WM6.5 Standard ENG OCOS 5.2.21234(Build21234.5.0.1)ver.1.0(Full and Lite) by Gregorys

[george_sh]

-t9 dont work sometimes, like opening a link into skyfire the t9/abc wont be there and you can only input numbers, work normaly if you open the progam manually.

Maybe it's a problem of Skyfire? Well, as far as I understand, even in official ROMs there are fields in IE and other programs that require only numbers or ABC. E.g. e-mail settings (login & password).

-the bottom "taskbar" does not change color even when changing schemes, so say i change to blue scheme, the bottom stays black but the top will be blue. this makes using the windows default theme very ugly IMO.

Yes, there is a slight problem, but Gregory has already commented on this:

just rename the key HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Today/SoftKeyBar to, say, SoftKeyBar0. And it'll be OK.

- new IE is a pain to use (again probaly not this roms fault)
default page images are really grainy, pixelated no matter the zoom level.

Yeah, I also had trouble 'catching' the links with joystick movement.

And I've never had other problems mentioned.

 

[karhoe]

Can I confirm that the installation procedure is still the same as what I have written in my guide?

What's with the format BINFS (sector number) issue? to free up more space?

If it is not, I need to update them or people will start ending up with a brick.

 

[rajathvsm]

Guide.

Yup, the number is to maximize storage. It is the hexadecimal equivalent of the size of the ROM. And thanks for your excellent guide.

Just update, if you already haven't, to include 6.5 ROMs' links.
I suggest this ROM and JouSePo's 21501 ROM, as I have tested both and think that they are relatively bug free.

Anyone upgrading from WM5 to WM 6.5 PRO will flabbergasted!!!

@SGregory, excellent ROM. Thank you!

 

[karhoe]

Yup, the number is to maximize storage. It is the hexadecimal equivalent of the size of the ROM. And thanks for your excellent guide.

Just update, if you already haven't, to include 6.5 ROMs' links.
I suggest this ROM and JouSePo's 21501 ROM, as I have tested both and think that they are relatively bug free.

Anyone upgrading from WM5 to WM 6.5 PRO will flabbergasted!!!

@SGregory, excellent ROM. Thank you!

So how do we find out the hexadecimal value of the size of the ROM?

I will only update the guide once I myself has personally upgraded the phone, feels more comfortable doing so.

I have downloaded the ROM and I will flash it tonight (10 hours later)

 

[rajathvsm]

So how do we find out the hexadecimal value of the size of the ROM?

I will only update the guide once I myself has personally upgraded the phone, feels more comfortable doing so.

I have downloaded the ROM and I will flash it tonight (10 hours later)

Sure, it's your guide.
That's the way to do it. I appreciate it.

In TTP,
For Full version: format BINFS 02200000
For Lite version: format BINFS 01E00000

I think the value is calculated like this.
Check the size of the .nbf file in number of bytes and convert it into hexadecimal using any decimal to hexadecimal converter. You can use the Calc program in Windows (Desktop) to convert it. Just go to scientific mode and enter the size and click on hexadecimal. I hope this is the way to do it.
Can anyone confirm this?

All your questions have already been answered in earlier posts. Please follow the thread fully for any more questions.

 

[puffin_nugs]

Sure, it's your guide.
That's the way to do it. I appreciate it.

In TTP,
For Full version: format BINFS 02200000
For Lite version: format BINFS 01E00000

I think the value is calculated like this.
Check the size of the .nbf file in number of bytes and convert it into hexadecimal using any decimal to hexadecimal converter. You can use the Calc program in Windows (Desktop) to convert it. Just go to scientific mode and enter the size and click on hexadecimal. I hope this is the way to do it.
Can anyone confirm this?

All your questions have already been answered in earlier posts. Please follow the thread fully for any more questions.

yes, you would be correct. i have personally flashed this rom with 02200000 and its complety safe, didnt make a differce from the normal "format binfs" but thats mostly likely that the rom i was using before was around the same size.

 

[dark_prince]

the http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4e625465ebb3ebb3312dbd5f2bdc5062e04e75f6e8ebb871 gives me HEX 21D0400 so if i do that, how much space i get ? likely less than 1MB? nah i wont do that then. Its better to stay safe following Murophy's Law

 

[george_sh]

So how do we find out the hexadecimal value of the size of the ROM?

rajathvsm was right about using scientific calculator. Yet SGregory said that we need to round up this hexadecimal number to 00000 (5 zeros in hex).
It worked fine with me, but I haven't tested how much more space I get by using it.

 

[karhoe]

How many more extra storage space do we get by entering the hexadecimal value? Cause my guides serves newbie, and I would like to make it as easy as possible.

 

[rajathvsm]

Not for newbies!

I suggest that the newbies better not try this at first as saving a couple of mb in storage space is not something that is important at first. If they mess up entering the values, I am not sure of the consequences. They can try it once they are comfortable in flashing.

I am saying this because I am kinda a newbie too.

And anyhow, the values have to be changed for every ROM and so it has to be calculated and entered every time we flash. That too in terms of bytes.

I think that the amount of space you save from specifying the size actually depends upon the size of the partition in the previous state of the mobile. Please can anyone correct this if I am wrong?

BTW, I think I noticed a difference of a couple of megs. I am sure Thacen would be interested in this. Well, to say the truth, even I am greedy for more storage space and RAM.

 

[rajathvsm]

Requests

I changed the dpi to 96 but the notification icons are not visible. But the ROM looks extremely beautiful and user-friendly because of the amount of information you can get at one glance. It is one of the reasons why people like me choose PRO ROMs. So, is there any patch that I can make use of? I searched the forum but I didn't find anything of help.

And I would like to use xt9 instead of the T9 input present, as it is easy to add custom words through xt9 as well as the correction features help when I am typing too fast. Any info on how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

PS: @SGregory,
Any chance of entering into the PRO ROM cooking arena?

 

[[G-SpotteR™]]

Comparing 6.5 to 6.1

ok aside from its speedy performance what other major attributes that the 6.5 rom has that the 6.1 doesnt have...in general terms and not just of its speed.

 

[deshwasi]

what a sweet ROM SCGregory. great work mate. i just flashed from a kamikadze 6.1RC. everything looks nice in the 5 mins i have used it (except for the IE start page that just looks sorry). fakecursor is not in here, correct?

 

[george_sh]

ok aside from its speedy performance what other major attributes that the 6.5 rom has that the 6.1 doesnt have...in general terms and not just of its speed.

It's just new wait icon and new default black theme. Nothing else. The start menu is the same (not transparent like in 6.5 pro).

 

[Romano2K]

Link to the "Lite" edition doesn't work. Can anyone fix this? Thank you!

 

[puffin_nugs]

It's just new wait icon and new default black theme. Nothing else. The start menu is the same (not transparent like in 6.5 pro).

the "tabs/ menus" is improved also, the contacts list is better, theres a few thing better about this than 6.1 once you play around for a while

 

[george_sh]

Link to the "Lite" edition doesn't work. Can anyone fix this? Thank you!

Yeah, looks like the link was updated. Here you are: http://wce.by/gregory/WM6.5.Tornado....5_21234_Standart_Tornado_by_Gregory_Lite.ZIP

And one more link (Lite version): http://letitbit.net/download/fd584c4ebf/WM6.5_21234_Standart_Tornado_by_Gregory_Lite.ZIP.html

 

[iceage6]

Fantastic work

The lite version of this ROM is my new top favorite - fantastic work! I upgraded from 6.1 Pro, and like this a lot better. At first I tried the full version, but didn't care for the poor IE performance & navigation issues at all, so I re-flashed, this time going with the lite ROM, and haven't looked back since.

 

[karhoe]

Perhaps the first post can be updated with the exact hexadecimal value for each ROM ?

 

[moalesipufos]

Link to Lite version work now!