Which future for HTC Universal?

[teddybear3k]

All is on the title...


No more ROM in the future

 

[thingonaspring]

I agree with you, but.....

There doesn't seem to be anything to replace it. I've tried Kaiser, Magic and Diamond hardware, all of which suck in comparison.

So I've ended up back on the uni - the other phones are all heading to ebay.

Any suggestions as to how we liven up the uni a bit?

 

[Win_XP]

I agree with you, but.....

There doesn't seem to be anything to replace it. I've tried Kaiser, Magic and Diamond hardware, all of which suck in comparison.

So I've ended up back on the uni - the other phones are all heading to ebay.

Any suggestions as to how we liven up the uni a bit?

Yep, the Uni is unbeatable about the life, any vanilla ROM with one of the latest builds will be nice WM6.1/6.5

 

[enigma1nz]

My way of keeping my Uni fun was SPB Mobile Shell 3.5, it is just like getting a new user interface, so doesn't matter so much what ROM it is running, even WM5. The only thing I needed was 128Mb RAM. However, I have to say that having 128/256 on my LG KS20 felt amazingly roomy, wish my Uni had that much space.

 

[phezthie]

My way of keeping my Uni fun was SPB Mobile Shell 3.5, it is just like getting a new user interface, so doesn't matter so much what ROM it is running, even WM5. The only thing I needed was 128Mb RAM. However, I have to say that having 128/256 on my LG KS20 felt amazingly roomy, wish my Uni had that much space.

I agree completely. spb ms3.5 plus any lightweight stable rom will do the trick for 64MB uni pls take note however that spb ms is not for free (yu need a little resourcefulness though ).

of course, blessed are those with upgraded ram

I agree with you, but.....

There doesn't seem to be anything to replace it. I've tried Kaiser, Magic and Diamond hardware, all of which suck in comparison.

So I've ended up back on the uni - the other phones are all heading to ebay.

Any suggestions as to how we liven up the uni a bit?

solution??? i guess we need to start cooking unless you will continue and start releasing new rom again

btw yur 21040 is one of the roms ive tested and found to be more responsive and compatible with spb ms 3 & 3.5. many thanks for sharing.. regards

phezthie

 

[orb3000]

There are still a few Chefs alive in Uni section!
So Uni will never die, even if there is no mre new ROM´s we reached WM6.5 on a device with WM5, so we are actual.
And I´m sure someone will find the way to port the new look of WP7 in the future!

I have tested several HTC devices and have to agree, none of them can be compared, even if they are faster...not even my Rhodium (which is a great device)

UNIVERSAL will never die!!

 

[thingonaspring]

OK, so a bit of a rom refresh would cheer people up. I'll package up a 21068/21051 rom in the next few days. This build has been running on my Uni for a few months now so I know it's stable, there's just some loose ends to tidy up. It'll also finally ditch tcpmp 0.81 in favour of the latest 0.72recomp3 which now matches 0.81 for playback speed and doesn't have the annoying screen rotation bug.

If you still love your uni, and you've not had it upgraded to 128mb yet - go and find a way to get it upgraded! It gives the phone a new lease of life - snappier, more versatile and it seems to improve battery usage. (I suspect the battery improvement is due to reduced CPU-load and Flash-reads when pagepooling is disabled)

Note that you can run a 64mb device without pagepooling, but RAM tends to fill up quite quickly, resulting in apps refusing to load or acting all crashy. That said, there are ways to improve memory management (auto-hibernate for one) that might make it more of an option.

@Enigma - 256MB would rock - particularly for those who like to dabble with linux/android. It's just a shame nobody makes 128mb chips in the right packaging. :-(

 

[orb3000]

Great to know something new will come!!, hope for 64Mb too

Shame for me upgrade to 128mb it´s very hard to accomplish

 

[kalya]

Great news!

thingonaspring ,
greart news to hear!
I have been using Cotull Q3 WM 6.1 for ages.......nothing beats it. (IMHO)
And with 128 MB RAM it's "snappy".
A new ROM is always welcome.Waiting with appreciation.
Thanks.

Mods/Orb
Can we change the title of the thread?...it is rather depressing and misguiding.
And do you expect us to suggest any apps to include in the ROM or would it be a Vanilla one?

 

[amanite12]

uni dead nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
mine has tomal V8.9, windows 6.1 and spb mobile shell (yes i was resourceful and got it.) and mine now runs like a charm and give my 64mb xda exec a new ui and fresh look.
we still need roms for our 64mb unis for all those like me that dont have ours upgraded.
carry on the good work cheff's we all really appreciate you keeping our unis alive.

long live the uni
btw i have the new nokia 5530, but my uni beats it hands done in everyway.

 

[thingonaspring]

The rom is now uploaded here :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=643243

 

[amanite12]

cheers thing will try it later. see wot its like with spb ms 3.5.3.
cheers mate

 

[orb3000]

thingonaspring ,


Mods/Orb
Can we change the title of the thread?...it is rather depressing and misguiding.

I´m completly agree about this, I think we should ask OP first
@teddybear3k, do you think you can consider this request please?

Also today Sun Dream released a new ROM, so Uni will be still alive!!!

 

[teddybear3k]

OK title changed.

 

[enigma79]

Here I can tell my IMATEJASJAR not dead, he is the top, the only disadvantage is the ram, but I already have a donor hand and will follow the operation and 128mb ram will be happy if you still make good ROMs for our UNI, maybe one day I learn to cook roms for my faithful friend