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[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Hi all NEON400 users, they asked me to make a rom for you guys, so I decided to give it a go.

Before you flash this rom just make sure you did THIS.

I recommanded to flash through sd-card:

1. Format SD card to FAT32

2. Copy the NBH file and rename it to NEOCIMG.nbh (already did that ;) )

3. Pull and reinsert the battery

4. Press the camera button and the power button

5. Complete update process, press power to start.

6. Reset using button beside USB when completed.

Just keep in mind this is only a testrelease, I can not test it myself because I don't have a NEON400.

Before you place a comment, please people only place comments about this rom and don't place such comments as "'your is better then deepankerjha's rom or deephankerjha's rom is much better then yours''.

We are only trying to help you so keep the comments friendly. :)

Just one thing be aware you use it at your own risk.

Goodluck and plse keep me informed asap.

Special thanks

NEON 13-01 Original OEM no EXT

NEON 13-02 Stripped OEM no EXT

NEON 13-03 Stripped OEM few EXT

Just want to say thanks to thesteve42 for pointing me in the right direction

The reason I added 3 versions is because a NEON400 user is willing to help me to make a rom for the NEON400, so I really need feedback

Plse also take a look HERE and try to see which cab's works on the NEON400

Pictures are from Neon 2

Have fun,

Note: Didn't add Neon RUU in the link, so download the zipfile to make it complete for flashing, not needed by flashing through sd-card
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Thanks Rata! I'll test this tonight!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Rata, I flashed it twice and it won't boot. It gets stuck at the second splash screen (the Telus one).

I flashed once, tried to boot it, flashed a second time then tried to boot then I hard reset and tried to boot. It didn't boot once. It also doesn't show the ROM and Radio information like it usually does in the splash screen.

thanks for the effort. I'll keep testing.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay, thanks for the info, I'll switch from kitchen and release another build asap.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
New build on top,

Goodluck
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Beautiful! This one boots perfectly! Will let you know about any issues. Seems very very fast. I believe it has something to do with the cube having been removed.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Okay, one issue is with the SMS tab in Titanium. It doesn't show the texts. See the attached screenshots.

Is there some reg setting that'll take care of this? It seems like it should be simple.

Also, in the 3rd screenshot there are two versions of USBtoPC...only the one of the left works.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
A couple other issues probably relating to the same things:

When I plug in the USB cord I get an error on popup.

I cannot send text messages. I think it has something to do with the SMS program? SMS receive works and call place and receive also works. Cannot test data as this phone doesn't have a data plan.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Great, it's working, I take a look at the reg setting and inform you asap about that, just need to know if all the function are working.

So I attached a checklist, please take a look at it.

For now have fun with testing.

Rataplan
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
It seems that you are a bit quicker then my reply, please see the checklist and I'll try to release another build asap.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
oops, sorry :D

Yes, Preconfig launches - works perfectly

Phone boots in 28 seconds

IR N/A

Wifi N/A

BT works

No data plan so cannot test data, however EV is displayed which is the proper image

BT connects to my PC but have not tested A2DP or standard headset.

MMS untested

SMS receives but does not send

Hardware keyboard works but there is no t9 multi-tap.

Button pressed will only type the first letter printed (i.e. QW key only types q...5GH key only types 5 etc)

Slide of keyboard performs no screen action.

Voicemail prompts

Dialer has a vertical scroll bar which can scroll for a while. Weird. See screenshots.

Dialer buttons function properly

Background is proper

Smart Dial works properly

Smart Dial is readable

Ringtones work

Calls place correctly

Incoming announced correctly

Missed calls recorded correctly

Memory and phone info is correct (see screenshot)

Will ignore program testing for now

ROM version is displayed

Phone feels very very fast (as compared to the stock 6.1 and another 6.5 ROM)

Unsure what pagepool is set to now or what the effects of it;s change would be.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Telus neon400 user here :D

In addition to the last post, I can't turn bluetooth on or off from the communication manager (the HTC thingy :p)

However, I can turn it on manually if I go to Start -> Settings-> Bluetooth

Just a note...the phone feels very fast compared to the stock 6.1 rom. Keep up the good work! :)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Thanks buddies

@ 88fingerslukee Thanks for testing and the testreport

@ IronSky Thanks for testing

Okay read the testresult from 88fingerslukee and I think the hard work for me is to get sms working, from what I can understand from the both of you, it's a pretty stable base to continue with, so this is what I'm gonna do right now is to create the same rom on my Niki and see if I have the same errors, after that I will release this one and a full rom.

Try to make it asap.

Really appreciate you guy's had the courage to test the release. :p

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
We really appreciate you taking the time to help us out with our ROM!

BTW, you don't know how much courage my testing takes! This is my girlfriend's phone and she uses it all the time (complaining about the Stock ROM all the way I might add). I have to wrestle it away from her to do the testing and then put it all back afterwards so she can actually use it. :p

Thanks again Rata, will test the new ROM as soon as you can release it.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Added new build
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
downloading now.

UPDATE:

Same issues persist, in both Manila and Titanium. I didn't notice this before, but "New" in the SMS Menu is grayed out. It will not allow the creation of a new message.

Dialer still has vertical scroll bar.

I have removed this ROM so that the GF can use her phone. Will test the next version.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay thanks, it seems that I deleted something so the new sms doesn't work, I have to check the complete build also have to check the dialer, thought I fixed it but there is still a vertical scrollbar, also take a look at that.

Thanks,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Thanks Rata, sorry about my short reply up there...I didn't have time to get all fancy with my words.

I didn't notice much change from the v.2 ROM except the speed was a little slower (most likely owing to Manila being included). All-in-all the touchscreen response on these ROMS is the best this phone has ever had. It's always been sluggish to respond but now it's snappy.

I think if we could port Android to this thing would be the best in the long run though.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
I already thought your GF wants her phone back ;)

It's correct for now I'm using the same build, if we solved all the issues it's easier to switch from build.

I'm glad the response is ok if someone of the NEON400 users find a way to get sms working by including a cab or something simular, plse let me know.

I know it's fun to play with Android but I can't help you with that. :o

Okay buddy, thanks for your reply and I will continu cooking.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
No...thank YOU!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Latest build has memory problems with TouchFLO running (has 6.56 mb free after a fresh reboot)

Launching any program will shut down touchflo which is a pain :p

SMS still dosn't function (I tried poking around in the registry but have no idea what keys i should modify :o Any hints?)

Scroll bar in dialer, Keyboard + t9 issues are still present.

GPS and camera both work correcty :)

EDIT: Cant wait for the next build :D
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Working on the next build, for the sms I can't find a problem just checking the whole registry, also have to take a look at touchflo, made the same rom on my Niki but there is sms and touchflo working.

For sms if you find a cab that is working plse keep me informed.

I will continu with the first build and if that is working I'll see what I can do with touchflo.

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Any way you can pull the sms program from the stock ROM build? Can you diff DJ's rom registry with yours and see what the changes are? His has working sms for whatever reason.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
That's just what I'm gonna do, I think I removed to much so I will double check everything, don't want that you guys have to flash an incomplete build.

Just a small tip, plse flash from sd-card is better for your device.

Hope to release asap.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Added Neon 4
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Sms still doesn't work (drats!) and I tried installing the cab you attached in the first post. That didn't work either as the sms program failed to launch after installing it :/ It launches but pressing any of the menu buttons closes the sms program :/

Volume control notification thingy has arrows that are way to small (It was good in ze last build)

Oh and the dialer doesn't have the scroll bar anymore, so you can cross that out of your things to do list :D

I attached screenies below for your viewing pleasure :p
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay I will delete the cab, is it possible that I can get a copy of the registry, it will make things a lot easier for me.

Have to take a look at that

Finally, thanks to d_train.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Finally, you can send and recieve text messages (yay!) but a few things got broken along the way...

SMS main window (screen03) touchscreen response is horrible (you have to press an item for 1-2 seconds for it to be registered as a click)

Ze menu button at the bottom does not work (It remains pressed when you touch it-> look at screen03)

Phone dialer doesn't pop up any more by pressing the green hardware button or by going to start -> phone (screen04...it just stays highlighted)

Software keyboard (the HTC one) doesn't type anything into the text area. It shows up and registers a click when you press a letter but nothing shows up in the message area

I also created a backup of ze registry (for build 5) using PHM regedit and attached it below. If you want me to use another program to back it up LMK (I dont know if that .rbk file format is standard or not :p)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay, was already afraid of that, but for now I know sms is working have to line up everything and I think from now on it will be a lot better.

Sorry for the mess I made, but couldn't point the finger on the right spot.

Thanks for the registry, I'm gonna check a few things and release another one today.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Holy crap! You guys are moving along amazingly!

Sorry I haven't had a chance to test these. But they've only been up a day! :eek:

I'll be flashing to the latest as soon as you-know-who gets back from wherever the hell she is! Thanks Rata! You're the best.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Aaargghhhh, want to release another one today, and you don't know where she is :D

I think we are close to the final release and after that we can customize the rom, so I just have to wait :p

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Just tried build 6 and ze sms is broken again (just like build 4)

I'm reflashing the rom again to double check if i flashed the right version or not :P

BRB

Edit: SMS is still broken & I attached a copy of the registry below
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay, thanks for the info, for now I compare 5 and 6 for the sms issue, (I now know where I have to take a look) how does it respond is it better then 5 or does this version have the same issue's.

Try to release another one asap.

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Touchscreen response is horrible in the sms program. Apart from that it's pretty snappy and everything works as it should :D

EDIT:

I noticed that ActiveSync has similar touchscreen issues as the sms prog
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay people, really sorry that it takes a while to add a new build, but for some reason my kitchen always chrashed, so I decided to rebuild my kitchen but I noticed I used the Bell rom instead of the Telus rom so I really hope this one will flash otherwise I have to make another kitchen asap.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
oh look a new update!

Sms is fully working (laggy touch screen response though)

Software keyboard does not work (no output shown on screen after letter is pressed)

Everything else performs as it should (it's snappy) :)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Yep, finally a new update, really sorry it takes a while but did have problems with my kitchen, I'm glad the Bell rom did flash, just noticed after uploading I used the Bell rom and I thought that the Bell rom didn't work but it seems that it worked well, I'm gonna work on the keyboard and release another build asap.

I added the keyboard in the rom so I have to check what went wrong but you can try a cab-install, if you found other issue's plse let me know.

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IronSky:
Sorry i couldn't test this rom earlier. I've been riding my bike around town for the past couple of days since the weather was so nice :p

Anyways, ze keyboard works again, however, the dialer doesn't pop up anymore :o So you cant make phone calls with this build :rolleyes:

--

I really appreciate the effort you're putting into this! I wish I knew a thing or two about cooking roms so I could help you out a little :D (if you know any n00b friendly tutorials send a PM my way :o)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Thanks for testing, for now it is just a litle bit of guessing it will work, I add everything in the rom but I think the listing isn't the right way and I don't have much experience to create a rom without device, but I am thinking of making the kitchen public so you can make a rom on your own and you can always ask for help.

Keep you NEON400 users informed ;)

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] thesteve42:
test rom 7 and 8 dont have working dailers

the touch lag is related to thumb scroll (gestures)

during boot it appears that a boot animation is attempted and fails
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Working on that, also make a small tutorial how you people can make your own rom because it hard for me to guess if everything is in the right place.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay, I checked everything again and again and I can't find what went wrong the only thing I didn't change was the windows mobile build so here is Neon 9 test based on 21907 com 2.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Tested this but the dialer still doesn't come up. I try and select Phone from the start menu and it doesn't work. I'm not even sure if the executable is in the windows directory. Can you please tell me what the exe file name should be and I'll check?

It's sooo close!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
SOLVED!!!!!

I just installed a different skin:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=429179

This skin was the first one I found and it works like a champ!! Maybe add a new skin Rata? I'll keep testing.

UPDATE: Compact Qwerty hardware keyboard is not working. did it work in previous builds? I think we can get by the dialer issue no problem with a new skin. Did the keyboard work with 8 or 7?

Also, this rom is missing threaded sms.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
It seems that I'm running in circles and always having one of the issue's above, for now I'm gonna ask for some help of other cookers to see if we can solve it.

Keep you informed,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
I Fixed the hardware keyboard issue as well by going to this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=426281

and downloaded the appropriate QVGA 20-key cab.

In order to install it you have to kill the SipGT_app process or you'll get an error.

That makes this ROM workable.

I also fixed the ThreadedSMS by changing the following registry setting:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\OEM\SMSInboxThreadingDisabled

DWORD

value set to 0.

Thanks RATA! Could you implement these changes with the newest build?

88
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Hey this is great buddy, it isn't a problem to implant this in the build just noticed I made a little mistake, I used the 16key, my fault.

Just a small question, I think you replied on the latest test rom, if not just let me know.

Thanks for your help.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
I was testing with the latest v9.

There is one little thing: when you are composing a new text message, the keyboard types letters into the recipient field as opposed to numbers. Is this typical?

Anyway, the speed of this ROM is so much preferable to any other option it's nice to have the basic things working!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Maddogy:
Yes if you start typing in the recipient field it will give you a drop down list of your contacts with corresponding letters.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
@ 88fingerslukee, thanks for the information.

@ Maddogy, thanks for your help.

Ok I think I have enough information to change my latest build but just remember it is always a bit tricky to get all things working without checking because I know I added the dialer and the sms stuff into the rom but for some reason my kitchen past the lines and it results in not working, I made the same rom in my Niki but there is everything working so that makes it hard to make the rom for the NEON400, that's why I really appreciate all your feedback.

Thanks,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Rata, we fully understand that it's difficult to make a ROM for a phone you don't own. We don't mind doing the testing and waiting for a working ROM. We just hope you don't get frustrated and leave us! We truly appreciate all the work you are doing for this phone and are just glad to have somebody working on it with us.

thanks again!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Such comments make my day :) and I don't leave you guys we are going for a full working NEON400 rom.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Added new build ;)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] GLotsapot:
I'm new to the Cell Phone game, but can't wait till I learn how to flash so I can help with testing.... Keep up the awesome work!

btw the threaded SMS turned off may be because of the Bell ROM. Normally it's on, but Bell defaults it to off. I remember when I first got my phone I had to RegHack it back on.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Welcome GLotsapot, just read the instructions carefully on my first post and make sure you have a neon400, as you can see I really need some more testers because it is always 2 weeks ago when I released my latest build and I didn't receive any feedback at all, and without feedback I can't continue cooking.

Looking forward for your feedback.

Rataplan
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] 88fingerslukee:
Sorry Rata, this summer has been ridiculous for me. I have been out of town for most of it and ultra-busy for the rest of it. I apologize for not testing this one sooner. :(

I'll have some time this week to try it out. Thanks again!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] AT001:
Sorry, posted on wrong thread.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Maddogy:
Hey Rataplan..

thanks a for all the hard work, unfortunately I will no longer be able to test/use these roms :(

My Neon just died on me. Right in front of a cell tower I only get about 1 bar of signal, and my battery works when it wants to (I have tried a couple of batteries to no avail) and due to my overall thoughts of the phone, I can't see myself repairing it...

Thanks a million though, and best of luck in a final build!

***

88fingerslukee**

Thanks a million for your help as well!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Okay people, thanks for all the replies, I understand that there are still some issue's related to sms and phonedialer, I'm gonna start all over again using the telus rom and see if that makes any difference.

Rataplan
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] brenky:
I am one of the lucky (yeah right) few who has this phone. I'm trying to flash the ROM with your file, but it's just not working even with the instructions. I already have HardSPL on it (0.28.0). I copied the .nbh file to the SD card (freshly formatted FAT32), took the battery out and put it back in, then pressed the camera and power buttons. What happens then is I get the green, red and blue bar screen for a split second and then it just goes to a grey "Loading..." screen. Nothing happens. I actually left it running while I was sleeping for about 7 hours, just in case it needed that much time, but still nothing.

I also tried the RUU update tool. I get far enough to where, on my phone, it asks if I want to run "JumpSPL.exe", which I say yes to. Then it goes to a black screen and I eventually get an "Update Error" on RUU. I even tried putting it in unlock mode before running the RUU tool it gets a little farther but is still stuck at 0% when actually trying to flash the thing.

I really hope it's just something I'm doing wrong. I've never really done this before so forgive me if I made a stupid mistake. If/when I get this working I'd gladly be a guinea pig and test out future releases! :)

EDIT: I managed to get it working by going through all the steps again. I'm not sure what I did wrong exactly but it works now!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Hi brenky, I'm glad you solved your problem, you went wrong with the hardspl, but now it is working I recommand to flash through sd-card, it's better for your phone.

Looking forward for your feedback because I'm not such a lucky guy that I have this phone ;)

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] brenky:
In the end I did flash with the SD card. Everything works great except whenever I push a button, the phone vibrates momentarily. It's not a big deal. I'll test out whatever you release from now on! Thanks for doing this for us Neon owners.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Thanks, plse keep on testing hope to release another build soon, have had some problems with my health, so I didn't do anything so I will pick up where I left and try to make it asap.

Regards,