Black ROM's

[bfi2906]

Please be gentle with a noob. I've read so much about upgrading to WM6, that I've succeeded in confusing myself. The "MrVanx guides" are fantastic, so I have the process covered - a BIG THANKYOU. A couple of basic questions if I may.
- Is there a place that outlines the differing contents of the various "cooked" ROM's that are on teh MrVanx site?
- What is the latest version of the "Black" ROM -- Majik, Satin, .....?
- After I upgrade teh ROM, do I still need to load the relevant carrier settings? If so where can I find them for Telstra (Australia).

Sorry for the stupid questions.

[ach2]

I think (might be wrong) that Satin is the latest Black ROM. But, even though the black Roms are good, we have moved on quite a bit since they were release. My favourite (stability, speed etc) is Schaps 4.01.

I don't think there is an up to date guide for what each rom contains - you need to read the individual threads and compare them. There is some info and links here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs and also a great benchmarking guige from KarhU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320370.

I don't remember if the black Roms include all carrier settings or not, but JJ is Australian so he might have included the Telstra settings. If not, you'll need to do a bit of searching. It's easier to search with mikechannons google search than using the built search function on this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298893.

[xit]

I started with the black ROMs, but that was prior to the official WM6 release (which I now use). I believe that if you want to use non-official ROMs the best are from Schaps, and I also like some of the other lighter ones.

From this post (http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/hermes-black-rom-support/12730-hi-bye.html) it seems that after his exodus from XDA forums to orbit his own planet, Jasjamming has for personal reasons given up custom ROMs altogether, and even smashed his own JasJam (lol).

Nothing personal, but he developed an amazing and arrogant attitude toward new ROM adopters, and as he has left the scene I wouldn't expect any advice or answers 'from the horses mouth'.

Try the official releases or Schap's. I also commend Schen for his unending efforts and sharing of Touch apps.

Just my honest thoughts, not a flame. I read a lot and comment little.

[myv6mustang]

also if you just like the black roms there is a cab called black glossy bars or something like that. That will give you the black theme. Also try using s64 wwe. Best rom ever. Its fast and user friendly. It will set you network up for you and i have yet to find a flaw with it...Matter a fact take a look at the thread and judge for yourself.

[Alcibiade]

Best non official are TNT...

[jakubd]

PLEASE, do not say "the best is xxx" as... this is just silly. The beast one for you is he one, that fits your needs. If you need Polish-language rom, the best is POLOK, because this is the... ONLY one that is in Polish. If you need autoconfiguration for some unknown GSM network, there might be no rom that would fit your needs. And so on.
To find out which one is the best FOR YOU, you have to check it on your own.
The only general answer we can give is for question "which rom is most popular" and from coocked roms Schaps seems to win. I like this rom although I hate the violet color used in it.

[ai6908]

Wiki has some information http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes. Black ROMs are not being developed right now. Check out other roms by custel or other kinda black ROMs.

[zim2dive]

JJ evoked some strong emotions as he left :) but personally I was a big fan of his ROMs.

I stuck with Satin, then his RC2 for a bit, and recently tried a few of the (non-JJ) newer ones before settling on CUSTEL's "I'm Back", but every user has different needs and desires out of their ROM (memory vs. function vs. speed vs ???)

The nutshell is the Black series appears to have halted development. So you can either find the latest Black ROM and hang with that (if it meets your needs), or start trying the newer ones.

As mentioned elsewhere, the Black ROMs were supported thru: http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/hermes-black-rom-support/

Happy ROMing,
Mike

[rupture]

Black ROMS have not halted in development, they are completely done with. Jas smashed his Hermes and no longer has a similar device.

[jarotbudiono]

Well, personally, I think Satin is still the best. Especially for noobs who donot just accept ROM with all new addons in a packet. I've been quite around with many ROMs and now decided to back to Satin and adding addons base on my own needs.

[wildwilly]

I'm using Black X RC right now, but im having an issue with the phone saying im disconnected with the cell network, but I can still make calls. I've tried multiple radios, with the same thing happening.

[frenchglen]

Well, personally, I think Satin is still the best. Especially for noobs who donot just accept ROM with all new addons in a packet. I've been quite around with many ROMs and now decided to back to Satin and adding addons base on my own needs.
Try use Schaps Lite ROMS. I also like a clean ROM that I can add whatever I want to it.

I just upgraded from Satin to Schaps Pro 4.01 Lite and it's clearly a more stable and quicker version of WM.

[oltp]

also if you just like the black roms there is a cab called black glossy bars or something like that. That will give you the black theme. Also try using s64 wwe. Best rom ever. Its fast and user friendly. It will set you network up for you and i have yet to find a flaw with it...Matter a fact take a look at the thread and judge for yourself.

Agree with you. After the stock HTC Dutch WM6, the stock T-Mobile Dutch, some Hyper Core and three S64 roms I'm now running S64/9 for several weeks and this one suits me best. Even though there still some parts I would like to not to have in the rom, it's stable and the autoconfig in combi with Schaps Advanced config is great. I did install the latest HTC Home plug-in and the HTC Home Customizer to get the best of the HTC Home plugin and now I got a setup I will not change till the next version of S64 comes out.

Just my 2c.

[myv6mustang]

Agree with you. After the stock HTC Dutch WM6, the stock T-Mobile Dutch, some Hyper Core and three S64 roms I'm now running S64/9 for several weeks and this one suits me best. Even though there still some parts I would like to not to have in the rom, it's stable and the autoconfig in combi with Schaps Advanced config is great. I did install the latest HTC Home plug-in and the HTC Home Customizer to get the best of the HTC Home plugin and now I got a setup I will not change till the next version of S64 comes out.

Just my 2c.

Ditto...if we can just talk the creator into making a version without some of the stuff but still keep the basic setup this would be great.