Best stable ROM for my model

[spaceboy]

Two questions:

1. How do I tell what generation my Prophet is? I see a lot of references to G3 and G4 but no information on how to work this out. :(

2. I currently have the latest i-mate JAMin rom, which is AKU2.0. Is there is a stable AKU2.3 ROM people have been using or is this still "experimental" It's hard to work this out from the threads.

Thanks all.

[miseryshining]

Two questions:

1. How do I tell what generation my Prophet is? I see a lot of references to G3 and G4 but no information on how to work this out. :(

2. I currently have the latest i-mate JAMin rom, which is AKU2.0. Is there is a stable AKU2.3 ROM people have been using or is this still "experimental" It's hard to work this out from the threads.

Thanks all.

1: during bootup, 2nd screen find
SPL

2.xx.0001 = g4
2.xx.0000 = g3

2: aku 2.3 seems very stable. Everything works as expected. i've only installed one version, after reading this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279125&highlight=16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe

it's the 16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe from this sites' ftp. It has been much more stable and responsive (due to the larger cache) then the preinstalled AKU2.0 on my qtek s200. Boot time is shortened by about 20s.

Before you install this you HAVE to unlock the CID:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_Upgrades

i didn't do this first time, and had to find a valid qtek rom that would install, since my device didn't bootup anymore..

[spaceboy]

Thanks for that. A question about unlocking the CID:

On the Prophet upgrade page you link to, it has the warning (3 times, in bold!): *WARNING!!!!! DO NOT PERFORM THIS IF YOUR PROPHET HAS THIS ROM "SPL 2.xx.0001" (New G4 Version)

Don't all G4's have that ROM? Mine does (2.13.0001). So where does that leave us for unlocking?

Thanks again.

[dannyoneill]

Im also running a JAMin with the latest official rom and ive seen some good things about the 2.3 updates but im new to the whole cooked roms thing but ill figure it out.

What would I loose by upgrading from my JAMin rom and what would I gain?

Can I go back to my jamin rom if I dont like it?

[ange2paris]

I have installed the latest DOPOD ROM and I run it native without any soft installed and I reboot only about 1 a month!

[spaceboy]

To partially answer my own question: The CID unlock process looks like it IS for G3s only. To upgrade G4s you use pdocwrite.exe.

I've seen the details for using pdocwrite to install the pdamobiz ROM, but has anyone used it to install the 16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe?

Cheers

[spaceboy]

Im also running a JAMin with the latest official rom and ive seen some good things about the 2.3 updates but im new to the whole cooked roms thing but ill figure it out.

What would I loose by upgrading from my JAMin rom and what would I gain?

Can I go back to my jamin rom if I dont like it?
I'm guessing you'd loose some of the vendor customisations - which really are only some useless themes and the network provider settings - which for me just means setting up GPRS. Of course, you also risk loosing your JAMin entirely if you stuff it up :-)

What you gain is a more up-to-date OS which is faster...

[dannyoneill]

what about the extended rom? all the custom stuff is in there, i can access it no probs but would that remain with the rom mentioned above?

would I still be able to run them (if I back them up)

[dannyoneill]

just been researching this rom, looks like it defaults overclocks your device and installs a ton and I mean a ton of apps that most people dont want.

Be warned, its heavily customized and may not be to everyones liking.

Anyone know if I do upgrade to this and unlock my CID if I can then re-apply the official JAMin rom?

[spaceboy]

just been researching this rom, looks like it defaults overclocks your device and installs a ton and I mean a ton of apps that most people dont want.

Be warned, its heavily customized and may not be to everyones liking.

Anyone know if I do upgrade to this and unlock my CID if I can then re-apply the official JAMin rom?
To anyone reading this, here is my experience as of last night.

On my G4 I tried installing 16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe after first hard-resetting my device. The installer went ahead fine, but it would not start-up: it would not get past the boot loader screen. So I reinstalled the latest i-mate ROM, booted up, then proceeded to try: ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Prophet/Prophet-roms/AKU2.3_4pda_develpers/2006-10-05_Upgrade%20ROM_AKU2.3_lvsw.rar.

This uses the PDAmobiz method to upgrade a G4 which is essentially running a batch file while it unlocks and writes to the ExtRom and the ROM - then doing a hard reset, but it is not the PDAmobiz ROM.

This worked fine, and I now have AKU2.3. Even better, it is not customised, so there's no extra software installed, which I'm happy about. It's been running over night and seems very stable so far. I'm not sure what the paging size is on the ROM, maybe it's smaller = more stability.

So that's my experience!

[orian]

My experience:
My JAMin running IPL/SPL 2.13.0001 using that rar file that worked for you...
hung on the copy of the OS to the device.
Trying now to recover it by downloading and trying to install latest JAMin update.
I cant get activesync / network connection using USB to phone... Don't know if that will be a problem trying to recover. Its sitting at the 3 colour screen atm.

Is there a way for me to update to IPL/SPL 2.15.0001 from 2.13.0001 before trying again? (assuming my phone is not already dead).

[spaceboy]

My experience:
My JAMin running IPL/SPL 2.13.0001 using that rar file that worked for you...
hung on the copy of the OS to the device.
Trying now to recover it by downloading and trying to install latest JAMin update.
I cant get activesync / network connection using USB to phone... Don't know if that will be a problem trying to recover. Its sitting at the 3 colour screen atm.

Is there a way for me to update to IPL/SPL 2.15.0001 from 2.13.0001 before trying again? (assuming my phone is not already dead).
If your phone is G4, you should be able to install the vendor ROM no problem - which is magical really. You don't need ActiveSync running; well - it won't connect as the device is dead :-).

When you say it hung copying the file... it took a good 15-20 minutes to copy across for me, so I hope you weren't just being impatient.

[orian]

yeah the JAMin rom worked so I'm back where I began.

I did wait 30 mins and it had crashed.... activesync wasnt doing anything, buttons / screen taps weren't working on pda.

Is it because I am running 2.13.0001 is my worry? The update specifies its for 2.15.0001. Is there any way I can update to 2.15.0001 from 2.13.0001 before trying again?

Cheers.

[orian]

Tried the update again, and this time it worked.
Device is running AKU2.3 now, but still says 2.13.0001 for ipl and spl on boot.

Any ideas anyone on how I can update that to 2.15.0001? and what kind of change that makes anyway?

Thanks all.

[miseryshining]

just been researching this rom, looks like it defaults overclocks your device and installs a ton and I mean a ton of apps that most people dont want.

Be warned, its heavily customized and may not be to everyones liking.

Anyone know if I do upgrade to this and unlock my CID if I can then re-apply the official JAMin rom?

you have been researching a different rom. this one does certainly NOT overclock the device by default. And it's a clean install, without any overhead, but WITH the stereo bluetooth headset support. perfect for my uses.

[dannyoneill]

looks like i was looking at another rom, one loaded with junk.

I took the plunge and updated my jamin to the 16mb 4pda rom and im now back on the official jamin, it was way too unstable. Today I rebooted 5 times.

The volume is too low on headset and loud speaker

and some other annoyances.

I need stability

[garfi]

when i'm using AKU2.3,
in Settings / Regional Settings:
there is no "Turkey" option (also Russian).
how can i do that, is there a patch for apply these regions ?

thats why i'm using latest official jamin rom now (wwe) (from clubimate.com)

[dannyoneill]

Ive found the source of instability with the 4PDA rom. Its the radio rom 02.30.21

I went back to my old ROM on my jamin and all was fine, a day without crash, Then loaded on radio rom 02.30.21, hardreset for good measure and setup again,. same as always.

Then, every hour or so im resetting.

Back to official jamin rom and all is fine again.

Radio ROM 02.30.21 is just totally unstable. Ideally I would like the AKU2.3 updated rom but without this awful radio rom they seem to be putting in them all.