XDA Mobile 6 (XM6) - Taking You to the Limit

[mfrazzz]

XDA Mobile 6
Taking You to the Limit

XDA Mobile 6 (XM6 for short) is basically Crossbow Reloaded 1.7 rebuilt on the OS 5.2.318 Build 15342.4.0.01 rom that was provided to is by InGeNeTiCs from Howard Forums. You can read information on the work being done on this rom in various ways in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310833). Since the Crossbow Reloaded series was based on the Faria Vanilla Crossbow rom in his ROM Kitchen, and this rom is based on a different rom, I felt a new name was in order.

Please remember that this ROM is a product of what _I_ wanted with many inputs from users of the Crossbow Reloaded series, so no complaints about why does this rom have this in it, or why didn't you put this in there. If you don't like how this rom is spiced, then go grab a ROM, put it in one of the many Kitchens now out, and make your own version. I am open to ideas on how to improve the rom so constructive criticism is appreciated (to a point ;)).

Please Note: this ROM was NOT intended to push the limits on speed optimization or memory optimization (although it is significantly better than the Crossbow Reloaded series IMO due to the base rom it came from). It was made to be functional, stable, and something that I myself wanted and will use. I've found it to perform at a better than acceptable level for myself, and so far Battery life seems better than other WM6 ROMs I've tried. If you have Battery Drain issues, make sure you flashed back to an official rom before you upgraded to this one, as that should correct extended rom corruption that has been shown to cause battery draining. BatteryStatus is NOT included in this ROM, as I don't see overclocking as necessary. If you want to overclock, you are welcome to download and install BatteryStatus yourself. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751)

Base ROM Information
The base rom was an "Official" Wizard WM6 ROM that was part of the development cycle of WM6 inside of Microsoft (Dogfood as they call it). The base rom was not a port of another device rom with drivers and stuff pieced and parted onto this one, but this was an actual Wizard WM6.

Windows Mobile 6, OS 5.2.318 Build 15342.4.0.01
ROM Version: 10.1.0.811 WWE
ROM Date: 08/11/06
Protocol: 4.1.13.09
ExtROM version: Faria V5.0

There is no Radio, IPL, SPL or Extended ROM.

What's In XDA Mobile 6?

Office 2007
New 8 Button CommManager (yeah only 8 buttons. If you want more then install one of the many 10 or more button ones :p )
Transcriber
VoIP (See next post for instructions to set this up)
SQLCE
mUn designed onscreen Keyboard
HTC X-Button v1.0 (The new 1.5 version has issues with impacting changes on the Today screen so I'm staying with v1.0) and turned on by default
Mobile Justice (a security app that will send an SMS if an unauthorized SIM is placed in your phone)
TodayAgenda
Notepad editor
Pocket RAR
SIP Config 2.0.1
StartClean
Pocket Screen Capture
HTC Audio Manager
CicleBT (Toggle BlueTooth on and off)
SynchroTime
1-Calc Lite
Total Commander Beta 2.5
WiFiFoFum 2.2.9
PIM Backup to 1.9
Windows Live Search searches via Google
MoDaCo NoData (so you can turn off data sources)
WM5torage 1.73
dotFred TaskManager (with registry editor link)
Smartskey 0.56 (DPAD is set to 0 in the .ini so the up and down scrolling works in the Phone dialer as expected in WM6)
SIM Manager
WM5NewMenu
SMSDRFix
DotFred's SoftKeyAppletEx
DotFred's TaskManager (and registry editor)
WiFiFoFum
Regional Settings default to English (United States) and use a slash for the date seperator (M/dd/yyyy)
Menu sounds work by default
Pressing the "End Call" button does not disconnect GPRS but minimized the active application. Pressing and holding the "End Call" button for about 5 seconds will do a GPRS Disconnect
Internet access over ActiveSync (USB) connection works (You must apply a registry fix on your PC first. See the next post for the fix)


Requirements
You MUST have an IPL and SPL at 2.xx or higher (BOTH not just one or the other).

You MUST be running ActiveSync 4.5 on Windows XP (Vista comes with the correct sync utility, although there have been issues reported about Vista and sync'ing with PPC's so be aware of that).

Before you attempt to upgrade to this ROM, Please follow this thread to learn how to flash roms and CID unlock, and how to fix issues you may run into! It is also recommended that you flash your phone with a Windows XP computer and not Vista. It will work with Vista, but if you run into problems Vista can't talk to a phone in Bootloader mode!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613

Recomendations

I HIGHLY Recommend that you flash back to an official rom before upgrading to this (or any) custom rom so you have a clean base (and correct any Extended ROM corruption you might have). G4 users would flash back to their provider's latest official release. G3 users can use T-Mobile 2.26 for a good base.
If you use BatteryStatus (its NOT included in the rom!) to overclock, I don't recommend overclocking above 260Mhz, and the CPUscaler settings in BatteryStatus should not be set to a min lower than 143MHz (or your device may not wake back up after going to sleep). Personally, I have not tried to overclock this rom due to the performance it already has.
I STRONGLY recommend you use the T-Mobile 2.19 UK Radio (ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Radio_Roms/Radio_Only_Thread/T-Mobile-UK_2.19.11_Radio_Only.zip) (this is a must for Cingular/AT&T customers). Newer Radio versions tend to have missed calls and SMS messages (just like with all other WM6 ROMs). G4 users, see the next post on flashing the Splash screens for a tip if you get errors trying to flash the 2.19 Radio ROM.
UPDATE: There appears to be a possible fix for the Radio issue on Cingular. Attached is a cab you can run to implement the change. I've successfully run Cingular 2.25 radio on my phone for 36 hours now with no missed calls or SMS messages. Others have had success with 2.61 radio after doing this fix. You can follow this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=312834) (starting around post 9) on this.


Credits
I would like to thank the following in help (directly and indirectly) with XDA Mobile 6:

Faria for providing the initial ROM Kitchen that got me cooking
anichillus for the fantastic Core ROM Kitchen which was exclusively used in the production of this ROM
Dr Puttingham for the guides, information and giving me a pointer to the cool 8 Button CommManager in this rom
Molski for having a nice tutorial on various cooking tools and providing easy access to info at http://www.molski.biz
mattk_r for inspiration and pushing the envelope on compressing stuff ;)
edhaas for the rompacker kitchen and squeezing tool ported over to the Wizard forum
Those that took the time to help beta/alpha test the early version of this base rom
InGeNeTiCs for taking the time to dump the rom Microsoft put on his phone so we could have this base rom
Everyone that installed and gave feedback and support on the Crossbow Reloaded versions
Many others here at XDA-Developers.com that provided information, tips, and suggestions that I used when putting this together


A HUGE thanks goes to all the chefs that support our community!

Known Issues

For those using ShellTool to flash this rom, Its been reported that shell too does not show that the flashing process has completed for some. Give the flash a good 15 - 30 minutes :eek: to make sure its done before you pull the plug. Those that have done this report that the phone boots fine into XM6.
The new CommManager has a bug where when you press the settings (right softkey) in it, it only shows one item: Wi-Fi Settings, and when you click on it you go to Bluetooth settings. The fixed version of this can be installed with the cab attached to this post. Soft reset the phone, install the cab, and it will soft reset after it completes, and you will have the fixed CommManager (no install of the 10 Button CommManager is required now). Updates to the 8 button CommManager can be followed in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311039).
The link for Midlet Manager is missing (but Midlet Manager is in the rom). To fix this use TotalCommander to create a shortcut in \Windows\Programs that points to \Windows\jmm.exe . Or the other option is to install a newer version of Midlet manager from This Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604).


Official Download Sites for XDA Mobile 6
I'll update this list with mirrors as they become available


HTTP Download (ftp://xda:xda@130.89.126.174:2311/Wizard/Roms/WM6%20Roms/mfrazzz%20XDA%20Mobile%206%20(Reloaded%201.7%20Reb uild)/XDA_Mobile_6.0.0.zip) (Thanks TheWizzard2203)

PutStuff (http://putstuff.putfile.com/86538/3209558) and MegaUpload (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RYXGTPYJ) (Thanks Indra9110)

RapidShare (http://rapidshare.com/files/35906950/XDA_Mobile_6.0.0.zip)



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[mfrazzz]

Voice Command

MS Voice Command 1.6 US HERE (http://zimuhost.getmyip.com/download.php?file=MS_VoiceCommand_1.6_US%20.exe) and HERE (http://rapidshare.com/files/3664330/Microsoft_VoiceCommand_1.6_usppc_full.exe) and HERE (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9AHZKD69)
MS Voice Command 1.6 German HERE (http://zimuhost.getmyip.com/download.php?file=MS%20VC%201.6%20GER.exe) and HERE (http://rapidshare.com/files/7446155/MS_Voice_Command_germanfull16.rar) and HERE (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PJBB2FDL)
MS Voice Command 1.6 FR HERE (http://zimuhost.getmyip.com/download.php?file=Voice_Command_Fr_1.60.cab) and HERE (http://rapidshare.com/files/12995422/Voice_Command_Fr_1.60.cab) and HERE (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3WAWBML2)
MS Voice Command 1.5 UK HERE (http://zimuhost.getmyip.com/download.php?file=Ms%20VC%20UK%201.5.exe) and HERE (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DE675TZD)


How to not have a 24hour Clock (or how to show AM/PM)

This works on all WM6 roms

Go to Start > Settings > System > Regional Settings
Make sure you have the correct Region selected
Click on the Time tab
Click on the drop down box for Time Style
Notice the little up and down arrows? This is a scrolling region in this dropdown. Click the up arrow a couple of times and you'll find h:mm:ss tt


Thats it. Microsoft is amazing at having a 2 line scrolling region on this dropdown. You'd think they would have had at least 3 or 4 lines show up for chosing (and it would be more obvious that its a scrolling region then too).

VoIP Setup Instructions
Thanks to joaosousa for the following steps!

!!! Only Tested in a Wifi network !!!

Install the wm6voip.cab (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40360&d=1180530748).
Restart your Wizard (Soft Reset).
Go to Start > Programs > Accessories and open SIPConfig Aplication.
Insert your VoIP account information. (See example below)
Restart your wizard (Soft Reset).
Now you should be able to use VoIP, check the status of the service in the today screen.


SIPConfig configuration (VoipBuster account):

Service name: Voip
SIP Server: sip.voipbuster.com
UserName: my_voipbuster_user_name
Password: my_voipbuster_user_password


This didn't work? Then please check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299950


GPRS / MMS Setups

Attached to this post is the cab file for Cingular users to setup GPRS and MMS.
For T-Mobile US users, here's a link to a post by FZZF that has info for your setup of GPRS and MMS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1250747&postcount=408
MMS auto config t-mobile.cab (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=38975&d=1178991575) (Thanks to marscandybars for posting this)
Here's the settings for the original (Pre-Cingular) AT&T Wireless (blue sim) (http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&thread.id=38077)
German users check HERE (https://shop.dangaard.de/files/Qtek/Qtek.htm)
Greek users, Tna posted a cab for Greek Operators (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39242&d=1179398005), or check HERE (http://www.qtek.gr/S100_gprs.html)
European carriers should check out this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313725) by praneetsrivastav.


Connecting WM6 to the Internet via ActiveSync 4.5 on Windows XP

For those having issues connecting to the internet via Active Sync, cut and paste this code onto your PC in a file called net_over_activesync.reg and run it (on your PC not your phone)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
"AllowLSP"=dword:00000000


Splash Screens and Splash Only RUU for G4

For G4 users, I've attached a zip file with the Splash Screens of this rom (since you don't get them when you use the shell tool). As I understand it, this is completely safe for a G4 as its nothing but splash screens (no OS, IPL, SPL, Extended ROM, etc, just splash and htc logo screens). I've also placed the .bmp files that make up the splash screen in the zip file so you can see them directly before flashing this. Before anyone asks, yes, the htc logo one is grainy. I had to do that due to size limitations of the file. I tried for a couple of hours to get a nicer version to work but it wouldn't display correctly (seems to have to be pretty low res / non-complex)
If you have problems flashing the above RUU on a G4, then extract this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29158&d=1152698784 and pull the nk.nbf file out of the above Splash Screen file and put it into the directory of this one and run this RUU. You can use the same method for flashing the Radio Only ROM (pull the nk.nbf file out of the radio only rom and put it into the directory of this RUU and run it). Thanks anichillus for that link!


Weather Panel Setup

See my post in the Wizard forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307781) on how I setup WeatherPanel. It will give you a fixed dll with correct moon phases through 2008, new/better Moon phase icons, and a cool theme called Chameleon-240 QVGA. I dumped SBSH Pocket Weather after seeing this setup :)

Hermes Black Cabs that may be of Interest
XM6 has Transcriber, VoIP, and Windows Live all integrated in it, but I wanted to point out the Black 3 Add-on CABs file (http://sinisterfrog.com/getblack/Black%203%20Add-on%20CABS.rar) as there are others in it that may be of interest. Included in this file is Cyberon VoiceCommander, Cyberon Voice Dial, VIjay555 utils, and a Slingbox patch (none of these I've tested) and Adobe Reader LE.

10 Button Black CommManager
Some seem to think 10 buttons are better than 8, and some just like the look of the 10 button CommManager over the 8 button one in this rom. So attached to this post is a zip file with the 10 Button Black CommManager. You shouldn't have to use the cert cab file, just run the CommManager one.

Turning off Word Selection
Some people do not like how Windows Mobile tries to suggest words that you may be typing. If you are one of those people, jacob-mda wrote up a post on how to turn it off. Check out This Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311441).

New DialPad to match the CommManager
The EquinoXe was successful at pulling out the dial pad from the HTC Touch and it matches up with the CommManager in XM6 very nicely (see pic attached below). I've attached the CAB to this thread, so if you'd like to use this dialpad, just download and install. Cool! :cool:

More info to come, so check back here periodically!


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[mfrazzz]

Info on Included Apps

MobileJustice v0.8
MobileJustice is an Anti-theft app that you can configure on your phone. Just go to Start > Programs > Accessories and click on the MJConfig icon (first time in you will get a message that there isn't a config file, just click ok and it will be created). To us this, check the Enabled box, then click Add on the Allowed line. You can then setup your SIM card as an authorized one, and add other SIM cards IMSI numbers if you use more than one. Next click on Add next to Report to: and setup an SMS number (wife, friend, colleague) where you want the text message to go to if an unauthorized SIM is put into your phone. You can add multiple SMS numbers if you want. At this point, your phone will now be setup so that if an unauthorized sim is put in it, then it will send an SMS (with no record of it being sent) to your Report To list on the next boot (you can test this by not setting up (or removing) the Allowed and then doing a soft reset).

For more advanced, you can turn on the Disp MsgBox at the top and then put in some text in the MsgBox text line. This will pop up a Message box on the screen of the phone after a boot, if an unknown sim is in the phone.

You can also enable RMon (bottom half of the screen), put in a pass phrase, and then turn on MsgBox (GPS and LocCall do not work on Wizards, and the other options haven't been implemented in this version). By doing this, you can now send an SMS to your phone in the following format:

+m passphrase message

Rmon will intercept the sms message (so it will not show up as a received message), and if the passphrase matches the one you put in the configuration, then it will pop up a message box on the phone with your message in it (so you can secretly send messages to the thief to possibly intimediate them (or whatever).

The project page for MobileJustice is located at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mjustice/

[jonnyvaughan]

Just downloading now - I'll flash and post my comments :)

[Eximius]

Downloading now :)

Thnx mfrazz!

Mirror commin soon :)

[Eximius]

Works fine for now, only i missed battery status :(
Maybe an idea to put it back in? If it isnt needed for Overclock purposes its still handy for batteryStatus, Signalstrenght, Free mem etc :)

Think about it :)

Ohw i love the new com manager (L)

[Cing 8125]

mfrazzz, you working late again, you must have been up all night.

Wow this looks like another great package, thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

[trojan9x]

Can you make a www.putstuff.com mirror?

[joaosousa]

It seems that i will flash it today... I am currently with faria's new rom, and i am loving it, but i must test XM6 :D

[wolverine9827]

Holy crap you guys rock!!

Ever since the thread of the possible new base ROM started, I've been backing up my stuff on an hourly basis waiting for the chance to wipe my 8125 G3.....

Now I know I'll be in 7th heaven in a little while....

Thank you so much for so much hard work..... so much for me getting anything done at work today!! LOL :p

[TheWizzard2203]

Yo mfrazzz, you've really astonished me on how fast you made your new rom coming out. Really cool. And i'm interested in the cabs.

[gcd]

looks great!;)
can you provide info about free program and storage mem.?

[duke_stix]

hey

you did say not to say 'put this in, take this out' but figured its worth a shot...

could you provide a cab to change the keyboard style back to the stock black and white one?!

thanx

[TheWizzard2203]

Yo mfrazzz,

As always, got you a 100Mbit Mirror (ftp://xda:xda@130.89.126.174:2311/Wizard/Roms/WM6%20Roms/mfrazzz%20XDA%20Mobile%206%20(Reloaded%201.7%20Reb uild)/XDA_Mobile_6.0.0.zip) again.

[vacman5]

Good ol mFrazzz...now that's what I've been waiting for, the real deal. Thanks once more for all the effort and hardwork.

Thanks guys for the mirror! I'll be flashing real soon and updating as we go along.

[theloon]

I am using the orig. Official WM6 from Ingenetics and have no probs with radio.
Why can't / shouldn't your rom be used with 2.25 radio?
Is it a reg tweak, a program, or something else causing the problem?

[dwny]

I am using the orig. Official WM6 from Ingenetics and have no probs with radio.
Why can't / shouldn't your rom be used with 2.25 radio?
Is it a reg tweak, a program, or something else causing the problem?

Radios other than 2.19.11 are known to cause dialpad issues during calls in WM6.
ex.: If you try to check your voicemail, the keypad won't send tones to erase message. Soft re-set required to continue.
Others have had success with other radios but for the ones who didn't, radio 2.19.11 was the fix. There are write-ups about it all thru the site.

[Krypt]

Thanks for the ROM. Installed it and running fine!

TheWizzard2203; thanks for the mirror.

[TheWizzard2203]

You're welcome. As long as i trust the rom baker i'll supply a mirror. And i know mfrazzz always cooks the roms just the way we like it.

@mfrazzz: Isn't it possible to make the CommManager the way you made it look now, but then with the 10 buttons in it? That would be really nice. I really like the way it looks in your new rom, more than the black one with 10 buttons, but the 10 button comm manager has more functionality.

[joaosousa]

This com manager is like HTC Touch commanager... :)

[TheWizzard2203]

And it looks great. So that's why i was asking if it was possible to add the 2 more buttons to it.

[corky]

Damm, i had crossbow reloaded 1.7.1 on my wizard. Flashed back to default rom as i always do, then flashed to this new one using shelltool. But the flash process never came to an end, usually it says "all done now do a hard reset" etc, but nothing, so after 30 mins (usually takes only 10 mins) i pulled the plug, it seems ok, its all there, but the splash screen is still from 1.71, it's not the new one that comes with this rom ?

Maybe ill try it again later when i get home from work

Any ideas why the splash screen never changed ?

Off to have a play

[mfrazzz]

Unless I'm mistaken (I'm not a g4 person) I don't think Shell Tool flashes the splash screens, only the OS. I'll be uploading the RUU for doing the splash screens in a little bit.

As for the CommManager. This is one Dr. P pointed me to over on the Hermes forum. Its a port from the Trinity. It is designed for only 8 buttons. Basically you lose the VoIP button (which never worked as I understood it) and the Vibrate button (I never used that from CommManager so don't see the point), so I'm not sure how much real "functionality" you really lose. You can always add the 10 button CommManager back on via a cab if this one bugs you (I'll post that in the second post when I update it), but for me, I love the nice big touch screen buttons. There is actually supposed to be a matching dialpad coming out too, but it hasn't been released yet.

And yes, to whoever commented, I basically pulled an all nighter. I had something change last night so I decided to use the time to start working on this, and once I started, I didn't want to stop until it was done. I will admit that it has minimal testing on it, but I felt with the Alpha version I released and how it worked, this one was on good ground.

As for BatteryStatus. Sorry, I will not put that in this rom. If you want it, then feel free to add it in via cab (I put a link to it in the first post). This rom is quick enough, and I didn't want to risk anything that might increase battery drain (as this rom is VERY good on the batteries). I know it has features beyond OMAP, but I made the decision to leave it out.

Finally, for those that were running the Crossbow Reloaded roms... WM5torage is fixed. I had a bug in the registry that I stumbled on, and it fixed that. I tried to test every app (that I can test) last night and they all seemed to work.

[corky]

ok cheers for quick reply on the splash screen, thats what i thought as well, but when i went from core 2.0n to reloaded 1.7.1 the splash screen went over as well ? apart from the fact 1.71 took twice as long to flash than all other roms ?

I have to use use shelltool as mine is G4 locked and like it that way, i dont have any issues with my radio so i'm glad i just change the os.

Thanks for all the hard work you put into this anyway. :)

I will put the splash screen on when you add the link

cheers.....

[joaosousa]

Great job once more mfrazzz!

_o_

[ebnez]

Radios other than 2.19.11 are known to cause dialpad issues during calls in WM6.
ex.: If you try to check your voicemail, the keypad won't send tones to erase message. Soft re-set required to continue.
Others have had success with other radios but for the ones who didn't, radio 2.19.11 was the fix. There are write-ups about it all thru the site.

i am from Egypt
and for us there is 3 GSM Networks
Mobinil
Vodafone
Etsalat

And i have lines in all of it with Radio 2.19.11 and 2.25.11 i have no problems with both even with this voice mail issue

Thanks , i wish that helps some one

[mfrazzz]

I forgot to comment on the Radio issue... The T-Mobile 2.19 UK radio is my recomendation (and a strong recomendation for Cingular customers) because it seems to be the radio that causes the fewest issues for people (just search the boards, and you will see that everyone that has had a radio issue on WM6 has went to 2.19 and the problems go away). Its not a perfect radio as it seems to not have as good signal strength in weaker areas, and some have had issues where when you lose GPRS you have to go to flight mode and then back or soft reset for GPRS to reestablish itself.

As with everything, its a recommendation I'm making, but if newer radios have worked for you in the past, the please continue to use them (as a Cingular customer, I don't have that option due to WM6 and their network having some incompatibilities with the newer radios). But please don't post in here that you are missing calls and SMS, or having VM issues if you are NOT using the 2.19 radio.

YMMV

[zakhir_n]

Hey this ROM looks amazing, thanks a lot mfrazzz. Can anyone confirm that the push and hold comm manager, toggles vibrate. Thanks.

[mfrazzz]

Hey this ROM looks amazing, thanks a lot mfrazzz. Can anyone confirm that the push and hold comm manager, toggles vibrate. Thanks.

Yes, push and hold of the Comm button will switch you to vibrate. And by default, a push of the Voice button will do an AltTab function.

@ALL - I've updated the 2nd post with cabs for Cingular setups, RUU Splash, and the 10 Button CommManager that was in Crossbow Reloaded. Also lots of info there. The 3rd post has info on setting up and using MobileJustice (which is built into the rom). Hope no one needs it, but its there in case (so no excuse for not setting it up ;)).

I'll be off and on today and this weekend but I'm really going to try to take this weekend off from here (I think I've said that the last two weeks (plus) and still haven't done it... Yea, I'm addicted to this place ;)

[corky]

ok thanks for adding the ruu splash screen, but i'm affraid i can't add it anyway, i suppose because mine is g4 locked. it just fails doing the update.

not to worry anyway :)

[cesarr4]

Damn! I can't resist the temptation to flash this one... Today is my 4th day using the original release of this ROM posted in the original thread and no problems...

I'm downloading this release from Mfrazzz today, will look closely this thread and if not reported errors/bugs I'll flash it on sunday...

As always, thanks MFRAZZZ for ur amazing dedication on this stuff.

[cuboosh]

nice...i guess ill give this a whirl until i get my hermes

[netronin]

Thanks for the work mfrazzz.... this one looks good!

[farrusete]

Flashed and enjoying... thx!

[deviusdragger]

Havent noticed any problems at all on this rom. Really stable and fast. couple more tests and i'll report back. OHH and that first pic looks like the tach in my integra, gotta love that 10g redline. haha

[charly_mx]

Nice relreae mr frazzz

[charly_mx]

oh.. i cannot download from the rapidshare (someone else in the building used the free download bandwith), putstuff link doesnt work, and mega upload says that from my country i cannot download it.

:( So i cannot download it, nor flash it ... its a shame with such a brilliant release.

[mfrazzz]

oh.. i cannot download from the rapidshare (someone else in the building used the free download bandwith), putstuff link doesnt work, and mega upload says that from my country i cannot download it.

:( So i cannot download it, nor flash it ... its a shame with such a brilliant release.

What about the http download link?

[charly_mx]

What about the http download link?
:( It doesnt not work either.

oohh its s shame i was going to play with this ROM in my meal time. :(

[Dr Puttingham]

I forgot to comment on the Radio issue... The T-Mobile 2.19 UK radio is my recomendation (and a strong recomendation for Cingular customers) because it seems to be the radio that causes the fewest issues for people (just search the boards, and you will see that everyone that has had a radio issue on WM6 has went to 2.19 and the problems go away). Its not a perfect radio as it seems to not have as good signal strength in weaker areas, and some have had issues where when you lose GPRS you have to go to flight mode and then back or soft reset for GPRS to reestablish itself.

As with everything, its a recommendation I'm making, but if newer radios have worked for you in the past, the please continue to use them (as a Cingular customer, I don't have that option due to WM6 and their network having some incompatibilities with the newer radios). But please don't post in here that you are missing calls and SMS, or having VM issues if you are NOT using the 2.19 radio.

YMMVI totally concur with the 2.19 for us Cingy users in the USA. Newest is not always best, be it OS or Radio. Actually I remember Faria laughing at my "discovery" that the 2.19 worked better for me than the 2.25 or 2.68 (which he had months before it's "release") .. turns out he uses a VERY old GSM on his Wizard in the UK that works so much better than the newer ones.

And yes, that Trinity 8 Button is sweet! That, along with my PaulyA Black Big Button dialskin and I'm stoked!

Looks like a great job mfrazzz! (My wife inherited my Wizard and I'm not sure if she's gonna let go of the Faria, LOL!)

and btw, the HTTP link is working for me as I'm dl'ing it now.....

[dwny]

All I can say is F A S T

[zakhir_n]

And yes, that Trinity 8 Button is sweet! That, along with my PaulyA Black Big Button dialskin and I'm stoked!


Does the PaulyA Black Big Button dialskin support WM6 smartdial? If so, where can I get it from. The only big button skins I have seen for WM6 is the beta one with WM6 smartdial (grey in color), and the bigdialpad (also grey) with the video button, but WM5 smartdial.

[clia]

... This rom is quick enough, and I didn't want to risk anything that might increase battery drain (as this rom is VERY good on the batteries). ...I was hesitant whether I should try this one when started reading this thread. This comment gives me a "Go Ahead" reason. There is no NBA game tonight so I can spend a few hours to reflash my phone.

Thanks a lot.

[netronin]

Hey mfrazzz.... did you get a chance to test that newer radio that was included in the original rom? Just curious.

Thanks

[mfrazzz]

I did not test the 2.40 that came from that guy's dump. But I did test the 2.40 that Faria released a month or so ago (I suspect its the same as he said he had gotten it with a rom he couldn't release, and now he has released a rom based on this same build). Faria's 2.40 did not work (same missed calls and sms messages as before). Madcap180 tried the 2.61 (or 2.69) and Cingular 2.25 and he had issues with those too. So it appears this does NOT solve the radio issue (i was hoping it would).

[Pumpiron579]

As I was running the interm build with the 2.47.11 radio on it, I had not one problem, I let it sleep, sent sms mesages to it after a good nights rest, just like what you said to do to test the Radio. I also Always had good reception even in my Garage. So, I flashed back to the 2.19.11 radio and put XM6 on it. I set everything up, cyberon voice commander, adobe, and sirius, In my office, I kept loosing reception. No reception out in the garage at all. So I flashed back to the 2.47.11 Radio. Reception is back and have not had any problems with Calls, sms or mms messages. I just let it set for about 2 hours and pinged it, woke up and responded. My carrier is AT&T/Cingular in the USA, Az.
Also, I notice that the iterm build you set up is a bit faster than XM6.

[vbulkin]

t appears that this build solves two persistent problems in all other WM6 builds I've tried before:
1. When using "DeviceLock" Lock on Wake mode, after powering down the screen would suddenly "wake up" after some random number of seconds. No more. Same with BatteryStatus.
2. And this was a killer for me. When notifications are set for vibrate or vibrate and sound on new email, it would never vibrate when device is suspended (push or live account). This bug was also present until some point in WM5 builds. No more.

Thanks for the release. Fast, clean, and functional. I hoped the radio issues with Cingular were solved, but... I can live with 2.19.11

[xeno1]

I've just tried out 2.25, 2.47, 2.69, 2.19 and all of them worked fine for me until I tried to call while I was connected to activesync. 2.19 was the only one that allowed phone calls to come through. The others, when I called my phone, lit the call buttons as if there was a call coming in but that was as far as it went. It never rang and once I tried answering the call thinking that maybe it was just a problem with it not ringing but it wouldn't answer the call either.

[mfrazzz]

As I was running the interm build with the 2.47.11 radio on it, I had not one problem, I let it sleep, sent sms mesages to it after a good nights rest, just like what you said to do to test the Radio. I also Always had good reception even in my Garage. So, I flashed back to the 2.19.11 radio and put XM6 on it. I set everything up, cyberon voice commander, adobe, and sirius, In my office, I kept loosing reception. No reception out in the garage at all. So I flashed back to the 2.47.11 Radio. Reception is back and have not had any problems with Calls, sms or mms messages. I just let it set for about 2 hours and pinged it, woke up and responded. My carrier is AT&T/Cingular in the USA, Az.
Hmmm... I never tried 2.47. I had major issues with it here in Colorado back on WM5 so have never touched it again. Maybe I should give it another look.

Like I said, 2.40 definetly didn't work for me. Let the phone sleep overnight and the next morning I called it a couple of times and all it did was light up. No ringtone, no vibrate, and no notification. Didn't even tell me I had left a voice mail. Sent SMS messages and none of them went through. I then picked the phone up and clicked on Start > Programs (nothing else). Called again and it rang. Sent an SMS and that came through.

Also, I notice that the iterm build you set up is a bit faster than XM6.
Interesting. I went from the test build, to faria's new on, and then to this one. This one is faster (IMO) to Faria's but I didn't test from the first one to this one. I was thinking this one was faster than the first, but maybe thats just me being hopeful ;) But either way, its still very quick compared to other roms (IMO). This is faster than Crossbow Reloaded 1.7 (which I was very happy with and had quit overclocking on it).

Just as an FYI: This rom has been on my phone now for about 15 hours. During that time I've only had it connected to my laptop once for about 5 mins. My battery is still showing 90% :) :) :). I've been busy today and not doing much gprs, but I'll be doing that shortly and then will see how it does.

[netronin]

I did not test the 2.40 that came from that guy's dump. But I did test the 2.40 that Faria released a month or so ago (I suspect its the same as he said he had gotten it with a rom he couldn't release, and now he has released a rom based on this same build). Faria's 2.40 did not work (same missed calls and sms messages as before). Madcap180 tried the 2.61 (or 2.69) and Cingular 2.25 and he had issues with those too. So it appears this does NOT solve the radio issue (i was hoping it would).

Ok, thanks for the feedback.

[xeno1]

I had the same problem as vbulkin with it waking up using other builds and I figured out that what was causing that problem was a change in signal strength was causing it wake up. BatteryStatus may have been the cause behind that but I'm not sure because I never got around to uninstalling it to find out for sure. And, if the thing you're talking about that was a problem in batterystatus is that all the icon tend to dissappear except for the the first battery/charger icon and the battery % charged icon, that isn't a build specific problem because it happens to me no matter what build I'm using. It even happens to me in WM5. That's my next quest is to figure out why it does that. The only reason I haven't yet is because there's over 100 pages of posts in the batterystatus thread and I've been dreading having to go through all of them to try and find an answer.

[corky]

Well this rom is strange for me, it's the only rom that never completes the flash process using shelltool. I have to pull the usb lead out after i give up waiting.

I have tried this out on two different pc's, same result.

Every other rom completes in 10 mins (except reloaded 1.7.1, 18 mins)

Anyone else having this issue ?

Also for me i think that 1.7.1 is faster than xm6

And also the stereo bluetooth quality is very harsh sounding on vocals, yet the music is fine on both of the above roms ?

Think i'll try reloaded 1.7 final out, or may go back to core 2.0n, thats the one i have settle with the best.

[corky]

Forgot to mention when in the nice new comm manager, in settings i only have wifi settings, which loads up bluetooth settings ?

Maybe a small bug ?

Ta.....

[zakhir_n]

Well this rom is strange for me, it's the only rom that never completes the flash process using shelltool. I have to pull the usb lead out after i give up waiting.

I have tried this out on two different pc's, same result.

Every other rom completes in 10 mins (except reloaded 1.7.1, 18 mins)

Anyone else having this issue ?

Also for me i think that 1.7.1 is faster than xm6


I have read on this ROM and in the beta version that shelltool did not complete the flash process, but after about 30 mins, removing the USB and hard restting did produce a working ROM; was this the case for you? I am going to try flashing with shelltool tonight when I get home, and will post my results.

[kadooosh]

hmm any way I can get this comm manager(from the screenshot) in my crossbow 1.7.1 without doing a hard reset?
I rather not reinstall everything ;)

[lordboo03]

mfrazz, nice rom very fast so far I have only incountered 2 problems first with the bluetooth explore not working when you click on it in programs. Second the comm manager not being able to select more then one item under setting other then that it is pretty stable.

[g0dblissyou]

Forgot to mention when in the nice new comm manager, in settings i only have wifi settings, which loads up bluetooth settings ?

Maybe a small bug ?

Ta.....


Same here, but I installed another com manager.cab file with same skin botton now I have bluetooth setting and wireless Lan and phone settign on the bottom.

He's probably missing some files.

[mfrazzz]

hmm any way I can get this comm manager(from the screenshot) in my crossbow 1.7.1 without doing a hard reset?
I rather not reinstall everything ;)

Just posted both the cab and the package for cooking in aother thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311039

mfrazz, nice rom very fast so far I have only incountered 2 problems first with the bluetooth explore not working when you click on it in programs. Second the comm manager not being able to select more then one item under setting other then that it is pretty stable.

Please explain this and tell me how to see this? I have Bluetooth turned on on my phone and it paired with my headset. I turned on Wifi and it found my router and asked for the key. Or are you talking about something else?

[lordboo03]

Just posted both the cab and the package for cooking in aother thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311039



Please explain this and tell me how to see this? I have Bluetooth turned on on my phone and it paired with my headset. I turned on Wifi and it found my router and asked for the key. Or are you talking about something else?

What i meant was there is only one setting under the commanager that you can choose from which is wifi I'm not having problems with the wifi I'm having problems with bluetooth explore not being able to load in programs.

[wolverine9827]

Odd... I finally get somewhere in figuring out how to get to Bluetooth Settings to perform the pairing to my jabra BT250 and Voice Commander doesn't "wake up" when I hit my headset button nor does it announce anything! harrumph! I've always had some strangeness with the early builds of WM6.... but didn't expect this build to have the same....

I remember seeing somewhere that there was a registry hack to fix this - just reporting it up the chain to the rom masters that be ;)

This baby is FAST!!

Off to search the forum for the BlueTooth fix.... bleah....:cool:

EDIT:
Ok... incoming calls ARE announced as well as Text messages.... just activating Voice Command doesn't work via the Bluetooth button on my headset... works fine via the hardware button.... I KNOW I've seen the fix for this SOMEWHERE

[xeno1]

Just thought I'd let you know that I just got finished testing radio versions 2.19, 2.24, 2.25, 2.40, 2.47, 2.69, and Farias 2.69. The tests only consisted of testing them for recieving phone calls and sending and recieving sms's unconnected to activesync and then while it was connected to activesync. All of them seemed to work fine while not connected to activesync but only 2.19 and farias 2.69 would work while it was connected. Hope this helps a little in the testing.

[mfrazzz]

I used to have a BT250, and it should work just like my Explorer 510 headset. You can't just press the button, but you press and hold it until you hear the second lower tone beep (so you'll get the first beep, then after a second or two holding the button you'll get the lower tone one), then let go and you should hear a higer pitch double "chirp" (dull chime? ;) which lets you know VC is active and listening. Then you can speak your command.

Sorry if you already knew this, but VC is working fine for me on my headset. Also tested it with my Stereo Spiders and it worked with them too.

As for announcing and stuff, Start > Settings > Voice Command . Click on notifications and options to get it configured to how you like it.

Again, if you already knew all of this, sorry but just wanted to be clear.

@ALL - I'm out of here for the weekend. I may pop in some, but my plan is to stay off the boards (except maybe from my phone if I have down time) most of this weekend. Have a good one and Enjoy!

[luiggi]

Well this rom is strange for me, it's the only rom that never completes the flash process using shelltool. I have to pull the usb lead out after i give up waiting.

I have tried this out on two different pc's, same result.

Every other rom completes in 10 mins (except reloaded 1.7.1, 18 mins)

Anyone else having this issue ?

Also for me i think that 1.7.1 is faster than xm6

And also the stereo bluetooth quality is very harsh sounding on vocals, yet the music is fine on both of the above roms ?

Think i'll try reloaded 1.7 final out, or may go back to core 2.0n, thats the one i have settle with the best.


I haven´t flashed XM6 yet, but has happened to me before with Core 2.0n, Crossbow Reloaded 1.7 & 1.7.1. I read in some thread that it has happened also in some of the Faria´s ROMs. Doesn´t bother me to wait and give it 30 or 40 min to finish, although first time it was scary.....

EDIT: XM6 Flashed now and same Shell Tool hanging, I insist: It doesn´t matter if at the end one gets this wonderful ROM working.

mfrazzz: You are a genius!! This is really out of this world, THANK YOU!!

[wolverine9827]

I used to have a BT250, and it should work just like my Explorer 510 headset. You can't just press the button, but you press and hold it until you hear the second lower tone beep (so you'll get the first beep, then after a second or two holding the button you'll get the lower tone one), then let go and you should hear a higer pitch double "chirp" (dull chime? ;) which lets you know VC is active and listening. Then you can speak your command.

Sorry if you already knew this, but VC is working fine for me on my headset. Also tested it with my Stereo Spiders and it worked with them too.

As for announcing and stuff, Start > Settings > Voice Command . Click on notifications and options to get it configured to how you like it.

Again, if you already knew all of this, sorry but just wanted to be clear.

@ALL - I'm out of here for the weekend. I may pop in some, but my plan is to stay off the boards (except maybe from my phone if I have down time) most of this weekend. Have a good one and Enjoy!

Yep... I particularly enjoy Voice Command and it is usually one of the first things I install... and every aspect of it works except activating on my headset when I push the button.... it's just weird... I'll uninstall and soft reset and then install again and soft reset.... see what happens.... Thanks for the quick reply and have a great weekend!! :)

UPDATE: Still no luck.... Gonna switch to the latest Pandora in the interim.... I'll figure this out eventually ;)
Thanks again!!

[mrram]

Has anyone got this to work along with Weatherpanel?

[Madcap180]

I dont even know anything about newspanel, never heard of it.. the iPhone theme pack works alot faster now with this rom .. nice.

[renegaderon]

Working fine with weather panel here

[cbanbury]

Ok, I was impressed by crossbow 1.7 taking up <4mb memory. Just installed XM6 and....2.16Mb!!

Only thing I would say is it is slighty slower than 1.7 and the commmgr seems to take a long time to load up. Haven't installed battery status yet so hopefully that will speed things up :)

[b.mann]

once again, u released another ROM

I thought we already had this conversation...u stop releasing ROm after ROM, and i stop flashing my MDA like crazy :p

looks good, i'll leave more feedback when i get some hands on time

P.S. is Weather Panel freeware, or do you have to register for it?

[intothevoid]

I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this problem but when you press settings in the comm manager the whole menu doesn't show. I only see wifi settings and when click on it i get the bluetooth settings instead. be nice if some people can check and post back with the outcome.

[mattk_r]

I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this problem but when you press settings in the comm manager the whole menu doesn't show. I only see wifi settings and when click on it i get the bluetooth settings instead. be nice if some people can check and post back with the outcome.

yeah, it's a known issue with this version of comm manager - but I don't know who's working on a fix. I'm up to my neck in another project right now, so I went back to the 10 button temporarily...

[mfrazzz]

P.S. is Weather Panel freeware, or do you have to register for it?
WeatherPanel is a trial that doesn't expire. The developer went "missing" over a year ago, so its considered freeware by most now. You can still register it but some think the money doesn't get to the developer now (and you may not get a registration code).

Typed from bed on XM6 :). 'Night all ;)

Btw: sorry about the commmanager issues. The 10 button cab is in the 2nd post if you want it. This one works for now, just missig the settings stuff.

[bachikho]

still have 2 click twice 4 enabling wifi!

[Madcap180]

Mfrazzz, I knew you couldnt stay away! lol ... I got my 8525! whooo!

[mattk_r]

still have 2 click twice 4 enabling wifi!

what are your reg settings?

[charly_mx]

well. I just flashed the ROM and my comm manager is working perfectly. Perhaps there is a problem when using the shell tool. Did you guys took out the miniSD when flashing?? also remember to turn off the phone radio before flashing.

This ROM base is just great. Fast and stable.

[dan5.5]

hey,
one lil problem for me.
In the clock setting, my time will never stay in the pacific mode.
Keeps on going back to Mountain time.
Any way to fix this?

[raventec]

I've had that problem before, what I do is set the "visiting" time in start / settings / system / clocks & alarms to the same as my "home" time. That's always done it for me.

[charly_mx]

hey,
one lil problem for me.
In the clock setting, my time will never stay in the pacific mode.
Keeps on going back to Mountain time.
Any way to fix this?


MMhhh i think i saw a fix over there. I will try to find it out

[intothevoid]

Btw: sorry about the commmanager issues. The 10 button cab is in the 2nd post if you want it. This one works for now, just missig the settings stuff.

Ok thanks for the reply. As long as everyone knows about it. This is the first i have used this comm manager thats why i didn't know it was a known issue.

[Tna]

Mfrazzz can i use this ROM to translate it to Greek ?


thanks!

[mirekluza]

Excellent release mfrazz!

I just replaced the comm manager... I will return to the 8 button CM after it is fixed (I liked it more than the 10 button CM, but I liked the settings even more...).

I noticed one nice thing - in previous versions of WM6 the phone occasionaly froze when starting after soft reset (another soft reset helped, so it was no problem, but still a nuisance). I have not had that freeze on XDA Mobile 6. It seems that the phone starts longer time, but more reliably.

The last thing I want to mention is that it would be good to add the link to one of the first posts to download Java "Midlet Manager". This is an essentiall application ("Opera Mini" is by far the best browser when being on a slow GPRS line). The "Intent Midlet Manager" can be downloaded in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604

Mirek

[clia]

Deleted - bug reported already.

[Hellsblade]

Hi mfrazzz,

Gongrats on this one.

UseJointstereo=1 still gives me mono, but even with this key on zero (default) , the soundquality improved compared with 1.7. Also the voice button on the headset gives me voice command instead of the phone (great).
I use the BatteryStatus bt option to go to my bluetooth settings, so i have no problem so far with the comm manager, wich looks really nice. It looks like the first step to the i-touch interface is made ;-).

One thing is different for me with this ROM the boot time. It takes about a minute or two to startup :-(.

rgds,
Hellsblade

NB Is there a way to connect audiomanager to the voice command "play"? (probably offtopic)

[drivex]

Hmm, Bluetooth explorer doesnt work in Bluetooth settings. After pressing ok, checkbox still return to default (unchecked) option.

[KamiKaaze]

mfrazzz you keep me busy, flashing right now ;).

[nycelitemaster]

for people concering 1 option with new comm manager, read what mfrazz said. I mean comon guys if you guys want 10 button with more options install that. Simple as that :d btw mfrazz this is totally amazing. Loving it :d Keep it up bro. Will donate few bucks as i get paycheck this week :D

[duke_stix]

Hi

Flashed this yesterday and here are my experiences/feedback:

first of all, a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY fast rom. stupidly fast in fact.


now for the issues: the biggest (and bearing in mind its only a small problem) that ive found is with the comm manager: when pressing the 'settings' button when in the comm manager (the right s-key) it should bring up a menu with 'wi-fi settings' and 'bluetooth settings', however, it only brings up 'wi-fi settings' and selecting that actually takes you into bluetooth settings.

the second slight issue, and this may be due to software ive installed (possible sure it is in fact) is, when using SPB Mobile Shell (v1.5), when 'waking up', it will show the 'now' screen and then flick back to the today screen.

otherwise, a pretty fantastic rom!many many thanks for it.

[kegobeer]

Hi

the second slight issue, and this may be due to software ive installed (possible sure it is in fact) is, when using SPB Mobile Shell (v1.5), when 'waking up', it will show the 'now' screen and then flick back to the today screen.


Hmmm. I haven't installed mobile shell yet, but I never had this problem on any other WM6 ROM. I'll throw it and SPB Weather on today and report my findings.

[kegobeer]

I just got it installed and like it very much. One bug is found here:

There is only one option - wifi - under "settings" in commmanager. However, if you click on it, it goes to bt settings.

Does it just happen to me?

No, it happens to everyone - in fact, it's been reported in this thread many, many times.

[2coowl4you]

Mfrazzz all I can say is:

THIS IS VERY GREAT WORK!!!!

The rom is very fast and stable! Just the best Rom I
have ever used! :D


and maybe offtopic:

I am still looking for the solution to use Windows Live Messenger on your rom without adding the contacts to my phone book... Mfrazzz do you know any solution?

[2coowl4you]

maybe though founded a bug...

When I go to Comm manager... and pick Settings >> Wi-Fi Settings...

I'll get the Bluetooth settings :confused:

[joaosousa]

maybe though founded a bug...

When I go to Comm manager... and pick Settings >> Wi-Fi Settings...

I'll get the Bluetooth settings :confused:

That bug is already reported! Don't you read all the thread?????????!!!

[mfrazzz]

hey,
one lil problem for me.
In the clock setting, my time will never stay in the pacific mode.
Keeps on going back to Mountain time.
Any way to fix this?

This isn't a bug... Its how cell providers do Daylight Savings Time. They basically send out from the tower that the tower is now a timezone ahead of the real timezone. On basic phones (like Razr's and stuff) this doesnt' show up. But on PDA's we see an actual location with the timezone so it switches our location. Cingular told me that this was the "patch" for the new DST dates, but I've heard others say it did this on older PDA phones too in the past, so I'm not sure if this is new or not.

Now with that said, I just went in and looked at mine (I always have switched from -7 Mountain to -6 Saskatchewan (or however you spell it ;)), but I'm now showing -7 Mountain. So its possible Cingular finally updated their towers where I'm at with the correct time for my TimeZone. Weird

@EVERYONE - From this point forward in the thread, if you find a new bug where in CommManager the settings button only shows WLAN and it really goes to BlueTooth, you have to donate $5 to me for not looking at posts right above the one you wrote. :cool: I also reserve the right to ignore all further posts you make :p . The Known Issues section of the first post has been updated with this (and other things).

RE: A2DP - It works fine on my Bluespoon Spider headset (best $40 I ever spent ;)). Sound is in stereo and very good (no hiss, but just a bit if high not distortion, but maybe thats the mp3, I need to test more). I'll look at playing with some of the A2DP registry settings next week (when I have time) to see if I can tweak it, and I'll update the 2nd or 3rd post when I do. If anyone else finds a cab or reg tweaks that help, let me know (pm me if you want so they don't get buried and lost in here)

RE: SPB Mobile Shell - This program has had various issues on about every WM6 rom. What was described above sounds different, but doesn't surprise me. SPB needs to update it for WM6. It works, but seems to have weird stuff.

@tna: Yes, feel free to translate this to Greek. mattk_r is releasing a kitchen with this rom (and some enhancements for gaining more space) so you can use that, or use like the Core Kitchen to extract this rom. I tried to keep stuff organized in a way that makes sense for me, so hopefully you can figure that out.

RE: ROM Reboot speed - I'm always amazed at the differences reported. For me, this is one of the fastest starting roms, but then people are complaining its taking them 1 to 2 minutes to reboot. No clue why that is. For those having really slow start times, did you use ShellTool to install? Are you on a G4? Is your phone locked or unlocked. What is your IPL/SPL? I'm sure all of these things add up to why on some its fast and others its slow.

RE: Midlet Manager - Dang... It is in this rom but for some reason there isn't a link for it in Programs... So just create a link to \Windows\jmm.exe and you will have Midlet Manager. I think it may be an older version than the one posted though so you can also install the cab and be all setup.

Ok, all, I'm gone for the day. I promised myself I would NOT live on XDA this weekend like I've done the past 3 or 4 weeks, so good luck all. I will pop in but only for a quick mass post like this one and then gone for about a day. I'm sure you guys can work stuff out on your own with questions, and so far it looks like no major issues yet...

[joaosousa]

I always had problems with SPB Mobile Shell in wm6...

[mfrazzz]

Check out the htcTweakUI tool I found over on the Hermes forum. You can do A2DP settings, change the SMS delivery notifications, change the battery icon in the top tool bar, etc... Cool little tool

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1303250

http://4pda.ru/forum/uploads/img-34621-Screen009.png

Download for it and discussions on it can be found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1303250

[skippydvd]

hi i.`m glad with this rom but i`ve trouble witch installing voice speed dialing it doesnt start up do anyone find a fix for this

[wernerb]

Hi Mfrazzz

My first post , but I have spend the last two months reading everything on flashing roms.

Been using all your roms , this one is great , and fast .no issues in two days

Found something for building own cabs , link included :
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/pocketpcinstallationcreator.shtml

[notyourdaddy]

Can someone please confirm for me what version of the messaging application is in this rom? The easiest way to check is go to messaging and choose new account. You should then be able to choose between Exchange or ... is the next option "other email" account or "internet email" account?

Thanks

[TaurusBullba]

Can someone please confirm for me what version of the messaging application is in this rom? The easiest way to check is go to messaging and choose new account. You should then be able to choose between Exchange or ... is the next option "other email" account or "internet email" account?

Thanks

Definitely "Other".

[Madcap180]

Bullpoo! .. ;) .. I knew I smelled something funny ...

in any event has anyone tried the 2.40 radio with this rom yet?

[TaurusBullba]

Bullpoo! .. ;) .. I knew I smelled something funny ...

in any event has anyone tried the 2.40 radio with this rom yet?

First off, I can't help it. I have a very high-fiber diet. ;)

Second, I believe mfrazzz tested it out and had the same dropped calls and missing mms issues as with other ROMs using it.

C'est la vie :)

[Madcap180]

ah.. ok .. I'm trying to get this phone perfect for my mom, since I am giving it to her now that I got my 8525 for 99 bucks! ahha!

[Madcap180]

Blah .. Apparently I am missing txt messages with the 2.19 radio too

my mom wanted purple, so purple she shall have...

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/Madcap180/Capture005-1.jpg

[jackobhorne]

mfrazzz thanks for the best rom that i have installed in my mda vario, it's very fast and stable but there is one problem in this one;
The camera don't show the picture theme and a warning appear and say:
"Unable to enter the Picture Theme mode.
The selected Picture Theme template is missing or invalid. Please select a new Picture Theme template. 36001:107:100"
What's is this message? and because there is not the Picture Theme?
Thanks for all.
Jackob

[Madcap180]

I dont think any picture themes were included with this rom .. I dont beleive there was enough space left

[golfernutnflorida]

Just dont turn that 8525 into a brick, then your mom will be without a phone.... :D Its easy to brick a 8525


ah.. ok .. I'm trying to get this phone perfect for my mom, since I am giving it to her now that I got my 8525 for 99 bucks! ahha!

[b.mann]

WeatherPanel is a trial that doesn't expire. The developer went "missing" over a year ago, so its considered freeware by most now. You can still register it but some think the money doesn't get to the developer now (and you may not get a registration code).

Typed from bed on XM6 :). 'Night all ;)

Btw: sorry about the commmanager issues. The 10 button cab is in the 2nd post if you want it. This one works for now, just missig the settings stuff.

Cool, kinda what I thought. So far, nothing major bad happening with the ROM. As long as I can use Wifi, watch movies and IM, i'm good :cool:

[Madcap180]

hehe.. No need to brick it.. Cingular offers the WM6 upgrade... thats all I need.. lol

speaking of movies.. I wonder why my phone can't play .MPG files... is there a way or a program I can download that will play .mpg's?

[monkey_knight]

this rom seems to be very fast and stable without the need to overclock. all programs seem to running fine (including wm5torage, which was having problems on most other wm6 roms). appreciate the work and the quick turnaround since the official wm6 was provided.

[fikrinasir]

hehe.. No need to brick it.. Cingular offers the WM6 upgrade... thats all I need.. lol

speaking of movies.. I wonder why my phone can't play .MPG files... is there a way or a program I can download that will play .mpg's?

have you tried tcpmp player then?

[Madcap180]

yeah I tried to install it, it wont install on my phone...

[mattk_r]

have you tried tcpmp player then?

not sure if this is the fix, but worth trying

[wolverine9827]

hehe.. No need to brick it.. Cingular offers the WM6 upgrade... thats all I need.. lol

speaking of movies.. I wonder why my phone can't play .MPG files... is there a way or a program I can download that will play .mpg's?

I use the Sompy Player myself.... simple and works....
www.sompy.com... not too flashy but functional and likes divx too... nice way to catch up on my CSIs and stuff when I'm on a plane... ;)
Plus they have a nice encoder as well for reformatting your stuff for your mobile....

Cheers!

[Madcap180]

CAnt install that Matt, says it's not signed digitally by a trusted certificate.

[mattk_r]

CAnt install that Matt, says it's not signed digitally by a trusted certificate.

ok, never mind then. Someone gave it to me to add capability to WMP 10.

[dortyboy]

madcap why dont u try this rom then flash the xda mobile 6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311027. thats what i did and service is great

[maw]

Can I install this ROM with my specs ??? My specs are listed below. I unlocked my phone using the lokiwiz program, it worked because I can use foreign sims in my phone.... I just don't know for 100% if it also CID unlocked it.

Can someone give me an answer on this ?

Thanks in advance!

[dortyboy]

when u a really unlocked your ipl and spl whould both be 1. then u flash the prodigy and then u flash the upgrade rom u want

[maw]

Ok, I have my MDA backed up, is it then possible then to downgrade to radio version 1, after unlocking is complete, reinstall my backup ? Or will this change everything back again and undo the unlocking ?

Thanks

[dortyboy]

just follow the downgrading exactly as describe. u might have to do it once or twice so that it takes full effect then upgrade with prodigy rom then flash with windows mobile 6 of your choice.
what exactly do u have backed up?

[sacwoo]

Blah .. Apparently I am missing txt messages with the 2.19 radio too

my mom wanted purple, so purple she shall have...

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/Madcap180/Capture005-1.jpg

MAdcap, you better get Nick out of Jail, lol

[Madcap180]

yeah .. kid just turned 21 and thinks he is invincible.. well .. the cops didnt think he was invincible last night.. ahah

[maw]

I did a complete backup of my MDA and saved it to my SD card. Just in case anything goes wrong I can just restore everything back to normal... but from what I gather this back up won't work ? Or did I understand that incorrectly? Can't seem to find anything about that... it would shorten the time considerably if I can reinstall my backup...

thanks

[xeno1]

Anyone notice that if you go into phone settings and dont change anything and hit the close button it doesn't close but it changes the ringtone back to the default ringtone? After that you can change your ringtone back to the one you had and then hit the close button and it will close again without changing it back to the default ringtone. Kinda weird, but nothing that can't be lived with.

[games]

The ROM is fast and stable like everyone keep on saying. Those who are having issue using Shell tool just let it flash for 20 minutes and then close the command prompt window. I have a small Issue though and like after I have installed “MS Voice Command 1.6 US” I can’t use the headset to listen to Music or anything else. When I press the button on Bluetooth headset it activates Voice Command and as the Microphone disappears so does everything which was playing. I am using H700 headset and doesn’t appear to be stereo headset but I can still listen to Video and Music on Bluetooth. Great work!!!

[luiggi]

Anyone notice that if you go into phone settings and dont change anything and hit the close button it doesn't close but it changes the ringtone back to the default ringtone? After that you can change your ringtone back to the one you had and then hit the close button and it will close again without changing it back to the default ringtone. Kinda weird, but nothing that can't be lived with.

I tried but the phone screen got closed and no default rington change

[sacwoo]

great rom and I like the speed. Thanks for the work Mfrazz.

One problem I noticed and I am not sure if it's just me or not, but when I change something on the today screen, it doesn't refresh the changes automatically like other WM6 roms. After a soft Reset everything is correct but I can't ever seem to get it to the today screen to refresh changes without a soft reboot.

Also I have been running the 2.47.11 radio all day and I haven't missed any calls or SMS messages.

[xeno1]

I tried but the phone screen got closed and no default rington change

Hmm, it does that every single time on mine. It does it in the phone settings but not in the sounds and notifications. It isn't anything that I would really care if it got fixed or not though. It was just something odd that I noticed that I thought I'd report.

[xeno1]

great rom and I like the speed. Thanks for the work Mfrazz.

One problem I noticed and I am not sure if it's just me or not, but when I change something on the today screen, it doesn't refresh the changes automatically like other WM6 roms. After a soft Reset everything is correct but I can't ever seem to get it to the today screen to refresh changes without a soft reboot.

Also I have been running the 2.47.11 radio all day and I haven't missed any calls or SMS messages.

Thought I'd share a little trick that I use to get my today screen to repaint when I have problems like that, I attached screen rotate to one of the hardware buttons that I never used. When I need something to repaint and it doesn't want to do it I hit that and force it to repaint as it goes in to landscape mode and then switch it back. You can do the same thing just by opening and closing your keyboard too if you don't want to use a hardware button. Either way is faster than doing a soft reset anyway.

Try hooking your phone up to activesync and then call it or have someone send you a text message and see if 2.47 still works for you. If it doesn't then you'll probably miss calls any time you use any kind of data transfer. That includes any programs that you have set to update themselves over gprs such as weather panel. I've tried every available radio version and the only ones that worked, at least for me, was 2.19.11 and farias 2.69.11. It has to be farias version though if you want to 2.69, the other version I tried didn't work either.

[run144e]

Hi everyone Im having a lil difficulty upgrading my phone to the XDA Mobile 6. Everytime I run the ROM Update utility it runs into an erorr when it reaches 99% does anyone no how to fix this?

[dwny]

Hi everyone Im having a lil difficulty upgrading my phone to the XDA Mobile 6. Everytime I run the ROM Update utility it runs into an erorr when it reaches 99% does anyone no how to fix this?

Not enough info...........

[run144e]

Everytime I run the ROM Update utility it runs into an  ERROR [248~260] : UPDATE ERROR when it reaches 99% of updating

[dwny]

Everytime I run the ROM Update utility it runs into an  ERROR [248~260] : UPDATE ERROR when it reaches 99% of updating

Is your device CID unlocked...?
Do you have a G3 or G4...?
Have you flashed successfully before...?
What's your flash method...?
We don't know what you have and how you're doing what you're doing.

[sacwoo]

Thought I'd share a little trick that I use to get my today screen to repaint when I have problems like that, I attached screen rotate to one of the hardware buttons that I never used. When I need something to repaint and it doesn't want to do it I hit that and force it to repaint as it goes in to landscape mode and then switch it back. You can do the same thing just by opening and closing your keyboard too if you don't want to use a hardware button. Either way is faster than doing a soft reset anyway.

Try hooking your phone up to activesync and then call it or have someone send you a text message and see if 2.47 still works for you. If it doesn't then you'll probably miss calls any time you use any kind of data transfer. That includes any programs that you have set to update themselves over gprs such as weather panel. I've tried every available radio version and the only ones that worked, at least for me, was 2.19.11 and farias 2.69.11. It has to be farias version though if you want to 2.69, the other version I tried didn't work either.

As far as the radio goes, It was able to successfully receive a text message while connected through activesync. I also have gprs always active unless I am on the phone and I never miss a txt or phone call. I have used these radios before on other builds and I would get voice mails where the phone never rang, doesn't seem to be a problem here but I must add that Saturday isn't a real busy phone day so this could change come next week. As far as the SMS messages though I get sports updates, about 10 a day and I am gettings them even when my phone has been asleep for hours or while connected to activesync which is usually where I charge my phone.

I am on Cingular (At&T) near Evansville so it could be that my network is accepting this radio better than others. I hope everyone can have success because the signal increase is much better with 2.47.11 than 2.19.11 had.

The rotate screen trick didn't seem to fix my issue, so I will probably reflash it again to see if I can recreate it before I put a lot of 3rd party software on here, I hate to blame everything on these Roms because I know that it's probably some non compatible software.

[melvynadam]

Spb Mobile Shell works perfectly on my Crossbow Reloaded v1.5 installation. I'm excited by XM6 but also love this utility so I'm wary of moving to this ROM until I hear more about whether it will work.
Anyone else care to provide feedback on the compatibility of Spb Mobile Shell and XM6?

[kegobeer]

Spb Mobile Shell works perfectly on my Crossbow Reloaded v1.5 installation. I'm excited by XM6 but also love this utility so I'm wary of moving to this ROM until I hear more about whether it will work.
Anyone else care to provide feedback on the compatibility of Spb Mobile Shell and XM6?

I installed SPB Mobile Shell and SPB Weather on this ROM and they both work great.

[melvynadam]

I installed SPB Mobile Shell and SPB Weather on this ROM and they both work great.

Thanks for that update. I'll try this out next week. I estimate that I'll complete the installations of all my 3rd-party apps then the restoration of my data just in time for mfrazzz to announce the release of something newer, faster and slicker.

[kegobeer]

Thanks for that update. I'll try this out next week. I estimate that I'll complete the installations of all my 3rd-party apps then the restoration of my data just in time for mfrazzz to announce the release of something newer, faster and slicker.

I guess it's time for you to build an extended ROM! ;)

[itburnout]

Just installed XM6 which runs great with the following updates:
IPL/SPL 3.0.8
radio ROM 2.47.11

Everything is running perfectly. Also, I just installed the blackberry connect 2.1.2.31 and it's working beautifully. It boots fast, runs smooth, and this release also addresses a problem I was having with a flaky radio (two phones both with the same symptom -- I am assuming it wasn't the device). Going to flash my other wizard with this as soon as I get home. Fantastic job on this. It has everything baked in I want. Also, I love the calc-1! Great app.

My Wizard has never been happier!

[_GT]

Im confused with this rom!
Its like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde!

Everything working well "out of the box", with preinstalled apps, but when I add some others, every of them causes something else...

Weather Panel mess up comm manager, battery status disable d-pad and green/red phone button, also disable connecting to network...

Everything work great with crossbow 1.7.1, but this, i dont know...

[dwny]

Im confused with this rom!
Its like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde!

Everything working well "out of the box", with preinstalled apps, but when I add some others, every of them causes something else...

Weather Panel mess up comm manager, battery status disable d-pad and green/red phone button, also disable connecting to network...

Everything work great with crossbow 1.7.1, but this, i dont know...

Run the empty Extended Rom 1st
Re-Flash XM6 and try restoring your goodies....let us know if this works for you.

When the extended ROM is filled with stuff from a previous ROM, it's been known to do weird thing....one of them is draining the battery.

I now run the empty extended rom before I flash a new ROM...my battery life has been great and no weird things.

If you don't have the empty extended rom...click on GOODz...you will need to use an update utlity from one of your roms to flash.

[nycelitemaster]

for me everything is good, after i installed the rom i just installed 10 button comm manager and it works great. Installed Battery status latest version no Overclock and i dont have any battery drain. I think i got better on battery from 1.7. The only prob i have is midlet manager but its not a big of a deal for me :d. If you guys still find the ringtone that is going to default, install the tmobile updated ringtone it should fix that bug. Its with rom's reg not with cooking.

[whitewash]

I wrote this in the Crossbow reloaded 1.5 topic as a problem but since that topic is already outdated I'll write it here..

I had the problem with phone freezing while trying to wake it up.. That was NOT caused by a low setting in CPUScaler, but the Microsoft Voice command caused it! I uninstalled Voice Command and it's OK now.

[mfrazzz]

as I stated in a previous post and updated in known issues in the first post, midlet manager _IS_ in the rom. But there is no link in programs. Just create a link to \windows\jmm.exe and you'll have it. Not sure what version it is though.

[nycelitemaster]

LOL Mfrazz dont worry about it, i never found the use of it. LOL i rather have it hidden then putting an extra icon :D. Anyway the xbow series seems to be the best for my Phone.

[_GT]

Run the empty Extended Rom 1st
Re-Flash XM6 and try restoring your goodies....let us know if this works for you.

When the extended ROM is filled with stuff from a previous ROM, it's been known to do weird thing....one of them is draining the battery.

I now run the empty extended rom before I flash a new ROM...my battery life has been great and no weird things.

If you don't have the empty extended rom...click on GOODz...you will need to use an update utlity from one of your roms to flash.

before flashing I allways preflash with official T-mobile rom, but I tried with your empty extended rom and all is the same...
battery status (any version) obviously doesnt work with this rom, and ill will use 10button comm manager...

anyway, thanks for your reply!

[BBowermaster]

Battery status works fine here. Awesome rom, very fast.

[renegaderon]

No problem with battery status here either.
Ver. 1.04.203e beta4

[dakshithaw]

WOW , I mean , just WOW ! This must be the best invention since the wheel , the condom and the HTC Wizard ! ! ! :)

I thought mUn aRTM was good , ( no offense mUn ) , but this simply kicks ass !

The following are some features I found noteworthy ( these are problems I had with aRTM , so ..... )

- Super fast , even without overclocking ( mfrazz , dude , what have u got under that hood ? ) I mean , I could never run pocketmusic and steream over a2dp , but this is flawless , with some help from battery status of course !
- A2DP works out-of-the-box :cool:
-AVRCP works out-of-the-box
- Ringtones are not routed to the headset ( finally , I'm not deafened before a call )
- Awesome reverse compatibility ( well , with crossbow underground , I had several issues with Skyscape medical software not running , no problem with aRTM , this is even better )

More queries always welcome !

Small prob with shelltool though , it'll never report finished , so I pulled the cable off in 20 min ( twice the usual time ) and hard resetted !

Thanks loads mfrazz !:D

[mfrazzz]

Sorry all, but don't have time to respond to any posts above. Just wanted to let you know that a workaround to the CommManager not functioning properly (specificaly, the settings button only showing WiFi and that takes you to bluetooth settings) appears to have been found (it worked for me).

To do this do the following:

SoftReset (and don't do anything else when it restarts)
Install the 10 Button CommManager from the 2nd post of this thread, when it finishes, press ok to all it to soft reset your phone
Now reinstall the 8 Button CommManager using THIS CAB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41063&d=1181348149). Again, press OK at the end and your phone will soft reset


Your 8 Button CommManager should now work with the Settings showing Phone, Bluetooth, and Wireless LAN.

Have a good rest of your weekend...

[renegaderon]

Sorry all, but don't have time to respond to any posts above. Just wanted to let you know that a workaround to the CommManager not functioning properly (specificaly, the settings button only showing WiFi and that takes you to bluetooth settings) appears to have been found (it worked for me).

To do this do the following:

SoftReset (and don't do anything else when it restarts)
Install the 10 Button CommManager from the 2nd post of this thread, when it finishes, press ok to all it to soft reset your phone
Now reinstall the 8 Button CommManager using THIS CAB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41063&d=1181348149). Again, press OK at the end and your phone will soft reset


Your 8 Button CommManager should now work with the Settings showing Phone, Bluetooth, and Wireless LAN.

Have a good rest of your weekend...

Great job that fixed my commanager working great

Thanks

[dan5.5]

Hey,
One more question. For the camera, when you go to theme it says that no theme is found, can i add themes or is there a way of getting rid of the message

[bilalbutt10]

Just recovered my Wizard from Frozen splash screen which was a result of Fari’s new ROM (real thing ….kitchen pro which made my wizard being stuck on splash screen). The solution was only a Genuine T-mobile RUU which worked in Boot Loader Mode. All other RUUs was not working, saying connection error etc.

Then downloaded and installed mfrazz’s XM6 as I read well before doing this and was fully satisfied with the reputation of this ROM before trying it.

Its Marvelous. Feature Rich, Stable, Good Graphics, Fast. So Far Sooooo Gooooood. I am very happy on getting this. My Wizard is a whole new for me.

Really Greate Job done by mfrazz. All of us should say thanks to him for his hard work and must try it. You will fall in love with it same like me. It’s really Error Free. And 100% working.



i-mate Kjam
Radio: 2.19.11 T-Mobiles UK (as recommended mfrazz)
IPL/SPL: 2.26
OS: XM6 (Beyond the Limits)

[gcd]

i'm having a boot time problem
it takes more than 1 min. to boot
does anyone have this problem?

[Madcap180]

i'm having a boot time problem
it takes more than 1 min. to boot
does anyone have this problem?

Do you have any today plugins installed to your storage card?

[gcd]

Do you have any today plugins installed to your storage card?
i'm using wisbar advanced and desktop
all the files on main memory (setup+theme)
and i had the same problem just after flashing.

[Madcap180]

That's weird... I run wisbar advanced.. <not Desktop because I dont know how to use it yet.. lol .. if u wanna help me learn IM me.. Madcap180 ..:)..> also Pocketbreeze and rlToday and mine boots up at the most 20 seconds.

[gcd]

That's weird... I run wisbar advanced.. <not Desktop because I dont know how to use it yet.. lol .. if u wanna help me learn IM me.. Madcap180 ..:)..> also Pocketbreeze and rlToday and mine boots up at the most 20 seconds.
:D you can't use it like advanced, it doesn't have something like put the files on theme folder and select, you can place your theme files anywhere you want but you have to do every setting one by one

whatever, back to my problem :D

before this rom, i was using core 2n(which i installed much more programs than this) and booting time was much less than this
i'm using same card and nearly the same programs

[xbiggyl]

Just a simple question..Which is better flashing XDA6 with ShellTool or RUU? Anyways what's the difference?

[_GT]

i dont use battery status, but again have problem with dialpad!
dialpad just dissapear, like in crosbow 1.7 (i don have that problem with 1.7)!

also, i know for problem with 8button comm manager (have only wifi settings), but when i install weather panel, his pictures and fonts are messed up all the screen!

[luiggi]

To do this do the following:

SoftReset (and don't do anything else when it restarts)
Install the 10 Button CommManager from the 2nd post of this thread, when it finishes, press ok to all it to soft reset your phone
Now reinstall the 8 Button CommManager using THIS CAB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41063&d=1181348149). Again, press OK at the end and your phone will soft reset


I´m geting this message when I´ve tried to download the suggested cab file

"Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

Can anybody redirect the link or post a new one?

Thanks,

[nycelitemaster]

All i can say, This is awesome xm6 totally owns tmobile offical rom. LOL i became fan of mfrazz, and now if he quits omfg ill just keep this forever lmao.

[intothevoid]

I have been using this rom for a day now. This issue has nothing to do with the rom exactly. But for some weird reason TCPMP is showing that i don't have the windows media codec for tcpmp. I can't seem to find it anywhere using google. I don't know if i am doing something wrong. I was using Faria 3.3 rom before which comes with tcpmp preinstalled and that works perfectly. My wifes phone has that rom and i copied all the .plg files from the /windows dir to my phones tcpmp dir and that didn't help either. I see a file called wmadecoder.dll on my wifes phone in the /windows dir but i can't copy it as it has some sort of protection.
any help would be appreciated.

[gcd]

i'm having a boot time problem
it takes more than 1 min. to boot
does anyone have this problem?

fixed after a hard reset
i don't know what caused that, maybe sd card, maybe soething else...:confused:

[intothevoid]

fixed after a hard reset
i don't know what caused that, maybe sd card, maybe soething else...:confused:

I didn't wanna say but i am having that problem too. It takes extremely long to reboot. I am gonna run a backup and do a hard reset.

[intothevoid]

I´m geting this message when I´ve tried to download the suggested cab file

"Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

Can anybody redirect the link or post a new one?

Thanks,

Me too. seems like someone removed it

[TheWizzard2203]

mfrazzz, don't know if this issue has been reported, but i had a problem with a sms message that was haning in my outbox folder, causing to continuously send the same message. I first didn't notice it but when i looked at the folders i came across it. Is there a setting which i can change in the registry that automatically clear the outbox folder?

By the way, the new comm manager cab supplied by funman, works. Just install the cab over the existing installation and do a softreset. After that it works. So people don't have to flash the 10 buttom comm manager first.

[mfrazzz]

Me too. seems like someone removed it
You can find the fixed cab here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311039&page=6
You don't have to install the 10 button first. Just install this one.

[luiggi]

You can find the fixed cab here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311039&page=6
You don't have to install the 10 button first. Just install this one.

Thank you mfrazz

[dy2592]

After of few days of testing, and also the Comm Manager fix being issued, I am very pleased with it. I have tried many ROMS release, all had their benefits and issues, but this one seems to be the best. I have noticed dramatic increase of performance overall with the today screen, file explorer, and programs just being more responive now. I have also noticed that my SPB software such as Mobile Shell,Diary,Insight,Weather, plus a bunch of other 3rd party apps are playing nicely with each other.

Thanks for all work put into this project, mfrazzz

and to all the people who helped and gave their support. This site is the best.

[xeno1]

I don't know about anyone else, but both fixes for the commanager seriously screwed things up for me. Just after doing it with the first fix installing the 10 button commanager and then installing the 8 button one back I started losing my dialpad. It would be gone within 2 minutes after resetting my phone and wouldn't come back. Then I decided to uninstall the commanager fix and it wouldn't uninstall. I ended up having to do a hard reset and then I installed funmans fix and it started all over again. Fortunately this time funmans fix uninstalled and now it's back to working fine again.

Oh, one more thing I noticed was that while the fix was installed claunch would not appear on the today screen after a soft reset, I had to go in to the today app and uncheck then check it again to get it to appear. Since uninstalling the fix claunch appears on the today screen as it should again. Not sure if or why it would have a problem with claunch though.

[anysal100]

:rolleyes: Hi, I already load this rom on my wizard and boy!! this it's FAST, thanks! :D

I just like to ask something because when I used the wm5, I used to have the ncruz solution so I can launch the voice command over the bluetooth headset, it's very usefull when Im driving.

Anyways people arround here doesn't seem to like that software a lot, and Im happy that you posted a cab to recover that software, the thing its that i try to use the cab file to make the headset lauches the voice dialer, but it doesn't seem to work maybe its not compatible, can someone help me out on thatone. :confused:

I also notice a new setting call external gps I wish someone could help us out on setup it, I have a garmin reciever so that will be helpfull.

One more question, I also notice a new folder named applications, which contains a lot of applications that frankly I don't think I will use excluding registry and wififofum which its a descovery for me!! can some of this programes be deleted without mess up the phone? :rolleyes:

once again thanks!

[MPIIIMan]

Installed and working good here.
No need to overclock so far. Hopefully my battery will last me a few days now.

Thanks for your work.

[Tna]

Is there anyway to dump this ROM ?
I( was trying to dump it with Anichillus kitchen , and Molski one but no luck....

It would show me an error with imgfs no matter what I tried to DO ...


Mfrazzz can you help on this ?

Thanks

[bbobeckyj]

Is there anyway to dump this ROM ?
I( was trying to dump it with Anichillus kitchen , and Molski one but no luck....

It would show me an error with imgfs no matter what I tried to DO ...


Mfrazzz can you help on this ?

Thanks

look down;) - it needs all the reg hacks, including; no cab delete; unknown publisher warning etc...

@all, btw i have absolutely no problems running the original dump rom:). however i can live with a seven button comm manager etc. so if you want a really vanilla rom, try it

[trojan9x]

Issues I had over the weekend:

1. Phone app would just plain old not work. Had to reset the device to get it to work again. Happened several times throughout the weekend.
2. Could not load Gmail app in midlet manager. Would load the midlet manager, then go no further.
3. It reset by itself one time for no apparent reason.
4. I can not get it to only download my recent gmail messages in pocket outlook. Never had this problem with any other rom.

IPL/SPL is 3.08
Radio 2.19

Hope this helps. I did not read the entire thread to see if these other issues have been reported.

[_GT]

Issues I had over the weekend:

1. Phone app would just plain old not work. Had to reset the device to get it to work again. Happened several times throughout the weekend.


this also happens to me!

[gcd]

Issues I had over the weekend:

1. Phone app would just plain old not work. Had to reset the device to get it to work again. Happened several times throughout the weekend.
2. Could not load Gmail app in midlet manager. Would load the midlet manager, then go no further.
3. It reset by itself one time for no apparent reason.
4. I can not get it to only download my recent gmail messages in pocket outlook. Never had this problem with any other rom.

IPL/SPL is 3.08
Radio 2.19

Hope this helps. I did not read the entire thread to see if these other issues have been reported.

for the 1st one
after getting a text message, this also happens to me. i'm using wisbar desktop+advanced and batterstatus. because of this i'm going back to core 2.0n:(

[mirekluza]

2. Could not load Gmail app in midlet manager. Would load the midlet manager, then go no further.

My guess is that there is an old version of Midlet Manager in the ROM. See the first page, there is info about the Midlet Manager (including link where to get the newer version).
Actually, I did not know the MM was in the ROM, so I installed it immediately. I use Opera Mini 3, no problem. Though I did not try GMAIL.

As for other issues reported here in posts above - I have been using my phone a lot over the weekend and never seen any problems...
The only minor thing is that restart after the soft reset is a bit long - but that is no problem for me.
Othewise everything ok - no crash, no freeze, no compatibility problems with anything...
I had also changed command manger to 10 buttons, then to 8 buttons - no problems at all...

Mirek

[perryman]

Issues I had over the weekend:

1. Phone app would just plain old not work. Had to reset the device to get it to work again. Happened several times throughout the weekend.


Me too! the phone turn white and booted.... :-(

[mirekluza]

Me too! the phone turn white and booted.... :-(
Details needed... What applications do you use? Do you have G3/G4 phone? What did you do before this happened? And so on...
Since it works ok for majority of people (including me - not one freeze/crash, no problems with changing CM, phone works ok...), it must be something else...
Telling just "Me too!" will not help troubleshooting.

Mirek

[Topspeedny]

XDA Mobile 6
Taking You to the Limit

XDA Mobile 6 (XM6 for short) is basically Crossbow Reloaded 1.7 rebuilt on the OS 5.2.318 Build 15342.4.0.01 rom that was provided to is by InGeNeTiCs from Howard Forums. You can read information on the work being done on this rom in various ways in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310833). Since the Crossbow Reloaded series was based on the Faria Vanilla Crossbow rom in his ROM Kitchen, and this rom is based on a different rom, I felt a new name was in order.

Please remember that this ROM is a product of what _I_ wanted with many inputs from users of the Crossbow Reloaded series, so no complaints about why does this rom have this in it, or why didn't you put this in there. If you don't like how this rom is spiced, then go grab a ROM, put it in one of the many Kitchens now out, and make your own version. I am open to ideas on how to improve the rom so constructive criticism is appreciated (to a point ;)).

Please Note: this ROM was NOT intended to push the limits on speed optimization or memory optimization (although it is significantly better than the Crossbow Reloaded series IMO due to the base rom it came from). It was made to be functional, stable, and something that I myself wanted and will use. I've found it to perform at a better than acceptable level for myself, and so far Battery life seems better than other WM6 ROMs I've tried. If you have Battery Drain issues, make sure you flashed back to an official rom before you upgraded to this one, as that should correct extended rom corruption that has been shown to cause battery draining. BatteryStatus is NOT included in this ROM, as I don't see overclocking as necessary. If you want to overclock, you are welcome to download and install BatteryStatus yourself. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751)

Base ROM Information
The base rom was an "Official" Wizard WM6 ROM that was part of the development cycle of WM6 inside of Microsoft (Dogfood as they call it). The base rom was not a port of another device rom with drivers and stuff pieced and parted onto this one, but this was an actual Wizard WM6.

Windows Mobile 6, OS 5.2.318 Build 15342.4.0.01
ROM Version: 10.1.0.811 WWE
ROM Date: 08/11/06
Protocol: 4.1.13.09
ExtROM version: Faria V5.0

There is no Radio, IPL, SPL or Extended ROM.

What's In XDA Mobile 6?

Office 2007
New 8 Button CommManager (yeah only 8 buttons. If you want more then install one of the many 10 or more button ones :p )
Transcriber
VoIP (See next post for instructions to set this up)
SQLCE
mUn designed onscreen Keyboard
HTC X-Button v1.0 (The new 1.5 version has issues with impacting changes on the Today screen so I'm staying with v1.0) and turned on by default
Mobile Justice (a security app that will send an SMS if an unauthorized SIM is placed in your phone)
TodayAgenda
Notepad editor
Pocket RAR
SIP Config 2.0.1
StartClean
Pocket Screen Capture
HTC Audio Manager
CicleBT (Toggle BlueTooth on and off)
SynchroTime
1-Calc Lite
Total Commander Beta 2.5
WiFiFoFum 2.2.9
PIM Backup to 1.9
Windows Live Search searches via Google
MoDaCo NoData (so you can turn off data sources)
WM5torage 1.73
dotFred TaskManager (with registry editor link)
Smartskey 0.56 (DPAD is set to 0 in the .ini so the up and down scrolling works in the Phone dialer as expected in WM6)
SIM Manager
WM5NewMenu
SMSDRFix
DotFred's SoftKeyAppletEx
DotFred's TaskManager (and registry editor)
WiFiFoFum
Regional Settings default to English (United States) and use a slash for the date seperator (M/dd/yyyy)
Menu sounds work by default
Pressing the "End Call" button does not disconnect GPRS but minimized the active application. Pressing and holding the "End Call" button for about 5 seconds will do a GPRS Disconnect
Internet access over ActiveSync (USB) connection works (You must apply a registry fix on your PC first. See the next post for the fix)


Requirements
You MUST have an IPL and SPL at 2.xx or higher (BOTH not just one or the other).

You MUST be running ActiveSync 4.5 on Windows XP (Vista comes with the correct sync utility, although there have been issues reported about Vista and sync'ing with PPC's so be aware of that).

Before you attempt to upgrade to this ROM, Please follow this thread to learn how to flash roms and CID unlock, and how to fix issues you may run into! It is also recommended that you flash your phone with a Windows XP computer and not Vista. It will work with Vista, but if you run into problems Vista can't talk to a phone in Bootloader mode!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613

Recomendations

I HIGHLY Recommend that you flash back to an official rom before upgrading to this (or any) custom rom so you have a clean base (and correct any Extended ROM corruption you might have). G4 users would flash back to their provider's latest official release. G3 users can use T-Mobile 2.26 for a good base.
If you use BatteryStatus (its NOT included in the rom!) to overclock, I don't recommend overclocking above 260Mhz, and the CPUscaler settings in BatteryStatus should not be set to a min lower than 143MHz (or your device may not wake back up after going to sleep). Personally, I have not tried to overclock this rom due to the performance it already has.
I STRONGLY recommend you use the T-Mobile 2.19 UK Radio (ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Radio_Roms/Radio_Only_Thread/T-Mobile-UK_2.19.11_Radio_Only.zip) (this is a must for Cingular/AT&T customers). Newer Radio versions tend to have missed calls and SMS messages (just like with all other WM6 ROMs). G4 users, see the next post on flashing the Splash screens for a tip if you get errors trying to flash the 2.19 Radio ROM.


Credits
I would like to thank the following in help (directly and indirectly) with XDA Mobile 6:

Faria for providing the initial ROM Kitchen that got me cooking
anichillus for the fantastic Core ROM Kitchen which was exclusively used in the production of this ROM
Dr Puttingham for the guides, information and giving me a pointer to the cool 8 Button CommManager in this rom
Molski for having a nice tutorial on various cooking tools and providing easy access to info at http://www.molski.biz
mattk_r for inspiration and pushing the envelope on compressing stuff ;)
edhaas for the rompacker kitchen and squeezing tool ported over to the Wizard forum
Those that took the time to help beta/alpha test the early version of this base rom
InGeNeTiCs for taking the time to dump the rom Microsoft put on his phone so we could have this base rom
Everyone that installed and gave feedback and support on the Crossbow Reloaded versions
Many others here at XDA-Developers.com that provided information, tips, and suggestions that I used when putting this together


A HUGE thanks goes to all the chefs that support our community!

Known Issues

For those using ShellTool to flash this rom, Its been reported that shell too does not show that the flashing process has completed for some. Give the flash a good 15 - 30 minutes :eek: to make sure its done before you pull the plug. Those that have done this report that the phone boots fine into XM6.
The new CommManager has a bug where when you press the settings (right softkey) in it, it only shows one item: Wi-Fi Settings, and when you click on it you go to Bluetooth settings. A workaround to fix this can be found in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1304877&postcount=151).
The link for Midlet Manager is missing (but Midlet Manager is in the rom). To fix this use TotalCommander to create a shortcut in \Windows\Programs that points to \Windows\jmm.exe . Or the other option is to install a newer version of Midlet manager from This Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604).


Official Download Sites for XDA Mobile 6
I'll update this list with mirrors as they become available


HTTP Download (ftp://xda:xda@130.89.126.174:2311/Wizard/Roms/WM6%20Roms/mfrazzz%20XDA%20Mobile%206%20(Reloaded%201.7%20Reb uild)/XDA_Mobile_6.0.0.zip) (Thanks TheWizzard2203)

PutStuff (http://putstuff.putfile.com/86538/3209558) and MegaUpload (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RYXGTPYJ) (Thanks Indra9110)

RapidShare (http://rapidshare.com/files/35906950/XDA_Mobile_6.0.0.zip)



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I tried installing it but it says Rom version 2.18.0.0 WWE Faria v5.0
when my phones screen turns off i cannot recieve calls and disconnect button gets frozen i have to allways reset please help.

Regards,

Mike

[_GT]

Details needed... What applications do you use? Do you have G3/G4 phone? What did you do before this happened? And so on...
Since it works ok for majority of people (including me - not one freeze/crash, no problems with changing CM, phone works ok...), it must be something else...
Telling just "Me too!" will not help troubleshooting.

Mirek

first i think that was caused by battery status or weatherpanel, but happend also at clean instalation, after hard reset.
i try change my IPL, SPL, radio, even download "new" rom instalation, but result is the same!
device is G3

[Pumpiron579]

Here is the newer one

[cuboosh]

word suggestion fixed.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311441

[joaosousa]

Here is the newer one


What's this?????

[mfrazzz]

word suggestion fixed.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311441

Call me sick, but I like word suggestion so thats why I leave it in :). But nice post for those that want to get rid of it.

[cuboosh]

your a very sick sick man.. i can txt so much faster without it because it doesnt slow me down.. i guess "special" people who cant spell need assistance.. LOL j/k :)

[mfrazzz]

your a very sick sick man.. i can txt so much faster without it because it doesnt slow me down.. i guess "special" people who cant spell need assistance.. LOL j/k :)
My daughter (14) is driven nuts by the fact that when I text I don't use abbreviations / shortcuts (except for a few things like IMO, YMMV, FWIW). So for me the suggestions allow me to text faster ;) Yeah, its annoying at times too... But then I get texts from her and I have to take 5 minutes to decipher the 2 and 3 letter combos that make up "words"... Yeah, I'm an old fart...

BTW: I've updated the 2nd post with a link to your thread on turning that off.

I have a ton of stuff going on this week, so I'm not going to be around a whole lot (I'll check in when I can though, as I have a hard time not looking in on things).

For those above complaining about resets, phone not working, dialpad missing... Sorry, but you are on your own. If you didn't flash back to an official rom before this one, that could be part of the problem. If you have 3rd party apps on, thats my biggest suspicion of what is going on. I've not seen anything like what some of you are reporting, and there are a TON of people running this rom and no other reports like these have come in. I try to not get frustrated, but I just don't get why some people seem to have constant issues, and others don't (unless they have a flakey phone).

I will say that I have now seen the slow startup time myself (went to soft reset my phone last night and it took 2 minutes for it to boot). My guess is its something I did as I've been playing with the HTC HOme plugin and then screwing around with the CommManager in so many different ways. I'll probably reflash and reset things up and see if the problem comes back again, or if it was due to 3rd party stuff and registry tweaks I was doing.

[joaosousa]

I will say that I have now seen the slow startup time myself (went to soft reset my phone last night and it took 2 minutes for it to boot). My guess is its something I did as I've been playing with the HTC HOme plugin and then screwing around with the CommManager in so many different ways. I'll probably reflash and reset things up and see if the problem comes back again, or if it was due to 3rd party stuff and registry tweaks I was doing.


My phone is looking like yours after messing up also with commanager, htc home plugin and audio manager... i will also reflash in about 3 hours... :)

[mirekluza]

Well, the longer starting time after soft reset was for me always a feature of this ROM... I never had it otherwise. It had nothing to do with Com Manager. But it does not matter to me. I do not restart that often. The ROM is rock solid (at least for me) and that's important.
Mirek

[afoldats]

For those above complaining about resets, phone not working, dialpad missing... Sorry, but you are on your own. If you didn't flash back to an official rom before this one, that could be part of the problem. If you have 3rd party apps on, thats my biggest suspicion of what is going on. I've not seen anything like what some of you are reporting, and there are a TON of people running this rom and no other reports like these have come in. I try to not get frustrated, but I just don't get why some people seem to have constant issues, and others don't (unless they have a flakey phone).

I will say that I have now seen the slow startup time myself (went to soft reset my phone last night and it took 2 minutes for it to boot). My guess is its something I did as I've been playing with the HTC HOme plugin and then screwing around with the CommManager in so many different ways. I'll probably reflash and reset things up and see if the problem comes back again, or if it was due to 3rd party stuff and registry tweaks I was doing.

First time porster here but been lurking for months. I've installed your Rom the first day and the only programm I have installed is Voice speed dial. I have not seen any of these problems yet, no slow downs, no disapearing dial-pad, boot is quick, bottom line FANTASTIC!!.

The only issue is the soft key issue, mentioned before, on Comm Manager, no problem tough.

<edit> I allways flash to original T-Mobile first before flashing to another rom</edit>

Thanks for a grat Rom
MDA(G3) T-mobile USA(PA)
ipl/spl 2.26
Radio 2.19
XDA Mobile 6.0.0

[trojan9x]

I can tell you that I had a clean T-mobile base rom to start. Only secondary software I loaded was Windows Live Search. Everything else was just operator settings to get it working on my network. This is the first rom I have had these problems with so it's not a "some people always seem to have problems" issue.

[perryman]

Details needed... What applications do you use? Do you have G3/G4 phone? What did you do before this happened? And so on...
Since it works ok for majority of people (including me - not one freeze/crash, no problems with changing CM, phone works ok...), it must be something else...
Telling just "Me too!" will not help troubleshooting.

Mirek

sorry for the low detaillevel...
it's a G3. I've tryed the mayority of the other wm6 ROM's found here. i've been carefull downgrading to a official ROM before flashing and never had problems like this. Don't thing I got around to install any third party software before it froze. White screen and booted - I was trying to make a call...

I see now that the phone is in the same state with the official ROM i've downgraded to. White screens all over the place... Bricked?

anyone else got problems after downgrading?

EDIT: i've isolated the problem to the GSM-radio. I can't reproduce the problems when i don't have a SIM-card in. I've tryed different SIM-card but the same white-screen trouble seems to reappear...
anyway: can't get myself to blame it entierly on this ROM... it may very well be the fact that my phone ...eh, how should I put it... is well used... :-D

[monkey_knight]

Oh, one more thing I noticed was that while the fix was installed claunch would not appear on the today screen after a soft reset, I had to go in to the today app and uncheck then check it again to get it to appear. Since uninstalling the fix claunch appears on the today screen as it should again. Not sure if or why it would have a problem with claunch though.

i had this problem with claunch, regardless of what rom I was running. I think it's the program since it hasn't been updated for years...last I remember, version 12.something? using batterystatus' taskbar buttons give a good enough quick starts (if you only need a few)

[licensedtoquill]

Being as I am a bit lazy I did flash directly from Molski to this one, using the 2.47 radio which isn't supposed to work but which everyone who has actually tried it says does work properly. Seems to me it does.

I wasn't keen on Molski as no one seemed to know how to activate VoIP on it and no one would answer any questions: All my attempts to set up SJ Phone didn't work (VoIPFone couldn't work it out either and didnt understand what the curious CONE FIREWALL error messages meant) and then I saw that this ROM was designed with VoIP in mind. Lazy as I am, I DID flash with lots of programs working in the background and at 99%, the computer did suddenly flash an outlook appointment to me and then crash Outlook as well as Firefox and corrupted the .pst file! The installation however stopped at 99% and the box went red (which looks worrying but as I have read, means nothing) and then concluded properly. Incidentally why the sudden homage to the terminally unhelpful Taiwan company in the first splash screen?

The Wizard then worked perfectly when restarted! I went into CommMgr and pressed WiFi and all it did was to enable WiFi service, which surprised me a bit as I though it was going to enable Bluetooth.

Battery Status then installed perfectly from the recommended .cab file (I have overclocked to 221 in case it helps with VoIP, - just to experiment!) and VoIP installed as well and demanded a restart, though this was far from trouble free: There doesn't seem to be anywhere to enter the server data, userID and password? I can't find any program anywhere or anywhere to enter this in Programs or in any Setting???

Also when you do eventually manage to get to available Networks, the list doesn't tell you when a network is security enabled. This is a bit of a problem as I wanted to use it to make VoIP calls on the road and it won't show me whether I can actually do this. Isn't there a way of getting it to log onto EITHER your network when you are at home or the strongest AVAILABLE nearby one when you aren't? If it is switching all the time, why does it feel the need to tell you this?

Everyone goes on at length about the radio settings: Why is there no discussion of whether one should use the version 2.46 or the version 3.08 IPL/SPL settings with these newer ROMs? Seems logical but everyone seems to be using the earlier boot-loaders etc???

Also newbies should know that after flashing, you DO have to go into PC to USB in settings and change the tick in the box to use ActiveSync (or even to get the computer to see the Wizard)

Anyway I would like to know how to enable VoIP if someone has the time to tell me and may bore you all with my further individual experiences but thus far this ROM seems to be really GREAT!!!

T-Mobile XDA (G3 says it is a Wiza200 whatever that means)
SPL/IPL downgraded to 2.36,(dunno why)
GSM: 2.47.11
Protocol:4.1.13.24
OS: 10.1.0.811 (Faria V5.0)

[xbiggyl]

mfrazz I have a G3, I flashed to the t-mobile 2.26 rom first then flashed XDA6 (didn't use shelltool)..I installed weatherpanel, installed the fixed cab for the 8button comm, soft reset and it took almost 2 minutes to reboot..

[maw]

I seem to have a problem with my WLM.... I keep getting synchronization failed and also I can't change my display name, it keeps coming back with an error.

Have anyone else had this problem? what can be the cause of this? For the rest, I really love you ROM its the BOMB!!! I also have a problem when soft-resetting with WLM. It hangs if I don't touch the screen while booting, I though that Microsoft fixed this issue, but seems like they haven't!

Can someone post a work around to this problem?

Thanks in advance!

[th_undead]

I am using this rom for 3 days now and all i can say is WOW :eek: Simply the best rom ever! Never soft reseted it and all's smooth :). Changed the comm manager to the !0 button Black version ( 2 slow loading 4 me the 8 button one ) . Strange though, ram space dropped to 20mb. maby a memory leak ? donno :) trested wifi, works OK, loading times are super fast! great work maan :) this is the best rom of em' all .Tried all of them ( i'm kinda of a flashing junkey ) keep up the good work

[Pumpiron579]

I am using this over my 8525 that I just installed the shadow on. This rom is faster and is also faster connectin to IE then my 8525 with 3G.

[wergeld]

okay. been running this for 24 hours-ish. upgraded from stock t-mobile rom.
using radio 2.25.11 and all is good. no missed calls/sms/mms that i am aware of (its the ones you are not aware of that always bite you in the ass). speed is cool. although, honestly, how fast does it have to be? when i watch a movie on off of my sd card it matters so i installed BS to oc it to 260 and it works fine. no wierd button switcharoos like another poster mentioned. but there is one litte itsy bitsy thing....
the ring tones...my god the ring tones. is ms deaf? these are aweful. good thing i have a ready supply of clips. and also, how do i get rid of that wifi icon at the bottom of the screen near the battery charge display? i figure if i am using wifi, then i am and i know it, so why have another icon? minimal is good.
i dont use BT so i cant comment on that.
all in all i give this rom a 4.5/5.
great job.

ps
i reserve the 5/5 rating for an official wm6 update from an official source with official support. i am looking at you t-mobile.

wergeld

[nycelitemaster]

any body found a fix for Bluetooth explorer? I am talking about the icon that is found in programs. Bluetooth explorer icon when you click on it the spining icon comes and then goes away but it doesn't open the explorer. If someone found a fix to it please post it thanks.

[nohctis]

everything seems fine 'till this morning after flashing this rom last night.

then when i try to use my phone, it won't start up.. even you charge it, there's no light indicating that it is charging.

anyone?

thanks.

:(




nohctis

[xeno1]

Well, I think I solved my 8 button commanager fix not working issue. What I did is I went in to the today app and shut off all of my today plugins and then did a soft reset to make sure that there were no residual processes running from any of them and then installed mfrazzz's mfrazzz CommManager_8button_wizard(3) cab and let it reset. Before doing anything else after it reset I waited a few seconds to make sure it was done loading and tried phone pad only to find out that it didn't load again. Instead of playing with anything else after that I decided to go ahead and reset the phone again using the power button and not the soft reset button you have to use your stylus for and let it reset again. This time after it reset I tried the phone pad and it worked again so I went back in to the today app and turned back on all of my plugins thinking it was just going to do it again. Almost 3 hours later and a whloe lot of trying to get it to fail doing what it would take less than 2 minutes to get it to fail before and it's still working fine. I guess there actually is a reason that so many programs tell you to shut down all other running applications before installing them. Unfortunately it's never said that when installing anything on my phone although I probably would have ignored it if it had anyway.

One other thing I figured out also if anyone is having problems with the commanager and decide to uninstall it only to find out that when you hit the commanager button after the fixed one gets uninstalled it gives you that error that it can't find the specified application. The commanager is still there, you just have to go to settings-->buttons and change button 5 from the commanager to something else (doesn't matter what) and then change it right back to the commanager without closing the buttons app and it will work again.

[calouro]

everything seems fine 'till this morning after flashing this rom last night.

then when i try to use my phone, it won't start up.. even you charge it, there's no light indicating that it is charging.

anyone?

thanks.

:(




nohctis

What are you running? IPL/SPL? Did you try a hard reset?

[w00fy]

Amazing!

Nothing short of a work of art. Everything is fast, very fast. Truly puts stock ROM from the carriers to shame.

To those that are thinking of upgrading. Please read the instructions, reread them, and read them again before proceeded. 99.99% of problems can be avoided by simply taking your time and doing everything in a systematic manner. I know we all want the latest and greatest as fast as possible, but an extra hour spent prepping will save many hours of trouble down the road.

One question I have is about the EDGE icon. In WM5, the icon would show spinning arrows when mail was arriving. Did MS do away with this in WM6? Is there a registry edit to get this feature.

Thanks again for one heck of a release.

[melvynadam]

your a very sick sick man.. i can txt so much faster without it because it doesnt slow me down.. i guess "special" people who cant spell need assistance.. LOL j/k :)

This post made me laugh. Three typos and four grammatical mistakes in the space of a two sentence message about how great your spelling is.
;)

[calouro]

Strange, I had my ringer volume at 80% when I received a call, the phone just vibrated, but only happened once. A subsequent call rang fine. Anyone experience this? Oh, the phone was asleep for about 1 1/2 hours before this issue happened.

I’m trying to reproduce it.

[whitewash]

I have a problem with ringtones - when I copy ringtone from my SD to \My Documents\My ringtones and set it as a ringtone in Settings>Personal>Sounds>Notifications it goes OK but sometimes it changes back to 'Ring-WindowsMobile' and then the phone won't ring, only vibrate. The ringtone I have is MP3

[joaosousa]

Strange, I had my ringer volume at 80% when I received a call, the phone just vibrated, but only happened once. A subsequent call rang fine. Anyone experience this? Oh, the phone was asleep for about 1 1/2 hours before this issue happened.

I’m trying to reproduce it.

Also happened here, but it just went away i think...:D

[amrarian]

Hello mfrazz,

I tried this ROM to upgrade my Imate K-Jam, at 99% it showed me Error 302, which as per the Read Me file if it occurs (happens seldomly) i have to give the phone to customer service to get a new ROM Code.

Fortunately for me i tried to install the original ROM from www.clubimate.com website, it worked and i saved my phone.

Please let me know is there any ROM upgrade for Imate K-jam. I tried searching but could not get. I would luv upgrade my K-Jam to WM6

Thanks..

[mirekluza]

Please let me know is there any ROM upgrade for Imate K-jam. I tried searching but could not get. I would luv upgrade my K-Jam to WM6
Thanks..
There are not any specific versions. This version should work on all Wizards. Try again. Maybe use shelltools (search if you do not know what it is). I flashed my locked G4 phone multiple times by shelltools without any trouble (well, only the fact that sometimes shelltools does not end - I cut it after half an hour and it is ok).

Mirek

[calouro]

I have a problem with ringtones - when I copy ringtone from my SD to \My Documents\My ringtones and set it as a ringtone in Settings>Personal>Sounds>Notifications it goes OK but sometimes it changes back to 'Ring-WindowsMobile' and then the phone won't ring, only vibrate. The ringtone I have is MP3

Well, I let the phone sit over night and when I woke up I called it, sure enough, it just vibrated. Anyone have a fix for this or a suggestion?

[cuboosh]

im having same issue.. this is causing me to miss ALOT of calls

[mirekluza]

For people with missed calls (phone not ringing)

Do you use Comm Manager button to switch ring/vibrate? (I mean the hardware button on the side).
I used to have problem on Crossbow Reloaded (sometimes phone not ringing - just showing the call on display otherwise being quiet) - mfrazzz wrote he had it as well and he identified that Comm Manager button sometimes causes it...
I stopped using Comm Manager button and never had any problems either on Crossbow Reloaded or here.
I use standard telephone ring (one of my colleagues said it nicely - phone is phone so it should ring not play songs) and I have no problems... Not a one lost calll as far as I know...
Also when you modify phone settings, do not forget to play always the sound before pressing "ok"...

Mirek

[calouro]

For people with missed calls (phone not ringing)

Do you use Comm Manager button to switch ring/vibrate? (I mean the hardware button on the side).
I used to have problem on Crossbow Reloaded (sometimes phone not ringing - just showing the call on display otherwise being quiet) - mfrazzz wrote he had it as well and he identified that Comm Manager button sometimes causes it...
I stopped using Comm Manager button and never had any problems either on Crossbow Reloaded or here.
I use standard telephone ring (one of my colleagues said it nicely - phone is phone so it should ring not play songs) and I have no problems... Not a one lost calll as far as I know...
Also when you modify phone settings, do not forget to play always the sound before pressing "ok"...

Mirek

Thanks for the reply; I don't use the Comm Manager button, just the slider. Also, I'm testing if I have the issue with the default Windows ring. I'm letting it sit for a few hours then I'm going to see if it just vibrates.

[wergeld]

okay a few more days of testing.
mms does NOT work. cannot send mms. messages go to Outbox and sit there. i go to the Outbox and select the Send/Recieve option from menu then i get Error Synchronizing message. i have installed the t-mobile mms cab from on of OP posts. checked all the settings that i could find and all seem well.
tried it after soft reset. same
tried it after hard reset. same
any ideas here? i am on the tmobile us network and sms/phone works fine. just mms. and yea, mms is a dealbreaker. i use it to send quick image/graphics to office, not "cool pix uf my catses!" images either lol.
here are specs:
Radio: 02.25.22
Protocol: 4.1.13.12
IPL/SPL is the tmobile 2.26 i think?

wergeld

[calouro]

okay a few more days of testing.
mms does NOT work. cannot send mms. messages go to Outbox and sit there. i go to the Outbox and select the Send/Recieve option from menu then i get Error Synchronizing message. i have installed the t-mobile mms cab from on of OP posts. checked all the settings that i could find and all seem well.
tried it after soft reset. same
tried it after hard reset. same
any ideas here? i am on the tmobile us network and sms/phone works fine. just mms. and yea, mms is a dealbreaker. i use it to send quick image/graphics to office, not "cool pix uf my catses!" images either lol.
here are specs:
Radio: 02.25.22
Protocol: 4.1.13.12
IPL/SPL is the tmobile 2.26 i think?

wergeld

I have not tried MMS yet, will do after I figure out the ring tone issue.

[zakhir_n]

I am not sure whether or not this problem is specific to me because I use PPCProfiles Pro, but I was having the same problems described in the above couple posts, and I changed the ringtone directory located in the registry at: HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\Directory, and this fixed my problem. However, /My Documents/My Ringtones was still the default folder where I had to put my ringtones. Apparently, changing that registry entry does not actually change the default folder, and I am not sure why, but changing that registry entry, did fix it for me.

Also, for people saying the ringtone kept going back to the default one, when going into Settings --> Personal --> Phone, select a ringtone, and then click ok, and make sure it does not change. For me, sometimes I would select a different ringtone, click ok, and the Phone Settings page would not disappear. At first, I just clicked the ok button again, and it would go away, but with a closer look, I realized when I clicked ok the first time, it was changing the ringtone back to the default one, that's why it was not disappearing. I then had to change it back again, and then press ok again, and it worked.

Hopefully his helps someone.

[zakhir_n]

okay a few more days of testing.
mms does NOT work. cannot send mms. messages go to Outbox and sit there. i go to the Outbox and select the Send/Recieve option from menu then i get Error Synchronizing message. i have installed the t-mobile mms cab from on of OP posts. checked all the settings that i could find and all seem well.
tried it after soft reset. same
tried it after hard reset. same
any ideas here? i am on the tmobile us network and sms/phone works fine. just mms. and yea, mms is a dealbreaker. i use it to send quick image/graphics to office, not "cool pix uf my catses!" images either lol.
here are specs:
Radio: 02.25.22
Protocol: 4.1.13.12
IPL/SPL is the tmobile 2.26 i think?

wergeld

I just tried sending an MMS message and it seemed to work for me. I haven't heard back from the recipient, but it did go into my sent items folder. You may want to look at your settings again.

[scotch whisky]

Hi,

I also have the problem that if I use the "Comm" button to switch between ring/vibrate is sometimes vibrates when it should ring. To be fair I think I have had this problem with most versions of WM6. I always works correctly if using the ring/vibrate function within comms manager. I am trying to train myself not to use the comms button switch.

MMS is working perfectly. This is not a carrier ROM and it needs to be set up properly. Every carrier uses different settings. In my experience a lot of the cabs which purport to set up MMS are just plain wrong. This may be caused by people thinking that US T-mobile uses the same settings as European T-mobile. If you have a problem get the correct settings from your carrier and set up MMS manually. Took me a while to sort out my Wizard but a couple of hours with "Google" finally got me there.

[mirekluza]

MMS work ok. I have just succesfully configured them and sent MMS to my wife sitting in the next room :-) .
Though it NEEDS configuration. I had to configure manually MMS connection (in Settings > Connections > Connections) and to configure its usage for MMS in Messaging.
It is no use to give your more details here, many settings are specific for the operator (I have T-Mobile CZ).
Go to the web of your operator - you will certainly find something (I worked according to the information how to set MMS in WM5 on MDA III - it was well usable for WM6 on MDA Vario).
You may even find some CABs to do the work for you...

Mirek

[_GT]

Interesting thing, when I installed another dialpad things goes better, no more bugs with dial and phone app...
Ocasionally hangups are still here, but now i can use phone... :)

[VanFanel]

A bug I just discovered - trying to see if its consistent:

After 2 days of just standby and what not, the phone does not show calls coming in, does not show missed calls or voicemails.

I accidentally discovered it when I called myself and hear the calling phone ring, but my wizard showed nothing.


Also for those of you who get the "Error synchronizing" message when checking emails, go to the email settings, click on options and make sure you select the appropriate connection to use when checking emails.

[Hellsblade]

I'm sure someone posted a solution somewhere for this, but i can't seem to find it.
When pressing the hardware lock button the music stops playing in WMP
In my previous ROM the music kept playing.
Now the strangest things happen when i listen to music with my bt headset in my ears and the player is in my pocket.
The player does not lock automatically after a minute or so. All kinds of on screen buttons and icons get activated ;-).

[mfrazzz]

A bug I just discovered - trying to see if its consistent:

After 2 days of just standby and what not, the phone does not show calls coming in, does not show missed calls or voicemails.

I accidentally discovered it when I called myself and hear the calling phone ring, but my wizard showed nothing.
If you are using any radio other than 2.19, then this is a known issue and as I state in my first post, I highly recommend using 2.19 radio with any WM6 rom (not just this one) due to lots of people reporting this. It does seem to be provider specific, but I know people on T-Mo in the US that have had issues with 2.25 and above radios just like those of us with Cingular...

@All - On another note, I've updated the second post with the new reTOUCHed dialpad from The equinoXe. Looks great with the 8 button CommManager in this rom :)

[addicus]

Hello All,

Has anyone tried to take notes while on a phone call in this rom? If so, do the notes save?

I have not been able to have it work yet on WM6. Hoping this is one that does it~!

[_GT]

yes, this dialpad with working smartdial is great...

[VanFanel]

If you are using any radio other than 2.19, then this is a known issue and as I state in my first post, I highly recommend using 2.19 radio with any WM6 rom (not just this one) due to lots of people reporting this. It does seem to be provider specific, but I know people on T-Mo in the US that have had issues with 2.25 and above radios just like those of us with Cingular...

@All - On another note, I've updated the second post with the new reTOUCHed dialpad from The equinoXe. Looks great with the 8 button CommManager in this rom :)

I'm using 2.19.11 with Cingular...

[zakhir_n]

@All - On another note, I've updated the second post with the new reTOUCHed dialpad from The equinoXe. Looks great with the 8 button CommManager in this rom :)


Wow!!! That's nice. Thanks a lot.

[wergeld]

okay..after digging much fixed! mms now works.
i did it manually from tmobile site's settings. the tmobile cab in OP first post did not work for me.
we are in business.
thanks to mfrazzledazzle and the rest of you for helping me with this mms thing.
first wm6 rom it has worked on for me even after changing stuff.
only thing i think this rom needs is maybe a better set of splash screens. htc doesnt do it for me.
time to roll my own.

wergeld

[mfrazzz]

FWIW: I hate that first screen, but I didn't know what else to do... I'll take ideas for future roms...

[cuboosh]

uh yeah that shit is fugly.. :\

[TaurusBullba]

FWIW: I hate that first screen, but I didn't know what else to do... I'll take ideas for future roms...

Maybe you could ask Badbert to make you something nice for the splash. ;)

[nycelitemaster]

Guys any ideas what is the difference between SIM MAnager 6.10, Sim Manager 5.22 or OEM Sim Manager 3.16 (In XM6). mfrazzz btw does your BT Explorer works? When you click on icon in programs does it open explorer or no?

[herzzreh]

GRPS issue here.
I entered the settings but it will not connect. It either freezes or says that connection is unavailable.

P.S. Yes, I am sure that settings are correct.

[mfrazzz]

Guys any ideas what is the difference between SIM MAnager 6.10, Sim Manager 5.22 or OEM Sim Manager 3.16 (In XM6). mfrazzz btw does your BT Explorer works? When you click on icon in programs does it open explorer or no?
Understand that this rom is pretty much straight from the official one we got so some things are old in it. I will work on an updated version next week and put in some fixes. Just tryinG to survive this week with work and family stuff going on....

[mfrazzz]

GRPS issue here.
I entered the settings but it will not connect. It either freezes or says that connection is unavailable.

P.S. Yes, I am sure that settings are correct.
Sorry but gprs works fine for everyone else. Whats your ipl/spl? Did you flash back to an official rom before this one? Might be worth doing a hard reset or reflashing if you are sure your settings are correct.

[mirekluza]

Well, if somebody is unable to set such a basic thing as GPRS, I would recommend him to go back to preconfigured WM 5 of his operator... WM 6 is too complicated for him...
Mirek

BTW: I am writing this from my MDA Vario, so my GPRS works...

[californiarailroader]

This ROM is awesome, thank you so much for your hard work and efforts mfrazzz!! EVERYTHING on this WM6 ROM looks and works great, it's made my MDA a whole new toy! The only bad thing I have noticed is it seems to take a long time to reboot after a soft reset, though once it gets up it runs FAST, any idea why the slow reboot? I flashed your ROM onto a stock 2.26 T-Mobile ROM.

Edit-Yes, I am a long time lurker but not much of a poster, I get a a lot of use out of this forum, I just feel a little out of my league with you ROM guys ;) I'm big on hardware, but not so much on software, or at least the programming end. I'm a huge techie, cell phone and computer guy, and I do post a lot on Howardforums.com as ilvla2 and dslreports.com as RR Conductor, so feel free to to critique me heh

[yngrvp]

okay..after digging much fixed! mms now works.
i did it manually from tmobile site's settings. the tmobile cab in OP first post did not work for me.
we are in business.
thanks to mfrazzledazzle and the rest of you for helping me with this mms thing.
first wm6 rom it has worked on for me even after changing stuff.
only thing i think this rom needs is maybe a better set of splash screens. htc doesnt do it for me.
time to roll my own.

wergeld

were in the tmobile site did you get the info cause I'm having the same problem.

[phantranphuc]

Can i istall Smartdialing 2.5 with Vietnamese search in this ROM?Every WM6 ROM have smartdialing but it just search in English!:(

[herzzreh]

Sorry but gprs works fine for everyone else. Whats your ipl/spl? Did you flash back to an official rom before this one? Might be worth doing a hard reset or reflashing if you are sure your settings are correct.

Both are 2.26.
Yes, flashed to official before this flash, emptied extended rom as well. Tried hard reset and a reflash... doesn't help.

It's weird. Somehow I get a feeling it's connected to the phone app crashing.
This sucks because I really like this rom.

[herzzreh]

Well, if somebody is unable to set such a basic thing as GPRS, I would recommend him to go back to preconfigured WM 5 of his operator... WM 6 is too complicated for him...
Mirek

BTW: I am writing this from my MDA Vario, so my GPRS works...

Good for you. Mine doesn't with this rom.
Rest of your msg I'm just going to ignore...

[mlh01]

FWIW: I hate that first screen, but I didn't know what else to do... I'll take ideas for future roms...

I've made some splashscreens before, en posted them before. Maybe you could take my first splash screen instead of your HTC splash. This one is updated with the sharp HTC logo.

Just suggesting.

[melvynadam]

On another note, I've updated the second post with the new reTOUCHed dialpad from The equinoXe. Looks great with the 8 button CommManager in this rom :)

That is a sweet dialpad - thanks very much for including it in this thread. One thing I'd love to do is change the link from the softkeys on the dialpad. I use Spb Mobile Shell and the contact search is so much nicer and faster than the default WM "Contacts" app. Is it possible to edit this cab to change the "Contacts" link to go to a custom location?

[mercx]

I've made some splashscreens before, en posted them before. Maybe you could take my first splash screen instead of your HTC splash. This one is updated with the sharp HTC logo.

Just suggesting.

I think this logo should be added to the first screen. Its a much nicer HTC logo. I'm not sure whats been happening currently but it seems with each build the HTC logo gets worse...

[mirekluza]

Looks like this is really good ROM :-) . When people discuss trivialities like splashscreens and HTC logos it is a sign that more serious things work good (this is *not* irony - I am happy user of XM6 as well :-) and apart from longer booting I have no issues).

Mirek

[bbobeckyj]

apart from longer booting I have no issues

Mirek

how about this? - anyone who feels that the boot time is very slow or very fast, post which rom you flashed immediately before this one, maybe that will explain the difference?