[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] pemrose:
I LOVE this ROM, but...

I absolutely LOVE this ROM. Can't thank you enough TAEL - and when I get paid after Christmas a donation will be heading your way for sure!

BUT... I seem to be experiencing an issue... My phone seems to fail everyday. And like, every day. I am not a novice user (MCSE + years of experience in industry). After setting up my phone for the fifth time I invested in SPB backup - and damn that is some good software! I have restored my phone about 5-6 times using it already! FYI: I am not trying to restore a backup from a previous ROM upgrade or anything silly like that - this snapshot was from this latest ROM.

So... I'm wondering what could be causing me the issue. It's a UK O2 XDA Touch Pro model. Obviously unlocked, latest radio version. I have cleared all reminents of old installs, Windows folder, Programs folder etc from the Storage Card. I have tried the update from the Storage Card directly (RAPHIMG.nbh) and via USB / ActiveSync. There are no problems installing the ROM and the phone boots fine. No checksum issues on download etc. I always perform a hard reset for the first install now as well using Vol Down and Enter key, Vol Up, etc.

Once setup I have the following I use heavily. Phone is synced with Exchange 2010 (seems to be fine, although it does set a password security policy). I also use Twitter, Facebook and the Youtube accounts from HTC / Sense. (Twitter especially - love it!) They all seem to work fine (although for all of the above I have to check enable Roaming, since I am in Canada on Fido, and not in the UK as expected). I then install the following Apps - EVERYTHING is installed to the Device and never to the Storage Card:

- TomTom 6 (ok, so the maps are on SD, but not the App)

- Swype (tried without)

- Set home key / start menu button cab (tried without)

- Pocket Uno

- Google Maps

- SPB Backup (tried without)

- WM6 RDP Client (tried without)

I was previously installing the following but gave up in case they were the cause (appears that they're not):

- Live Mesh

- Resco File Explorer 2010

- myPlayer

- Pocket RAR

- Skype

- vxUtil

After about 24 hours the phone starts to freeze up. I can gain access to the Task Manager using Long Dial Key and end all apps. I have also tried using CleanRAM on Level 2, but nothing is restored functionally. Lots of the shortcuts in Sense (ie: program launches under the clock) and even the start menu stop responding or can't find the application to launch. ActiveSync stops syncing - even manually with an "attention required" even though the Exchange Server never goes down. I can power down, but whether I do that or soft reset (even after ending all open apps successfully either via Task Manager or CleanRAM) the phone starts with the "setting up your phone" TAEL splash screen. Sometimes (rarely) it won't boot past the initial splash screen with ROM version etc. Once again the phone is back to the stock image with all my changes removed.

On the plus side, restoring from SPB Backup is quick and reliable and gives me another 24 hours without any problem. FYI: I'm not using Alarms either. So I guess the question is... any one else have the same or similar problem? Are any of the apps I'm installing not compatible? From the forums it appears not. Perhaps it is my device?? Although it does function well for a good period of time and gave me no trouble before the ROM upgrade.

Must say: LOVE this ROM. It's fast and the features are great. Shame it's not as "ready to use" as an iPhone out of the box (as it were) and takes a while to setup Exchange, install apps, etc. Restoring (really helpful) is getting a little old now though, and I just want to make sure I'm not restoring the same problem time and time again :(

Any advice would be appreciated. Can't wait for the next release!

Happy holidays & New Year's wishes to all.

Thanks in advance.

J.