yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
i've gotten my SYS pretty much done as regards to editing and stuff...but there are 2 new problems that i have to report in...

1- i'm having a hard time selecting my EXT packages...the problems i'm dealing with are which packages to include and which to leave out (such as keyboard, apps, system utilities....for example i prefer having swype as my SIP when i'm typing at leisure and EZinput 2.1 when my on the go or when i have to enter stuff like email and passwords on login and transcriber when i'm bored)

also the versions of the EXT packages are a headache to pick...i could opt for the older (but tried and tested) packages from the elfin and mega...

i've tried using newer ones from the mega which offer more option and settings tweaks for the phone and more functionality at the expense of more space for storage and operation...and these newer packages are also giving me a lot of compatibility issues with other packages and modules...

2- my friend lost his NEW GENE and since i'm using the OLD GENE i have no device to test the NEW GENE ROMs on...so i'll either release just for the OLD GENE or i'll release the kitchen files for anyone who wants to test on their NEW GENE...

anyways...with karan999, Nedalll and i think deathgame coming out with newer ROMs too, i can expect a buzz of activity in the next few weeks...keep up the support people!!
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
(another) update...

as previously mentioned i was having a tiny lil' problem selecting my EXT packages...whether to go for newer packages from the MEGA or stick to the one from the Elfin...i've reluctantly decided to stick with the Elfin packages for now (unless i find a way to get the MEGA packages to work as they should)

the reason being that the MEGA packages gave the ROM a memory leak issue which caused the RAM to sink to 4-5 Mb a few seconds after bootup from the initial 20-something Mb...i've no idea as to why this happens but i'll try and look into it if i have the time...

but i did manage to get stuff like the RSS hub, Streaming Player, JBlend, album 3.0, Fullscreen Player, etc to work...haven't made up my mind over which to include in the loaded ROM yet...

anyways...now to the business part of the update-

the ROM with the Elfin packages is giving about ~25 Mb of RAM a few hours after startup and use...

free space in phone memory for user is 40Mb (might go even higher if i drop a few components) and this is with stuff like S2P, Windows Live, Microsoft MyPhone, Marketplace (all working) included in the ROM...

removing these components will increase free memory further...

i'm also considering removing certain country specific data from connection settings, not to make the ROM discriminative/partial against/to countries...its just that the user base in the GENE forums is small as it is (and reducing further as we speak) so i'll just include the database files of those countries whose users are active in the threads here...i'm guessing that this would save atleast 1Mb (and reduce the load of having 500+ DB files in the windows folder)

+oh and yeah...fixed a major issue with not being able to play .mp4 files through windows media player or fullscreen player...working great now...
[P3400 ROM Development] karan999:
Create a stock like rom and provide a package of your softwares if you wish.

Let the Rom be open to all.Many prefer Resco Keyboards,many prefer Touchpal,many prefer the old HTC 1.5 keyboards.

You cant just provide all these choices in one Rom.Neither u can be biased with other members by providing what u like which might not be liked by all.

Still EzInput 2.1 works well and consumes less memory too.Provide it in your rom or as an external package.

Swype works well on WVGA platforms where in the screen is large and you can use it well.it is a headache to use on Gene when u r in a car.

See this

link

and checkout the necessary folders to be included in your SYS.

All Mega packages are not compatible with our Gene and major apps dont show up because of less RAM in our Gene.

Some open and then give force close errors due to high RAM consumptions.

S2P V5.80 Flow works great for me and i like the Album view too.

Some prefer the latest ones where in you can also see the lyrics while the song is played.

i have more than 9GB of songs on my storage card and about 18-20GB space comprising of music videos n movies..rest space comprising my documents,presentations n games...

Now to manage all that 32GB Storage card junk you need great free RAM on your device which is only acheived by making a very near to stock rom which provides great stability,speed and battery life.

A little bit of my experience with Gene roms shared with you.

hope it helps. ;)

Happy cooking...
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
the final update for now

the ROM is ready....that's right, you read it correctly!! the ROM is ready..

i'm just putting it through its paces...checking it out it its all working correctly...stuff like gprs, messaging, the battery life, overall performance...

i'm pretty happy with what it looks like for now...

i've made the ROM XDA_UC compatible which is indeed a blessing, cooks should look here...end users refer to here

there are 2 more aspects i'd like to change but will be looking into it later as i'd first have to learn how to edit .CPR files

they are-

1. lockscreen

2. titanium layout

any fixes or graphical updates which i have planned will be released as follow-ups and can easily be implemented via XDA_UC without much hassle...

ROM will be uploaded by the end of the day if possible...

all i ask is a little more patience from all those following here...
[P3400 ROM Development] nedalll:
finally

very nice work:):):)

really awesome rom ,i will try it

i like it ,u did a lot of work on it

keep going ,very good work

thx for this awesome rom :D:D:D:D:D:D
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
download link for OLD GENE in post #3
[P3400 ROM Development] m01n:
hi, i've downloaded your latest rom and would like to test; but can you please provide a link for titanium installer? i tried to search, can't find any for 6.5.x :confused:
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
i was almost going to give up on this but it all magically fell into place a while ago....and amazingly works with minimal effort thanks to the XDA_UC feature i've cooked in...

now here's what you do to get titanium installed on the device-

1. download the rar file i've attached

2. extract the contents to any folder of your choice and ready the phone by connecting it via active sync or pop your mem card into the laptop/card reader coz that's what we'll be working with

3. copy the contents from the XDA_UC folder to the corresponding locations on the memory card...

the two .reg files and the .cab file will go in the main folder while the files in the XDA_UC/Copy2Root/Windows folder will go to the corresponding folder on the mem card....

you basically have to copy the attached files onto your memory card

4. that's it...now all you have to do is hard reset your device by restarting the phone while holding down the left and right softkeys...

the UC will do the rest for you...

and after XDA_UC has finished customization has finished, just restart you device and you'll be welcomed with titanium on your homescreen!!

enjoy!!
[P3400 ROM Development] m01n:
Best ROM for GENE!

congratulations psychocyst!

after more than 2 years of flash-o-mania and trying out probably hundreds of releases here i can sincerely admit its the best rom ever for our gene!

all your hard work and expertise shows here... its flawless, fast, highly memory efficient, very customizable and has great looks! work very well done!!

thank you very much for the excellent rom! its an absolute charm!! :)
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
thanks a lot buddy...glad the ROM's working well for you...and things are only going to get better...

i've already got another version in the pipeline...planning to add titanium and the 6.5 lockscreen cooked in but skinned to stay in sync with my Windows Phone 7 theme but still maintaining its WinMo 6.5 identity...

i'm also messing around with the graphics on apps like the hTC album, Windows Media Player, Fullscreen Player, etc...but these will be released for the current ROM too as an update packages

my college is gonna start up soon (it already has, but i haven't joined yet) so the speed of development might slow down a bit (curse the education system, i learn so much more here on XDA)...but considering the fact that i might still have to wait till April to get a new HD2...the GENE development will still go ahead as planned...

anyways...thanks for the feedback...hope to hear more from everyone!!
[P3400 ROM Development] m01n:
all the best for the future projects.. i'll be following your threads.. :)

and i am with you cursing the education system.. i hate the system! :D
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
i've gotten a beta build of the ROM made for the new gene ready...just need someone to try and flash in onto their device to make sure it works since there's no other way for me to know if it works...

anyone who's interested can send me a PM to get the download link
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
link for NEW GENE posted in 3rd post
[P3400 ROM Development] sagark2011:
I just flashed my new gene with your ROM

but the gene speaker volume is low than other roms i have previosly used.

plz help.
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
try going into the WOW HD Settings app in system settings and changing the config from there to something that feels loud enough for you...

i've included it in my ROM coz it really comes into play when i'm listening to music...having the option to vary the way the sound blasts outta my headphones when listening to metal at one moment and then a slow power ballad the next is really useful...

try to find a setting that suits you

i've looked around here to see if there is something amiss in the reg keys and if i've left anything out of order but despite checking and double checking everything, it all seems ok to me...

try changing the WOW HD settings to make it louder (i've changed it myself after reading you post and it does affect the way it sounds)

i'll wait to see if there are more reports coming in from other users before diving into this problem any further...

and thanks for the feedback!!
[P3400 ROM Development] tendulkardr:
rom jabardast hai

excellent rom

thanks a ton

i was looking for a new rom and u made it

thanku
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
thanks...glad you find it to your liking...

and for the general users ->

keep the feedback up...like what you want in newer versions...what you want included, or what you want removed or replaced...how you'd change the look...any bugs you face...

i'll be taking requests and comments about this ROM and using them when i start working on the next release (which should be out in a month or two)

also working on getting a manila 2D ROM but the skinning is gonna take some time...
[P3400 ROM Development] sagark2011:
Solved

I changed WOW HD settings & now sound is great !!

Thanx :):):):)
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
you're welcome!!
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
nice work... and its the best i have came across till date.. nice look and i like the most, but i feel hard to see the home screen blank if there was a titanium it would had been best... but it could be done by installing extenally right, can you provide that plz.. r else htc home does great.. but manilla i like it but i fear it consumes the most of the remaining 25mb space of the tiny RAM:confused:..

can u plz provide all the 3 cabs.. lets see which suits the best!:)
[P3400 ROM Development] m01n:
@akashdev: check post #40, psychocyst has already provided titanium.
[P3400 ROM Development] karan999:
Great efforts put in.congrats for your latest release.

i would like u to update your 1st,2nd n 3rd post by using text indentation n proper formatting.

its legible but reading a paragraph is a head ache.
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
thnx man!:)
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
@akashdev-

you'll find the instructions for installing titanium on one of my previous post, the one which m01n was kind enough to point out...thanks to him for helping out!!

manila can be found here

hTC home can be found by using a quick search...

you could also include the hTC cube along with it to check out the ELF look...

@karan999-

i've been meaning to get to that but the darn education system keeps getting in the way...

will be back home in the next week or the one after that and i'll working on it then...

anyways thanks!!
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
thnx for the link dude! its a pleasant feel using your rom.. everything is perfect:)..

i tried first with HTC home it was looking great, with the ROM n 19 mb of free RAM

then later i tried titanium reffering ur previous post, it worked well but in titanium @ tab 'getting started' it gives error ''The file 'MSWelcome center' cannot be opened Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file.''

other then that its suits best for the black skin but i like manilla the most, thanx for the link i will try that.. :D:D

what was the free ram after using manilla (in previous post u have referred that you teted with manilla),lets hope it accomaodates it!:(
[P3400 ROM Development] greatkhan:
thnx for this rom buddy i will try it tonight
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
manila runs great!

well very impressive manilla runs great.. impressively removing uneccesary tabs i was able to achieve 17-18 mb of free ram, but on first run after hard reset n after installing manila, later when i completed network setting n rebooted all of a sudden there was a immense memory leak upto 0.27 mb n soft reset also dint worked dont know why???:confused::confused:

so i did a hard reset n this time i did a complete network setting first n later installed manilla amazingly this time i achieved 18mb of free ram n after reboot also it remained same n know memory leak(thnk god) after few hours it stayed at 14-15 mb now i loaded all imp apps like s2u2,ez keyboard,opera 5.1, google maps etc n it stays at 12mb of ram n thats pretty good with no issues its working fine.. thnx phsycocrat for this gr8 rom.. task manager is not user friendly to kill running processes so i replaced it with show case..

so finally my conclusion with a minute glitch its a perfect rom!!:)
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
the memory leak issue might be coz of the manila dependencies going haywire...

i'll upload edited cabs for EZInput and some other apps when i can...i've edited the graphics portion of these cabs so make them lighter and faster to load

till then try paul days' customized (and light) manila theme here
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
ok dude n thnx for the link! n can u say whats this 'WAlien Phone Canvas' i have no idea of it..:)
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
phone canvas is the skin for the dialer which looks like the one in the htc mega...look into the forums there to check out how it looks
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
hi psychocyst i tried paul days theme (one which you had recommended) but it didnt worked... i did a hard reset installed fresh copy of walliens manilla later installed paul days theme, it took very long time to install, after that i did a soft reset, manilla tried to launch but failed. " tap here to launch manilla" when tapped it tried to lauch n would return back... i dismantled all my previous settings which i had done to configure again just to try which u recommended but in vain!
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
in that case i'll ask you to wait...i'm gonna start work on the second version of this ROM which will have fully skinned manila cooked in (with some extra goodies if i can get them ready in time)
[P3400 ROM Development] sainath23:
wow... Its gr8. m ready to wait 4 ur Rom! :rolleyes:
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
ofcourse i do wait for it then!
[P3400 ROM Development] sainath23:
hey!

i'm downloaded & installed ur dark water rom on my p3400i. ur screen shots provided there r screenlock but i cant found screenlock in ur rom. If there is screenlock then how i enable it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57457595@N03/5290286116/

thank u!
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
the lockscreen files aren't included in this ROM...a skinned variation will be included in the next version...i don't know if a workaround is possible since i'm away from my workstation...you'll have to look around XDA for more info...but i'm positive it can be done...
[P3400 ROM Development] iyerharri:
Any update?

hello psychocyst...when can we expect the new version?:D
[P3400 ROM Development] darren_mans:
camera button

Thanks for the great Rom, I found obervation, when i click on camera button it activates the camera but when i click again to take photo nothing happens.

And rest all is Ok. Let me know whether there any other way to take photos.
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
@darren_mans: after you activate the camera just press the select soft key (the hardware key in the center of the D-pad) to take the snap

@iyerharri: i'm not sure when i'll be able to pump a new version out but i'm going to be doing one thing for sure, i've decided to add two components from the hTC mega- the streaming player and rss feed reader...i've been streaming a lot of live tv lately to follow up on football matches and i think it'll be a great thing for other users to mess with...same goes for the feed reader...

i've been planning on getting a dual look to the themes but setting the default look like the android and an optional look like the WP7 skin in the current ROM...

its less exciting cooking nowadays since there's very little new stuff left to try out on our underpowered device...but you could expect one more ROM at least before i decide its time to switch devices...
[P3400 ROM Development] signsoflyf:
seeeing one of karan'z post,,i'm daring to suggest,tho as a lay man obviously, why not u try the camera 6.13 build 32715 package..coz builds above dat requirs much more ram perhaps which is cozing the problem in dese roms.i hav med a similar comment at neda's thread also.since u too r working together sometimes or even seperately coming out wid few of da best roms in da forum,,try to fix this only camera problem..
[P3400 ROM Development] sso:
just wondering have you decided what to have next? :)

currently i have mega but im changing too :D
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
@signsoflyf- i'll look into the camera issue...its just that my camera has been dead due to a hardware issue and i can't test the new stuff that i come across for it...

but i'll try and look around about what you mentioned

@sso- i've been meaning to get the hTC HD2...considering the price scheme in India and the network plans i can actually use it seems like the best bet so far...

don't see the point in getting an android device since i could just port it to the HD2 anyway...same goes for Windows Phone 7....plus M$ still hasn't offered support for the WP7 OS in India yet...

and BB and iPhone culture is just too overhyped for me...

so if all goes well i should be tapping my fingers crazy on the HD2's 4.3 inch screen very soon...
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
a lil' info for the faithful few...i've begun work on a newer ROM and in keeping with tradition i'm gonna be including some never-been-done-before items on our hardworking genes

i'm (probably) gonna head back into familiar Manila2D waters...

i just checked the rain wipers animation in Manila and they looked awesome!!

anyways i'm just messing around with the graphics for now...gonna start fishing for new ideas and things to add later next month...

this is (i hope) my last ROM here so i'd like to make it a lil' special...users willing to help, do let me know...
[P3400 ROM Development] iyerharri:
amazing psychocyst.....the rain wipers animation wud look awesome...i cud just guess how it wud look on the GENE...thank u so much for dedicating time for us (GENE users)..i guess ur work wud be the last for the GENE!!!!!!.
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
thats sounds great... u r the perfectionist @ what ever you do.. its very great of you n ur contribution....
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
hey people!!

i'm back...for the next 15 days at least...and i intend to get cooking at the earliest...

i'm also going to be surfing the web for anything new to add into the ROM that has still been untested on our phones...

i'm also going to refer here for suggestions from our users so drop by there
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
hello people...i've been working on the new ROM for the past few days and i've gotten about halfway done now...

as usual i've included some stuff that has been done for the very first time on the ROMs for our Gene...

so far i have run into certain issues...

the camera from elf doesn't seem to work on my device at all...now i thought it was a hardware bug since none of the ROMs from the other chefs seemed to make the camera work as well

but i tried the camera from the stock ROM and the darn thing came to life...

i'm also using it without the camera loader so i've got no problems with having to reset my device after every 5 camera loads...so that's great

but i'm still trying to get the elf camera going 'cause it's so much better

as regards to the manila...its working...working well too...and with the animations too...its the stock manila version 2.0.2016.3224...the latest one out for native qvga screens

but its memory consuming...but still awesome!!

now the biggest problem i have is in choosing the skin for the ROM

i'm confused whether to stick with the clean Windows Phone 7/Metro look or to do something like an android skin or something different altogether..

i really need some input here guys...it takes quite a while to edit the graphics and test them out so than sooner its done the better to release the ROM fast...i'll be testing the software performance for the rest of the day today so i'll wait to see if anyone posts here and i'll begin edit the graphics tomorrow...

so post your choice or link to any theme/icon pack/taskbar that you want in the ROM
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
well android skin may look great, but if you just post screenshots then it would had been better to choose!
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
presently i'm using the previous ROM as base...i've added a few features to it...few fixes i found...homescreen is not 100% decided yet but looks like i'll use manila 2.0 (just dumped an iolite aka hTC Touch Cruise ROM to see if i could use the Footprints tab but the manila version is 1.0)

i haven't made any changes to the graphics (yet)...i searched for a few themes on XDA but found nothing that i could use as a motif

its a blank canvas of sorts...

right now its the default 6.5 theme with manila

need some idea as to what to do about the look coz i want this last and final ROM to look great (its already running great!!)
[P3400 ROM Development] BOOTMGR:
Android look
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
your's previous rom's black theme n icons where great, at dark it was looking great but under sunlight its very hard to view... cos visibility is main prospectus!!

so my opinion is to go for other then dark because of its poor visibility..
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
i looked around and found this look ->

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=666636

like the clean-factor...

oh and about the ROM...i've dropped the idea about using the footprints tab...i get it work and show up in the manila interface but i get zero functionality...everything else seems to work...
[P3400 ROM Development] akashdev:
wow awesome! purple is great..
[P3400 ROM Development] psychocyst:
i wouldn't call it a breakthrough but i finally managed to get the weather on the home tab of manila to update without the use of any mortscript...another out-of-the-box functionality added!!

i've finished 90% of the work of skinning the taskbar...

only things left now are skinning the WM 6.5.5 theme, manila and probably changing the icon set

i'll also need to give the packages a once over and the ROM will be ready for release!!