How do you test your ROM's? - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

Hey
I'm wondering if there was any other way apart from actually flashing your device to test out a rom to see if it would work?
i was thinking about the WM5 emulator you can download from microsoft but im not sure how to set it up, it keeps telling me things are missing!
thanx

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Apps compatible with 6.1

Hey guys,
So I managed to flash to the "official", but not yet released radio and Rom. GPS is working, Sprint TV is working, and Rev A as well. Life is good.
However, I tried to install the Home Customizer and it locked up my phone as soon as I booted up. Eventually, I had to just do a hard reset and re-do all my settings. So that got me thinking...is there a list anywhere of which programs are confirmed as being compatible with the new Rom and WM 6.1?
I know I've seen a thread like this before, but can't find one specifically about WM 6.1 and the new ROMs....for those of you who have upgraded, what are your current must-have programs? Right now all I really have is Google Maps.
If this ground has already been covered, forgive me...I did search some before posting.
the only program that i used that doesnt currently work with wm 6.1 is skype, other that that i dont know or any other programs that have any troubles with wm 6.1, every other program ive used have worked perfectly
send me a private message with your email and i'll send you a few i enjoy.
Thanks Josh,
Anybody else have any suggestions?
Another question: Somehow I managed to get a Sprint TV shortcut in my Start Menu, but unfortunately it's the Sprint TV setup. so when I click it, it tries to download the application again. When I tried to remove it from my start menu it says something like "Cannot move the file". Any idea how I can remove that shortcut and add the correct one?
Thanks!
Click the link and reinstall from that location. It will remove the link and allow it to open your Sprint TV without a problem.
monorail1126 said:
Click the link and reinstall from that location. It will remove the link and allow it to open your Sprint TV without a problem.
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Ah, I'll try that. Thanks!

Cant install most of the softwares !!!!!!!!!!

hi all
i cant install alot of my favourite softwares such as SPB , i dont know why? can anyone tell me the reason plz?
shadows of yesterday said:
hi all
i cant install alot of my favourite softwares such as SPB , i dont know why? can anyone tell me the reason plz?
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can't help you or tell you the reason because you are not giving enough details about what you are trying to install, what is going wrong. How are you trying to install. Exe or .cab files. are you just getting error's during the installation
i tried to install .cab & .exe , but it says install unsuccessful, for example SPB & Battery status
mmmm
On what ?... is the cab on the phone or on the PC ???????
i tried both , but i couldnt
You have the HTC Touch Elf right? No cabs at all are instaling on your phone.
Possibiliites:
1. The cab files are being currupted either while you are downloading them or while you are sending them to your phone. FYI Cab files are to be installed via your phone not PC. Transfer the complete cab to phone and just click it to install - Do Not Unzip it. (A cab file looks like it is a zip file or a rar file wen it is on your PC but don't be fooled. it is a cab and does not need to be unzipped) you will only see a bunch of messy files and will just get confuzed. just place the cab on your phone and tap it with your stylus to initiate install
Exe's are to be installed via your PC to your phone through activsinc. place the exe on your desktop (Or wherever) and connect your phone to your PC using Activsinc. Then click the exe on your desktop and follow installation instructions - NOte you will have to still do some clicking on your phone to allow the installation.
2. you are not installing them properly and therfore follow instructions above.
3. your phone is currupt somehow (I don't see how) Try a hard reset and see if the programs will install after that. if not, you might want to return your phone for warranty (I am assuming you just got this phone and this is the first time you are trying to install something.
4. Maybe you have run out of room on your device to install any more applications (if you have been installing tons of other stuff successfully)
I have never gotten any errors installing cabs or exe's exept for when I was trying to install something that my phone did not support. (Not a valid WM application) or something like that.
Edit: You still are not give us much information - What type of error are you getting - What does your phone show/tell you?
Does it start to install and fail half way through? does it not start at all? does it install and the programs just do not run?
Tell us what program you are trying to install - what error you are getting and when you are getting it. Tell us the method you have used to install it etc....
If you want help you will have to provide us with as much information and detail as you can. Otherwise - Good Luck.
I will check back here regularly to see your response and try to help, but if you don't give us much more detail - no one will be able to help you.
Did you flashed your ROM recently?
it start to install and fail half way through, but not all of the softwares , for example i cant install tcpmp,wm router , battery status , and alot of softwares , the error is always the same ( it start to install and fail half way through)
shadows of yesterday said:
it start to install and fail half way through, but not all of the softwares , for example i cant install tcpmp,wm router , battery status , and alot of softwares , the error is always the same ( it start to install and fail half way through)
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I don't know about battery status or wm router but TCPMP is an exe type installation. if you try to install this using your phone by putting the TCPMP installation on your phone and clicking to install, it won't work. You have to put the installation file on your computer, connect your device to your computer through activesinc. then click the TCPMP Installation on your desktop and follow instructions. Make sure you accept installation on your device when your device asks. The others may be the same
i did like that , but nothing changed , same message , install unsuccessful
shadows of yesterday said:
i did like that , but nothing changed , same message , install unsuccessful
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Are you trying to install to your storage card or to device? Are you certain that you have enough storage space left?
Do you have any problems with Activsinc?
Have you tried downloading another copy of TCPMP - Maybe the copy you have is no good.
yeh , i tried on both storage and device memory , i have 1.5 gb remaining on storage also
my active sync is working in perfect condition, i dont know wht happend , ok , is there anything that i can upgrade my phone ???
DuelMasterNG said:
Did you flashed your ROM recently?
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You never answered the above question.
shadows of yesterday said:
yeh , i tried on both storage and device memory , i have 1.5 gb remaining on storage also
my active sync is working in perfect condition, i dont know wht happend , ok , is there anything that i can upgrade my phone ???
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I don't know if I can help you with this problem. I have never had any problems installing anything onto my device even when the app wasn't compatible. usually still installed, just wouldn't run. I am still using official stock WM 6.0 rom that came on my device. (have not ever flashed a new ROM or Radio and don't know anything about that. If you did flash a new ROM or radio, that could be what is causing your problems and you may want to examine in the thread where you got your ROM or Radio from for answers or to see if anyone else is having the same difficulties. Perhaps PM the person who cooked the ROM. If you havn't flashed any new ROM or Radio, then maybe you changed something in your registry that you shouldn't have with a registry editor (just a thought - don't know if you have ever done this) or maybe you have an app on your phone that is causing conflict when trying to install other apps. You can always try a hard reset of your device (if you don't mind starting from scratch again customizing your device) and then try installing TCPMP and see if it works right after a hard reset. That would suggest either something was changed in your registry or that another app was causing conflict. Bit of a pain in the a## having to reinstall everything(unless you don't have much installed on your device) and still no guarantee that it will work. Before doing a hard reset, you might want to look into backing up your device. (I don't know anyting about backing up - what program to use or how much it can back up such as setting or such but you might want to check it out. Also make sure you sincronize your device with your computer prior to hard reset so that all your contacts, appointments etc... are up to date that way after a hard reset you can just syncronize your device again and get your contacts and appointments etc... back.
If anyone else has any suggestions here -- Please feel free to jump in. I know that I would be really annoyed not being able to install new apps to my device.
Good luck. I hope this gets figured out for you
Rod
i had the same problem, it was unbelievably frustrating, i had to restore my X1i to factory settings, that fixed the problem.
I think you should follow hotrod101's suggestion and do a hard reset. Its quite likely that your phone has malfunctioned or something. It's probably going to save you a lot of work in the long run. Or turn in your device in one of the HTC service centers as already stated. Don't forget to back all your stuff up first.
Good Luck.
thanx alot
you did not say whether your rom is original or coked as i met some problems with cocked roms in installing arabic based applications that was easily installed before flashing me device
Did you get things figured out - If so please share with the rest what you did to solve your problem, in case others are having similar problems. Did one of our suggestions help or did you find another solution?
same problem on my Touch Pro, seams to be common ... some say that it is due to the fixed number (50 installed programs) on the touch flue ... however, I have no more information of how did they got this result, or what is the registry of this issue???
I hope if someone help on this to avoide us the headache cused by hard reset, just thinking about it make me crazy.
even hard reset is not a solution.

Issues with Data/Edge after installing New ROM

Hello,
I just installed my frist ROM on my Tmobile Wing. I'm pretty new to all of this and haven't done it before. There are a few things that I need to tinker with, but one of them I havne't been able to figure out. I assume that there is something I need to do to get the Data/Edge/Radio working, but I can't seem to figure it out. I have searched as much as I could, but still couldn't locate what needs to be done. When I try to connect to something that needs the edge, it give me a message from the top that says "Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your settings, tap Settings."
Can anyone let me know what might need to be done?
Thanks for your help!!!
Oh and "ROM_HERALD_WWE_6.1_BUILD_20764.1.4.3" is the rom I installed
Nevermind. After finding it, i'm sure it would have frustrated you to tell another Noob. But after searching enough I found out the info
Run the network wizard if it has one on the rom. If not you can find a network wizard cab on this website somewhere. Its a easy fix.

HD2 New ROM WIFI Router not working

Hey All
I installed the latest rom from tmobile that was released i believe on june 3 could have been earlier it erased all of my contacts and programs. im ok with that as i can put all of that back. My big concern is that the Wifi router app that i downloaded from here will install but when i attempt to run the app to setup i get an error " there is no application associated with "CMIS". Run the application first, then open this file from within the application". Ive tried uninstalling reinstalling with no luck. Anyone have any idea how to fix this. on a side note after i updated all of my photos and videos and cab files were changed to menc files. most will not work after removing the ext (E.G jpg.menc)
if anyone has any idea on this one that would be much appreciated.
thanks in advance.
I just installed the update yestersay. The Wi-Fi Router App was the VERY first thing that I tried to reinstall. I don't get an error message, but I can't connect to anything. The phone doesn't even recognize that there is a connection being made, so after I initiate the router, I go to Wi-Fi, and it says 'No Connection'. I don't know why this is, but I do believe that T-Mobile knows that using the phone as a modem is possible and they researched until the figured out how to put a 'fix' in the new ROM to keep us from doing that.
I want to flash my ROM to a custom ROM to see if that will give me back that feature. I' shall see how that works, and I'll let you know if it does.
Hello, I too have tried installing a custom rom but still the wifi router isnt working, i wonder if T-Mobile arent accepting people to make wifi routing? (if that makes sense)
I do not know if you are using a Windows Mobile ROM or a Android ROM. If it is a Windows Mobile ROM sorry but I have no real advice except for you to try to reinstall the app or ROM. If it is Android then you can try updating your Super user as this fixed this problem for me once. Just go to the Android Market and look for Superuser. You can always try a different Android ROM too.
Just started getting this Issues i have HD2 Running on Energy Jul4 rom. and the WIFI Router app Will not Connect to Tmobile Data the icon will keep trying and it will not connect.
i tried a different ROM and still getting the Same Issue. :-( can anyone help?

Need help with certificates. CABs won't install.

I still get the error about "not digitally signed with a trusted certificate" on my T-Mobile US HTC HD2. I downgraded my SPL and added the hspl. After that I flashed to the cell series EVO rom. At first I can install anything, and then after a few hours I get the error. Maybe the hard reset, or even installing marketplace is messing with it. I've tried a signer program, but it didn't work. I've also installed the new certificates and still nothing. Sorry for creating a new thread, but please help!
Based on my ssl secured exchange direct push experiecne you will need to install the actual certificate for the cab/server and if it is not a class1 certificateyou will need to install the root (class 1) certificate for it. Because you weren't clear with the exact details of your problem i'm only speculating as to what the problem is. Although i have just thought that if this is related to installed apps on to the device try copying them to the SD card and installing them from the device itself.
I'm new to all of this. As clear as I can get it, this stupid phone won't let me install apps after a period of time. Right after I flash the rom it prompts me with a yes or no, but later it goes straight to refusing to allow me to install. Its like apple's 3.1.3 and I lost my jail break or something! It says they aren't digitally signed. As far as installing the stuff, I don't know how. Any direction?
still cant install
I've been thinking about this and i can't come up with a reason as to what might cause it. So questions.
1) are you trying to run the cab files from on pc or directly on the phone?
2) Is it a specific cab file that you are using to this with or do you use any random one.
3) if you try to install app via activesync (.net compact framework 3.5 for example) does it install?
TMOUS devices actually have their own special board (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=631) it may be worth having a look there and asking. It may also been worth trying a different rom from the ones you have tried. The energy series of roms seems to be very popular and i'm trying it out for my first custom rom. No problems at all yet and it does work very well.
Can you Help
I have had my HD2 for 2 days now and have only just today tried activating my hotmail and facebook accounts. with no prevail.
i was told by another member of XDA to check out my certificates;
well i have no certificates at all except for the root 1's, i dnt seem to be able to add any either. im well n truely a noob when it comes to the HD2 and its stressing me out hard
can any1 please help
any help would be much appreciated
thanks tom

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