first-wm7-phone-aka-pink

And cooking our own like we do with WM6.5 is out of the question since it is an entirely different kernel & architecture :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
New builds....groovy! :D

Thank you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pully:
Does anyone have a Zest with a 6.1 Rom on it or the registry entries from one to hand?

I looking to see if I can resolve my small pictures in the MMS application and one of the ideas I found was that the User Agent the MMS app uses may not be recognised by o2 so it makes the pictures small.

On the 6.5 rom HKLM\Software\Jataayu\MMS\SP\UserAgent the UserAget value is set to ASUS-GalaxyMini5/Jataayu-mms - I would like to know if someone could let me know the wm6.1 O2 Rom value please.

Many thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spazmochad:
Thanks for all these great ROMs. I know theres a ROM here already but I've been trying to looks for instructions of how to install Manilla on my Zest from scratch. Could anyone point me in the direction of a decent guide?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
You can download Manila2D standalone here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?o1dymnioiyo

That's the cab I used to make my manila ROM...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Manilla works well.....but it is very memory hungry.

According to TaskManager....SPB MS3.5 uses less than 4MB of RAM where as Manilla uses 15MB :-/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mjsc:
Hi, I have installed the 23064 version. I find that there is a option "Upload to Google" for sync the build-in calender with google calender over the net, but mine is not working.. the error message is some mistake with the RCUpload.exe

Hope this can be fixed. Thank you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Try the updated 23071 ROM - if you still get the error I will look into it for the next build.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Plani5phere:
Call me abit of an amateur (I've only ever flashed my Xda with a previous 6.5 ROM once before.)

However, The installation keeps getting stuck at the same point whilst trying to install this ROM. Here is the output on my screen

Any help would be appreciated... I am a complete amateur on the subject of flashing ROMs obviously :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Try a Hard Reset at that stage (D-Pad Up + Reset).

If that fails, can you try flashing an official ROM first, then flashing one of my ROMs?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Plani5phere:
Hard Reset failed, where could I find an Official (O2) ROM?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
I've only ever seen 1 ROM get stuck, one of Rishi's I think and he told you about that on his post. Got stuck doing languages.

Flash one of Bladez0r's ROMS...they all work :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Plani5phere:
One I was trying to flash got stuck doing languages once before. After a soft reset it worked... although buggy.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
So....WM6.5.1....what's that all about?;)

:lol: so it's the versions on WM6.5 with the windows button and the X at the bottom of the screen.

What the hell is XDA doing having a story about something so old on it's front page!?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Think it's probably because they got a big write-up in Engadget & a link to here :)

New build 23081 is on first page.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] a_t_u_l:
P565 6.5

I dont know why, I just dont like the feel of 6.5. I am under the impression it should be faster than 6.1. But then too I have installed and returned back to 6.1 Lite ROM. Are there tweaks to make it more faster as seen in Diamond ROM updates.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
gj m8...thank you :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
oh...it says it expires within 7 days and within 14 days and within 30 days (01/12/09) :-/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Hmm, thought I had removed these reg entries. I've patched the build so that it doesn't expire, but you can remove the message using the registry key in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=544445

(Search for DeviceBeta)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
GJ...thanks m8.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pully:
Having a few issues at the minute with the 23071 build so I was going to flash phone back to O2 6.1 ROM for a little while (may not be the firmware but all the programs I have been trying).

However when I try to run the O2 firmware flash utility thingy majig it fails to flash and says "Ensure the language of your device is the same as that in this update program" - click ok and then it stops.

Device is set to English UK etc :(

Can anyone help me begrudingly flash back to 6.1 as I need a more stable device for work?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mikeycl:
Build 23502

hey Baldeorz

was wondering have just seen screenies / videos of build 23502 in action (Link Here for anyone interested) when dya think this build might be available?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
The WM6.5 ROM is not reporting the device as an O2 Zest and so the firmware flash program from O2 doesn't recognise the device. If you run the flash update and get to the point where it comains about it being the wrong device, look in the same folder as the flash update executable on your PC and you *should* find the .ABI it wants to transfer. Copy it, quit the flah upgrade, copy the ABI to your microSD and flash as normal.

You *might* need to rename the .ABI......Blade0rz, can you help with what name a .ABI should be? Does it HAVE to be a certain name for a .ABI to be correct?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pully:
Thank ThrashMan, I'll give it a go once I get back to office in the morning.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
I'll cook this one at the weekend if there is no other COM5 available by then. Only reason I haven't done so yet is because Da_G says there is no difference between 23081 and 23502 yet. I basically only cook his official release (Quality before Quantity n all that ;))

Yeah, you're right. The filename must be: GM5_ANYTHING.abi As long as it starts with GM5_. Also it must be the only ABI file on the card too :)

P.S. Pully, what issues are you having with 23071? For me it is the best build yet. Lightning quick (minus dodgy scrolling, which is likely to be a new feature :() So good I am thinking of sticking with it unless COM5 pulls out some great features...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pully:
I've had a couple of lock ups that when I have reset I have had weird things happen, programs unregister themselves or need reinstalling, lock ups on incoming call or messages.

But like I say I cannot hold the 6.5 responsible as it could be the software I using.

So far been using Iconsoft PhonEx, Resco File Explorer, Twikini, SBSH Calendar Touch, Magicall & g-Alarm.

Love the build though and loathe to give up what it brings :( Might uninstall a few things see how I get on over next few days.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
No probs. I'm using Blade0rz latest (081) and have no issues with it all regarding stability.

He keeps hacking stuff out (i.e. Profiles is missing) but the ROM worls perfectly for me. I'm not a heavy phone user but SMS, GPS and the phone all work well for me.

Might be nice to have the ROM just with all the ASUS stuff removed, just for reference?

Once we get to a "final" version perhaps Blade0rz might want to try various versions i.e. Untouched, No-ASUS, Loaded, SuperLite etc? :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Buck_Rodgers:
Hey Blade0rz, cheers man for the software. 6.5 on the zest is really sweet, if not a little resource heavy. I'm currently using version 23052 loaded as i'm having some rapidshare issues (the archive always corrupts, no matter how many times i try to dload it 10+ (strange no?)) anywhoo, I'm hoping to grab one of your later builds at some point if that would be possible. Keep up the good work! :) Thanks again, i look forward to your later builds
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] a_t_u_l:
is it possible to have Video out

Just wondering if it would be possible to get video out from the handset like some handsets have it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
The only port we have is the USB port which is only for charging, USB data and audio.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] a_t_u_l:
P565 TV Out

I maynot be right BUT - in that case I can connect REDFLY to my P565 though not supported. And if the redfly works and display in bigger screen. And REDFLY has TV out. There must be some way to attach directly to TV.

I saw someone DIY thread to make mini USB to RCA and the cable is also normally available. Now my problem lies there should be some registry entry and software to do it. Found some links but not sure if it will help.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=63188

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=59236&page=28

some may think its waste of time, my intention is to attach it to Pocket Projector. WM lacks where as Iphone has this feature, which irritates me.

HELP.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Redfly is remoting software. You won't be able to use it for video at a decent framerate.

Also, P565 is not your regular Mini-USB port (it has less pins than the standard HTC ones, and is a different shape), so be careful about buying a Mini-USB -> RCA cable.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] markmcg:
o2 Xda

I just reminder saying my windows mobile 6.5 expires in 30 days.

Why is it saying that and how to i make it not expire?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Read the rest of this thread....thnx.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] markmcg:
o2 Xda

What build has the expire removed?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Only build 081 *HAD* the expiry message in it...all others have it removed.

All links in the first post have the expiry message removed.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] madduckuk:
actually my 071 made a really weird noise this morning and gave me the expirey message

while im here... thanks for the great firmware Blade0rz, you have done wonders for this phone :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThrashMan:
Oh my! :S

Here here! :)

<sniff> Can anyone else smell a freshly cooked ROM!? :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SniperJunkie:
Gr8 Work Blade0rz!

Just wanted to say thanks for the ROM's,I've been using them for a while now and they are fantastic!

Wanted to also say I get the expiry message on 081 & the previous build! Will my phone actually expire or is it safe to ignore the expiry messages?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WHGibbo:
Copied the rom onto the storage card, and rebooted as stated..

It all worked :)

But now the phone won't work :( I have an XDA Zest...

The phone works for about 30 seconds, then it turns off.

Also had a message saying that this is a demo/trial version and would stop on the 30/1/2009.

Any ideas ??

Thanks