[ROM]eOS4.888.FiRe -- The most stable WM6.1 ROM -- Latest: BIOS v.11.0

eOS 4.888.FiRe (Final Refresh) ROM for Kaiser

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This is the look of the base ROM - without any UC apps installed yet
( it is exactly the same for eOS4.888, eOS4.6.8/ROMeOS4.6.888 and eOS4.888.FiRe, only PIE startup screen differs)



Tested or reported working fine in following non-English languages:

• Arabic
• French
• German
• Hebrew
• Italian
• Polish
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish

• KAIS100 (tested OK)
• KAIS110 (tested OK)
• KAIS120 (reported OK)
• KAIS130 (tested OK)
• KAIS140 (reported OK)
• KAIS160 (reported OK)

• JockyW hard-SPL3.28 (reported OK)
• JockyW hard-SPL3.29 (tested OK)
• cmonex hard-SPL3.29 (reported OK)
• JockyW hard-SPL3.56 (reported OK)
• should work with other versions (not tested)

• 1.58.25.17 Neon (tested OK)
• 1.65.17.56 (tested OK)
• 1.65.20.29 (tested OK)
• 1.65.24.36 Niki (reported OK)
• 1.65.29.22 Niki (tested OK)
• 1.70.18.02 (tested OK)
• 1.70.19.09 (reported OK)
• 1.71.09.01 eMo (reported OK)

• all apps included in eXt.Pack (tested)
• iGO (tested)
• TomTom (tested)
• standard Kaiser apps (tested)
• ported Diamond apps (tested)
• ported Opal apps (NOTE: older Opal cabs have problems - use only cabs from eXtPack081017 and newer)
• HTC-CA D3D drivers (tested)
• Omnia D3D drivers (tested)
• Opera Mobile and Mini (tested) update 2009-06-11: Opera version 9.7 has problems (see post #491)
• Manila2D UI (tested)
• BlackBerry Connect (reported OK - read it)
• probably any or most Java Midlets (midlets just need to support 240x320 screen)
• probably any .NET CF apps (v. 1.1 / 2.0 /3.0 /3.5)
• basically any apps compliant with PocketPC (Windows Mobile 2002, 2003, 2003SE, WM5, WM6, WM6.1)

• Mozilla Fennec browser Beta 1 (see post #491)

• 5.2.20275.1.3.3
• 5.2.20296.1.3.3
• 5.2.20721.1.4.0
• 5.2.20748.1.4.0
• 5.2.20755.1.4.0
• and possibly other builds (see ROM Updater's "ReadMe" for details)

• 91.34 MB total / 65.27 MB avail. OOB (6MB PagePool version)
• 85.32 MB total / 59.33 MB avail.OOB (Dynamic PagePool version)

• 157.94 MB total / 154.15 MB avail. OOB (any PagePool version)

This is the last version and there are no plans to make another one.
IMHO it is as good as it gets, and unless there are any bugs there is no need to remake it again.
Enjoy your final ROM eOS

What is it...
Very stable and very reliable "lite" ROM, and I dare to state it right from the start because myself and 2000+ other users (as of November 21, 2008) were running it and in that time we have NOT found any bugs
It is not "very lite" ROM as I would want, there are few many apps cooked-in for that, but since it started as "unofficial" continuation of ROMeOS line of ROMs I didn't change the things that were "always there". Having said that, I must add that it is just few apps I would have not included if I was 'designing" it by myself, i.e. Camera app (when cooked-in cannot be uninstalled or upgraded with newer or other versions obviously) or NETCF could have been moved to Storage Card (it *does* work fine from SD with every .net app I have tried so far, au contraire to what many people say; it is needed on Main Storage only if you have or use any .net apps that run at startup, ie ToDay plugins utilizing .net or such).

The Name...
As some of you know already, the name eOS is short for "enhanced Operating System" and it is very similar to now defunct ROMeOS series by hang.tuah.
The similarity of the name is not coincidence. It was first made as a mish-mash, a mixture, or a spaghetti consisting of ROMeOS 4.21, ROMeOS 4.5.3, ROMeOS 4.6.0 and even few files were taken from same base as ROMeOS 4.7.0 - spiced up large replacements, changes and additions from various other sources. But undeniably it's heart was ROMeOS
It supposed to be just a final bug-fix release to ROMeOS series, its last ROM, but unfortunately due to lack of communication with hang.tuah (ROMeOS creator), not knowing at that time his opinion on the subject, in the last minute I changed ROM's name to "eOS" or "eOS ROM" (from "ROMeOS 4.888" as I was originally planned) and simply credited hang.tuah as the "owner". That's all about this weird name.

Why "Final"...
Because as I said above, this is somewhat "unofficial" (meaning not released by hang.tuah) final bug-fix version for ROMeOS series. Version number 4.888 is a logical continuation, next after hang.tuah's last version 4.7, also because it is my nickname if you haven't notice it ;-)
And as for arguments that "this is first 888's ROMeOS so how it can't be already final" - well, actually it is not first, and as you see below there are two versions.

Bugs...
The first version, dated September 22, has a bug in Internet Explorer Mobile, where fullscreen doesn't work (fixed in the October ROM version, and is easy to fix on September ROM version with hotfix cab available in the eXtended Pack, if anyone wants it).
Another minor bug in this version (actually not a bug per se, but annoying Windows' own behaviour) is that with certain configuration there is sound file played at start up (this has been also fixed in the October ROM version, and is easy to fix on September ROM version with hotfix cab available in the eXtended Pack if anyone wants it).

Now the most important:
The concept of utilizing UC process, or "less cooked-in is better".
This ROM is UC capable, and although it is not "real lite" ROM, most of its content - thanks to UC - can be easily upgraded with time as newer or better app versions appear, without the need of replacing/reflashing entire new ROM
For example if you want to update your dialer its no problem, just uninstall it and install newer one. You want different Comm Manager? No problem either, just uninstall old one and install the one you want. You want newest Windows Live? No problem! Just... well, I'm sure you get the idea by now ;-) All of it is possible only because none of those apps is cooked-in in the ROM, but they are installed rather during or after each hard reset (with UC process) or simply installed and uninstalled "manually" whenever you want it.
That's basically the essence of this "less cooked-in is better" concept that few of us are advocating here.
some of the discussions:
thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5
/NOTE: some threads have been messed up by one of the forum members, but nevertheless it is still good read/

How it works?
In short - it works the same way as if the Chef would have cooked those apps into the ROM, the difference is that *YOU* choose what have to go there and when, because very very few apps really require to be actually cooked-in, 99% of them work the same when they are just installed the old way... and fear no evil - you DON'T have to do all of this installing by yourself That's where UC process comes in. You simply select the apps you want (you can use one of the "pre-set selection" if you don't want to do even that by yourself), copy 1 folder and 1 file to your SD card, and that's all. Everything you chose will be automatically installed during first boot after you've flashed your phone with new ROM, or/and during every hard reset in the future - much the same as if those apps were cooked-in in the ROM (but with your choices, and option to change your selections, replace or upgrade the apps with different/newer versions, etc etc). All you have to do is just keep your SD card in the phone.

More on UC:
main thread

• 4shared (official)
• RapidShare (temporarily not avilable)

• 4shared (official)
• RapidShare (temporarily not avilable)

• 2010-10-18 eOS.5.888.Custom for TriCounty Res. Mgmt.
• 2010-10-15 eOS.5.888.CustomBeta.1
• 2009-12-12 eOS.4.888.FiRe with U-2010.01
• 2008-10-14 eOS.4.888.FiRe (Final Refresh)
• 2008-10-13 eOS.4.888.FR.b2 (Final Refresh, beta 2)
• 2008-10-10 eOS.4.888.FR.b1 (Final Refresh, beta 1)
• 2008-10-07 eOS.4.888.F (Final)
• 2008-10-06 ROMeOS 4.6.888
• 2008-09-20 eOS.4.888
• 2008-09-16 eOS.4.888.b2 (beta 2)
• 2008-09-12 eOS.4.888.b1 (beta 1)
• 2008-08-08 3.14.888.3 (build 3)
• 2008-07-10 3.14.888.2 (build 2)

Bulls-eye1 said:

Great to see you made the final version
Can't wait to download it (no downloadlink yet) and to flash it.

First time for me to flash with sd-card because my PC died.

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iamcanadian said:

Can't wait!!!

Did you try fixing the name display on Fido or Rogers network like you stated before?

Thanks a lot for your hard work!

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tyguy said:

2008 Oct 06 . . . eOS4.888.F
...not there yet?
I see a 4_6_888_ppD dated 10/07 but no "F" in your 4shared folder...

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