upgrade to WM6.1&touchflo, how???

[belal_se]

Dear xda-developers forum,

I just bought an HTC artemis, very nice phone, and was searching for apps for it, most of links in the search engines returned to here ( xda-developers ), so I thought..this must be the best website on the net specialized in PPC, so I registered..and this is my first post

To be honest i always were a symbian fan, but i wanted to break the rule this time, I'm new in windows mobile world..please help me!

I just have one question: Can anyone tell me how to install the latest version of WM6 (I currently have some WM5 version), and then show me how to turn it into a nice touchflo device (what's this cooking all about)???


Thank youuuuuuu!

 

[knightnet]

Have a bit more of a read round the forums and then carefully follow the instructions for installing a new ROM.

I've got 6.1 with touch working though I have to say that the touch stuff is very limited.

Once you've worked through it, it is easy enough as long as you follow each step carefully.

 

[belal_se]

Have a bit more of a read round the forums and then carefully follow the instructions for installing a new ROM.

I've got 6.1 with touch working though I have to say that the touch stuff is very limited.

Once you've worked through it, it is easy enough as long as you follow each step carefully.

thank for your response, knightnet, I am delighted to know that there still are few helpful people around here ... why are you saying that touchflo is limited?? I watched some youtube clips that showed really fast responding touchflo Artemis...

can someone please give me a link to a guide for begginers in PPCs, I read some guides in the wiki section, but there are alot of weird terms that i just couldn't get into my head ... pleaseeeeeee hellpppppppppp

 

[kautilya]

I just bought an HTC artemis, very nice phone,

Did you buy a new phone or a used one? Just wondering since new phones come with WM6 & not WM5, I got a new one 4 months back.

And like knightnet said, have a look around thr forums, check out the wiki & you will see guides on installing a custom ROM. You can try it out but personally I'm not a fan of TouchFlo on the Artemis - it ain't got the processor or memory for that, TouchFlo is heavy. You can also find the new TouchFlo versions around in the forum, the kinds which come with Diamond & later phones with those smooth sliding. That TouchFlo is pretty slick & I like it a lot & had it on my Artemis for a week but then removed it as the phone has become too slow to bear it.

 

[belal_se]

Did you buy a new phone or a used one? Just wondering since new phones come with WM6 & not WM5, I got a new one 4 months back.

And like knightnet said, have a look around thr forums, check out the wiki & you will see guides on installing a custom ROM. You can try it out but personally I'm not a fan of TouchFlo on the Artemis - it ain't got the processor or memory for that, TouchFlo is heavy. You can also find the new TouchFlo versions around in the forum, the kinds which come with Diamond & later phones with those smooth sliding. That TouchFlo is pretty slick & I like it a lot & had it on my Artemis for a week but then removed it as the phone has become too slow to bear it.

yes, my artemis is brand new, didn't really need it but it was on sale
it has OS 5.1.342, build 15096.3.0.0 (whatever that means!!)
im on this forum for the last 6 hours learning how to upgrade the phone, thinks a little clearer now, but i have new questions (that makes me a noob, saw this term used here when a pro wants to pick on a beginner, i really dont know what that exactly means )...

so i want to know if i can backup the original rom before doing an upgrade, or is there a place to download them??

I have :
ROM version 1.12.415.1 WWE
Radio version 2.67.90 (which is old compared to the ones available here)

thaaaaaaaaaaanks!

 

[kautilya]

Have a look here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/

 

[knightnet]

yes, my artemis is brand new, didn't really need it but it was on sale
it has OS 5.1.342, build 15096.3.0.0 (whatever that means!!)
im on this forum for the last 6 hours learning how to upgrade the phone, thinks a little clearer now, but i have new questions (that makes me a noob, saw this term used here when a pro wants to pick on a beginner, i really dont know what that exactly means )...

so i want to know if i can backup the original rom before doing an upgrade, or is there a place to download them??

I have :
ROM version 1.12.415.1 WWE
Radio version 2.67.90 (which is old compared to the ones available here)

thaaaaaaaaaaanks!

There are some standard ROMs available I think, I remember seeing some when I was looking to change mine (it's been a while I'm afraid so I'm a bit hazy). But you can and should back-up your own.

It isn't easy being a "noob" in phone upgrading - I remember what it was like & I wasn't being nasty to you (honest!) but the instructions on the wiki are clear after you have followed them carefully. If you've backed up your existing ROM and taken out any additional memory cards (oh, and charged up the phone before starting - just in case), there is really no danger of "bricking" your phone.

Don't forget to back up any information on the phone as well. I use the excellent PIM Backup for that as I can shedule it to do a daily backup of all of the PIM (Calendar, contacts, tasks, notes) data and any other data I want (I back up the internal memory "My Documents" folder) to the memory card in the phone and then regularly copy that to my PC (and from their back up to a server on a different continent - though I am a bit paranoid about my data!).

So go for it

 

[Blexakos]

guys am i am trying to put a new ROM in my artemis....!!!

what about that rom? " ROM : Artemis Touch 4.02 WWE | RADIO : 03.34.90 "

or have u any other to suggest me for better... ty

 

[belal_se]

There are some standard ROMs available I think, I remember seeing some when I was looking to change mine (it's been a while I'm afraid so I'm a bit hazy). But you can and should back-up your own.

It isn't easy being a "noob" in phone upgrading - I remember what it was like & I wasn't being nasty to you (honest!) but the instructions on the wiki are clear after you have followed them carefully. If you've backed up your existing ROM and taken out any additional memory cards (oh, and charged up the phone before starting - just in case), there is really no danger of "bricking" your phone.

Don't forget to back up any information on the phone as well. I use the excellent PIM Backup for that as I can shedule it to do a daily backup of all of the PIM (Calendar, contacts, tasks, notes) data and any other data I want (I back up the internal memory "My Documents" folder) to the memory card in the phone and then regularly copy that to my PC (and from their back up to a server on a different continent - though I am a bit paranoid about my data!).

So go for it

i have my artemis for 10 days now, experimenting all kinds of stuff, i dont have any important data on it so no spooks their, haha, i even never made a call with it!

 

[belal_se]

guys am i am trying to put a new ROM in my artemis....!!!

what about that rom? " ROM : Artemis Touch 4.02 WWE | RADIO : 03.34.90 "

or have u any other to suggest me for better... ty

ok if you want a manila rom, this is the best ever in my opinion :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=440478

now, what i did not try until now is using spb shell, i saw this on youtube and i want it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3vW92WEUeg&watch_response

it has the Artemis Touch 4.02 WWE rom with a diomond theme, looks nice cant wait for flashing to end!!

 

[belal_se]

now i have an important question:

is there a maximum number of times for flashing my artemis, coz im afraid that i might fry the rom from to much flashing?

 

[knightnet]

now i have an important question:

is there a maximum number of times for flashing my artemis, coz im afraid that i might fry the rom from to much flashing?

I expect that there is since all FLASH memory has a limit.
However, you won't be hitting it any time soon even if you were to FLASH a couple of times a day!