Where & How do I get WM6 (or 6,5) NOOOOB

[pk2]

Hello,

I just picked up an old ATT 8525 because my 4 year old lost my old basic cell & and it looked like the 8525 was lots of fun to mess with (as per YouTube...consummate tinkerer)

Ive read a million threads here and elsewhere and surfed a thousand sites and cannot find WM6 4 HTC hermes/8525 (let alone 6.1 or 6.5)

-Is wm6 a big improvement over Wm5

-Is WM6 needed for all these great roms?

-Will WM6.5 (if I can find and load) work with these roms and this 85?

-And of course Where do you get either (not from HTC anymore).

Regards PK

[pk2]

OK, I hunted this down on rapid-share. Its about 56 megs and presumably will work on the 8525. Look right? pretty esoteric.

RUU_Hermes_CINGULAR_WWE_3.62.502.3_6275_1.54.07.00 _108_UOOS_SVN05_Ship.exe

Is there any generic 6,1 or 6,5 for this.

Regards, PK

[ultramag69]

Mate, before flashing anything you need to Hard SPL your Hermes. Put Hard SPL V7 on from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722 , go to page 116, post 1160 to do it without using the PC, mostly.

Go to the WM06 section to find the newer roms, 6.5 are the latest.

But before you do any of that, you need to read the upgrade guide on how to flash your phone. Do a search, thats what its there for.

Cheers...:D

[pk2]

Thanks,

BTDT (been there done that). Read everything I can find here, there and everywhere, Have download the right stuf f I think (at it 3 days lad)

Since I posted I have found two versions of 6.0 for this phone. One (slightly larger) here somewhere I think. And one through a more circuitous route. Be interested to see the upgrade sequence going to Wm 5 to WM 6.5. Thanks for the tip.


Hermes_radio_only_1.56 has me a little confused, one post seams to say don't mess unless your life is at stake, but elsewhere, with Hard_spl_v7.5 (I guess) it's implied no prob. As best I can tell theres a trade off, newer radio, better reception, more battery life &, maybe worse camera performance. I'd like a balance. the camera is important to me.

'Nother bit of confusion, I have a new, unactivated sim card. Activate it first, unlock it, do all the other stuff first, does it matter?


Regards, PK

[pk2]

Ok I get it,

1) Install hard spl

2) Install first Att lite

3) Install WM 6.5....your favorite flavored ROM

4)Install different radio when you really know what your doing

PK

[ultramag69]

Yep, you got it, however, if you're using the sd card method to install the roms, its slightly different than installing Hard SPL V7, drop the steps using sspl.exe. You now have Hard SPL, you don't need to use Soft SPL anymore and its safer not to.
As you said, Don't mess around with the radio unless you know FOR SURE its gonna help. This is the one thing that practically guarantees a brick if it stuffs up during the flash.
It will effect signal reception, thats all. And always use sd card method to flash the radio rom.
Camera is not affected by Radio Rom. Look for a rom with a good camera cooked in. use the WM06 section of the Hermes forum to find WM06/6.1 & 6.5 roms.

Cheers... :D

[pk2]

Thanks D,

That was fun.

Oddly, my phone and $5.95 SIM card arrived simultaneously yesterday. Reread the HTC guide(s)., Ran through my recipe and it worked, The flashes went remakably easy and fast.

The only thing that still doesn't work is the camera zoom. Seems intuitive enough but I admitably have not read the manual.

I burned in "Golden globe 6.5". Little sluggish on this old 8525 but I'd expect that. Doesn't do all the tricks I've seen on Youtube but beats the holy 'ell out of stock WM 5 it came with.

Thanks for you help,

Regards, PK

[yahiye2008]

Hey ...

If you want to try a lite 6.5 rom for hermes please try mine. it runs well even after touchflo is installed.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=495280

I'd also appreciate feedback and comparisons to other flavors.

[pk2]

Nice work, might do. I'm currently semi-bricked, been loading & re-loading roms about 3-4 a day.

Does it come in any color than green??

Regards, PK