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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Had some problems with my WinXP not booting last night so haven't been able to do anything. Just fixed it so I can work on the ROM, I'll have something out next week if I don't get anymore unexpected interruptions.

EDIT: I feel like Samsung hardly put any effort into this and did this in no more than a day. Stuff's been changed to work for 6.5 but...there's still WM6.1 stuff in the OEM...I guess I shouldn't be surprised for a phone that's almost 2 years old...

EDIT 2: Only cleaned up the AT&T crap somewhat so far and built a ROM to see how things are running. The icons in the start menu have been made smaller by Samsung, I'm not sure whether I want to leave it like that or not yet. On that note, scrolling seems to be a lot more smoother. Also it seems Samsung merged SMS and MMS sending into one screen, but because of that whenever you send a SMS or MMS you'll get the "Sending" screen as if you're sending a MMS. Well the good news is that the i907 now has a 6.5 native kernel thanks to the update so things should be much better from here on out. Attached are a few screenshots for now until I have something that's more ready to be released.

Haha sure if I was one of their employees =P

Good luck with that. At least they actually gave us an update.

The problem is the ID1 update broke the phone part not the ROM. Right now its too early to know if it causes any more problem since not enough people have applied the update nor used it long enough if they had. As for the 3rd question, you can assume that but at the same time the GPS problems from the ID1 update will never be fixed for post ID1 users if they never apply the new official 6.5 update, regardless if the cooked ROMs that they use are based off of it. Although Samsung screwed up last time, I don't think they're pathetic enough to screw up a 2nd time in a row on the same exact phone.

For post ID1 users who are having the GPS problems, and are REALLY annoyed about it, I'd say go for the official update and hope it fixes the GPS. If you're a pre-ID1 user like me, who never applied the 1st update, then I'd recommend against it and just sticking to cooked ROMs. Anyways that's just my opinion on the matter, so take it with a grain of salt.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] m.e.:
I've had ID1 update already installed, so I had nothing to lose and installed this one too. The GPS issues seem completely fixed - GPS lock is very fast, and after quiting Google Maps, the CPU usage is low (with ID1 it stayed at about 60% all the time and drained the battery).

Of course, nobody knows yet whether Samsung screwed up something else in phone part - we'll know in about a week, after many people use the phone.

So if you've ID1 - go and install new update, you can always go back to ID1. If you have the original ROM - consider waiting for a week to be safe.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lttung:
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...ATT/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=support

6.5 available
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] veener79:
Not seeing link for download. :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeNsTrKe15:
when you go the the webpage you are at the Manuals download page. next to Manual you will see Software, click it and then the executable files should show
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] veener79:
Thanks now I see it. Link will not work. :( I get the pop up window, I check agree, then hit close. After that nothing. :(

Anyone know if if this fixes GPS battery issues? I do not have the ID1 update so my phone works OK. Have been using roms from this site.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gistofit:
people (both ID1 and non-ID1 users) have reported gps being better. especially the ID1 updaters who had their gps break and their device.exe using up their cpu and battery. haven't read any negatives yet aside from the standard samsung "bloatware". You aren't an ID1 updater but it is a no-brainer update if you were.

back to basics:

is your browser blocking it? check to make sure it is allowing the site to show pop-ups

i just did it and it worked....at first firefox blocked it and then i just click the link again and it opened without going through the "agreement" window again.

so i think it is your computer. good luck!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] m.e.:
the new video driver also appears faster, at least scrolling in home screen, IE and other apps is very smooth now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
I also noticed this, if I could have only one thing ported from Samsung's 6.5 ROM, it would be this - no cooked ROM had start menu scrolling smooth like this...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] veener79:
Thanks,

It must be my PC. :( I also installed google Chrome and it still will not work. :( Not sure what is going on with my PC. Anyone know of a direct link to the download other then the link posted?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
It's not your PC, it's Samsung's crappy javascript. Just open it in Internet Explorer and it should work, Chrome didn't show the eula popup for me.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
USB modem

Im having some problem installing the official 6.5 from samsung cause when running the program it always say that USB modem driver not detected on the system when in fact its already installed. im running on windows XP
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] heineken78:
Ask your ROMchiefs to delete Lockstream and MITSMAN related **** from rom.

I have deleted 1/3 of samsung drivers and 90% of Sasmungs oem on i780. And everything works fine on microsoft default ..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Well I'm almost done and ready to release a new cooked ROM, just some finishing touches here and there and it'll be up. Its morning where I am now, I'll probably have a ROM up by the afternoon or evening. Just need to iron out a few things.

Yeah I'll have to agree on that. Even the cooked ROM based off the official 6.5 is a lot smoother right now. I haven't installed the official update yet so I can't compare to it but its very smooth right now on the test ROM I'm running. Well, now that our phone's got a native 6.5 kernel, it plays a major role in it, at least I think it does.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
Could you release a new cooked ROM based on this official Rom from SS???

U can take advantage both the stable feature and customization on that.

I have just update to the official WM6.5, it so smooth and stable but some ATnT property annoy me so much.Will be better if removed.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
uggh I like how the scrolling is faster and the mouse is fixed on the new Official rom but I am so used to 6.5.x! D=
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
I'm happy to announce that the new ROM is now released! Check first post for download. To clarify, new ROM is based on the official 6.5 update so the mouse issue has been fixed (I bet people are still gonna ask...). I used build 23668 for this ROM, I was going to go with either the 216xx branch or 246xx branch however because of the annoyance of both the 216xx branch's new SMS enhancement and the 246xx sending new SMS issues, I opted for the 236xx for now at least. Also expect something new this week or the upcoming week. Anyways hope everyone enjoys.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] friend4u:
I flashed with official samsung update but unhappy with that.

1. It has all at&t crap

2. problem with connecting to internet out of box.

3. No slide to unlock etc.

4. No slide to answer or ignore when in lock mode ( i have to punch in password to receive call)

etc.etc.

I didn't flast 23668 rom. But want to know whether it has slide to unlock etc features?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
The same problems too. I already config right way but still not connect to the 3G network.

This official rom may be mix of WM 6.1 and 6.5 style. I that is good, not need to more splendid.Less consuming RAM is better.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Are you using IE? If so then its cause of the Proxy Manager that AT&T put in the ROMs. You have to go into Proxy Manager to get IE to connect, or you can flash my ROM which already addresses this issue. AT&T for some reason decided to disable the 6.5 lockscreen on the official ROM. Its just a registry edit to get it back or you can try S2U2. My ROM uses the built-in WM6.5 lockscreen.

Are you using my ROM or the official update? You should be able to connect if you're using my ROM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
Wow, beautiful, thanks! I already flashed it and so far so good - the mouse artifacts are gone and the speed is excellent! 3G works well as usual and GPS too (I didn't expect Samsung's update to magically fix weak reception and 3-10 minutes long fix without AGPS (I am from outside the US and didn't find a way to get AGPS working with non-AT&T operator), and it didn't happen :)).

If you have a minute: I have restored my backup and now I have no comm manager (no CommManager.exe, CommManager.lnk or CommManagerLink.exe), could you please check whether it was in the original ROM?

I don't know whether it was missing in ROM or whether my restore somehow deleted it, but if it was really missing, that means that CommManager was missing in Samsung's original ROM too (which would be another huge fu*kup for them :)).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Glad to hear. Guess Samsung finally did something right for once though its still too early to judge =\

I don't recall there being a CommManager and I just double checked both the original 6.1 ROM and the new update and neither had it. Perhaps it was from nhathoa's ROM? Oh yeah CommManager's usually HTC's thing.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
Well done Fenrir

I've flashed the official rom and re-flashed with your ROM, here are something i see:

1.Network is ok now (not ATnT subscriber)

2.This rom may be litter (100 MB free instead of 97 MB free)

3.The UI is not good as the official rom (in my opinion the little icon is so sharp, and better, the upper and lower bar take place so much space--->hope a new change in the newer one)

4.All ATnT soft (not be used outside US) were removed.

5.Some theme in official rom is better than yours.

Thank for your contribution.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
download link

download link leads to hotfile and cant seem to download on it cause it kept saying im already dpwnloading a file which im not. can someone can post a different link? 4shared maybe... thanks in advance!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
100mb instead of 97mb is just the page pool. Surprisingly ATT jacked it up to 15mb. ATT made the icons display smaller, but the UI is the same. I deleted the ATT skin which made everything revert to the default Windows settings which made the icons look bigger and less sharp. Its only the Samsung/ATT icons that are like that. I haven't done any custom editing on any of my ROMs so far, only cleaned out the AT&T crap and made fixes where needed.

Here you go
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
thanks to .fenrir

thank you so much for the time and effort for this .fenrir! downloading your rom now!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] m.e.:
Wow, a fantastic build. With fixed Phone module (thanks, Samsung, you can be useful sometimes too, if only you could do it earlier) and new WM build - it rocks.

The only glitch I've noticed with this ROM - Proxy Manager sneaked into System settings, using icon from Version applet. I could not care less though :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
Thank fenrir, looking for the better one in the near future.

May be more than one version to choose.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
Hmm, I looked around, and really - I must have meant the Wireless manager, the one that looks like this:

It is in your ROM, named wrlsmgr.exe, so the problem must have been with my restore (that replaced link to wireless manager with the one to HTC's comm manager, that was in the ROM i used before). Sorry for taking your time, and thanks!

Also, could anyone please export me their HKLM/Security/ResOver/Bitmaps key? I have accidentaly restored the older battery icon prefs, and have messed up the battery icon, as the old icon indexes point into now changed icon dll...

Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] heineken78:
Just delete this entry to get wlsmgr by default.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\WrlsMgr]

"Redirect"="\\Windows\\CommManager.exe"
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
Thanks, I already googled this key, changed it to wrlsmgr.exe and it works :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
.fenrir roms

i tried .fenrir roms im so glad bout the result... its smooth and as of now got no issues. still testing it. by the way, do you have any themes that would be great on our epix?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
input settings

where do we find the input settings on the new rom? like for keyboard. can't seem to find it. the keyboard seems to be too small. sorry for a newbie question....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
@Fenrir

After i flash my device using your ROM, every ok, but now the symptom when i connect to the 3G network with correct APN (i can't see the "proxy manager" like former version) is can not connect with the messege "cannot connect for an unknow reason.To check your connection setting and change them if needed, tap setting..."

Please advice.

Thank
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Haha wow, I didn't even notice. Must've slipped through when I was testing it on my own. Maybe I should just leave it in, it seems to actually be working in this ROM compared to my earlier ones where it didn't work at all although it should be checked at all times =\

Here you go.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\security\ResOver\Bitmaps]
"BatteryIconLevels"=dword:00000065
"BatteryIconIdStart"=dword:000003e9
"BaseDll"="phcanOverbmp.dll"
"BaseId"=dword:00000000

I'd suggest Livven's theme which works great on our phones, link's in the first post but that's the best I can think of off the top of my head. Just look around in the Themes forum for WM.

Well the WM6.5 builds have it automatically hidden in a way.

Delete Redirect under

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Input]
"Redirect"

Well it seems I didn't fully delete the Proxy Manager so it is still in the Settings. Hmmm I'm not sure why its not connecting to 3G. If I remember correctly you said you're not on AT&T so could be the built-in AT&T settings conflicting, did you run the Data Config when you first booted the phone?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
Thanks!

Also, I have made a nice red-black theme based on mix of HTC black and Rock and Republic, but I need to go through files, select just the needed ones, rename them to not mix with others, and pack it - bear with me, I'll upload it here once it's ready.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
Voila - just published: [Theme] [320x320, 128dpi] Epix i907/i780 Rock and Republic vs. HTC Black theme
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gistofit:
what program do you use for the soft reset?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
Just added link to first post here. Looks good, I'll try it out when I'm done messing around with the ROMs.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
This one: SoftReset.PPC2003.cab
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danbutter:
Password for hard reset?

on my raph it is always type in 1234 and hit yes, but 1234 doesn't work here and the format is different.

May not even really need to, but force of habit after years of flashing new roms to hard reset and now I can't...well not this way anyway.

First time flashing epix...(wife's phone).

======================EDIT=======================

Found another way to do it, but would still like to know the password

Here is how I did it:

# Manual Hard Reset

1. Remove your SIM card before performing a Manual Hard Reset

to prevent loss of SIM-specific information.

2. Make sure your Samsung Epix is powered off.

3. Press and hold the H key.

4. Press the Power On key until the device starts to boot up (red light will flash).

5. Immediately release the power key while continuing to press the H key.

6. Wait for the Format Mode screen to appear.

7. Release the H key and follow the on-screen instructions.

Got this info from mysamsungepix.com
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
The hard reset pass is also 1234 on the Epix, unless you changed it. If that doesn't work you can turn off the phone, press and hold the 'H' button and power on the device until you're given the option to hard reset. From there its self explanatory, just follow the on-screen instructions.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danbutter:
Oops! Ii guess we were typing at the same time there.

well I swear I tried 1234, but maybe I messed it up.

Either way the rom is looking good so far.

Thanks for the effort and sharing it here!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
Hi fenrir

When i started my epix at the first time after flash (or hard reset) i just go to start>setting>connection , here i didn't see the "connection wizard" icon like previous version (may be it omit in 6.5) and so i tap the "connections" icon . the link "automatically configure connect" not work ( i think this will let me chose country>operator and automatically config for me)

so i must add new modem connection with the correct APN (that work with your previous ROM version ) but cann't connect at all.

Thank very much.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
performing full reset

a question for .fenrir, do we have to perform a full reset after installing the 6.5 update? like the one in samsung procedure here:

http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=239247
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
128dpi 96dpi 192dpi

a noob question again, what is the screen resolution of fenrir's new rom? is it 128dpi, 96dpi or 192dpi. sorry for this, im just confuse bout this.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] heineken78:
fenrir, if you clean up samsungs stuff u will need to cook within ADC package from MS, or HTC Connection Setup to setup connections.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] keff:
it is 128dpi
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] heineken78:
Question to i907 user.

Does it seems that Epix has standalone backlight behind brighness on screen?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
thanks keff!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
.fenrir

.fenrir do you recommend using realVGA on your rom? and what are the needed cabs to be installed?

and is it possible to rearrange the today screen like "phone, voicemail and clock etc..."?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] epro2k7:
Hi every one.

If i want to keep the official ROM WM 6.5 update, but want to customize it like: remove ATnT things and can use connection on other network, who know what to do?

Big thank
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] .fenrir:
When you first boot up your phone there should be an Automatic Data Configuration asking to set up the network for you. You should have chosen Yes on that screen as it does configure everything for you.

Personally I rarely hard reset my phone after I flash it but I guess its more of a "saving time" kind of thing when I'm working on the ROMs. Honestly its up to you. Lots of people would recommend it but personally I've had no problems not doing it though I'd probably lean towards a yes if I really had to choose.

I always include ADC from MS =\

I think so, though the backlight could just be a higher brightness. =\ Then again the backlight should be stand alone since the keyboard lights don't turn on if the backlight is disabled.

Up to you. As for the cabs they're floating around somewhere in the trashcan's Epix thread but those were made for build 28008 so there's no guarantee it'll work on my ROM. I haven't put forth the effort to make a 96dpi ROM yet but last time I tried there were problems. I'll probably attempt it again sometime soon.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jazua:
Thanks alot fenrir!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pojir:
Hello,

I have some troubles with the update. Here is what I did:

...previously I was using fenrir's ROM 23563 v2 + I had ID1 update, I did all the updates on a clean installation of Win XP SP3...

1) update using the official updater for XP. Update went OK, I checked that the OS worked OK.

2) update to fenrir's 23668 ROM using USDL GrandPrix for XP. Everything went fine.

3) I tried to use GPS but with no success - all the programs were still saying "acquiring satellites" or sth like that - just like with ID1 only.

4) according to the samsung FAQ I checked if the update was successfull by typing *#1234# and found this:

The PDA field (where should be 'pi907UCJD1') is empty (maybe because of fenrir's ROM?).

In the Phone field (where should be 'i907UCJD1') is 'i907UCID1' - as if I haven't done the official WM6.5 update.

5) I tried to re-flash the phone once again using the official WM6.5 updater. The update hanged at "Downloading EBOOT 98%" so I pulled out the battery etc.

6) I successfully did a hard reset of the phone.

7) another official re-flash - this time it hanged at "Downloading EBOOT 2%".

8) another official reflash - hanged at "Downloading EBOOT".

9) reflash to the fenrir's 23668 ROM - successful.

10) official reflash - hanged at "Downloading EBOOT 2%"

11) official reflash - hanged at "Downloading EBOOT"

So for now I think I'm stuck with ID1 + fenrir's new 23668 ROM. I must note that the phone was functional and able to boot the OS all the time between these flashes.

Can anybody help me what to do now?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gajju:
Thanks a bunch .fenrir. I have installed your cooked rom and so far I am impressed with the performance of the device. Everything looks fantastic so far. I had trashcan's rom before and I can see the improvement in the speed and response with your cooked rom. The GPS response if very quick. I used garmin as well as iGo8 and both found satellite even though I was sitting inside my apartment.

I have one question. I there any today's screen plugin for Epix similar to HTC HD2 that has big time display. I like it a lot but don't know where to get it and how to incorporate it. Thanks a bunch again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] m.e.:
The official update did not update the PHONE part of your ROM. It happened to me several times as well, the official update hangs after updating PDA, and never updated phone, so I had ID1 there as well, while PDA was Samsung's 6.5. I've no idea what causes the problem, but seen several reports of this bug. For me it helped to reboot the machine, plug Epix to different USB port and repeat again. Or try to find another PC to run official update. It worth trying, really made GPS shine.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] justDave:
One more thing I'd recommend. Make sure your battery is fully charged. I've had a lot of failed flashes when using a partially discharged battery but never when using a fully charged battery.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pojir:
m.e.: thanks for the advice, I'll try that.

But anyway - if someone could somehow extract from the updater the bin images to be used with USDL grandprix, I would really appreciate that.

EDIT: after a couple of reboots and about a dozen of flashes it finally works :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pojir:
OK, I have my phone fully working now but there is a problem with GPS. When I try to connect to GPS, phone tries to dial data connection to "ims.cingular", which obviously fail, because I don't use AT&T but Vodafone CZ. I haven't found any way where to change it, nor any registry value containing string ims.cingular. Is there any way to change this behaviour?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] veener79:
I installed the offical update and I am loving it except for all the extra software. I need a better theme. I did not have the ID1 update. Now my GPS locks on very fast. I can even lock on in my house. I could never do that since I owned the phone.

Just wondering if I get one of the cooked roms will that still keep all these nice tweeks for better GPS? I just want to make sure.