seriously guys, i sold my HTC Hero for HD2. i would really like to know which is the best rom for Leo for time being. one more thing, is there a phone manager or some reliable software that i can sync google contacts straight to my Leo besides using outlook? all informations are appreciate and if this is a duplicate thread, please forgive me. its been long time since i moved to android.
It's all down to choice, some like the Stock ROMs. Others, like me, prefer cooked ROMs are they take out the crap that a stock ROM comes with. Personally I'm using a ROM called CleanEx which is stripped of pretty much all the 'crapware' on the phone so you can install only what you want. It's an early ROM but stable and leaves a lot of space to install your own apps. See my sig for a link to it.
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It's all down to choice, some like the Stock ROMs. Others, like me, prefer cooked ROMs are they take out the crap that a stock ROM comes with. Personally I'm using a ROM called CleanEx which is stripped of pretty much all the 'crapware' on the phone so you can install only what you want. It's an early ROM but stable and leaves a lot of space to install your own apps. See my sig for a link to it.
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dude, i would like to download the cleanEX but do u got other mirror for it?? its damm slow..
There's 3 on there, MU, Rapidshare and Sendspace...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IBSEK89J
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3eaigf
http://rapidshare.com/files/358468461/CleanEX_1.03.zip
If you want another one I'll see what I can do
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.... i would really like to know which is the best rom :
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A lady from O2 told me, that 1.66 has more problems than 1.48.
I have 1.48 and (except of thr program Spb TV) I have no problems.
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eshd said:
A lady from O2 told me, that 1.66 has more problems than 1.48.
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The "lady from O2" obviously doesn't know what she's talking about. 1.66 was almost infinitely better than 1.48 in both stability and speed.
I'm using Dutty's HG v0.8 and could not recommend it more. It's fast, solid, and has a lot of tiny things done to it, like segregating the start menu into folders, and some nice new icons on some things. It also comes with the document tab and eReader tab.
Dutty FTW!
As for Google contacts, I only know of using Outlook to sync them, but I don't use my gmail much anyway, so can't really advise you on that.
true 1.66 much more stable than 1,48.. I think it's even more stable than 2.10
yeah.. I love dutty 0.8.. Tried dutty 1 but I think 0.8 is more stable
only reason I changed from HG v1.0 was that SMS Sent notification - Miri's WinMo 6.5 ROM was also awesome but CleanEx I'm on now is really good. Literally no crap on it at all and stable as anything too so far...few issues with aesthetics but they can be addressed
You can easily sync your contacts, mail and calendar from gmail with Activesync. I use it, and it works perfect.
Look at the following link for more info.:http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299
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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........
abdullah1982 said:
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
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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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I've been doing plenty of research on the forums and it just appears that the best rom, in terms of stability, function, speed and reliability is the Dutty 3.9 XT. Newer versions have some improvements, but with functional setbacks such as sms problems as in 4.3. The new leo roms look fancy, but again they suffer from speed and functionality also! So as a blackstone user and one to show it off to iphone fans, am I right in saying this is one of the few roms we have which is reasonably fast, stable and functional, without coming across an unexpected hickup and the iphone user wins that round!
theres no such thing as perfect ROM
its very personal to what you want to do with your phone and in what way you want to use it and if you want WM 6.1 or WM 6.5 on it,.. especially not to show off to iphone.. i go with Miri's WM 6.5, for me its my favourite, been with it since the beginning, others might thing otherwise, for what its personal
if you worry about iphone users (kids, girls, non-technology knowers most of all) and they got to the point where they dare compare an iphone to a WinMobile phone is enough for you not to waste ur time trying to get in their limited minds,.. let them show off how awesome the iphone is cause it can take pictures, and they autorotate, and how they can access the internet when they are at a wireless hotspot, and that they can access their top 5 favourite websites cause they have a shortcut of each of them on their phone's homepage, and how they have a shortcut for every single thing on their front page for instant access (now isnt that handy, i bet you we all have out PC's desktop FULL of shortcuts ).. so enjoy your phone buddy
well if u want to show off to iphone users. do go for nrg rom's. there are an eye candy, fast and improving (lesser bugs). try photon range of rom's based on 2.1 by nrg
Guys,
I'm wondering, are any 6.5 ROMs as fast as 6.1 ROMs?
Cheers.
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Guys,
I'm wondering, are any 6.5 ROMs as fast as 6.1 ROMs?
Cheers.
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I just tried out Duttythroy's WM6.5+HTC Sence (Manila 2.5) and it was kinda laggy so I went back to Stock ROM WM6.1.
PoisonWolf said:
Guys,
I'm wondering, are any 6.5 ROMs as fast as 6.1 ROMs?
Cheers.
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It depends on the rom. Some of the new ones (with higher build number) are sooo slow, laggy and unstable... For me the most stable and fastest rom is from XannyTech. Haven´t had any problem for now (using a week) and it´s almost fast as stock rom.
Guys,
Thanks. I've actually, for the first time today, started flashing! I can see why it's addicting, but it got tedious after 2 hours of playing around. Windows Mobile 6.5 has a lot of eyecandy in general, but it's not as functional as I'd like it to be right out of the box. I've tried both Photon and Miri roms that come without Manila.
The experience I had with both was "meh".
I'm just going to install Dutty's Final 6.1 ROM and be done with it until I change phones.
Thanks again guys,
Cheers!
Maryone
I am using maryone 230064 manila 2.5 and it is fast and reliable
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Guys,
Thanks. I've actually, for the first time today, started flashing! I can see why it's addicting, but it got tedious after 2 hours of playing around. Windows Mobile 6.5 has a lot of eyecandy in general, but it's not as functional as I'd like it to be right out of the box. I've tried both Photon and Miri roms that come without Manila.
The experience I had with both was "meh".
I'm just going to install Dutty's Final 6.1 ROM and be done with it until I change phones.
Thanks again guys,
Cheers!
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Totally agree.
In regards to the most stable 6.1 ROM, you are right on with the Dutty 3.9XT. I am on 4.3 because I am a Dutty freak. Haven't tried anyone else so I have no other experiences, but 3.9 XT FINAL is exceptional.
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Totally agree.
In regards to the most stable 6.1 ROM, you are right on with the Dutty 3.9XT. I am on 4.3 because I am a Dutty freak. Haven't tried anyone else so I have no other experiences, but 3.9 XT FINAL is exceptional.
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Trend,
Is this the same as the one in HTCPEDIA's site? With Dutty's 4.3 Final or something along that lines? Because I used Dutty's 4.3 Final from HTCPedia. Is one better than the other?
Cheers.
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Trend,
Is this the same as the one in HTCPEDIA's site? With Dutty's 4.3 Final or something along that lines? Because I used Dutty's 4.3 Final from HTCPedia. Is one better than the other?
Cheers.
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It should be the same. It came out about the same time when the transition from XDA to HTCpedia was made.
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It should be the same. It came out about the same time when the transition from XDA to HTCpedia was made.
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Trend,
Thanks! I'm just a little bummed that Dutty's Magic 8 Ball that was ported from Topaz does not work in Dutty's 4.3 Final.
It just starts up, I get the loading screen, and then it just turns off by itself and I am in Manila once more. I don't know if this is a netframework issue or... I was really looking forward to using HTC's 8 Ball.
Might you know anything about this?
Cheers.
PoisonWolf said:
Trend,
Thanks! I'm just a little bummed that Dutty's Magic 8 Ball that was ported from Topaz does not work in Dutty's 4.3 Final.
It just starts up, I get the loading screen, and then it just turns off by itself and I am in Manila once more. I don't know if this is a netframework issue or... I was really looking forward to using HTC's 8 Ball.
Might you know anything about this?
Cheers.
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Can't help on that one, I don't know what is is, a game???. I don't do any games on my phone even though I played with teeter one day and loved it.
atm im having problems since i hsdp or w/e its called my hd2...
im using...
o.s 5.2.21864
manila 2.5.19202525
rom 1.43.110.2 wwe
radio 2.06.50.04
and i want to change to somethin with more relibility?
What i understand you have stock ROM on youre device. Try the "new" 1.48 ROM. You can find it on HTC.com.
If you feel a little more exprimental you could try one of the cooked ROMs. Cant tell you witch one, its a matter of taste (and recommending ROMs isnt so popular. I think you understand why).
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atm im having problems since i hsdp or w/e its called my hd2...
im using...
o.s 5.2.21864
manila 2.5.19202525
rom 1.43.110.2 wwe
radio 2.06.50.04
and i want to change to somethin with more relibility?
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As life says: The best ROM will always be the one you have at the moment you ask. Because you have this and no other.
Trying others will let you have an experience, and you will finally come up with a decision of your own, simply according to your own taste and needs.
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As life says: The best ROM will always be the one you have at the moment you ask. Because you have this and no other.
Trying others will let you have an experience, and you will finally come up with a decision of your own, simply according to your own taste and needs.
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ohhh so i have standard rom ? i did flash it, but i think thats just so it makes it so im allowed to install roms ?
ive just used trixy one ? or sumthing, really really fast :O
Yeah, it seems you are on a standard ROM.
Check the stickies in this forum about how to flash.
Then check the ROM threads of all chefs - you will find descriptions and pictures of what they made.
And, btw, all of those ROMs are fast, really fast, mainly because HD2 is such a fast machine.
There will be one main difference though: More experimental ROMs using beta builds of WinMo and Manila, and others. Reading the threads will tell you about all the issues, pros and cons.
If you want something close to what you are used, look for WinMo 21xxx builds.
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Yeah, it seems you are on a standard ROM.
Check the stickies in this forum about how to flash.
Then check the ROM threads of all chefs - you will find descriptions and pictures of what they made.
And, btw, all of those ROMs are fast, really fast, mainly because HD2 is such a fast machine.
There will be one main difference though: More experimental ROMs using beta builds of WinMo and Manila, and others. Reading the threads will tell you about all the issues, pros and cons.
If you want something close to what you are used, look for WinMo 21xxx builds.
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im good with this one i flashed, super fast!
only problem is , my contacts are gone .. and i hate it cause u have to indivualy assign contacts with facebook accounts....
also i synced it with myphone. etc hoping to xfer them back on ? but they didnt ???
cellgm said:
im good with this one i flashed, super fast!
only problem is , my contacts are gone .. and i hate it cause u have to indivualy assign contacts with facebook accounts....
also i synced it with myphone. etc hoping to xfer them back on ? but they didnt ???
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To make a backup of your contacts, messages, mails etc., I would recommend using PPC PIM Backup (search with google, easy to find), it´s free and does a bit more than synching with MyPhone.
Plus, there is software you can buy which goes even further, such as Sbp Backup.
Up to you to choose - as a frequent flasher, I do like both solutions, to some extent, for ROM testing, the paid solution might be more helpful sometimes.
www.htcpedia.com
Can someone tell me why Duttys ROM's are so popular? they look pretty much standard to me...
Any Dutty fans care to inform me?
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Can someone tell me why Duttys ROM's are so popular? they look pretty much standard to me...
Any Dutty fans care to inform me?
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I flashed my HD2 with different variants og energy roms, and they ran pretty fast, but i most admit dutty's is much faster with no errors..
I have used energy roms since the day that i got my HD2 (dec. 09) but decided 2 weeks ago to try something else..
And what a suprise when i tried dutty's
The whole system runs faster, i don't know why, but probably because energy has tweaked and added to much to his roms these days..
Dutty's rom is as close to standard as you can get, but with everything manila wise updated and testet, plus he must have tweaked the system with other things than pagepool, because it runs so much better than the original (and every other rom i have tried)..
I actually flashed his new multilanguage V3.1 today, and i'm not dissapointet!
Try it and you will see what i mean..
If people need another link to download from than htcpedia.com, i have uploaded the danish version to shareonline.dk. But i must point out that i only uploaded the danish version to my site.. So it will probably not be worth anything for most people
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Can someone tell me why Duttys ROM's are so popular? they look pretty much standard to me...
Any Dutty fans care to inform me?
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Ill tell you why because i updated last night and message sent notification gone thats good enough for me,
in all fairness i usually mix between energy and dutty, i prefer dutty just fast basic ROM and very nice no problems at all
Hi,
I have done a search but not really come up with what I was looking for.
My friend flashed his phone with one of the latest Energy GTX Themed Roms. I'm thinking of doing the same, but wondered if someone might be able to help me with several concerns I have.
Firstly, his battery now seems to drain a fair bit faster than it used to, and I'm told that might be related to the Radio. Does anyone have any experience on what might be a good .50 radio (I've heard .51's can crash the phone) that may have better battery life?
Secondly, I notice that the Rom has quite a lot of additional programs, which appear to be fully integrated into the Rom, programs such as Palringo, etc. I've gone to add/remove programs, but there is nothing in there. Just one program called 'unknown1'. There are quite a lot of programs I really wouldn't want taking up space on there, so this is one of my concerns.
On the flip side, am I able to install pretty much any program that I would on my current Stock rom'd phone? I download quite a lot from Marketplace, Omarket, etc and wondered if I had to be careful with a cooked Rom in case of compatibility issues.
Finally, one of the biggest 'plus' points I've noticed on his new Rom, is on the Email tab. It appears that he can reply and delete emails without actually having to open them. Is there anyway to get this function on my stock rom?
Thank you so much for any help you can give!
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Firstly, his battery now seems to drain a fair bit faster than it used to, and I'm told that might be related to the Radio. Does anyone have any experience on what might be a good .50 radio (I've heard .51's can crash the phone) that may have better battery life?
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I am told your battery will drain faster using an EngeryROM, they are all bells and whistles, I have never flashed anything but an EnergyROM so I can't say any different. And flashing an EnergyROM without first changing your radio to a 2.xx.50.xx will brick your phone, so you must, must change the radio first.
s32bauer said:
Secondly, I notice that the Rom has quite a lot of additional programs, which appear to be fully integrated into the Rom, programs such as Palringo, etc. I've gone to add/remove programs, but there is nothing in there. Just one program called 'unknown1'. There are quite a lot of programs I really wouldn't want taking up space on there, so this is one of my concerns.
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Do what I do, go into Device/Programs and just delete them forcefully, then go to Device/Windows/StartMenu and delete the links for them from the start menu.
s32bauer said:
On the flip side, am I able to install pretty much any program that I would on my current Stock rom'd phone? I download quite a lot from Marketplace, Omarket, etc and wondered if I had to be careful with a cooked Rom in case of compatibility issues.
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Your stock ROM is more unstable than a cooked ROM, so you can install whatever you like on the cooked one.
s32bauer said:
Finally, one of the biggest 'plus' points I've noticed on his new Rom, is on the Email tab. It appears that he can reply and delete emails without actually having to open them. Is there anyway to get this function on my stock rom?
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I Believe it's a windows 6.5.x perk, I could well be wrong.
Kalavere said:
I am told your battery will drain faster using an EngeryROM, they are all bells and whistles, I have never flashed anything but an EnergyROM so I can't say any different. And flashing an EnergyROM without first changing your radio to a 2.xx.50.xx will brick your phone, so you must, must change the radio first.
Do what I do, go into Device/Programs and just delete them forcefully, then go to Device/Windows/StartMenu and delete the links for them from the start menu.
Your stock ROM is more unstable than a cooked ROM, so you can install whatever you like on the cooked one.
I Believe it's a windows 6.5.x perk, I could well be wrong.
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Ah okay, well thank you for the feedback and info on all of this.
Think I'll keep my eye out for any other Radios that might be compatible and offer better battery life, is such a one exists!
Shame about the reply/delete option without going into emails, that would have been really handy for me!
Kalavere said:
I am told your battery will drain faster using an EngeryROM, they are all bells and whistles, I have never flashed anything but an EnergyROM so I can't say any different. And flashing an EnergyROM without first changing your radio to a 2.xx.50.xx will brick your phone, so you must, must change the radio first.
Do what I do, go into Device/Programs and just delete them forcefully, then go to Device/Windows/StartMenu and delete the links for them from the start menu.
Your stock ROM is more unstable than a cooked ROM, so you can install whatever you like on the cooked one.
I Believe it's a windows 6.5.x perk, I could well be wrong.
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Ah okay, well thank you for the feedback and info on all of this.
Think I'll keep my eye out for any other Radios that might be compatible and offer better battery life, is such a one exists!
Shame about the reply/delete option without going into emails, that would have been really handy for me! Think I might just take the plunge and go for one of the Energy Roms, probably the GTX one. I know it only has CHT 1.7, but I can always upgrade that I suppose!
s32bauer said:
Think I might just take the plunge and go for one of the Energy Roms, probably the GTX one. I know it only has CHT 1.7, but I can always upgrade that I suppose!
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It only has 1.7 because 1.8 and 1.8.x are buggy I should think. So I wouldn't recommend upgrading until NRG has sorted the bugs out.
Kalavere said:
It only has 1.7 because 1.8 and 1.8.x are buggy I should think. So I wouldn't recommend upgrading until NRG has sorted the bugs out.
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I've heard quite a lot about 1.8.5 being quite buggy, but have been using 1.8 for a little while on my existing rom without any issues. Although right now I'd be happy to stick with CHT 1.7 if it meant I could have my reply and delete buttons on the email previews lol
s32bauer said:
I've heard quite a lot about 1.8.5 being quite buggy, but have been using 1.8 for a little while on my existing rom without any issues. Although right now I'd be happy to stick with CHT 1.7 if it meant I could have my reply and delete buttons on the email previews lol
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I don't mean buggy per se, I just mean buggy with the GTX ROM, which is why it's the only NRG ROM with CHT that isn't on 1.8.5.
Kalavere said:
I don't mean buggy per se, I just mean buggy with the GTX ROM, which is why it's the only NRG ROM with CHT that isn't on 1.8.5.
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Hmmm Im halfway through downloading that rom for my first flash.......
Do you know off hand what bugs have been reported using that rom with cht 1.8.5...
conantroutman said:
Hmmm Im halfway through downloading that rom for my first flash.......
Do you know off hand what bugs have been reported using that rom with cht 1.8.5...
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I have no idea. Try looking in the GTX Theme thread, and searching though NRG's EngergyROM thread.
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I have no idea. Try looking in the GTX Theme thread, and searching though NRG's EngergyROM thread.
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I am but you know what those threads are like.... just wondered if youd encountered anything first hand. Cheers