I just read on Gizmodo that you can get WM6.5 as a ROM upgrade for HTC phones. Would it work on an X1, or only on HTC phones?
I realise that the X1 may have more proprietry stuff that would either get in the way or get wiped out (such as the panels)
as far as I've heard it's only diamond2 and touchpro2 which get
the upgrade
and no out of the box it will not work on x1 but that don't mean
rom cookers will not be able to use parts of the official wm6.5 to
make custom x1 wm6.5 time will tell
I like official roms though. If you install coocked roms warranty will fade, isn't it like that?
maybe it will
but one can move back to an offical rom
if the issue which require usage of the warrenty
don't stop one from doing so
oTToToTenTanz said:
I like official roms though. If you install coocked roms warranty will fade, isn't it like that?
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Yeah, but you can always flash the original (stock) ROM before you take it for repairs or w/e .
I guess the second reason I do not like to flash any coocked roms is that I had a absolute brick with my HTC Touch Cruise. I bought it, flashed it after a while and then it did not turn on anymore. If that happens once to you, you are really afraid...that is the main reason I like official roms! =)
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I guess the second reason I do not like to flash any coocked roms is that I had a absolute brick with my HTC Touch Cruise. I bought it, flashed it after a while and then it did not turn on anymore. If that happens once to you, you are really afraid...that is the main reason I like official roms! =)
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Fair enough . I think that the pros outweigh the cons though.
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Hi everybody!
The hd is my first wm mobile and I like it a lot.
It is proberbly a bit early, but is there a better unofficial ROM for it which is better than the original?
Can anyone point me to a link where it is shown how to change ROM
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Hi everybody!
The hd is my first wm mobile and I like it a lot.
It is proberbly a bit early, but is there a better unofficial ROM for it which is better than the original?
Can anyone point me to a link where it is shown how to change ROM
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Hi
I´m sure very soon there will be some cooked ROM´s by the great chefs of this site as there are with many other devices, meantime read here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone
any word on when the first official roms are coming out? cause I really do think that some of the issues with the phone need to be repaired by HTC themselves so we get a more stable rom to base cooked roms on... like the freezes many people encounter, this is bound to get repaired on the first update.
someone posted that HTC knew nothing about this problem, this is nonsense, many people mailed them about it already.
big screen what can i say..
however, recently it is starting to hang...
usually when trying to unlock..
and it became slower..
any idea why?
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the video and camera belongs to the bin too...
camera has almost 0 functionality and video is choppy and blur...
can tweaks?
thanks buddy
do u have any custom roms on it? i personally expected the performance to be better when i had the stock rom. but then after flashing a while, i love the blackstone.. so try custom roms maybe untill u find one that gives u the performance that u like on it.
i do not have a custom rom.. was afraid of stability /security problems.. do they really make the hd faster?
Yeah really do they make hd faster?If yes which one is the best for normal usage??
The ROM:s here @ xda are the main reason I did not sell/scrap my HD long ago. With stock ROM, I think this unit is slow, ugly and just bad.
Look around, a lot of ROM:s here are sooo much faster than stock. I promise you will never go back.
For the best speed experience, I recommend using a 6.1 ROM with 2.1 Manila. I can not point out any speficic one obvious, take a look in the charts already suplied in the ROM part of this forum.
I am using a win 6.5 ROM for the moment, but speed is a bit lower.
Good luck!
try using a wm 6.5 based energy rom 2.1 manila
it will change ur whole outlook of ur hd........
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try using a wm 6.5 based energy rom 2.1 manila
it will change ur whole outlook of ur hd........
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there is 2.5 now.. i skip that?
I agree. The stock rom is a piece of Sh*t. After swapping to a custom ROM, you'll never look back. Don't be disheartened if you get one with glitches. Just keep trying different ones until you are happy with one.
The first couple of times it may seem slow and cumbersom changing ROM's but after a while you realise how easy it really is. Just remember to backup important data first.
Good luck
seriouslly even if i use a latest stock rom?
i just dont understand why can folks like us make a better rom than htc themselves ..
leobox1 said:
seriouslly even if i use a latest stock rom?
i just dont understand why can folks like us make a better rom than htc themselves ..
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Haha you're a senior member here but you don't get it. Custom roms on XDA is the reason why I choose HTC and windows mobile. I used to hate windows mobile alot, but once I found out about its portability, customizing my phone has been my hobby. Thanks to XDA, the crappy old hermes I had made my friends jealous.
On why folks like these guys here can make a better rom than htc, you have to flash one to find out. I once read an article from mircosoft that reads something like this "microsoft cant live with XDA-devs, but at the same time, can't live without them".
Try one but make sure u follow the steps especially the Olinex part. Good luck
leobox1 said:
big screen what can i say..
however, recently it is starting to hang...
usually when trying to unlock..
and it became slower..
any idea why?
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the video and camera belongs to the bin too...
camera has almost 0 functionality and video is choppy and blur...
can tweaks?
thanks buddy
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I own WinMo devices since HTC Wallaby. I am not very long with HD, just recently bought it.
My Opinion WinMo is like Windows on your desktop, after while it gets slower and slower and Reformat (hard reset) is the best thing to do to bring it back.
I also would suggest you to use one of the cooked ROMs here. Again my Opinion W6.5 is eye candy and my own experience is that is not that Stable, and fast as WinMo 6.1 ROMs. Furthermore I really don’t see jet the major usability improvement in 6.5
I am business user and I need a very stable Device. I flashed with this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537948 very happy with it
hahaha good one bout me being senior..
yes i know .. i just dont understand why the companies themselves dont strive to make the best one lol
and for the rom..
yes buddy i used the same as u ...3.55 but how do i get the usual start menu back..
Again most 6.5 roms are very stable now and are ready for everyday use, if you are after a fast rom that is similar to your default rom, try Topix 2.9.2, it is currently the fastest ROM running 6.1 according to speed tests = Search the forums for performance tests.
http://www.pocketpc-live.com/touch-hd/best-rom-for-htc-touch-hd.html
You will be more than happy flashing the latest 6.5 roms, just make sure you don't get any manila 2.5/2.6 roms as people have previously expressed they are still not as stable as the 2.1 roms.
Research, read and flash which rom you feels best suits your needs, or looks the nbest etc. In the end not everyone has same tastes, so you may find that you flash a few roms before settling on one you really like. By then you will probably have become a flashaholic like everyone else. Either way you'll have a better phone.
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This is a request, there are a lot of HTC S740 owners who need a rom with Windows Mobile 6.5 standard voor their HTC S740!
Even the HTC S710 (vox), almost 3 years old has a cooked ROM!
Please o please!! Who can be our hero!
you are right...
I was using S710 for 2 years, last time with WM 6.5
They cooked it from HTC Snap.
Why not do it for S740?
Greetings,
RA
I don't know if people need a WM6.5 ROM
Until we have a HardSPL, we can't do anything with regards cooked ROMs. This is being worked on at the moment, but it's a little unfair on the developers to expect them to be able to just click their fingers and magic up a hack. They spend their own time working on these things, whether they do them or not depends on demand and how many people really want it and make donations towards the costs involved in development.
Cooked ROMs are not official...they're hacks, and yes they're fun to use and in some cases quite useful, but nobody has a right to have one made just for them on demand. The standard HTC software is actually very good on the S740.
I'm not saying I wouldn't like to see a WM6.5 ROM, just that you either need more patience or to do it yourself. It takes a LOT of work to customise software.
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I don't know if people need a WM6.5 ROM
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It would be very appreciated without any doubt
andrewkeith5 said:
it's a little unfair on the developers to expect them to be able to just click their fingers and magic up a hack.
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Cooked ROMs are not official...they're hacks, and yes they're fun to use and in some cases quite useful, but nobody has a right to have one made just for them on demand.
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I fully agree!
Hi new here. Just got an htc hd2 locked to tmobile. I have done the hardspl ok but now I want to get rid of all the tmobile branding.
I am not sure about the custom roms as want it to look like it does now. What rom do I need to make it look like a standard unbranded hd2 as if it was a sim free model?
Had a good look but just dont know which one to get.
Cheers
Simon.
There is a stickied thread at the begining of the HD2 rom development page, where all the official roms are stored. Although i would personally go for a cooked rom with the speed increase and bug fixes, there are some that dont look any different than a stock rom.
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There is a stickied thread at the begining of the HD2 rom development page, where all the official roms are stored. Although i would personally go for a cooked rom with the speed increase and bug fixes, there are some that dont look any different than a stock rom.
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Can you suggest a cooked rom that looks same cosmetically?
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Can you suggest a cooked rom that looks same cosmetically?
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remember you'll have to get the phone's SIM lock off as well as a ROM flash won't get rid of this. you can either get th code off T-Mobile or use one of the pay for service found on the web
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remember you'll have to get the phone's SIM lock off as well as a ROM flash won't get rid of this. you can either get th code off T-Mobile or use one of the pay for service found on the web
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Yeah code just been emailed not 5 mins since so unlocked now. Its just the wife wants rid of the tmobile stuff. A cooked rom that looks like stock is what she is after especially if they have less bugs and faster etc. It would be good to have a larger keypad too as its a tad small.
I'd say get the one I'm running (CleanEx - see my sig) pretty much stock but with all the crap removed - very good, fast ROM
remember to flash the radio in my sig first, though
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I'd say get the one I'm running (CleanEx - see my sig) pretty much stock but with all the crap removed - very good, fast ROM
remember to flash the radio in my sig first, though
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What do you mean by crap?
"crap" - Programs that no one wants or uses like co-pilot, any programs that are missing you can find most in cab format to reinstall on this forum.
Ricey
^ exactly what he said!
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^ exactly what he said!
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Thats cool. I have tomtom to go on it which works anyhow but only has 4 digit postcode? Trying to find great britain postcode files that are 7 digit but to no avail as yet!
She dont like the way it looks, says it too sparse. Can you recomend another? Says things like weather pics etc have gone.
If you want as good as it gets then I'd take a look at Miri's WM 6.5 ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=607437
Or Dutty's HG ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=610634
Ran both myself for a while and both are very good, cutting edge ROMs without all the rubbish that you'll never use
Thanks mate I will check them out. I have Artemis on at the moment which looks nice.
Anyone build a rom with wm 6.1 for the HD2 ? What were/are your experiences?
Does sense 2.5 run on wm 6.1?
Wow, I honestly thought this was a misplaced question. I don't know of anyone who goes back and cooks OLDER roms. I'd think there'd be some sort of technical difficulty in getting programs designed for the newer system to work with an older one (though it's not so often the other way around).
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Wow, I honestly thought this was a misplaced question. I don't know of anyone who goes back and cooks OLDER roms. I'd think there'd be some sort of technical difficulty in getting programs designed for the newer system to work with an older one (though it's not so often the other way around).
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I've read some posts from tp2 users who reverted from 6.5 back to 6.1 and they said it was much faster. So as curious as a appelfap can be I asked my self the question how fast 6.1 would be on a HD2?
The question is which OEM base should be used for that (can the multitouch driver be used etc) and which EXT packages will run on it (I guess only sense 2.1)
I'm not sure it can get "much faster" since its already close to "instantly".
With that said 6.1 is absolutely not finger friendly, nor does it support multi-touch-gestures...I'm really not sure anyone has any interest to cook such a rom especially since probably only VERY few people have interest because they want to use a certain app which has compatibility issues on 6.5 or something...
so to be honest, if speed is the only reason...then its not worth it since HD2 is blazing fast as it is right now.
Come on man.. how much faster do you want to go ? LOL
Like [email protected] said.. the HD2 is already INSTANT. 6.1 is a fugly POS compared to what we can do with 6.5 and the HD2 is alll about looking good.
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Come on man.. how much faster do you want to go ? LOL
Like [email protected] said.. the HD2 is already INSTANT. 6.1 is a fugly POS compared to what we can do with 6.5 and the HD2 is alll about looking good.
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You said it man and in my, and a lot of people's opinion you Absolutely Rule on Looking Good
A very big fan of you NRG
NRG is right, cooks have been developing ROMs for ages and a request like that one is supposed to be weird, at least, just because we're used to looking ahead and not to drawing back.
Apart from this, most of the electrical components have no 6.1 drivers and they could get back an unpredictable reaction............. I think we shouldn't read so much into those matters, but WM is supposed to go ahead........... forever.
Whatever I'm going to try it, just for fun.
I don't think there is an official WM 6.1 ROM or cooked 6.1 ROM. So you cant try it.
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I don't think there is an official WM 6.1 ROM or cooked 6.1 ROM. So you cant try it.
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Are you serious? Now that would be a real constraint
Btw what about a good old ce 2.0 with a good looking desktop...
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I don't think there is an official WM 6.1 ROM or cooked 6.1 ROM. So you cant try it.
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Have you ever cooked a ROM? All he has to do is grab a WVGA WM6.1 SYS and XIP and throw it into a kitchen. Only things I can think of that may halt this is the lack of 6.1 drivers (multi touch, etc...) and whether a 6.5 OEMXIPKernel would work with 6.1.
dwizzy130
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Have you ever cooked a ROM? All he has to do is grab a WVGA WM6.1 SYS and XIP and throw it into a kitchen. Only things I can think of that may halt this is the lack of 6.1 drivers (multi touch, etc...) and whether a 6.5 OEMXIPKernel would work with 6.1.
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Yep, found a WVGA WM 6.1 SYS 21056 version over here
kwbr produced a 6.1 rom when the leo came out and sspl was released. look for topix rom. i dont know if it is still linked in the thread!