yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
ROM Apr.26: uTask Missing Link Cab - Kill ArkSwitch & Save RAM

uTask is more than just a quicklink button, you can also assign a long press to it as well as one to the Start button for example.

I have been using uTask since 5 weeks & proposed cooking it a month ago and it works fine on various NRG & other ROMs.

See here for killing the default Apr.26 ROM ArkSwitch running in the background & assigned to uTask's button short press and save 1.5 MB + of RAM memory and assign long press to the finger friendly & more recent Task Manager 3.3 which is installed but lacking a link in the current Energy ROM to access it as for some reasons Start > Tool > Task Manager opens the old 3.1 :confused: : NRG ROM Tweak: Extra Button on Softkeybar. In Apr.26 the long press is assigned to Lock and the long press of soft Start button to Comm Manager.

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uTask original thread & standalone cab if you are not using Apr.26 ROM and would like to try it, read more about it or Thank & tip the creator of the app: [APP][23-Mar-11] uTask v1.4 - softkeys enhancement for WM6.5.3.

Edit: I just noticed that there is no link to UTaskConfig.exe in the Start menu in Apr.26 ROM. To fix that use Start > Total Commander (TC) > search Windows for UTaskConfig.exe, highlight it, click on TC's File then >>>>> > Create Shortcut > Tree and navigate to Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools and tweak uTask to taste using your new shortcut.

I cabbed the link to UTaskConfig.exe for convenience & attached it to this message so you may access the uTask setting window as shown in the screen capture above. Just download UTaskConfig Link JB.cab & install with ActiveSync from PC or copy to memory card & install to Device from there with TC or File Explorer and it will add the uTask link in the Start > Tools folder. You can also find a cab to add a link to Task Manager v3.3 in the Tools folder in this post: Task Manager v3.3 is Cooked-in?

Edit 2:

Thanks for the pointer as I would not have guessed that AMeBa's X icon & label linked to UTaskConfig.exe. One can use Start > Total Commander and navigate to Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools > tap & hold X Button Settings.lnk and Rename to uTask.lnk. Restart the phone & AMeBa's X icon will be replaced by uTask's icon with the word uTask under it as shown in the small Start > Tools screen capture above.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GT247:
Or maybe the roms were already leaked and posted a few days earlier already by an alien rom-poster in the system mystery-mist a few days ago and the Chefs accidentally clicked on the post to see what it was and voila, the roms were attached to their names via auto-attach-a-rom....sorry, I don't have a link for the auto-attach-a-rom cab...but maybe that's what happened, be careful of those roms..you will be assimilated
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] tazmajazz:
Help with Rhodium_SoftwareUpgrade.exe and RhodiumWAdvancedRUU.exe

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed elsewhere but I've searched this thread and the rest of the forum and can't seem to find any instructions. I have an older energy rom and want to flash this new one onto my device. I notice there are three files in the zip file, Rhodium_SoftwareUpgrade.exe, RhodiumWAdvancedRUU.exe, and RHODIMG.nbh.

In my searches, I see references to the above two .exe files but no clear direction on what to do with each. Is sounds like the AdvancedRUU is some sort of tool to help flash the ROM? I keep seeing references to different tasks (task 28, 29, etc) but I'm not familiar with these tasks. i also don't have a storage card which seems to be necessary to utilize XDA_UA.

Should I run the AdvancedRUU and choose task 29 to reformat the phone (and this will prevent me from having to flash to a stock ROM first?), and then choose Task 28 to load the ROM?

Then what do I do with the SoftwareUpdate file? I also notice some instructions reference going into the bootloader screen, but another set of instructions indicates that if you flash via activsync, you don't have to boot into the bootloader screen.

I've read through the FAQ and searched the forum to no avail. Any direction would be great, thanks!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: RUU Flashing Tools

Check [Tool] Advanced ROM Update Utility For Rhodium w/ Task28, Task29 & Task32, it includes links to Task29, etc. And what to do after running Task29 to format the phone for a clean install.

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Cab added to this post to create missing link to UTaskConfig.exe in Apr.26 Energy ROM: Re: uTask - Kill ArkSwitch & Save RAM
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] tazmajazz:
thanks! I had read those same instructions in a different thread but it didn't have the link to task 29.

so Task 29 will clear my phone's memory so its ready to accept a flash, so then I boot the phone in bootloader mode and use RhodiumWAdvancedRUU to run Task 28 to flash RHODIMG.nbh onto the phone.

What about Rhodium_SoftwareUpgrade? Do I run that from the PC after the ROM has been flashed to provide the device with additional software upgrades?

thanks!

taz
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Monfro:
The link to UTaskConfig.exe is where we used to have the link to AmebaSettings:

Start/Tools/X Button Settings

Or also:

Start/Settings/System/Task Manager

So it is useless a cab to install a shortcut to UTaskConfig.exe, when we already have it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
No. You can use either one. Not both. The AdvancedRUU is a tool that takes care of the task29 and task28 functions together. The Rhodium Software Upgrade is ONLY a task28 function. Use one or the other. Be advised, however, that task29 ends up scarring users who are new to it. Once you see the progress bar on the task29 function get to 99%, hold down the volume down button until it restarts into the tri-colored bootloader screen. Then you are free to flash a ROM like normal. If you don't hold down the volume key and it reboots, the device will simply hang at the splash screen forever since there is no OS to load anymore. You will then need to press the reset button while holding volume down to get to the bootloader again. It's simply less hassle to just hold it while the task29 finishes than to do it after. Hopefully this explains it further for you.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Most of those cabs are useless. Best to just ignore them. This is yet another reason why...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mmalka:
That is what you get when you have people talking about what they don't know... I am seeing this too often.

There is an old and wise say: "It’s better to keep quiet and have people think you stupid, than to talk and confirm it"...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
I've seen a lot of useless cabs and useless posts on this thread lately...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: Attribution & uTask & Task Manager v3.3 Links

"...Start/Tools/X Button Settings" - Then it's mislabelled and with the wrong icon as it opens uTaskConfig instead of Ameba Settings, the app that this link was created for in previous ROMs.

"Or also: Start/Settings/System/Task Manager..." - Again mislabelled and with the wrong icon as it opens uTaskConfig instead of said Task Manager.

And where is the link to Task Manager v3.3 in the ROM's Start Menu? :rolleyes: Maybe under email or something? :D

Cabs may be useless to you but when I was a newbie I really appreciated them because I did not know how to use Total Commander or Registry editor, etc. It's just for convenience to some users. Just don't download them if you don't need them.

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Attribution & Birth Certificate

Maybe you missed this post in this thread by Chainfire, a senior moderator about attribution?

I don't think it's a joke for the app creators to get credit and/or tips & Thanks for their work.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
Yeah but if he asked first, instead of jumping to conclusions, posting screenshots filled with red arrows, writing a huge post about nothing, he would have known that.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
I didn't feel it was necessary to make a link to the new taskmanger because *I* personally don't like its awful UI. The only reason it exists in he ROM is for its better handling of XML file for XDA_UC. If you have a problem with that, go use another ROM. Better yet, do us a favor and just.. use another ROM. Go bug other chefs (and users).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
Chainfire's post is not the law. In case you missed it, look at my title as well.

Drop the damn "credit" thing already.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: Hail to the Chef & uTaskConfig Link

Where does it say in the Forum Rules that in NRGZ28's threads, only praises are permitted? :confused: Thanks on some of my posts show that some users appreciated them if you don't.

I think that your ROMs got perfected over the years by your work but also by thousands of posts by users contributing with bugs reports, pointers, solutions & new features suggestions, etc, etc.

I searched Energy ROM Apr.26 with Total Commander and the keyword uTask and no .link appeared in the results so I assumed that there was not any instead of clicking on all the links in Start & it's sub-folders to try to see if there was a mislabelled one linking to UTaskConfig.exe.

Why such a reaction for a detail pointer? I'm not saying that the Apr.26 ROM is cr@p & I'm sure that several users did not know how to tweak uTask. If you are one of those, Thank the uTask Missing Link post to show that it was useful to you please. :cool:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] motisu:
WARNING: Off topic !!

I think that we are all (or mostly all ) sick of this badgering back and forth with no end in sight. Isn't there any way to ban someone from specific threads?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: Badgering

Could you quote me the phrase(s) in the uTask Missing Link post that you consider "badgering" or were you alluding to these posts made in relation to it? :confused:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] rkub:
I don't think you're getting the point Joe... We all understand you have your own opinions, but after being told to drop the subject on numerous times you still feel the need to bring it back up every few days or weeks... I think everyone here is getting tired of your rants on the subject...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Wodka:
I don´t have infinity and maybe I had different problem with HF in my car, but I had to delete settings exporter Bluetooth files (exported settings of bluetooth), then I had to delete the handsfree connection set by the Settings Exporter in TP2 and pair the HF again. Before - I could not connect to my HF with Energy from April. I could with stock rom. Now everything works flawlesly.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: uTask Icon & Link Fix With Total Commander

Thanks for the pointer. One can use Start > Total Commander and navigate to Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools > tap & hold X Button Settings.lnk and Rename to uTask.lnk. Restart the phone & AMeBa's X icon will be replaced by uTask's icon with the word uTask under it.

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Rant?

What recent rant? Quote or link please. :confused:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mmalka:
Suggestions

Guys,

My suggestions to deal with improper posts or behaviors:

1- Avoid replying. Do not take the bait.

2- Report improper posts to XDA by clicking on the triangle with an exclamation mark inside (on the right side of the post). Hopefully, with enough reports some permanent action will be taken.

3- Add the person to the ignore list (what I will do as soon as I post this message).

Let's go back to discussing USEFUL things about the ROM. Talking about that, NRGZ was interested in feedback about the replacement of Ameba. I haven't seen many comments about it. Any SIGNIFICANT gains or losses?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Guys, please don't fall for the troll bait. When you reply, I have to read the quotes in your replies..... Kind of defeats the purpose of the ignore function.

Also, proper feedback was requested by the chef about changing from Ameba to uTask. Those of you who flashed the new ROM should try it out and report what you think (minus useless screen shots and requests for thanks.)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
uTask and S2U2

I have noticed one thing...for S2U2 users...

The long press Home key is set by NRG to \Windows\DeviceLock.exe

S2U2 users may want to reassign this key to:

\Program Files\S2U2\s2u2.exe

Otherwise, you will get the default lock when performing a "long press" with uTask.

To change, go to Start, Tools, X Button Settings; select "Home key (long press)"; move to "Configure key" tab; change the "File:" location to \Program Files\S2U2\s2u2.exe
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
New 4/26 Build and WiMoSpeed

I flashed the new build and had to "notch-down" my WiMoSpeed from 787.2 to 768.0

I may have not given the ROM enough time to "settle"...but I got 3-4 freezes in a row (a couple of times while in Total Commander; a couple of times while viewing email).

Since slowing down to 768.0 I have had no freezes...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
Everyone take a break and cool off.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
Deleted post....
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] daviddallas:
Thanks, but not really sure what you mean by "delete settings exporter Bluetooth files" and "delete the handsfree connection set by the Settings Exporter". Can you or someone point to location of files in the first part and do you mean just make sure the phone isn't in the bluetooth device list or something else?

Thanks...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
He's basically saying to delete the pairing of the two devices on your phone and try to set it up again without XDA_UC.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] BillBunyip:
Thanks

Geez I only just finished flashing and setting up the 23Apr ROM, and there is a new one out! Well there goes work this morning. :o

Thanks for continuing to make such great ROMS. I always used your ROMs on my TP that was killed by cyclone YASI, and it was largely the availability and active development of your ROM that convinced me to get a TP2 rather than an android/WM7 replacement. And so far I am loving it. Although old now, your ROM, WinStart and WinMoSpeed on the TP2 are making me very happy. :)

(Donation confirmation number: 86E84066217814345)

Cheers
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jakfish:
Video Playback: Color vs Black-and-White

I'd like to compare notes with other users who have Touch Pro 2s and watch movies on sd cards.

First off, I think NRG and other chefs have nailed the codec settings and reconciled the Video vs. HQ Youtube dilemma. So my problems with the current video playback are not with the ROMs, but with the hardware itself. And I've been using a workaround and wonder if anybody has another one

In NRG's more recent ROMs, gone is the major stuttering. Audio syncs as well. However, I still find a lack of fluidity in the physical character motion as evidenced in the ANGEL HEART sample I uploaded. At least on my TP2, when Mickey Rourke enters the office, throws his coat, etc, the execution isn't nearly as smooth as it is playing on the desktop.

[I convert with DVDCatalyst, but I find the same problems with HandBrake and that HTC-only converter available in XDA,]

But THEN, on my sd card, I put SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, which happens to be in black-and-white, and the smoothness of the video was startling. I've been downloading and converting from http://www.archive.org/details/movies and with great success, since all the movies are B&W.

For instance, THE LADY VANISHES (a really good Hitchcock movie) plays without complaint.

Does anybody else think this might be a color thing? That the color rendering simply asks too much of the hardware?

I'm too much of an amateur to do anything other than speculate. But I have removed all color films on my sd card, replaced them w/ with more playable B&W films.

Any thought on this?

Jake
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
WiFi Toggle Switch

Is anyone using the WiFi toggle switch as a CHT quick link?

It is properly turning on and turning off my WiFi connection, but the blue on/off indicator is not moving...staying in "off" position.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] bipinsen:
I use it.. Just tried it.. Works.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
I just downloaded your Angel Heart sample on my device and PC. I played both at the same time. They sync'd up perfectly! I had no stutter on my device...it actually looked better on the phone than it did on the PC!!

Sorry I couldn't help...

But maybe you could answer a question for me. What is the player that comes up by default when I play the mp4 file (that was the first time I've used that I believe!! :o).

The first time I played the Angel Heart sample, S2U2 kicked in...and I need to add the app to the exception list...what is the name of the app's exe file?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] hilaireg:
Please Be Considerate & Respectful

@ALL:

Chef's who provide custom ROM's for your enjoyment spend a considerable amount of time and effort doing so. Most chefs - if not all - do this as a hobby outside of their personal and work commitments. Donations they may receive most certainly does not begin to compensate them for the countless hours they put in.

As you may have already gathered, custom ROM's often include features that make them unique to a particular chef.

If a custom ROM does not meet all the requirements you may have in mind, you can choose to install additional features or alternatively, seek a different ROM. If you just can't find that "perfect" custom ROM, you can opt to create your own custom ROM as there are plenty of ROM kitchens available for such purposes.

Custom ROM threads, such as this one, are intended to provide feedback to the chef. When posting such feedback, it is often helpful to post the nature of the problem, steps to reproduce, and any workaround you have encountered. Custom ROM threads are not intended for complaining, demanding of features, trolling, and other such nefarious intentions - they serve no purpose and are not constructive.

Additionally, keep in mind that the chef may or may not choose to address the issue; that is their prerogative.

Lastly, please stay on topic for the thread.

There is no reason to be disrespectful even if you disagree with another member's comments ... agree to disagree and move on.

We're all here for the same reason ... to do k00l stuff for our devices.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jerryhou85:
Happened to me once, and it goes back to normal after a reset...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
Thanks jerryhou85...that's what fixed it for me too!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jerryhou85:
All the MSFT Windows systems are the same, sometimes all you need is just a reset... :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] osiedacz:
I saw that you already have this sorted, but I'll point out something I've noticed about all of the CHT toggles. Sometimes if you add the toggle or boot your phone and the toggle starts out in the opposite position of the actual setting on your phone, it will toggle the setting the first time or two you hit it but not move itself. Then once your toggle is in sync with the phone's setting, it works fine going forward.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Joe Bleau:
Re: .MP4 Default Player & WiFi Toggle Switches

HTCVideoPlayer.exe. Recent post on the subject here and here.

It's a question of taste for that icon because there are already other options by default in Apr.26:

Tap taskbar on the right side > tap on cellular's network icon > Comm Manager > WiFi toggle switch.

Tap & hold soft Start button > Comm Manager > WiFi toggle switch.

Home > Action > WiFi toggle button.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] motisu:
Works fine by me too.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Monfro:
I agree that the UI of TaskManager 3.3 is really horrible.

As posted before, seems like uTask is working really well: fluid and fast response.

As Ultrashot wrote:

I also like uTask's icon, that can be mapped to launch 1-2 programs.

In the Rhodcdma forum all the guys that commented about it, considered uTask an improvement over Ameba.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] awalt:
I have this switch in my first row of links, and seems to be working fine - I just toggled it a few times to watch it closely, with no problems.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] diekee:
does anyone know what happened to the tp2 dutch "reference" rom? the links in the folder have all disappeared (http://hotfile.com/list/855264/cecd630)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jakfish:
@wmg316--

JB's correct; it is HTCVideoPlayer.exe. WMP is at times the default for other video encoding. You can tell by the icon as well, in TC. WMP icon has the distinctive Windows look, while the HTC icon has the movie reel.

Interesting that playback is so effortless on your device--and under the hood, the Tilt2 and the TP2 are exactly the same, right?

Jake
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
I didnt download the samples... but could it be that the B & W movie has a lower bitrate ? I'd be more inclined to think it's that...

Yep. Let's see how it works from now on..
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] wmg316:
Thanks for answering, I don't get jb's posts...

I had WMP in the exception list...but I really can't recall ever using the HTC Player as this was the first movie I've played :o
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
I'm thinking I should try a batch of ROMs with WinMo speed cooked in and enabled at a decent freq. Something like.. 720 or so ? What's the general consensus on a decent speed ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] vinceweis:
I use 710 and 748. I have occasional problems at 748. I usually stick to default unless I need the extra and I put a few links to different speeds to quickly switch from one to another. I often boot to XDAndroid to play around and if I forget to put it at stock speed, the boot fails and I have to start over again.

I don't know why this would need to be cooked in since it is easy to add and use by the user. I suppose it would enhance the performance of your ROM for those who don't investigate and tweak on their own. I can always switch back to standard speed when I need to.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jakfish:
I use 748, though other users have gone higher. Something in the low 700s should be okay, as long as the speed change link isn't in the Startup directory.

Jake
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
Well it would have to be in the startup... right ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jerryhou85:
Only if you want the phone running at certain speed from startup...

I've set it up at 768 for half day... it seems ok... gonna let it run for 2 or 3 days to check the stability...