|TP|6.5.5|WWE| ★ Energy 'Phoenix 2' (23529/21891) ★|Feb 6|★ Sense 2.1/Titanium

[NRGZ28]

Welcome to my kitchen!

Here's what's on the menu today...

This is an HTC Raphael ROM, based on Windows Mobile 6.5. The current build number and date can be seen in the title of this thread.

I always build my ROMs with three main goals.

• Eye candy.
• Speed!!
• Smoothness, consistency and good esthetics.

I preconfigure a lot of things in my ROM, because when I flash it on my phone, I want it ready to go, how I'd want it. So, expect the backlight to be set at the maximum brightness, the ringtone, sms/email and other notifications to already be set.

You will find a new ROM posted here every few days, as I always update them with the latest "ingredients" that come down the pipe, from either Microsoft or HTC. Because of that, I recommend learning to backup your settings with either Sashimi or UC (User Customization).


If you own a Touch PRO, use the "Keyboard Selector" application under Utilities > Tweaks (after you flash the ROM) to select the "Pro" keyboard layout. The ROM comes with the Fuze layout enabled by default.


I usually make 2 versions of this ROM. If you don't see one in the download directory, it either means I haven't uploaded it OR I'm not making one for the current release yet.

Here are the different versions and what they mean.

• "Standard" includes the new Sense 2.1 along with the standard Windows Mobile 6.5 today plugin (Titanium*) and the Leo dialer

• "Titanium" only includes the Titanium today plugin. No Manila in this version. This also includes the regular HTC dialer

You will find TWO core versions of this ROM.

The 21891 Build is from the OEM COM2 Tree and is the most reliable and bug free release. I recommend you start with this first!

The 23529 Build that's the latest in the 6.5.5 series with the Start/Close buttons at the bottom. These builds are not as stable but they reflect the latest cutting edge technology from Microsoft.


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Changelog



February 6th, 2010 (Latest release):

• Builds 21891 and 23529 uploaded
• Brand new, the freshest available, 2011 packages throughout the whole ROM
• Facebook updated
• Facebook engine updated
• Removed Tweaks folder, merged some apps back in Tools folder
• Removed Widgets folder, merged Twitter widget in Internet folder
• Updated ROM theme with glossy bars
• More RAM available (lowered pagepool)
• Opera startup issues (no menu buttons) fixed
• Phone should not go to Today after sleep anymore and stay where you left it
• Moved "Marketplace" to Internet folder
• Blank space at the top of Sense when using custom wallpapers fixed
• Following packages have been updated:
  
• Contact Picker
• Contact Utility Engine
• DRM_Middleware
• HTCFontlink
• HTCFramwork
• HTCGeoService
• Setttings Improvement
• Shared Resources
• Social Networks Engine
• Text Selection
• JBed N5 Java back in
• Audio Manager Engine
• AppointMent Editor
• Picture Enhancement
• Think of this as a brand new ROM, as all the packages in it have been freshened up

January 27th, 2010:

• EnergyROM 2009 and Retro themes (in Today Settings) now set the correct taskbar graphics as well
  
• Reverted back to the 'signature' EnergyROM taskbar icons and of course the 1% battery display
• Updated MyPhone
• Updated Microsoft Live
• Updated taskbar/softkeybar graphics by cmylxgo
• Updated startup sound by dedblank
• Updated GL drivers for a smoother Sense experience
• Cooked Titanium Only builds as well
  

January 18th, 2009:

• Updated to the latest 1920 Sense 2.1 VGA port
• Cooked in many of the issues(and fixes) found by JVH3
• New startup sound thanks to dedblank
• New theme and graphics thanks to... me
• New taksbar graphics thanks to cmylxgo
• Pyrobob's Leo dialer cooked in
• Opera 10 beta 2 cooked in
• Date on slider tab restored
• Sense 2.5 email tab cooked in
• 23518 and 21889 builds serve as bases for these new ROMs
• Bluetooth AD2P fix cooked in
• Quickmenu tweaked a little (for builds 23518)
• Homescreen glow icons by cmylxgo
• Pure speed cooked in by... yours truly. Enjoy!

2010
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[NRGZ28]

Screenshots

[Wiki_EnergyROM]

3 Row Start Menu

Tachi dialer disabler

Microsoft Voice Command 21040

Original 6.5 style white taskbar icons





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Manila "back to stock" modifications


These CABs will restore the stock look of the Manila interface. Sometimes this is necessary to make sure some of them themes you might install, work properly. Especially stuff related to the slider.


Original white clock

Original Black background for all tabs

Original Internet tab

Original Slider

Original Slider with transparency

[Wiki_EnergyROM]

Filler stuff...

[Wiki_EnergyROM]

More stuff will be added.

[Wiki_EnergyROM]

Surprise! Manila 2.1 is DIFFERENT from Manila 2.0

Do not attempt to use the old HTC Weather Master 2.2 to edit the new Manila 2.1 weather database. Try THIS instead or search this thread for "weather database" for more ideas.

Some (pre Manila 2.1) EnergyROM builds have no place holder for Call History on the new Home Screen as before. It now shows a missed call reminder if you have missed a call. You can still get to Call History. Otherwise the entire are below the clock is reserved for calendar items. See attached screenshots.

For now (20090806 and up) the Call History placeholder is back. This is due to the brand spanking new Manila 2.1.

Would you like to see more of the text in the Manila email pane? Try THIS CAB SET which will move the envelope image back behind the emails.

Trouble getting your GPS to get a good fix in ROMS prior to 20090806? Try out this cab from Fone_Fanatic.

Although the ROM is World Wide English (WWE) only, it is possible to use hardware keyboards for other languages. See THIS page in the Raphael Wiki.

You can change how many items are displayed in the menus. Go to hklm\software\htc\htcmenus and change the number of items in landscape or portrait and reboot.

You have to use showaco's chome editor to edit the softkeys in titanium. The included SoftKey Manager only works with TF3D.

Need a slightly larger clickable area in the upper-right corner? nrgz28 says:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TaskBa r]
"LimitedClock"=dword:0
"ConsistentClockOrBattery"=dword:0
one these flipped to 1 will make the area more clickable

Does your phone's clock jump one (1) hour off when you sync (ActiveSync or Mobile Device Center) with your PC? Maybe you need to install a Daylight Saving Time patch from Microsoft found HERE.



PREVIOUS THREAD CAN BE FOUND HERE

[Wiki_EnergyROM]

Please update your signature so we know what build you're talking about when asking questions in the thread. Also feel free to steal NRGZ28's signature.. matter of fact here's a link to it now http://energy.wub.nu/sig-energyrom.png



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"A general rule if you don't see your unique problem mentioned anywhere in this thread, chances are you're the only one with the problem and YOU did something to cause it.

The random hard reset problems have been around for a while. I've never experienced them myself, but I bet it has something to do corrupted blocks in your internal flash chip. I recommend searching the forum for raphdiag.nbh and using it to format your flash storage.. then install the ROM again"
- NRGZ28

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"Please remember that there are a lot of variables here and the ROM is just one of them. You may have any number of the following issues:

1) a bad flash
2) an incompatibility issue
3) a settings problem
4) a large RF source in your pants

If several people all determine that they have done XYZ and have problem ABC it may be that our chef can do something about it. Until such time, you have some troubleshooting to do. Namely;
1) Flash the stock ROM and spend a few days noting the behavior as you add your software
2) Flash an NRG ROM and use it a few days without adding software
3) start adding software until the problem occurs."
- BigBadger

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BATTERY SAVING TIPS
The first few days
• There is nothing special about this ROM to make it use more power than other ROMs except that it is tweaked for performance over battery life. After things have settled down, you should get a couple of days usage out of a charge.
• Immediately after flashing, you will probably observe very poor battery performance. This is due to the charging circuit having to reset itself.
• The battery meter will not settle down and give accurate readings for a few battery cycles. Give it a few days.
• For the first few battery charging cycles, try to charge to 100% with phone off and then allow battery to drain down quite a bit before recharging. This is so the meter will calculate drain well.
Recommendations
• Make sure you followed all of the flashing instructions to the letter. Especially the part about the hard reset.
• Backlight is set to high. You might want to change that.
• 3G is on by default. Recommendation is to turn it off when you are not surfing the internet.
• Don't drain your batery all the way down until it dies. Not good for these types of batteries.
• The GPS sucks the battery dry. If you want to keep track of yourself, consider something like GPSToday that only wakes up the GPS once in a while.
• Maybe you don't really need aGPS enabled. Disable and check GPS lock times and battery drain.
• Applications that run from the storage card consume more power so install oft-used or background-type applications to main memory.
Troubleshooting
• If your radio does not match your rilphone.dll you can get crazy bad battery drainage. Use the recommended radio or spend some time working out a good combination for your phone/carrier/location/usage.
• Check to see that some application is not still running in the background. Check, do not assume. USe the full Task Manager application.
• Check to see if the screen is still on when you expect it to be off. Soft reset can fix that issue.
• Some radios work better with some carriers and locations. Asking everyone to tell you what radio to use may not give you the best answer. Be specific about your situation.
• More stuff you should see HERE

If you have tried all the above and still can't get over a day with moderate use, you may actually have a bad battery. Try getting a new one that is made by another manufacturer.

- BigBadger

[krook6023]

What!?! Oh thanks NRG you are the man!!!!!!!! Let me be the first to thank you for this build!!

[hmota78]

I was so looking forward to your release of this build. Thanks a million

The icing on the cake is that you decided to rebuild the ROM at the same time :-)

[juw]

I already wondered when our guru would like to cook and pre-taste another meal!
;-)

Hey NRGZ, thank you so much for your dedication and deeds to the community. I won't be able to flash this until tomorrow, so I'm writing on a keyboard being somewhat wet. But, on the other hand, I don't hve to worry whether or not tomorrow will be a great day.

Earlier posts asked for a german localized version. Maybe you'll find time to think of it. But my donation is planned already, no matter what language.

All the best and greetings from Germany!