Cutsom ROMs?

[zelet]

Since HTC/Sprint released a new ROM - how long will it be before somebody releases a custom/cooked/optimized ROM? Has there been any work done in that direction yet?

[mrgeoff]

Since HTC/Sprint released a new ROM - how long will it be before somebody releases a custom/cooked/optimized ROM? Has there been any work done in that direction yet?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=318038

Progress is being made! I wish I could help, but I'm not that good at cooking sweet ROMs. I'll just be patient and wait for the good stuff to come. It's only a matter of time :D

[raidens330ci]

im sorry i know this is probably the stupidest question ever and some of you all thinkin damn whats he doin on these forums but i like learnig new things :) whats a ROM? sorry....

[TaurusBullba]

im sorry i know this is probably the stupidest question ever and some of you all thinkin damn whats he doin on these forums but i like learnig new things :) whats a ROM? sorry....

Hehe, he all have to start somewhere right? :)

An easy way to explain it is if you think of your device as a regular home computer. A "ROM" would be a piece of software that includes the operating system, drivers, and can include added applications. Basic, but do you follow?

[raidens330ci]

kinda like emulators and roms? like a N64 emulator and it plays N64 ROMS.. ROMS are the games..? the games (APPS((roms) and the cell(titan((emulator))

[TaurusBullba]

kinda like emulators and roms? like a N64 emulator and it plays N64 ROMS.. ROMS are the games..? the games (APPS((roms) and the cell(titan((emulator))

Well, no, not exactly. That would imply that your device is somehow emulating an OS within an existing OS.

The ROM is "package of sotware", including a "native" Windows CE OS and drivers/software for your specific device.

Without a ROM, your phone would be inoperable. It would be like having a computer with an empty hard drive.

[raidens330ci]

ohhh ok gotcha so why are people tryin to change up the rom? what are they tryin to do cuz the only thing i plan on doin when i get the mogul is getin the Iphone theme lol but if there addin cool stuff i would def be interested

[TaurusBullba]

ohhh ok gotcha so why are people tryin to change up the rom? what are they tryin to do cuz the only thing i plan on doin when i get the mogul is getin the Iphone theme lol but if there addin cool stuff i would def be interested

That's a question with about a hundred different answers.

Primarily, people change around or "cook" ROMs to make their device better. This can include, making it run faster, lighter (less bloatware), more stable, etc.

Also, for some devices that can support it, stepping up the OS is another reason. For example, you may buy a phone that was purchased running Windows Mobile 5. But after some time Windows Mobile 6 was released on other, similar phones. So, some developers or "chefs" on this site take basically an image of the updated OS from one phone, tweaks it, adds some things, takes away others, and voila! A phone with an updated OS, running better than ever.

[raidens330ci]

sweet something to look forward to especially since im puttin the iphone theme on my phone and thats takes alot of memory to run