I just got a used and unlocked AT&T 8525 with WM6 installed. How do i tell whether this is an official release or a bootlegged ROM upgrade?
hmm, that's a little hard, but i guess one way of telling is if there's that super annoying loud startup sound, then its 99% most likely the original at&t rom. any of the cooked rom will most likely have that statup sound removed.
go to start>settings>system>about device. This tells you what rom you are using. most stock roms will have their name on it. for example, my rom version is 3.62.03.dvh. this ISNT a stock rom as I'm with Telstra. Also the extended rom might be weird too. Hope this helps... Cheers
Sorry, still out of it from saturday night... I meant to say most stock roms just have a series number. cooked roms generally have their name on the rom...
my ROM version is 2.15.502.3
looks like it could be stock rom as most cooked roms have there own label. Also, does it have a lot of apps for AT&T as I can guarantee no cooked os would have this. The chefs take what is good and leave the bloat (network oriented apps). Cheers....
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With the release of the new WM 6.1 official ROM, I am now ready to finally upgrade to it, but I am just wondering, which one should I choose to install. The official sprint release, or the DCD 3.2.0 one, I have never installed a custom ROM before so i would also have to unlock my phone or whatever. All I really want is the best speed, stability, and RAM. I want all the features to work, like task manager, internet sharing, TCPMP, WMWifiRouter etc... So which would be better for my needs, or are they both too buggy and should i just stick with the official WM 6.0 ROM that i am currently running?
Killer, You have a tough choice!! if you want the best speed with a slim down rom without the bloat that sprint loads on it, then I would go with DCD. I've had his roms for over a year now and upgrade every time he comes up with a new version.
Both The official and DCDs work just great. I like the ability to cook my own programs on my phone. There is a small bug on DCDs 3.2 right now but I'm sure he will fix in no time.
and about unlocking!!! Just flash Olipro 2.40 and that will take care of any future flashing. Also Read the Wiki... it will help you decide!
Good Flashing!!!
DCD's ROM's will always outperform carrier stuff because DCD strips out the useless crap/junk like SQLCE, and other nonsense that no one cares about or uses.
Plus, DCD is a certified pimp. You cant go wrong with that.
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DCD's ROM's will always outperform carrier stuff because DCD strips out the useless crap/junk like SQLCE, and other nonsense that no one cares about or uses.
Plus, DCD is a certified pimp. You cant go wrong with that.
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He is pretty gangsta, thats for sure. If you want it all, go with DCD. And by all i mean stability and speed with memory. Use his kitchen and build a rom with only what you need in it.
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He is pretty gangsta, thats for sure. If you want it all, go with DCD. And by all i mean stability and speed with memory. Use his kitchen and build a rom with only what you need in it.
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We can't argue with this!!!!
If you flash a sprint ROM you're probably going to stick with it until the next official sprint ROM comes out.. which is NEVER (this is the LAST update sprint is doing to their moguls).
If you flash a dcd ROM you're probably going to stick with it until the next dcd ROM comes out.. which will probably be in the near future (days or weeks).
I think a better question for yourself is how far are you REALLY willing to go?
flashing custom ROMs is kinda like CRACK. once you start, it's really hard to stop.
Thanks for the informative responses, so basically, all I need to do is install/flash olipro 2.4 and then I can upgrade to custom ROMs as I would to any official ROM?
If so is there a very easy to follow guide on how to use olipro and install a kitchen?
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If so is there a very easy to follow guide on how to use olipro and install a kitchen?
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You want the Titan Upgrade forum.
The guides and info that you want is available and up-to-date in the Titan Wiki.
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So any of his current versions include Sprint Navigation ? That is one app I can't live without....
I have upgraded my orginal rom to offical roms such as 1.48 and the latest 1.61. I really want to try a cooked rom (which I did many a time on my Blackstone which I have sold), but other than wanting the Documents tab which I would find very useful for me.... well I just am not sure if flashing cooked roms are a good idea.
I say this because I flashed so many cooked roms on my Blackstone and even after hard resets, I had noticed a decrease in speed in overall performance. I think it was because I flashed it too many times. I wrote in the Blackstone forum if flashing too many times could do more harm than good.
I just read in the Leo Rom forums that when you flash roms of different sizes it can leave residule files behind in the rom which can make the phone unstable or sluggish.
I so want to try a new rom and every time I see an updated cooked rom in the rom thread I aways go to the last posts and still read of some problems some users have which puts me off.
I am not degrading the wonderful lengthy work these rom cookers do but I think I am happy enough with my phone with official roms. I just wish I could add in a documents tab without having to flash the entire rom.
Also why is it that the phone is super fast after a hard reset and as soon as you start installing stuff it becomes less so? Shame really. I am thinking one day to try the phone with no third party apps just to see if the speed stays the same. However, that is defeating the whole purpose of the phone about not installing apps.
Rant over
Well, I have a T-mobile-branded phone, and I have no intention of flashing a cooked ROM at least until after T-mobile releases a T-Mobile-compatible ROM upgrade. Until they do, I have no way of flashing back to a T-Mobile ROM and SPL, which means that flashing would irreversibly void my warranty; and with hardware as flaky as the HD2's clearly is, that's an unacceptable risk.
I'm not going to flash a new rom until I'm looking around for a new phone. Then I might try to dash in some new roms, but untill then I'm rolling stock all the way
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Well, I have a T-mobile-branded phone, and I have no intention of flashing a cooked ROM at least until after T-mobile releases a T-Mobile-compatible ROM upgrade. Until they do, I have no way of flashing back to a T-Mobile ROM and SPL, which means that flashing would irreversibly void my warranty; and with hardware as flaky as the HD2's clearly is, that's an unacceptable risk.
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do the T-mobile ROMs that are available to download from many locations here not flash back the SPL?
I downloaded my version of the t-mobile ROM so that I could go back if I encounter any hardware problems...
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do the T-mobile ROMs that are available to download from many locations here not flash back the SPL?
I downloaded my version of the t-mobile ROM so that I could go back if I encounter any hardware problems...
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My phone is on vodafone but I got the phone from Phones4u does this mean it's branded to vodafone? Also if this is the case that it will void my warranty I have insurance. I f*ck the phone up then I loose it "unintentionally" . Then get a new one
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I have insurance. I f*ck the phone up then I loose it "unintentionally" . Then get a new one
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Lol thas is so illegal, if they find out you do it you get in alot of **** xD , still I do think its a good idea
I looooove flashing new custom roms, Im addicted @[email protected] although lately Ive been sticking with dutty's latest, very fast and rather stable
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Lol thas is so illegal, if they find out you do it you get in alot of **** xD , still I do think its a good idea
I looooove flashing new custom roms, Im addicted @[email protected] although lately Ive been sticking with dutty's latest, very fast and rather stable
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lol I know but think is how are they ever going to find out as long as your not posting on forums saying 'I've done this' lol they will be none the wiser. Serves them right for offering insurance to people who are on the sh*test network going lol. Wish I could have got mine on a different network but apparently as it's from phones4u I already have the 1.48 rom and can upgrade straight from HTC woohooo
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do the T-mobile ROMs that are available to download from many locations here not flash back the SPL?
I downloaded my version of the t-mobile ROM so that I could go back if I encounter any hardware problems...
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Flashing an official ROM through the PC won't overwrite the hspl, flashing an official ROM via sd card WILL overwrite the HSPL.
You should read the HSPL thread, it talks about uninstalling hspl half way down the first post.
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I say this because I flashed so many cooked roms on my Blackstone and even after hard resets, I had noticed a decrease in speed in overall performance. I think it was because I flashed it too many times. I wrote in the Blackstone forum if flashing too many times could do more harm than good.
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This decrease in speed has to do with you installing apps and the registry gets filled up and through the installing and uninstalling of things, things slow down as the rom gets fragmented just look your computer. This is why overall performance decreases and not primarily because of flashing.
Another reason that the device can all of a sudden perform worse is also due to the different builds out there. They all have difference strengths and weakness. Some are more fast and some of them are more stable. The device itself does not mutate however I'm sure over 1000 flashes, there is a natural wear and tear. Most of us are no where near that.
Wait for your providers to provide stock upgrades so that reverting to stock is possible. I know quite a few members don't have any stock roms to fail back on. That would be the only reason not to flash a cooked rom.
Happy flashing people...!!
Hi guys,
I've been using the forum for a year or so now and it's great!
I'm now the proud owner of an HD2 from O2 UK and I've already updated the ROM to version 1.72.206.3, which I believe is the latest, but what are the differences between this O2 ROM and the unbranded ROM?
I've done a search and can't seem to find anything to answer this question.
Hope somebody can help.
thanks
The unbranded ROM?
Which ROM? Do you mean the original o2 1.43 ROM? Not much difference that you would recognise. The volume slider in WMP renders correctly in 1.72 whereas in 1.43 it looked like a poo stain in a pair of underpants. Apart from that forget it. I just includes all of the camera, SMS and other hotfixes which had been released between the two versions.
Do you mean cooked ROMs you can download from XDA? The world of difference. Select a ROM with the features you want from the ROM section and flash it as per the instructions given.
Maybe over the next year you will read some of the posts. Maybe even learn a thing or two
if you do in fact mean cooked roms. then alot.
for me (an energy user) the phone no longer crashes every day. i can install all the apps i want and not hit the memory usage on the phone. The phone runs alot faster, smoother has better apps pre-installed and i just like it more?
After having read almost all threads from the beginning it seems that ALL branded HD2s are buggy to excess ..............
I use an unbranded one, and while once in a while I had some probs with 1.43 since 1.48 it runs as smooth as liquid nitrogene.
I have also installed SKTools and Pocket Mechanic, LeoCPUSpeed V.3.0, CHT 1.6 (the ultimate stable version till now), Chainfire´s 3D-driver and before any mod or installed app I do a backup. In case a new app causes probs I just revert to sit as before.
No single hardreset necessary till now since I unpacked it.
Honestly: I was heavily tried to flash a cooked ROM once, but I refrain from THAT as soon as I read in the specific threads about the many problems some of the users then have with lock-ups, freezes, bricking. And branded HD2s ARE cooked ROMS !
CHT, Franwella, Jaguaralani, Smaberg, MooNah and the many others (sorry for not remembering ALL names, but ALL are geniousses) offer such nice little mods that there is no need FOR ME to experiment with cooked ROMS.
Also on Freewarepocketpc - when is new app is issued - as soon as I read "does not work on HD2" I abstain from installing till a stable version is issued.
difference between o2 rom and unbranded rom
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in o2 rom wifi router is missing
Hi all,
Thanks for all the input so far.
Previous to having the HD2 I had an X1 which I flashed with various cooked ROM's successfully and it worked quite well.
Really, I just need to know what is missing on the O2 1.72 ROM that is on the equivalent stock ROM which I assume is 1.48 and would I benefit from flashing a stock ROM to the device.
Would it let me do this with no problems and would it affect the warranty, if it needed reapair, if I did flash it with a stock ROM or would I have to go back to the O2 ROM?
So, I installed the Energy Cookie ROM yesterday. I really like all the icons and whatnot, but for me, it seems to run a little slower than the stock ROM + Tweaks, and the animations are slightly laggy. So, I'm going to change.
I am thinking that since the stock ROM ran so well, maybe that's my best bet. So, if I am possibly switching back anyway, I am wondering if there is a stock'ish ROM that is slightly cooked to remove some bloatware, and I can add my own stock apps back if needed? Anyone know of a good ROM that fits the bill? I'd be open to a chef ROM if it will run faster than stock and has the bugs (at least the vast majority of them) worked out. Any thoughts/suggestions?
Also, and I will search in a sec, but I'm already posting this so I might as well ask (if I find an answer, I'll edit this), since I installed the HSPL, and I flashed the ROM via USB (not the SD Card), am I right in thinking I can just flash a new (TMOUS compatible) ROM without any other mods or processes (I'll hard reset after)?
Thanks. I'll flash something as soon as I get some replies, so bring on the suggestions! Again, Thanks!
try here .... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705253
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try here .... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705253
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Checkin it out now... Thanks!
Best one I've found, right here.
Mine is as stock as you can get for the TMOUS HD2, same layout as EURO HD2...runs fast,stable....and is completely null of TMOUS bloatware....
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yes, it's called Miri's Rom i belive. i've been using it since may and oh my, everything is smooth and it even has e reader tab and there are like 10 books included! that is the only customized thing in that rom. trust me, you will like it! Unforunately, the version i have has been discontinued, but if you can give me your email address, i can email the rom to you. But the newer one has 4 shortcuts, instead of regular 3 on homepage, and has rssfeed ready. You can see it for your self http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1786 but i like the one that got discontinued because it looks like stock rom rather than custom rom.
I have been on a hunt for the cleanest and fastest stock version, I was about to switch to Wild Child's but I realize this one is a bit more cleaner:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654504
Look for Standard Reference.
I just got a new T-Mo HD2, i wanted to know if there was a difference between this roms and the HD2 roms. Does it really matter which one i flash it with??
the roms will say whether it is tmous compatible or not.
flashing the wrong custom rom isn't too bad, it just won't work. its non tmous stock roms that will permanently kill your phone, because of the ..51.. radio they contain.
so long as you stay in this tmous section you should be fine.
I flashed it with a non tmo rom, and works perfect. I reflashed with a tmo rom and my colors are bit messed up. so i guess it's back to a non tmo rom. I use energy roms on my phones.
I was reading the Energy Rom say "
This ROM is compatible with all HD2 devices manufactured by HTC" so i should be okay..
yea that one is fine cos that rom uses the stock tmous rom as its base, (many do, look for roms that say example "2.13 base" or "2.10 base",, you will get the hang of it soon enough) so it is a tmous rom under the hood.
always, ALWAYS read the first few posts in any roms thread, so many people just look at the screenshots and think "that's the one for me" without reading what the chef says about it.