Polaris Project

[Pawel062]

Well i think its time we start a project for the polaris to get u guys a hardspl, cooked rom, and unlocker done Raskell has asked i cook a rom for the device so i will be the cook and project leader. He is also trying to get us the devices we need for the project.

Raskell will also be a assist to me as he has a device right now. ltxda will most likely chime in or be a project head/leader like he was in Athena Project once he sees this and finds some time :p

Now what i am asking is for people to band together to get the donations rolling in for 2 devices. One for me to use for cooking the roms and 1 for olipro to use to make a hardspl and unlocker.

For me it is very difficult to cook a rom without a device. I have to rely too much on another person to be constantly on to try new things and to make a ultra stable rom.

You can see on the athena project how stable I have gotten my roms to be with a device. I would not be able to do this unfortantly without a device to test different things on. Also I cant keep asking someone to have their device resetup many times and running buggy many times.

It is up to the community now to get the donations needed for 2 devices for me and olipro so we can hack away. I already have made a cooked rom but have no device to check. Come on people we mananged to get a few athenas(olipro, me, cmonex, and chris) at the high price of that device so i don't see why we shouldn't be able to get 2 polaris for me and olipro.

hardspl is almost done except we need to personally test it so u guys wont mess up ur devices so itll be release along once devices are in.

unlocker will be started on once devices are in also. this will be the sim unlocker. the way the new qualcomm 7200 devices are made requires the device to be in hand of olipro and cmonex so they can test new techniques for unlocking the devices since u cant flash the radio rom like previously. more details will come in once olipro and cmonex reply to this thread. the quicker we have the devices, the quicker the community recieves a cooked rom, unlocker, and hardspl.

my rom i think from requests here will come in 2 versions. cube and cubeless version since i see not everyone likes the cube. of course i will use the cube version as i do like it. i will try to also cook in the 4 side aka customaplauncher and maybe ask midget or someone to create a customizer exe for it.

Donations Recieved:
25 USD from joeyyoung
50 USD from DvTonder
10 USD from Hege Gravvold
50 USD from victoradjei
25 USD from Kassad
30 USD from luckycris0
5 USD from Dominic Krause
20 USD from Olioaglio
25 USD from Rainer Dittrich
20 USD from Abbsta
20 USD from Darren Behan
15 USD from ronaldvg
20 USD from Christian Ruffieux
10 USD from Laurent Riedo
15 USD from ULI SCHULTZ
20 USD from P Bunting
20 USD from psargent
50 USD from alexmw
40 USD from felix himawan
20 USD from Mark Wormwood
5 USD from Stephen Baime
20 USD from tea3
22 USD from Luke Abercrombie
20 USD from ERIC.67
30 USD from sedde
15 USD from thefamous
20 USD from thebiker
30 USD from Fleahole
20 USD from jabok
30 USD from Howard Albert
20 USD from jake-
15 USD from tigerpower
20 USD from loggie1
20 USD from advokat78
30 USD from Warrell Jones
20 USD from shrekdiver
10 USD from energy59
50 USD from HTCruiser
15 USD from Horst Braun
20 USD from rhov23
30 USD from AndiHelldriver
10 USD from MKS
10 USD from erfaldo
10 USD from tytn88
20 USD from ltxda
10 USD from Gandh1
20 USD from awabs
50 USD from Jeff Gardner
40 USD from christonge
25 USD from Sky740
15 USD from Andrey Vishnev
50 USD from Octopus
10 USD from Borizli
20 USD from madxxcow
20 USD from SGS de Bruijn
20 USD from pippo74
15 USD from Rar9
20 USD from Indian31
25 USD from Gabriel Abreu
20 USD from Marius Gravdal
20 USD from Roland Petö
50 USD from S0ylentK
30 USD from LargePig
50 USD from tamAyT
15 USD from Jimbo9
30 USD from Ilia Sonnenstein
10 USD from BigKuri
20 USD from Stuart Waddell
10 USD from hawk eye tim
10 USD from wsei
20 USD from fayfay
10 USD from J Gorecki
10 USD from Hiznibz54
1 USD from HACI MEHMET AKKUS
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total(before paypal fees) : 1678USD
paypal fees : 84.57USD
cost of olipro's device : 855.75USD
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total(after paypal fees
and olipro's device) : 737.68USD

Donate to the Polaris Project that will bring u a Custom/cooked rom, hardspl, and unlocker here:

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[erikpeter]

I'd be good for a donation of about to 15-20$ but not quite yet. It'll have to wait until I have a device and I decide to keep it.

[Ziggy95]

Can you give me the thread who explains exactly the need of a rom ?
I think you create a new rom to fill it with many applications.

And if my future polaris is in french, i need a special rom ?

Thank you for your response to a newbie

Ziggy

[athanaso77]

Can you give me the thread who explains exactly the need of a rom ?
I think you create a new rom to fill it with many applications.

And if my future polaris is in french, i need a special rom ?

Thank you for your response to a newbie

Ziggy

Most times a cooked ROM is faster than official one and there are many versions (full or lite) depending on each user's needs.

If you flash an english cooked ROM to your french Polaris... you will loose french menu because it will be replaced with english language.

[Ziggy95]

Thx athanaso77 for your reply.

Ziggy

[Pawel062]

not many people here saying they will donate. come on we had so many people on athena forums willing to donate. maybe i should get rom on a device so i can show u guys what ur donating for

[Abbsta]

I'm new to PPC and waiting patiently for the Polaris. I'll donate £10 once I get my hands on one. I hope it's worth the wait.

[DvTonder]

Count me in for CA$50

The Polaris is my next device and having had the pleasure of this forum and its many ROMs for my hermes, I know the value of a custom rom and SPL.

[Pawel062]

thats more like it. we are up to 100 usd if the people actually will donate once link is up. 600 usd to go. once we get halfway ill post the link.

[Abbsta]

maybe i should get rom on a device so i can show u guys what ur donating for

You're so kind :)

Looking at the Kaiser roms is, slightly, painful at the minute.

[Pawel062]

You're so kind :)

Looking at the Kaiser roms is, slightly, painful at the minute.

hehe im getting closer to actually showing u it on a polaris. this time im not going to give any estimates or time frames. i said last time last week and we have nothing so this time im going to actually try to deliver something as soon as we have a hardspl done and raskell flashes his device to my rom.

[luckycris0]

As you see, I'm a newbie to this cite but have learned so many things about units I've been playing with for years. After everything you guys have taught me, I'll be happy to give you $30 toward our cause. I sure will miss flashing my Universal but hey, it's time for a change!

[tigerpower]

I'll donnate 15$ when I get mine

what are you planning to change,do,add to the rom?

[k_delta]

First post, waiting for the Cuise to come out. I am willing to offer 10Euro for an improved ROM, hopefully with the graphics driver issues of the Kaiser resolved. Thanks for the effort. K.

[athanaso77]

First post, waiting for the Cuise to come out. I am willing to offer 10Euro for an improved ROM, hopefully with the graphics driver issues of the Kaiser resolved. Thanks for the effort. K.

I am curious for that too... :cool:

[mavrik64]

I'd be happier to donate if I actualy had one of these. I'm considering this puppy as a replacement for my 2 1/2 year old XDA Exec, but untill I've seen it and tried it, how do I know if I need another rom?
I played the rom game with the exec, and I'm sad to say that having had some fun, I'm back to the o2 rom.

[joeyyoung]

You can count me in for $25-USA dollars.

Let me know when and where to send the money -

[Johny1fin]

thats more like it. we are up to 100 usd if the people actually will donate once link is up. 600 usd to go. once we get halfway ill post the link.

I intend to replace my Orbit 1 with an Orbit 2 as soon as its out, but i hope the O2 site is wrong. It looks like a step back. I hope its the black one with flush screen.
I will donate £10 for a decent rom.

John

[Olioaglio]

Count me in for a €15 donation for a cooked rom without that
f..... cube. Unfortunately I would prefer a cooked rom in german.

Olioaglio

[Pawel062]

looks like its time to open the link for donations. quite a few have already gotten the device and rest are getting it within the next few days/weeks. seems like there is a slow wlan/wlan issues we'll need to fix up once devices are in. hardspl is almost done except we need to personally test it so u guys wont mess up ur devices so itll be release along once devices are in.

unlocker will be started on once devices are in also. this will be the sim unlocker. the way the new qualcomm 7200 devices are made requires the device to be in hand of olipro and cmonex so they can test new techniques for unlocking the devices since u cant flash the radio rom like previously. more details will come in once olipro and cmonex reply to this thread. the quicker we have the devices, the quicker the community recieves a cooked rom, unlocker, and hardspl.

my rom i think from requests here will come in 2 versions. cube and cubeless version since i see not everyone likes the cube. of course i will use the cube version as i do like it. i will try to also cook in the 4 side aka customaplauncher and maybe ask midget or someone to create a customizer exe for it.

Donation link up:
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[Pawel062]

first donation of 25USD recieved from joeyyoung. thanx for the donation.

[DvTonder]

My contribution has been submitted

[Pawel062]

My contribution has been submitted

yes thank you for ur contribution of 50usd

[Pawel062]

new donation is in. total now is 135USD

[Kassad]

Donated $25. I'm getting a polaris in a few weeks and owe a lot to this community as I'm coming from a universal and hermes :-)

[Pawel062]

Donated $25. I'm getting a polaris in a few weeks and owe a lot to this community as I'm coming from a universal and hermes :-)

thanx. 160usd is new total!

[luckycris0]

Just donated 30 usd for awesome new roms to come.

Happy New Year to all!!!

[Olioaglio]

Happy new year.... :cool:

As promised I just donated an amount of $20
for the Polaris project ;)

Hope we will earn the "fruits" soon :D

Olioaglio

[dazza9075]

i think you need to confirm what exactly your going to be doing, perhaps its just me but this place has lost its way where people are now being forced to make so called "donations" to get things unlocked.

Whilst im up for giving credit to those who help in major ways. ie, what you seem to be doing is going out of your way to buy a device and unlock it, im not up for it if this turns in to one of those "PM me with a donation and ill email it to you" moments that seems to be the trend around here now

likewise what happens if you brick your device? will you be asking for more

what if you cant do it?

if you can say that this device WILL BE CID + SIM unlocked and you will have the option to install ANY official or 3rd party ROM for the correct device you wish and all you need is to buy a device, then so long as there isnt any further obligation to donating money for updates etc you might get more people helping you out.

[energy59]

i think you need to confirm what exactly your going to be doing, perhaps its just me but this place has lost its way where people are now being forced to make so called "donations" to get things unlocked.

Whilst im up for giving credit to those who help in major ways. ie, what you seem to be doing is going out of your way to buy a device and unlock it, im not up for it if this turns in to one of those "PM me with a donation and ill email it to you" moments that seems to be the trend around here now

likewise what happens if you brick your device? will you be asking for more

what if you cant do it?

if you can say that this device WILL BE CID + SIM unlocked and you will have the option to install ANY official or 3rd party ROM for the correct device you wish and all you need is to buy a device, then so long as there isnt any further obligation to donating money for updates etc you might get more people helping you out.

quoting mate 100% is incorrect to obbligate or forcing people to donate money

[tom_codon]

i think you need to confirm what exactly your going to be doing, perhaps its just me but this place has lost its way where people are now being forced to make so called "donations" to get things unlocked.

Whilst im up for giving credit to those who help in major ways. ie, what you seem to be doing is going out of your way to buy a device and unlock it, im not up for it if this turns in to one of those "PM me with a donation and ill email it to you" moments that seems to be the trend around here now

likewise what happens if you brick your device? will you be asking for more

what if you cant do it?

if you can say that this device WILL BE CID + SIM unlocked and you will have the option to install ANY official or 3rd party ROM for the correct device you wish and all you need is to buy a device, then so long as there isnt any further obligation to donating money for updates etc you might get more people helping you out.

Really sad with your post. Can't say more :(

[dazza9075]

dont get me wrong ill chip in when i get the lovely little thing, as i chipped in with the himilaya and as i offered buzz my old alpine

im simply pointing out that this place is for the community as a whole not just for those that donate

[Pawel062]

i think you need to confirm what exactly your going to be doing, perhaps its just me but this place has lost its way where people are now being forced to make so called "donations" to get things unlocked.

Whilst im up for giving credit to those who help in major ways. ie, what you seem to be doing is going out of your way to buy a device and unlock it, im not up for it if this turns in to one of those "PM me with a donation and ill email it to you" moments that seems to be the trend around here now

likewise what happens if you brick your device? will you be asking for more

what if you cant do it?

if you can say that this device WILL BE CID + SIM unlocked and you will have the option to install ANY official or 3rd party ROM for the correct device you wish and all you need is to buy a device, then so long as there isnt any further obligation to donating money for updates etc you might get more people helping you out.

listen dude first i think it is u(dude sry but u really got me angry) or maybe ur english. if u would of tooken the time to read more about what i done in the athena project and how i got there then this post would of never came up.

now listen carefully:

if u or anyone can get me and olipro a polaris free then there would be no need for donations. the donations are to get me AND olipro each a polaris ,since we live across oceans, so i can use it to cook u guys a rom on MY free time and him to create a hardspl AND unlocker on his free time

we do not ask money for ANY of the products. we never have and never will. we just want devices to use to make these products. if u ever have cooked u would know a device is needed to get good products. Also a sim unlocker is currently inpossible for olipro to do without a device.

me and olipro/cmonex use our free time to do these things and are not paid to do them. we volunteer to do them. all we ask in return is if we dont have the devices to get us them.

i have been contacted by a few polaris owners to get a cooked rom done for it because they enjoy my athena rom and to get olipro to sim/cid unlock the device

best example of what i am talking about is after i got my athena i changed all paypal links to go to the athena project. after cmonex got her device we had a few dollars left from recieving donations for my work in ap dual 3.0 and my share of the money i gave to cmonex and olipro bc they needed the money and i didnt.

anytime i see posts like yours i get insulted. all i ask for is a device to do the cooked rom with. i dont get payed later to do the rom. i spend my own free time and work hard on these roms and never ask for anything. anything i get i give to someone else who needs it more than me.

hopefull there will be no more confusion. i am sorry if i made it seem like i am doing this for money bc i asked for a device. I do this for the friendships you make being a part of a project like this and just for fun/pass time before bed.

now its time to update first post. thanx again to all those who donated!

[energy59]

More clear now..thanks for specification.

Bye:D

[Abbsta]

For the love of this community, I've sent my humble donation even though I haven't got a device yet.

[isv51]

It remains a little question:
The Touch Cruise devices aren't "sim-locked"...
Why you need to unlock them? I don't understand...

[turcomora]

It remains a little question:
The Touch Cruise devices aren't "sim-locked"...
Why you need to unlock them? I don't understand...

They are not talking about sim locked but cid locked. Please refer back to some previous posts before posting.

[Pawel062]

It remains a little question:
The Touch Cruise devices aren't "sim-locked"...
Why you need to unlock them? I don't understand...

yes but soon as more carriers release it then there will be sim locked polaris. for now first we do a cid unlock/hardspl so u can flash my cooked rom. then we begin work on a sim unlocker. it should also be moddable to work on touch dual and kaiser(the sim unlocker)

[isv51]

Ok, thanks for the fast response! :)

[duttythroy]

listen dude first i think it is u(dude sry but u really got me angry) or maybe ur english. if u would of tooken the time to read more about what i done in the athena project and how i got there then this post would of never came up.

now listen carefully:

if u or anyone can get me and olipro a polaris free then there would be no need for donations. the donations are to get me AND olipro each a polaris ,since we live across oceans, so i can use it to cook u guys a rom on MY free time and him to create a hardspl AND unlocker on his free time

we do not ask money for ANY of the products. we never have and never will. we just want devices to use to make these products. if u ever have cooked u would know a device is needed to get good products. Also a sim unlocker is currently inpossible for olipro to do without a device.

me and olipro/cmonex use our free time to do these things and are not paid to do them. we volunteer to do them. all we ask in return is if we dont have the devices to get us them.

i have been contacted by a few polaris owners to get a cooked rom done for it because they enjoy my athena rom and to get olipro to sim/cid unlock the device

best example of what i am talking about is after i got my athena i changed all paypal links to go to the athena project. after cmonex got her device we had a few dollars left from recieving donations for my work in ap dual 3.0 and my share of the money i gave to cmonex and olipro bc they needed the money and i didnt.

anytime i see posts like yours i get insulted. all i ask for is a device to do the cooked rom with. i dont get payed later to do the rom. i spend my own free time and work hard on these roms and never ask for anything. anything i get i give to someone else who needs it more than me.

hopefull there will be no more confusion. i am sorry if i made it seem like i am doing this for money bc i asked for a device. I do this for the friendships you make being a part of a project like this and just for fun/pass time before bed.

now its time to update first post. thanx again to all those who donated!

I cannot agree more, I for one is behind PK and the team as they have proven what they can do in the athena Project.

Donate if you want to feel your device transform with better and newer roms and also with hardspl as soon as they can get a device.:)

[Pawel062]

I cannot agree more, I for one is behind PK and the team as they have proven what they can do in the athena Project.

Donate if you want to feel your device transform with better and newer roms and also with hardspl as soon as they can get a device.:)

thanx for the kind words dutty. i bet u cant wait for 4.0

[ceymz]

Hi,
I apologize for my ignorance, but could someone explain exactly what a 'cooked ROM' is and the benefits of using one? Also, what is a cid unlock/hardspl? Thanks in advance for your help.

[sedde]

Hi,
I apologize for my ignorance, but could someone explain exactly what a 'cooked ROM' is and the benefits of using one? Also, what is a cid unlock/hardspl? Thanks in advance for your help.

I wont even tell you to search the forum.


Hardspl is actually unlocking your phone to be able to receive customized ( cooked ) roms, with newer builds of programs and different skins etcetc. The benefits of using one is, that it makes your phone faster, and most of the times more stable than the original rom.

[turcomora]

To all the cooks on the Polaris Project I can offer to get you guys the best price for your devices. Should ship out the last week of Jan and price is $649.99 for the device. Anyone interested please let me know. I will also be contributing my donation once I receive my device.

[Abbsta]

To all the cooks on the Polaris Project I can offer to get you guys the best price for your devices. Should ship out the last week of Jan and price is $649.99 for the device. Anyone interested please let me know. I will also be contributing my donation once I receive my device.

Saw your post at Expansys and it cracked me up. I'm in the same boat as you and know the feeling.

[turcomora]

Saw your post at Expansys and it cracked me up. I'm in the same boat as you and know the feeling.

I know man it is bad. I now truly know that I have OCD when it comes to my devices. I am using a blackberry pearl right now and I am so depressed I really dont even like to talk on the phone. When I get in my car and see my empty pda holder I get depressed. I went thru a Kaiser and could not handle the weight. When my TC comes the sun will shine bright and the birds will sing.

[Abbsta]

I know man it is bad. I now truly know that I have OCD when it comes to my devices. I am using a blackberry pearl right now and I am so depressed I really dont even like to talk on the phone. When I get in my car and see my empty pda holder I get depressed. I went thru a Kaiser and could not handle the weight. When my TC comes the sun will shine bright and the birds will sing.

lol mate, at least you have a phone you can use. Sent my Moto Z8 to repairs, ordered Polaris and borrowed my mrs old Samsung phone (u don't wanna know) and now the screen on it gone blank.

Therefore, to all the lazy noobs who have the Polaris be warned. I feel pain lots of pain.

[christonge]

I think the project is a good idea and as on the Kaiser thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355345 the project opens doors to proper video drivers etc which is great for everyone. Count on a donation from me ;)

[Abbsta]

Keep it rolling guys :cool:

[kevinrirvine]

My name is in my post, rare I know, Kevin R. Irvine and since you said , I am holding you to your word, after $300.00 in donations you would start cooking here is your largest donation and I am trusting you to be true to your word here. Being the primary donator of the cooked rom hard spl project for the touch cruise, aka Polaris, I am asking for a non touch flow rom for to me the htc touch flow interface is slow, awkward to use and no where near the user friendly instant response of the I know on this forum, Dreaded i-Phone. Thanks, Kevin

[kevinrirvine]

$200.00 USD AND DONE. TIME TO ROCK AND ROLL WITH YOUR NEW POLARIS ROM AND SIM/CID UNLOCKER. Last request Pawel062, please make my version of the ROM NON TOUCH FLOW and as simple and fast as possible for many ROM COOKER'S HERE ON XDA, just my humble opinion so don't flame me anyone here on this thread, include far too many extra programs in their ROM'S that not everyone needs or more importantly wants. Thanks, Kevin

[isv51]

They need 2 Touch Cruise and not one to begin the project.

[Pawel062]

They need 2 Touch Cruise and not one to begin the project.

yes but once we have 1 in hand i hope same day to have a hardspl and rom for u guys. olipro and cmonex then once they have their polaris will do a full sim unlocker. we might of had a hardspl already done and in testing but raskell isnt on when we need him.

[DvTonder]

My name is in my post, rare I know, Kevin R. Irvine and since you said , I am holding you to your word, after $300.00 in donations you would start cooking here is your largest donation and I am trusting you to be true to your word here. Being the primary donator of the cooked rom hard spl project for the touch cruise, aka Polaris, I am asking for a non touch flow rom for to me the htc touch flow interface is slow, awkward to use and no where near the user friendly instant response of the I know on this forum, Dreaded i-Phone. Thanks, Kevin

I am shocked... No, stunned and shocked!

[ltxda]

My name is in my post, rare I know, Kevin R. Irvine and since you said , I am holding you to your word, after $300.00 in donations you would start cooking here is your largest donation and I am trusting you to be true to your word here. Being the primary donator of the cooked rom hard spl project for the touch cruise, aka Polaris, I am asking for a non touch flow rom for to me the htc touch flow interface is slow, awkward to use and no where near the user friendly instant response of the I know on this forum, Dreaded i-Phone. Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

Hello. I'm ltxda...Project Coordinator.

As occurs with some written communication and language barriers, there has been a misinterpretation of PK's message. I'm not here to argue but to explain the situation.

- PK started cooking before donations started coming in. PK actually has an Alpha version of his ROM but he is at a stage where he needs a device to test it. We wouldn't wish this Alpha on anyone else as it's most likely the most buggy ROM in existence..I'm sure PK will disagree with me but that's him...until we work out the kinks...but that can't be done properly without a device. That said...we're almost there!
- Also, please understand that English is not PK's first language. That said, what he meant to say is the following: (Please post your interest in donating for the project. Your interest can be displayed by pledging that you will donate. If we get enough pledges (this is what he meant by HALF/300), then a PayPal link will be posted to start accepting monetary donations.). This should alleviate any misunderstandings.
- Now for a solution. Due to the misunderstanding, no one will groan if you take the donation back as you donated under a misunderstanding. If you do take your donation back, I'm sure no one will hold this against you and there are plenty of other contributors that will fill the void.
- ...and now...the Thank You. The core team, along with the community, wold like to thank you for the generous donation. Of course, we don't expect to keep the donation if it was given under a misunderstanding. We were approached by members of this community to bring our experience from the Athena Project, a very very successful project, to this device and are happy to be here. We will work with everyone to ensure the successes of the previous project are magnified here.
- One more thing...we're going to try and help PK focus on the technical stuff to keep him out of trouble. This boy's English is horrible...especially when he's drunk!!! Problem is we can't tell when he's sober or when he's drunk anymore. LOL ;-p
- One more one more thing....I've been out of the loop because of work, family, and finally the flu. I'm here to help. I have an Athena and a Kaiser, and don't have the device we're cooking for here. I'm just here to help the core team reach the goals like we did on our previous project. So hello to all and let's get this damn project started. :D

That said...I'm going to put together an update to keep everyone informed.

Take care!!!

PS, bare with me as well...English is my second language also. :D

[ltxda]

I am shocked... No, stunned and shocked!

Simple misunderstanding and overzealous member. Hey, when I first got my Athena I was doing anything to get things started. I know exactly how Kevin feels here. LOL

[ltxda]

They need 2 Touch Cruise and not one to begin the project.

Thank you for clarifying. The core team needs all the help we can get from the community. :)

[ltxda]

Official Polaris Project Update:

- First, a thank you to those of you that came to us and asked that we join this project and use our experience with the Athena Project to compile a new community ROM for the Polaris.

- Second, donations are coming in nicely. We've gotten a total of $480 USD and currently have a balance of $460.41 USD after the PayPal deductions.

- Finally, we are currently looking at MobilePlanet.com for the purchase of the devices. This is a reputable establishment and has good customer support in the event of a problem with the order. The selling price here is $687.90USD. This means we only need to collect anywhere from $250-280USD more to cover the cost of one device, shipping, and PayPal fees. Anything that's left over will be applied to the purchase of the second device. Understand that this is only an estimate and I haven't done any hard core calculations, I'm not a CPA ;-) . Also, this is for the first device.

More updates will be posted as significant news arises.

Take care and glad we're part of your community! It's going to be fun to do this all over again with a new device. We're so obsessive that it kills us to stay idle for too long. :D

YEA BABY!!!!

[ltxda]

$200.00 USD AND DONE. TIME TO ROCK AND ROLL WITH YOUR NEW POLARIS ROM AND SIM/CID UNLOCKER. Last request Pawel062, please make my version of the ROM NON TOUCH FLOW and as simple and fast as possible for many ROM COOKER'S HERE ON XDA, just my humble opinion so don't flame me anyone here on this thread, include far too many extra programs in their ROM'S that not everyone needs or more importantly wants. Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

PK and I are putting together a list of requests and will group them into the two ROMs we've setup for the goal. Each ROM will be different and based on suggestions/requests made by the community. We may also put up polls when there are splits in decisions to allow the community to decide. We're strong believers that the community decides what's in these sponsored ROMs and not the developer unless there are significant issues and an executive decision is required due to a bug or incompatibility issue.

[kevinrirvine]

Kevin,

PK and I are putting together a list of requests and will group them into the two ROMs we've setup for the goal. Each ROM will be different and based on suggestions/requests made by the community. We may also put up polls when there are splits in decisions to allow the community to decide. We're strong believers that the community decides what's in these sponsored ROMs and not the developer unless there are significant issues and an executive decision is required due to a bug or incompatibility issue.
@ltxda,
Kevin here and yes there was a huge misunderstanding here so if I were to take back my large donation to the project how would I do this? I am not saying I will do this for need to think this over more in my mind and will probably know for sure by tonight CST USA TIME.

[ltxda]

@ltxda,
Kevin here and yes there was a huge misunderstanding here so if I were to take back my large donation to the project how would I do this? I am not saying I will do this for need to think this over more in my mind and will probably know for sure by tonight CST USA TIME.

I think you would go through PayPal to reverse the charges.

Also, as my first contribution to the project...check out my other post and enjoy!!!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1789880#post1789880

[Pawel062]

@ltxda,
Kevin here and yes there was a huge misunderstanding here so if I were to take back my large donation to the project how would I do this? I am not saying I will do this for need to think this over more in my mind and will probably know for sure by tonight CST USA TIME.

i'll just refund the cash via paypal.

BTW: everyone, i'll post the documention i have for the polaris rom with what will be in it and what i have left to do.

[ltxda]

i'll just refund the cash via paypal.

PK, I'm sure Kevin will PM you if that's his final decision. Give him a chance to think things over. He can PM you once he decides. No need to make this public any longer.

[ronaldvg]

Just wanted to let you know that I just donated some $ to help you with the project. I discovered the Athena Rom two weeks before I decided to sell the Athena and get me the Polaris here in Holland. Mighty fine phone and it will get better with a PK rom on it. As a suggestion I would like to mention Pointui Home. This is a great program and it is also free. Keep up the good work.

[ltxda]

Just wanted to let you know that I just donated some $ to help you with the project. I discovered the Athena Rom two weeks before I decided to sell the Athena and get me the Polaris here in Holland. Mighty fine phone and it will get better with a PK rom on it. As a suggestion I would like to mention Pointui Home. This is a great program and it is also free. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for your donation! Every little bit counts towards getting PK the device.

[Pawel062]

@ltxda,
Kevin here and yes there was a huge misunderstanding here so if I were to take back my large donation to the project how would I do this? I am not saying I will do this for need to think this over more in my mind and will probably know for sure by tonight CST USA TIME.

Money Refunded

[ltxda]

Money Refunded

Thank you PK.

Money in account is now $299.54.

[Borizli]

Donation Done
Hope my Polaris will be here in the next 2 weeks, i can't wait!!

[ltxda]

Donation Done
Hope my Polaris will be here in the next 2 weeks, i can't wait!!

Thanks for contributing to the community project and congrats on your new device! :D

[kevinrirvine]

Money Refunded
Everyone for the record I did not, repeat not retract my donation. I pmed PK to ask for more time to make my decision based upon the misunderstanding yesterday and rather than wait he refunded me the money last night with just a 2 word reply. PK, What you did was rude and not what I told you to do. What do you have against me anyhow? I just wanted everyone here on the forum to know the truth. Kevin

[ltxda]

Everyone for the record I did not, repeat not retract my donation. I pmed PK to ask for more time to make my decision based upon the misunderstanding yesterday and rather than wait he refunded me the money last night with just a 2 word reply. PK, What you did was rude and not what I told you to do. What do you have against me anyhow? I just wanted everyone here on the forum to know the truth. Kevin

What PK did wasn't rude. PK didn't make the decision. The core team for the project made the decision. We needed to move forward and didn't want to wait any longer. Nothing against you so don't take it personal. We just need to keep the project moving forward. The donation was made under a misunderstanding and we refunded it. If you feel you want to contribute, you can now do so under a clear understanding. No harm no foul and definetly no hard feelings.

Remember, PK isn't pulling all the strings here. There is a core team that keeps things moving in the background. Donations continued to come in so we're getting close to being able to purchase the first device. Again, if you feel you can contribute, now would be a good time...and like I said...it's done with a more clear understanding.

Thank you and we're actually glad you're part of the community....projects like this need all the help they can get. :)

[Olioaglio]

@ltxda

very well spoken!! Absolutely agree with your point of view.

Olioaglio

[ltxda]

$322.96
as of 01.06.2008 1300CST/GMT-6

AND THIS IS MY 1,000th POST!!!!!!! YEA BABY!!!!!!!

[jackdaniels_lee]

Hi Everyone

Upon completing a mass of research and sucsesfully installin a hard SPL & WWE rom on my no longer Orange branded touch dual i have been trying to find out how i can enable the GPS & Wifi that are on board with the Qualcomm 7200 chip.

While researching (someone may want to back me up on this) i have done a thorough comparison on the 2 handsets and they seem to be the exact hardware base. the only differences are as follows....

A few mm either way in dimensions

GPS is enabled on the cruise

wifi is enabled on the cruise

The cruise is quad band (dual is tri)

Cruise has no keyboard but 4 way nav wheel

Cruise has 3mp camera

Not a great deal between the 2!!

Any opinions?

Can we combine the 2 roms? or install cruise rom on dual and update the keyboard driver? or even the other way (bit more complex with wifi and gps drivers):D

http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_htctouch_cruise.htm
http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_htctouch_dual.htm

[panosha]

I think is not so simple my friend. :(

[psargent]

$20 from me. Looking forward to the roms!!! Thanks for doing this, PK and Olipro!

[jackdaniels_lee]

:confused: Any more info to where the complications would lie in combining the 2? hardware is the same in all aspects. bar the fact that gps and wifi are disabled in the dual, these were only disabled due to licencing costs and the fact that with them enabled they could market the handset under a different name at a higher cost.

[alexmw]

Hi, just donated $50. I've enjoyed using all the different ROM's with my Kaiser and i have a Polaris on the way so looking forward to the ROM's you guys come up with.

[JulianL]

I have a question for the team that affect how useful any cooked ROM might be for me.

What is the team's attitude to the AAC/AAC+ decoder that HTC bundle with the Polaris ROM? (It's in the Artemis and I believe people here have played AAC+ on the Polaris and hence confirmed that it is also in the Polaris ROM.) To me this is one of the best decisions HTC have made and I absolutely have to have it in any cooked ROM. Will you be including it?

- Julian

[Pawel062]

I have a question for the team that affect how useful any cooked ROM might be for me.

What is the team's attitude to the AAC/AAC+ decoder that HTC bundle with the Polaris ROM? (It's in the Artemis and I believe people here have played AAC+ on the Polaris and hence confirmed that it is also in the Polaris ROM.) To me this is one of the best decisions HTC have made and I absolutely have to have it in any cooked ROM. Will you be including it?

- Julian

check the thread that shows whats been removed and added. if the aac/aac+ decoder is in the htc rom that ships with devices then its in our cooked roms too :)

Stuff like that though i would never remove bc i know the team agrees with me that its needed to provide the option of different media on device.

If it doesnt come with it i know the tcpmp 0.81 thats in the rom has aac codecs in it.

[ltxda]

check the thread that shows whats been removed and added. if the aac/aac+ decoder is in the htc rom that ships with devices then its in our cooked roms too :)

Stuff like that though i would never remove bc i know the team agrees with me that its needed to provide the option of different media on device.

If it doesnt come with it i know the tcpmp 0.81 thats in the rom has aac codecs in it.

Agreed PK.

[turcomora]

Polaris Project cooks the TC should be available the week of the 21st. If anyone needs one please let me know. I will be getting them for $659.99 plus shipping via portix and just want to help the project.

[tom_codon]

Polaris Project cooks the TC should be available the week of the 21st. If anyone needs one please let me know. I will be getting them for $659.99 plus shipping via portix and just want to help the project.

Nice price..But really bad i living in russian :(

[Pawel062]

Polaris Project cooks the TC should be available the week of the 21st. If anyone needs one please let me know. I will be getting them for $659.99 plus shipping via portix and just want to help the project.

if we have enough by then we will contact u. first polaris is going to olipro and cmonex.

[davidsalsa]

Any ideas on how I can get an API for the digital compass?

[ltxda]

Polaris Project cooks the TC should be available the week of the 21st. If anyone needs one please let me know. I will be getting them for $659.99 plus shipping via portix and just want to help the project.

Thanks for the offer but I discussed it with the team and I think it's best that we have a company backing the product in the event a return is required or we have an issue with hardware, etc. Thanks again though!

[turcomora]

Thanks for the offer but I discussed it with the team and I think it's best that we have a company backing the product in the event a return is required or we have an issue with hardware, etc. Thanks again though!

No problem. The company is portix/mobile-planet/expansys, just trying to help.

[tea3]

will I loose my French Keyboard (of the french rom) in the new cooked rom ?
In case of yes , is there a way to localize the rom ?

[Pawel062]

will I loose my French Keyboard (of the french rom) in the new cooked rom ?
In case of yes , is there a way to localize the rom ?

u mean on xt9 right? i dont think u will, im not removing it or any of its languages

[tea3]

I meant the azerty keyboard (french ) with the accents . I'm not capable with qwerty .

[Pawel062]

I meant the azerty keyboard (french ) with the accents . I'm not capable with qwerty .

yes but on the onscreen keyboard from htc correct? im making sure bc there are others onscreen keyboards like teksoft's fingertouch(love it!) if yes then im pretty sure u wont loose it. ill know 100% when the rom is tested. if azerty is a option on the htc rom then its in there 100%.

btw everyone first post updated with new totals.

[Abbsta]

Keep it rolling Polarisians :)

[rhov23]

Keep it rolling Polarisians :)

May the polarity be with you brother!

[ERIC.67]

In my hands from 2 days, very beatiful device. :) I hope in cooked ROM very soon.

[energy59]

all people waiting for HARD.SPL release..... for cooking:D

[manaaa]

how much left ?

[sedde]

i will donate my bit pretty soon, whats the status pawel ?

[Pawel062]

170-180 i believe is a good estimate. its hard to get exact numbers because of paypal fees. if it wasnt for fees it would be 150. the phone is about 680 shipped via mobileplanet. olis will be a bit more because we will get from expandsys uk so he doesnt have to pay dutty on it.

[rhov23]

I will donate when i get the device and check it out. :)

[sedde]

I have donated some $$, i might be adding more in the near future

[pamburger]

I'm about to receive my O2 Xda Orbit 2, sadly with a German OS. Does anyone knows how to flash it to English?

[wonderiuy]

I'm about to receive my O2 Xda Orbit 2, sadly with a German OS. Does anyone knows how to flash it to English?

Of course: donate to this project

[ltxda]

I have donated some $$, i might be adding more in the near future

Thank you and to everyone else. The goal is nearing for the first device.

[MKS]

http://www.handytick.de/details/default/2095,0,0,NApqojvsmkkhmheauurxedszqorskjtt.html

[imfloflo]

http://www.handytick.de/details/default/2095,0,0,NApqojvsmkkhmheauurxedszqorskjtt.html

Is it possible to buy this product and receive him in france ?How does it cost 469+14=483€ ?

[thebiker]

Hi,

$20 from me!

TB

[thefamous]

I've donate now, $15 USD. I hope in a CID unlocking..... soon as possible...
go go polaris Team :)

[Pawel062]

only about 100USD left. then we begin on oli's device. seems like we just might have to wait then on mobile planet to ship the polaris.

[hihallohelpme]

I just bought a O2 Xda Orbit 2 and it has a German OS (Rom- Version 1.24.207.2 GER) What is the safest and easiest way to flash it to English (ROM & OS)

Will Donate but the question is how much for the correct answer does it take me to donate to you ! Please help, Thank you !

[Fleahole]

30 USD are on the way - loofing forward to the CID unlock. I can't stand a non-English ROM on my PPCs ;)

Good luck!

[Pawel062]

30 USD are on the way - loofing forward to the CID unlock. I can't stand a non-English ROM on my PPCs ;)

Good luck!

thanx for the donations and thanx again to everyone else who has donated.

70 USD left for the first device to be covered. we then begin collecting for olipro's device.

i am constently looking for better deals and places that are already shipping.

[jabok]

Donated 20. :)

Good luck!

[jake-]

donated $20

Have fun :-)

[tigerpower]

donated 15

[loggie1]

I am new to xda but have been researching my new device here and am waiting for the touch cruise. I've donated and will hope to improve my tc when it finally arrives. Thanks to all on the Polaris Project team!!!!!

[advokat78]

i have made donation - 20$
waiting for ROM

[Menneisyys]

Thread stuck.

[Pawel062]

Thread stuck.

thank you very much. would of had chris do it but keep forgetting when i talk with him :p

[manaaa]

thank you very much. would of had chris do it but keep forgetting when i talk with him :p

and friendly ask and it was done. thanks Menneisyys

[Turnipio]

$30 from Turnipio 2 days ago done!

T

[energy59]

10$ USD Dollar donate by me

transaction id

5BJ15380WD6657515


Bye Team:D

[shrekdiver]

20$ donated Hope I'll be able to work with it on a Mac

[HTCruiser]

Donated $50...look forward to the cooked rom and unlocks!

[HTCruiser]

Maybe some f'in thanks are in order for those that have contributed to the cause...None of us take our contributions lightly...$10...$25...$50....whatever we can give. Please acknowledge receipt and let us know the balance towards the goal (2 virgin HTC Touch Cruise) for testing.

[Pawel062]

Maybe some f'in thanks are in order for those that have contributed to the cause...None of us take our contributions lightly...$10...$25...$50....whatever we can give. Please acknowledge receipt and let us know the balance towards the goal (2 virgin HTC Touch Cruise) for testing.
EDIT: well i also posted a long reply but ltxda's reply is a bit better than mine. we are at about 850USD that means about 450+/- 50usd to have enough for both devices. olipro is getting the first device bc without his hardspl we will never be able to use my rom. also while that is out those with a non wwe rom that need to have english on their devices will be able to get english on there. it will also allow you to sim unlock your device if it isnt already.

we are getting the devices i hope at about 650USD if nothing goes wrong. the first will be via ebay UK. we are watching a auction and 3 days is left on it. if it doesnt go above 700 or only a few dollars over 700 we will get it. remember other solutions want a bit over 700(mobileplanet) while other wants 850(onthegosolutions). Olipro's device will be a german locked orbit 2.

mine will most likely also be a orbit 2 so we can get the devices at the price mentioned. we would have posted a update anyway eather this weekend or when we would have purchases olipros device.

[ltxda]

Maybe some f'in thanks are in order for those that have contributed to the cause...None of us take our contributions lightly...$10...$25...$50....whatever we can give. Please acknowledge receipt and let us know the balance towards the goal (2 virgin HTC Touch Cruise) for testing.

I hope I'm just misreading your post here.

Let me help clarify a few things...

The team is basically working on this for FREE. We do appreciate the donations to get a device that the team needs to get the unlocker done as well as cooked ROMs. Without a device it wouldn't happen.

Next, I'm not sure if you've been reading through this thread or not but we've thanked several already. Have we missed some one-to-one thank you's....yes of course...understand that we have real lives and don't watch our screens 24/7.

I'm going to say this...the team developes/cooks ROM because it's fun and we like to do it....none of us are getting paid. The only reason we need devices is to cook the ROM. I myself have an Athena/Kaiser/Hermes/Universal/Wizard....PK also has a few devices and Olipro has more devices than any human should have. WE DO NOT NEED MORE DEVICES. That said...we do need a device to cook the ROM for the project we were asked to develop for.

Now that's out of the way...of course thank you all for contributing...BUT this is your OWN project and we're just helping out here to get cooked ROMs for the device. So thank yourselves for contributing and please please please thank PK and Olipro because...PK is the lead cook and Olipro is the unlocker....They will be spending many many hours on the goals established for the project and are essentially doing it for free. I hope this puts things in perspective. Any other forum members understand this?

You know, with all this flack...it's not making it very fun to be involved in this project. Don't get me wrong but man....we're here to have fun....it's not our fucking fault we need a fucking phone to get the job done YOU want. We asked for the tool to get the job done...not to get paid. A nice bonus is that the guys working the hardest get to keep a device. For the record...I neither get paid nor get a device to help out....it's for the love of the game bro.

If you have a problem with giving $50 or feel stressed...take the shit back. If you don't know how to I'll go refund it right now like I did with the other member we had a misunderstanding with. It's not going to break my heart if we don't have the device yet but it will surely put the project behind and you won't have the ROM you've been wanting/asking for/etc.

I apologize to everyone for coming back with this long winded reply but man, I'm a little frustrated because people just don't seem to get it.

Also, PK has been updating the very first post on this thread when he has a moment. Again, PK is a full time student. He also works. His time is limited but he's still making sacrifices to get the job done. Let's not continue to post messages like this...wouldn't make PK too proud to work on the project. He loves to do this kind of stuff but it's all for fun.

[rhov23]

I hope I'm just misreading your post here.

Let me help clarify a few things...

The team is basically working on this for FREE. We do appreciate the donations to get a device that the team needs to get the unlocker done as well as cooked ROMs. Without a device it wouldn't happen.

Next, I'm not sure if you've been reading through this thread or not but we've thanked several already. Have we missed some one-to-one thank you's....yes of course...understand that we have real lives and don't watch our screens 24/7.

I'm going to say this...the team developes/cooks ROM because it's fun and we like to do it....none of us are getting paid. The only reason we need devices is to cook the ROM. I myself have an Athena/Kaiser/Hermes/Universal/Wizard....PK also has a few devices and Olipro has more devices than any human should have. WE DO NOT NEED MORE DEVICES. That said...we do need a device to cook the ROM for the project we were asked to develop for.

Now that's out of the way...of course thank you all for contributing...BUT this is your OWN project and we're just helping out here to get cooked ROMs for the device. So thank yourselves for contributing and please please please thank PK and Olipro because...PK is the lead cook and Olipro is the unlocker....They will be spending many many hours on the goals established for the project and are essentially doing it for free. I hope this puts things in perspective. Any other forum members understand this?

You know, with all this flack...it's not making it very fun to be involved in this project. Don't get me wrong but man....we're here to have fun....it's not our fucking fault we need a fucking phone to get the job done YOU want. We asked for the tool to get the job done...not to get paid. A nice bonus is that the guys working the hardest get to keep a device. For the record...I neither get paid nor get a device to help out....it's for the love of the game bro.

If you have a problem with giving $50 or feel stressed...take the shit back. If you don't know how to I'll go refund it right now like I did with the other member we had a misunderstanding with. It's not going to break my heart if we don't have the device yet but it will surely put the project behind and you won't have the ROM you've been wanting/asking for/etc.

I apologize to everyone for coming back with this long winded reply but man, I'm a little frustrated because people just don't seem to get it.

Also, PK has been updating the very first post on this thread when he has a moment. Again, PK is a full time student. He also works. His time is limited but he's still making sacrifices to get the job done. Let's not continue to post messages like this...wouldn't make PK too proud to work on the project. He loves to do this kind of stuff but it's all for fun.

Well said! Some people just don't get what this site is all about.

btw. we should change the name of the website to xda-enthusiasts, so no more confusion occurs :D

[christonge]

I hope I'm just misreading your post here.

Let me help clarify a few things...

The team is basically working on this for FREE. We do appreciate the donations to get a device that the team needs to get the unlocker done as well as cooked ROMs. Without a device it wouldn't happen.

Next, I'm not sure if you've been reading through this thread or not but we've thanked several already. Have we missed some one-to-one thank you's....yes of course...understand that we have real lives and don't watch our screens 24/7.

I'm going to say this...the team developes/cooks ROM because it's fun and we like to do it....none of us are getting paid. The only reason we need devices is to cook the ROM. I myself have an Athena/Kaiser/Hermes/Universal/Wizard....PK also has a few devices and Olipro has more devices than any human should have. WE DO NOT NEED MORE DEVICES. That said...we do need a device to cook the ROM for the project we were asked to develop for.

Now that's out of the way...of course thank you all for contributing...BUT this is your OWN project and we're just helping out here to get cooked ROMs for the device. So thank yourselves for contributing and please please please thank PK and Olipro because...PK is the lead cook and Olipro is the unlocker....They will be spending many many hours on the goals established for the project and are essentially doing it for free. I hope this puts things in perspective. Any other forum members understand this?

You know, with all this flack...it's not making it very fun to be involved in this project. Don't get me wrong but man....we're here to have fun....it's not our fucking fault we need a fucking phone to get the job done YOU want. We asked for the tool to get the job done...not to get paid. A nice bonus is that the guys working the hardest get to keep a device. For the record...I neither get paid nor get a device to help out....it's for the love of the game bro.

If you have a problem with giving $50 or feel stressed...take the shit back. If you don't know how to I'll go refund it right now like I did with the other member we had a misunderstanding with. It's not going to break my heart if we don't have the device yet but it will surely put the project behind and you won't have the ROM you've been wanting/asking for/etc.

I apologize to everyone for coming back with this long winded reply but man, I'm a little frustrated because people just don't seem to get it.

Also, PK has been updating the very first post on this thread when he has a moment. Again, PK is a full time student. He also works. His time is limited but he's still making sacrifices to get the job done. Let's not continue to post messages like this...wouldn't make PK too proud to work on the project. He loves to do this kind of stuff but it's all for fun.

Well said.... I really don´t know what some people think :o This site is truely a fantastic source of information and resources, all provided openly and free just for the love of it. You don´t see the likes of HTC or Microsoft providing such support for our devices and they ARE making money!! I personally wouldn´t have bought any device from HTC if this site didn´t exist. It gives me the possibility to customise and improve the performance way beyond the "off the shelf" product. Guys like Olipro and PK make this possible and I personally am VERY GRATEFUL. Thanks guys :D

[macaorentals]

i would just like to say a big thank you to the loyal members of this community the cooks that spend THERE own free time to make us happy !!! a few weeks ago i didnt even know how to turn on a wm ... now with the help from you loyal members im enjoying my wm just realy want to say thanks !!! waiting for my polaris living on an island is the price you pay always last ... here soon i hope ..

[gnick666]

Well said.... I really don´t know what some people think :o This site is truely a fantastic source of information and resources, all provided openly and free just for the love of it. You don´t see the likes of HTC or Microsoft providing such support for our devices and they ARE making money!! I personally wouldn´t have bought any device from HTC if this site didn´t exist. It gives me the possibility to customise and improve the performance way beyond the "off the shelf" product. Guys like Olipro and PK make this possible and I personally am VERY GRATEFUL. Thanks guys :D

I can only agree whith you. The main reason I'm buying the Polaris because this site exists, and the people here are really helpful. And I bet some people know more about these stuff than the people working for HTC...

[rhov23]

$20 donated to the Polaris project. :)

transaction id: 2MK78412WP8230703.

[AndiHelldriver]

It's time to say thanks to all person's helping, programming nice ROM's and other utilities in this great forum. Most of my problems were solved due to threads, software etc. provided by helpful person's, who are willing to share their knowledge and spend their time!

Beside words there is another way: donate!!!

30 bucks from my side!
Transaction: ****8606W6404632F (please use my forum name...)

Thanks again to all for assisting and giving support when having troubles!
brgds

Andi

[Pawel062]

well thanx for the new donations. looks like only about 400 left till there is enough for both devices.

[energy59]

well thanx for the new donations. looks like only about 400 left till there is enough for both devices.

hi, starting project with the first device mate!

All people waiting for your preciosus work...bye:D

[MKS]

ID: 31780175UN205081B
10$ more... :-)

[Pawel062]

hi, starting project with the first device mate!

All people waiting for your preciosus work...bye:D

read 1 page back. we are working on getting oli a device. more info like i said 1 page back.

[Pawel062]

ID: 31780175UN205081B
10$ more... :-)

thanx for this donation and the others.

[erfaldo]

Here it goes another 10 USD!!!
:)
Transation ID: 1ET53100M7883281L

[Pawel062]

thanx erfaldo.

[tytn88]

$10 usd from me
id 0G188033R6349883A

[Pawel062]

$10 usd from me
id 0G188033R6349883A

thank you!

[ltxda]

$20 USD from me...what they hey.

Now I BETTER GET A THANK YOU!!!! LOL ;-p

Just joking of course...couldn't help it.

Now let's keep these donations coming in.

Why I donated? Hell I don't know...just to help out. Even though I don't and won't own a Polaris, I want to see what our team can come up with once the devices are in the right hands!! :D

[Pawel062]

$20 USD from me...what they hey.

Now I BETTER GET A THANK YOU!!!! LOL ;-p

Just joking of course...couldn't help it.

Now let's keep these donations coming in.

Why I donated? Hell I don't know...just to help out. Even though I don't and won't own a Polaris, I want to see what our team can come up with once the devices are in the right hands!! :D

oh shoot. a 20 fell from the boss's pocket. get it quick before its gone...

thanx!

[Gandh1]

Hello to all,
just got my new xda orbit 2 and sent my donation :)

[awabs]

Donated

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$20 donated to the Polaris project.

transaction id: 1N140827HM995173M.

Thank's all.

[ltxda]

Hello everyone,

The core team has made a purchase! We now have one device going to Olipro. Once received, Olipro will work his magic to get the devices unlocked and we'll have a post so everyone can download the unlocker.

The device was £410 plus £9.95 for shipping, totaling $855.75 USD (yea sorry for changing currency on you). Its a German Orbit 2 variant.

The new balance in the PayPal Donations account is now $201.63 USD. Only a few more hundred to get the second device for cooking.

Thanks to all who donated to get the devices and let's keep it coming. We're not too far from the second device. Meanwhile, Olipro will get working on the unlocker and SPL upon receiving his device. The device should arrive at the destination within a few days. Upon receipt we will post an update so everyone knows the status.

[energy59]

Hello everyone,

The core team has made a purchase! We now have one device going to Olipro. Once received, Olipro will work his magic to get the devices unlocked and we'll have a post so everyone can download the unlocker.

The device was £410 plus £9.95 for shipping, totaling $855.75 USD (yea sorry for changing currency on you). Its a German Orbit 2 variant.

The new balance in the PayPal Donations account is now $201.63 USD. Only a few more hundred to get the second device for cooking.

Thanks to all who donated to get the devices and let's keep it coming. We're not too far from the second device. Meanwhile, Olipro will get working on the unlocker and SPL upon receiving his device. The device should arrive at the destination within a few days. Upon receipt we will post an update so everyone knows the status.

GREAT MATE! all waiting:D:D

[manaaa]

Hello everyone,

The core team has made a purchase! We now have one device going to Olipro. Once received, Olipro will work his magic to get the devices unlocked and we'll have a post so everyone can download the unlocker.

The device was £410 plus £9.95 for shipping, totaling $855.75 USD (yea sorry for changing currency on you). Its a German Orbit 2 variant.

The new balance in the PayPal Donations account is now $201.63 USD. Only a few more hundred to get the second device for cooking.

Thanks to all who donated to get the devices and let's keep it coming. We're not too far from the second device. Meanwhile, Olipro will get working on the unlocker and SPL upon receiving his device. The device should arrive at the destination within a few days. Upon receipt we will post an update so everyone knows the status.

great news!111

would it also be possible for olipro to make a restore spl? i mean to make a spl with original values for warranty reasons?

thanks in advance
bb

[Pawel062]

great news!111

would it also be possible for olipro to make a restore spl? i mean to make a spl with original values for warranty reasons?

thanks in advance
bb

pretty sure we will have that available too. u would use sspl to overwrite hardspl and flash a nbh with just ur stock spl. instructions will come with releases. for now thanx to everyone who has made oli's device possible. hopefully i wont have to wait too long for mine ;)

[batumulia]

This is very nice news indeed :)

[alcheng]

Hi there, will this project fix the "Missing Video Driver" issue ?? thank you

[christonge]

My 40$ on its way....

Ref 2MU75400FE5897440.

[gnick666]

Hi there, will this project fix the "Missing Video Driver" issue ?? thank you

When we get working drivers...

[energy59]

When we get working drivers...

none mate! NOT DRIVER RELEASED...

project work only at spl to overwrite hardspl and flash a nbh with just ur stock spl.

Bye

[rhov23]

none mate! NOT DRIVER RELEASED...

project work only at spl to overwrite hardspl and flash a nbh with just ur stock spl.

Bye

Lol. I don't think he will understand 1 word in that sentence :D

[gnick666]

Lol. I don't think he will understand 1 word in that sentence :D

It was hard :p
But I ment: when we get some drivers (one way or another, the bounty isn't for just decoration only) it will be included in homebrew ROMs aswell, or did I make a mistake somewhere?

[Pawel062]

well im am trying to get cmonex and olipro to work on the driver issue by particpating in the bounty and driver project. if they dont get a fix before someone else or wont work in it then i will add in the fix when/if it is available. also oli got his polaris. official statement coming later today from ltxda.

[ltxda]

Well, as PK mentioned already...the device has made it into the hands of Olipro.

We should see his SPL work released sometime before this weekend so get ready people.

PK is doing everything he can to work on the new ROM but without a device it's difficult for him. He enlisted the help of a couple of users but after testing the ROM, it is still alpha quality and very buggy. When he gets his device he will be able to do more focussed work to get things resolved. To his credit he was trying to get it done remotely but it wasn't working out. You guys have to give him credit for trying here.

On behalf of the Polaris forum, it's members and the core team...I would like to thank those of you that have continued to donate for the cause.

After the recent purchase of a device, the new total in the account is $239.77 USD. That gives everyone an idea of what's needed next.

Have a great day people and let the unlocking begin very shortly. Stand by! ;)

[loggie1]

I have been reading through and learning from the posts about the Polaris and the Polaris Project and have donated to it but as a person with no experience in tweaks, registry editing and cooked roms I would like to ask if it would be possible for an idiots installation guide when the cooked rom comes out. Thanks.

[hihallohelpme]

so when this is released and done by the fine people here working on it, I will we able to switch from my german rom/os to a english rom right ? because what i have gathered so far is that the 02 xda orbit 2 has to be CID unlocked first right ? I am new to this as well sorry for the noob question ! but how you learn is the ask questions .. thks you guys are great !

[Abbsta]

@loggie1
@hihallohelpme

Welcome to the forum.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356895

[loggie1]

Brilliant, thanks very much for the help Abbsta.

[Sky740]

Just stuck $25 into the pot from me.

Cheers

[Octopus]

donated 50$.

After I bought my Polaris I tried several roms for my XDA Neo. I (or better my girlfriend) feel very confident with a cooked ROM and looking forward to the new Polaris rom. Also for the sim unlocker. At the moment I have no chance to use my company sim card and for this reason no blackberry service.

Exellent work! Keep it up!

Octopus

[Pawel062]

donated 50$.

After I bought my Polaris I tried several roms for my XDA Neo. I (or better my girlfriend) feel very confident with a cooked ROM and looking forward to the new Polaris rom. Also for the sim unlocker. At the moment I have no chance to use my company sim card and for this reason no blackberry service.

Exellent work! Keep it up!

Octopus

thanx for this donation and previous donations. we might have a treat for u if all goes well this weekend if not then next week(sim unlocker and hardspl/sspl)

[energy59]

Shipped rom is required mate! for reconstruction process..... bye and thanks:D:D

[Borizli]

Donated another 10$, because the dollar is so cheap now :D

[madxxcow]

My Polaris is a French SFR simlocked and with a poor software package, so... 20$ donated ;)

Cheers!

[Octopus]

Shipped rom is required mate! for reconstruction process..... bye and thanks:D:D

I do not understand... Relating to my post?

[ltxda]

Thank you all for the latest donations. Getting us closer to PK's device.

Update on totals in account coming soon.

[DXL007]

My HTC TC is unlocked and can use any sim.. Why do we need to sim unlock it if its already unlocked?

[BadTasteUK]

My HTC TC is unlocked and can use any sim.. Why do we need to sim unlock it if its already unlocked?

I'm new to this, but my understanding is the project will remove the CIM lock, not the SIM lock.

SIM lock most commonly stops you putting a SIM from another network in your handset. (The project will not remove this, but it can be done).

CIM lock stops you putting firmware other than your network providers firmware onto the device. e.g. if you bought it from vodafone, the CIM lock stops non-vodafone software being put on it. ("Why?" Well, network providers tend to limit some functionality which you might want back, amongst other reasons).

I'm sure an expert will correct me if I'm wrong here.

[Pawel062]

I'm new to this, but my understanding is the project will remove the CIM lock, not the SIM lock.

SIM lock most commonly stops you putting a SIM from another network in your handset. (The project will not remove this, but it can be done).

CIM lock stops you putting firmware other than your network providers firmware onto the device. e.g. if you bought it from vodafone, the CIM lock stops non-vodafone software being put on it. ("Why?" Well, network providers tend to limit some functionality which you might want back, amongst other reasons).

I'm sure an expert will correct me if I'm wrong here.

i think u mean CID aka carrier id. that is so u can load roms other than htc or ur carriers including custom/cooked roms. rest is correct. carriers also fear bricks and people coming back whining why doesnt this or that work, like for tmo say web and walk.

[DXL007]

Ah got it now.

[BadTasteUK]

i think u mean CID aka carrier id.

Oh yeah, that's it. Still new to me! THanks Pawel.

Here's looking forward to the fruits of the kitchen! :D

[Pawel062]

Oh yeah, that's it. Still new to me! THanks Pawel.

Here's looking forward to the fruits of the kitchen! :D

thanx a bit off still but i hope by months end :)

[heeleven]

I'm new with cooked roms etc, so sorry for asking,

but is it possible to backup your 'old' ROM before you replace it by the ROM you guys are making.
And is it possible to backup your device as it is currently, with all the programs I've currently installed into a ROM, so that, when a hard reset is needed, all your favorite programms and settings are restored?

[BadTasteUK]

My O2 supplied TC came with Sprite, a backup tool, which I assume will allow you to restore following a hard rest. Haven't tried it yet, and don't really want to! :)

[academic]

My O2 supplied TC came with Sprite, a backup tool, which I assume will allow you to restore following a hard rest. Haven't tried it yet, and don't really want to! :)

Same for the HTC Touch Cruise original.
Sprite work well.

[manaaa]

hello,

newest iSecretary version 4.0 is as fully freeware edition available. the authors log shows many bug fixes.

somebody may give this a try?

http://www.isecretary.net/


iSecretary is the first generic answering machine for windoze mob

[dirty_dog]

Same for the HTC Touch Cruise original.
Sprite work well.

I use SpriteClone for some PDA's at work. Users can screw them up as much as they like and we just reload them! great :D

[fcmt]

Can anyone share the wwe rom of TC?
I'm looking for a TC wwe rom.

Thanks

[Rafael1000]

I will soon receive my HTC Polaris and make a donation.
Cannot wait to have new roms, hoping you will resolve the very annoying sound problem of volume and quality, which apparently happens only with french roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360650

:)

[athanaso77]

I use SpriteClone for some PDA's at work. Users can screw them up as much as they like and we just reload them! great :D

Does this SpriteClone contain ROM too? (I don't think so) What is the difference from Sprite Backup?

[athanaso77]

Same for the HTC Touch Cruise original.
Sprite work well.

Some users have faced problems when trying to restore with this (old) version of Sprite Backup. I would suggest installing the latest one or SPB Backup.

[pippo74]

donation $20 transition number 4CB79959HK167113T.
forces beautiful boys waits for only you and your surprise

[NeoS2007]

I will soon receive my HTC Polaris and make a donation.
Cannot wait to have new roms, hoping you will resolve the very annoying sound problem of volume and quality, which apparently happens only with french roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360650

:)

Apparently not. My Dutch ROM suffers from it too.

[Rafael1000]

Apparently not. My Dutch ROM suffers from it too.
So hoping that a fix will be released...

[Rafael1000]

total(after paypal fees
and olipro's device) : 391.57USD
What is the price of the second device?

cost of olipro's device : 855.75USD
It seems pretty expensive for a touch cruise :confused:

Thx for you answers

[Pawel062]

What is the price of the second device?


It seems pretty expensive for a touch cruise :confused:

Thx for you answers

i hope to get second for between 700 and 800 USD.

oli's device was expensive but u have to remember it was bought in the uk so shipping was cheep, that price included shipping;insurance;and handling. also no one who is cheeper is currently shipping.

u can get one cheeper in germany but insurance and shipping is where they will get u. trust me. we looked at every possibilty and this was a cheeper solution but definatly the smartest as it was right in the UK and was a branded device making things more interesting.

[Olioaglio]

...but definatly the smartest as it was right in the UK and was a branded device making things more interesting.

So, do you think you will be maybe able to release a german version of your
rom too, as Olipro is currently doing his experiments with a german branded
O2 rom? Maybe you could so do this at one go :D
Mate, this would be reeeeeaaaalllyyyy smart!!

Olioaglio

[Rar9]

So, do you think you will be maybe able to release a german version of your
rom too, as Olipro is currently doing his experiments with a german branded
O2 rom? Maybe you could so do this at one go :D
Mate, this would be reeeeeaaaalllyyyy smart!!

Olioaglio

Also look forward for a English/German cooked rom best with WM 6.1.

Donated $15 - Id. 2K262102CG745790B

Cheers
RAR9

[Rafael1000]

So, do you think you will be maybe able to release a german version of your
rom too, as Olipro is currently doing his experiments with a german branded
O2 rom? Maybe you could so do this at one go :D
Mate, this would be reeeeeaaaalllyyyy smart!!

Olioaglio
A french version would also be great ! Directly included in the rom or with a patch of translation :)

[TTboy404]

So do you guys want our roms?

mine i think is british. my phone came set for london. If you tell me what to do, and it won't hurt anything, I will be more than happy to donate and/or give you my rom (how ever one goes about giving away their rom...uhh...this forum is not for normal people, if it will lead to a better device, I am all for it) I have seen some of the things that you guys have pulled off.

[Rafael1000]

So do you guys want our roms?

mine i think is british. my phone came set for london. If you tell me what to do, and it won't hurt anything, I will be more than happy to donate and/or give you my rom (how ever one goes about giving away their rom...uhh...this forum is not for normal people, if it will lead to a better device, I am all for it) I have seen some of the things that you guys have pulled off.
I think the thing they want is a customised rom available in different languages, not the original HTC rom.
But your rom could interest some people maybe...

[Rafael1000]

In this project, do you plane to make proper video drivers for Polaris?

I have seen that there is a video driver project for Kaiser:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355345

and the 2 devices (Polaris and Kaiser) are the same in hardware.

So will you make video drivers for Polaris, if HTC continue to refuse to make them?

It will be a geat improvement !!!

Thx

[athanaso77]

In this project, do you plane to make proper video drivers for Polaris?

I have seen that there is a video driver project for Kaiser:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355345

and the 2 devices (Polaris and Kaiser) are the same in hardware.

So will you make video drivers for Polaris, if HTC continue to refuse to make them?

It will be a geat improvement !!!

Thx

Unfortunately... it's not that easy!

[bla.biblbroks]

So do you guys want our roms?

mine i think is british. my phone came set for london. If you tell me what to do, and it won't hurt anything, I will be more than happy to donate and/or give you my rom (how ever one goes about giving away their rom...uhh...this forum is not for normal people, if it will lead to a better device, I am all for it) I have seen some of the things that you guys have pulled off.

I'm really interested for original English ROM. If you can provide such a thing, it would be great! Mine is German and it is not my first language.

[Sky740]

Hi - slight change of subject but the thread on SD card corruption is worrying (Deja Vu the Artemis): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360125

Is it possible to investigate whether the cab file solution for the Artemis SD problem is worth incorporating into the cooked Rom?

[Indian31]

Hi

I got my TC today so here is my donation
Confirmation number: 0HA64966F2865780U.


Indian

[nmf69]

I'm really interested for original English ROM. If you can provide such a thing, it would be great! Mine is German and it is not my first language.

Same story here...is it possible to put hands on the original english ROM?
Thanks

[pvanberlo]

An original WWE ROM would be nice indeed. And with original I mean a HTC released one, instead of a dumped ROM. Apparently the dumped WWE ROM in the Polaris Upgrading subforum is different from a full WWE shipped ROM (missing 35mb of data according to someone).

[swtos]

An original WWE ROM would be nice indeed. And with original I mean a HTC released one, instead of a dumped ROM. Apparently the dumped WWE ROM in the Polaris Upgrading subforum is different from a full WWE shipped ROM (missing 35mb of data according to someone).

Nothing is missing. Actually ImgfsTools makes some optimizations
and module relocations so the final rom size is smaller. ... :)

p.s. Please Donate to Polaris Team (Pawel062 and his team). Their custom Rom will be a perfect one (I think)

[panosha]

Nothing is missing. Actually ImgfsTools makes some optimizations
and module relocations so the final rom size is smaller. ... :)
I think you say: "without modifications". :confused:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1915662&postcount=1

[pvanberlo]

Nothing is missing. Actually ImgfsTools makes some optimizations
and module relocations so the final rom size is smaller. ... :)

p.s. Please Donate to Polaris Team (Pawel062 and his team). Their custom Rom will be a perfect one (I think)

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the ROM dump you made. However, a shipped HTC one would always be better. My Polaris will be used in a corporate environment, eventhough I do experiment with different ROMs, there will be a time they require an original unmodified HTC rom for 'security reasons'. In that respect, having the original shipped HTC installer would be better.

[Pawel062]

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the ROM dump you made. However, a shipped HTC one would always be better. My Polaris will be used in a corporate environment, eventhough I do experiment with different ROMs, there will be a time they require an original unmodified HTC rom for 'security reasons'. In that respect, having the original shipped HTC installer would be better.

i believe i should be able to get that to everyone in a few days. have to ask my source for it if its ok to release the rom now that there is the one in upgrading. btw everyone, cmonex and olipro are on site in barcelona :D so thats also why olipro is slow to reply in hardspl thread

[pvanberlo]

i believe i should be able to get that to everyone in a few days. have to ask my source for it if its ok to release the rom now that there is the one in upgrading. btw everyone, cmonex and olipro are on site in barcelona :D so thats also why olipro is slow to reply in hardspl thread

That would be excellent, and very much appreciated. It kind of is a showstopper for me, as my device is dutch (could only get the NL version at this time), and the translation sucks bigtime.

[ouioui01]

Official WWE rom for TC :

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1923588&postcount=104

:confused::confused:

[tcvaio]

Eagerly waiting to see the new cook rom for TC...

Thank in advance:)

[princeliam]

Hi!

For my understanding. I'm assuming the new cooked ROM is an English ROM?
And what about the "translated" ones? May we have the hope to access to a translated cooked ROM? (I'm a french user).

Many thanks!

[gnick666]

Yes, it will be an english ROM, but please wait for the initial releases, translated ones will follow (if my informations are correct :rolleyes:)

[ouioui01]

Polaris project is stopped ? :confused:

thx for response! :D

Cheers

[Aleemz]

If the cooked rom will allow the use of SPB Pocket Plus 'Smart Scrolling' feature along with TouchFlo, then I'll happily contribute. Can this be possible?

[gnick666]

If the cooked rom will allow the use of SPB Pocket Plus 'Smart Scrolling' feature along with TouchFlo, then I'll happily contribute. Can this be possible?

There's a scroll app in there by deafult... check the manual...

[Aleemz]

The Polaris/TouchFlo does have a scroll feature, but it is very poor and 'choppy' in comparison to SPB's 'Smart Scrolling' feature for Internet Explorer.

[Rafael1000]

I'll receive my Polaris on the beginning of next week, but for donations, i am TOTALLY out of money, I am sorry... (I'm 19)

But i'm waiting for your customs roms,I think it will be veryyyy good, and when i'll have money i'll send you money with Paypal, promise i'll do it ;-)

Long Life to HTC Touch Cruise :)

Bye everybody

[gnick666]

The Polaris/TouchFlo does have a scroll feature, but it is very poor and 'choppy' in comparison to SPB's 'Smart Scrolling' feature for Internet Explorer.

The scroll fix CAB helps a lot in this case as well...

[Aleemz]

You are right, the IE_Slow_Scroll_Fix cab helps, but scrolling with this is still not anywhere near as fluid as with SPB Smart Scrolling.

[ouioui01]

Polaris project is stopped ? :confused:

thx for response! :D

Cheers

Any answer?

[wonderiuy]

Well, if u go to "polaris upgrading" is plenty or cooked ROM already. Let's dance now

[ouioui01]

Well, if u go to "polaris upgrading" is plenty or cooked ROM already. Let's dance now

I mean: where is "Proud Polaris Project Member and head cook" 's rom ?


Cheers!

[ltxda]

Sorry for the delays in response people. Work, life, and family call and are the first priorities.

Currently we're working with other cooks on an optimized ROM. Even though donations have stopped, cooking has not. Just takes a while to go through the process without direct access to a device.

The cook is also working on other device projects so he's a busy camper. After the success in cooking one of the best ROMs for the Athena, he's become quite popular and understandably.

Thanks all for your support and have fun playing with the other ROMs. Work has not stopped on this ROM. We hope to gather there remainder of the cash needed to get PK his device for final testing.

Any questions? (if I don't respond right away it's because i'm busy)

EDIT: One more thing...noticed I got like over 80 PM's...please try to post stuff here unless it's private. Since the birth of my new born son, I don't have the time I used to. ;-)

[Pawel062]

Well looks like ltxda forgot to do this so I will:

We would like to introduce the newest memeber to the polaris project, bepe. During the last few days we have been talking with him and he has decided to join the project. He will be the 2nd cook/chief in the project and will use his other great skills to make this one great device. We are happy to have him on board.

Now to those that have been asking whats going on, well donations have pretty much come to halt. It isnt easy to make a rom without a device so it is taking longer than usual. My rom though will be a aku 1 rom. rom like previously said will be in 2 varients, vanilla and a full. Bepe will probable come in between those.

I would also like to appoligize for lack of participation lately on the polaris forums. I am hard at work my next rom for the athena. I will though this week get the aku 1 build mentioned and will get to work on that. I was working on my older build until i got news of this aku 1 build and decided I should instead wait to make a rom using that build

I would like to again thank those who have already donated. I will be updated the total again in a few min as i have gotten a new donation today.

[ltxda]

Well looks like ltxda forgot to do this so I will:

We would like to introduce the newest memeber to the polaris project, bepe. During the last few days we have been talking with him and he has decided to join the project. He will be the 2nd cook/chief in the project and will use his other great skills to make this one great device. We are happy to have him on board.

Now to those that have been asking whats going on, well donations have pretty much come to halt. It isnt easy to make a rom without a device so it is taking longer than usual. My rom though will not be a ported aku1 like everyone else is doing but instead a genuine from htc polaris aku 1 build. My rom like previously said will be in 2 varients, vanilla and a full. Bepe will probable come in between those.

I would also like to appoligize for lack of participation lately on the polaris forums. I am hard at work my next rom for the athena. I will though this week get the aku 1 build mentioned and will get to work on that.

I would like to again thank those who have already donated. I will be updated the total again in a few min as i have gotten a new donation today.

Yes I did. Got waaaaaaaaaaaay too much going on. Appreciate you catching it and taking care of it. I know you have enough on your pl