I am fairly new to this and the 2005 upgrade is the first I have done.
I am not completley stupid, and i have read a fair bit, and my upgrade was a sucess, i have buzz's cab and have not had any real problems, that a little time and reading have not fixed.
However, I am eager to start putting some apps on there, and am not sure of the best way to do it, where is best to install the apps? what is the device useing for ram? what should I do about the storage section, can i lock it? can i cook roms? I think some clarification is needed, as to what we so far know about the new storage menthod for all us noobs.
thanks for your hard work
Good afternoon, everyone. I am sure this have been covered before.
I own a Cingular 8525 and I am using the latest official release. I understand a new ROM will be released shortly and I'd like to know how to install the ROM without all the bloat that Cingular builds into it.
However, I need the custom settings, such as the settings for GPRS (I utilize Push) and other Cingular settings (such as TXT settings and voicemail) that are needed.
From what I gather you can soft reset before the custom installation, but that's where I need to know what to do to get the settings in place. I imagine from what I've read that this is easy but I can't find how others have done it.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I'd like to be able to print any help for future reference.
Thank you in advance.
Most of the 'BLOAT' is built into the ROM itself anyway, so you would need to 'bake' the ROM in order to get rid of it which would be a bigger P.I.T.A than it is worth. If you are wishing to go for a 'clean' ROM with minimal crap in it then you could always try one of the latest WM6 ROMs, black (for example) has a cingular flavour which you can use (it has all the standard cingular stuff in it, except it is WM6). Id recommend giving that a shot if you wanna try it.
To upgrade to black 2.5 you can use my guide and when you come to the part where you download the ROM select the one for cingular users.
Thank you for the link, however, I do not want to use unofficial releases.
I don't necessarily agree with everything you've said. Granted, I am sure you have more experience when it comes to this.
I did a hard reset on my phone a few months ago and then a soft reset before the custom installation started. Much of the bloat was absent but I couldn't figure out those custom settings that I did need.
Maybe I am mistaken...?
what custom settings do you need? thats where im a little confuzzuled.. the data settings? the MMS settings? if thats it they can all be installed with ne effort byy using the Cingular Settings cab thats floating around. other than the data and MMS which can also be entered manualy if you know them by heart or write them down before upgrading the rom. come to think of all can be installed by cabs just.
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Thank you for the link, however, I do not want to use unofficial releases.
I don't necessarily agree with everything you've said. Granted, I am sure you have more experience when it comes to this.
I did a hard reset on my phone a few months ago and then a soft reset before the custom installation started. Much of the bloat was absent but I couldn't figure out those custom settings that I did need.
Maybe I am mistaken...?
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All you do with a hard reset is remove apps or whatever else you installed in the device. You can't remove this "bloat", or in other words, what the phone had when you first turned it on. It's in the ROM, and what the post above already told you, you can only get a basic ROM without the added crap if you upgrade to WM6. Are you looking for a WM5 that someone bothered to take the time to remove stuff from? That's, um, as they said at Bastogne, nuts!
Guys, I'm not looking to incite an arguement, but I know this is not the case.
For instance, when I did a hard reset then a soft reset before the customization began I didn't have a bunch of applications, such as: ClearVue PDF, Download Agent, Voice Speed Dial, SIM Manager, Zip, and a few others.
Now, that is only if I recall correctly, but I am fairly certain that at least a few of those were in fact missing. I also didn't have the Cingular theme.
As I previously said, I have not and do not want to use an unofficially released ROM.
I have a colleague that has the MDA (T-Mobile) and he told me about this process. However, he could only provide me with information related to the MDA.
austinsync: Could you please point me in the direction of the settings CAB or the settings for MMS/data/etc. for the 8525?
Thanks everyone for reading and attempting to help/or helping. Thanks.
The best way to find out what "bloat" you have is to unlock your extended rom and check what cab files are included in it. Anything else on your phone is either part of the ROM or installed by you later.
There's one method of unlocking/unhiding here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283750 or if you know the ROM version the extended ROM contents may already be listed here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtendedRoms
You can also modify your extended ROM (but I can't find the tutorial at the moment) , and there are also many links to cab files for the Cingular settings.
The only problem with researching for this info is that it'll open your eyes to the many possibilities the Hermes has and you may get hooked on WM6 and upgrading
madmatt079 said:
Guys, I'm not looking to incite an arguement, but I know this is not the case.
For instance, when I did a hard reset then a soft reset before the customization began I didn't have a bunch of applications, such as: ClearVue PDF, Download Agent, Voice Speed Dial, SIM Manager, Zip, and a few others.
Now, that is only if I recall correctly, but I am fairly certain that at least a few of those were in fact missing. I also didn't have the Cingular theme.
As I previously said, I have not and do not want to use an unofficially released ROM.
I have a colleague that has the MDA (T-Mobile) and he told me about this process. However, he could only provide me with information related to the MDA.
austinsync: Could you please point me in the direction of the settings CAB or the settings for MMS/data/etc. for the 8525?
Thanks everyone for reading and attempting to help/or helping. Thanks.
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I just upgraded to the latest officially released ROM from HTC and AT&T (http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html).
And now there is even more bloat, such as AT&T Music and an animated startup.
We know, that is why many of us here use ROMs from the kitchen. That is where the bloat is removed. From PDA to high-end PC when it comes from the factory it will have bloatware installed.
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I just upgraded to the latest officially released ROM from HTC and AT&T (http://www.america .htc.com/support/8525 /software-downloads.html ).
And now there is even more bloat, such as AT&T Music and an animated startup.
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Wow...you catch on quick.
I suggest you try reading more.
Btw, you don't have to manually enter yout txt and voicemail settings..just go to "phone" "services" and "get settings" and that may not even be required, and its really simple to enter your data settings manually...but that would require reading also.
madmatt079 said:
I just upgraded to the latest officially released ROM from HTC and AT&T (http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html).
And now there is even more bloat, such as AT&T Music and an animated startup.
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Gee, ya think? That's why we keep repeating ourselves by telling you to update to one of the cooked ROMS here, since they're as basic as they come and you can add whatever CABs, or as you say "bloat", to your own personal liking. *sigh*
It sounds like a little confusion is happening. I see where the guy (girl?) is coming from. when you run the .exe file from HTC's website, it installs a basic image. When the device reboots, a "Batch file" runs that goes through a bunch of pre-loaded cabs installing a lot of extra apps (bloat). What madmatt079 did in the past was, right before the device says "customizing your phone" he/she hit the soft reset. This interupted the "batch file" prohibiting the cabs from being installed. Though the cabs were sitting in the wings waiting, they were never executed resulting in less "icons" on the screens. But, this also keeps some of the cingular specific settings from taking hold.
I understand his un-willingness to install a baked ROM. Doing it his soft-reset way gives him a warm fuzzy when it comes to keeping the phone stock, but not really stock you know. I think the correct answer here is the search feature. Either that, or let the ROM go all the way through, wirte your setting down on paper, then redo the ROM and stop it mid stream. The stuff will be there, just not fully installed.
Good luck with it.
madmatt079 said:
I just upgraded to the latest officially released ROM from HTC and AT&T (http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html).
And now there is even more bloat, such as AT&T Music and an animated startup.
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As it has been stated...the bloat is in the ROM...not the extended rom that runs after a hard resest.
here are the contents of the extended ROM:
LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Extended_ROM\C_Cingular_GoodEmail_081606.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\C_getmail.htc8525.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\C_HSDPA_Wirelss_Modem_Stall.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\C_GetTeleNav.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MT_PC_Hermes_PTT_REG_070129.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_PIE_Default.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ShortString_Keypad_XML.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\SMS_Setting_07Jun06.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\SPM_Fix_ITS#2990.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_XpressMail_launchCamera.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ppcquickstart_QVGA.PPC_Draft_11-17.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ST_Audio216Patch_20070409.CAB
None of these include the "music bloat" or start up screen.
One of the biggest advanatages of "Cooked Roms" is the stripping of the bloat. This is why cooked roms run faster and appear to be much more stable.
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It sounds like a little confusion is happening. I see where the guy (girl?) is coming from. when you run the .exe file from HTC's website, it installs a basic image. When the device reboots, a "Batch file" runs that goes through a bunch of pre-loaded cabs installing a lot of extra apps (bloat). What madmatt079 did in the past was, right before the device says "customizing your phone" he/she hit the soft reset. This interupted the "batch file" prohibiting the cabs from being installed. Though the cabs were sitting in the wings waiting, they were never executed resulting in less "icons" on the screens. But, this also keeps some of the cingular specific settings from taking hold.
I understand his un-willingness to install a baked ROM. Doing it his soft-reset way gives him a warm fuzzy when it comes to keeping the phone stock, but not really stock you know. I think the correct answer here is the search feature. Either that, or let the ROM go all the way through, wirte your setting down on paper, then redo the ROM and stop it mid stream. The stuff will be there, just not fully installed.
Good luck with it.
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Yeah, I figured that, and he's super lucky he didn't brick the phone. I had that happen to me doing what he did. Thankfully it was under warrenty and a new one was shipped a few days later.
I'm not going to comment on any one post in particular. However, there is no need to tell me to “try reading more”. This site is here for a purpose. Forgive me for not being an expert. That is exactly why I am here, so I can learn from the best.
As for those of you who have attempted to help me and offer me a starting point, thank you.
I now see what you are talking about regarding the soft resets and that the bloat is in fact included in the ROM (rofin44: I test upgrades against a second 8525 that is not on contract, but I need a stable build and that's why I usually go with official releases).
So instead of asking for more information on how to, I’d like to know which ROM you recommend for the Cingular 8525; preferably a basic ROM with no additional software but easy to install the settings needed from the Extended ROM. If that makes sense?
Thank you again.
Kaiser Rom
madmatt079 said:
Good afternoon, everyone. I am sure this have been covered before.
I own a Cingular 8525 and I am using the latest official release. I understand a new ROM will be released shortly and I'd like to know how to install the ROM without all the bloat that Cingular builds into it.
However, I need the custom settings, such as the settings for GPRS (I utilize Push) and other Cingular settings (such as TXT settings and voicemail) that are needed.
From what I gather you can soft reset before the custom installation, but that's where I need to know what to do to get the settings in place. I imagine from what I've read that this is easy but I can't find how others have done it.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I'd like to be able to print any help for future reference.
Thank you in advance.
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Please. You can send me this Rom, because I am with Kaiser locked in the screen three-colored and necessary of Rom Original that is same yours. Thank you very much.
[email protected]
hmm
I honestly can not understand why you don't want to go to 'unofficial' release. The unofficial releases of 6.1 these days are just way better than the official ones. If you really want a semi official one you might want to try vp3g's ROM, however I am more than happy with CRC's.
My hermes only has 64 mb of RAM and 128 of ROM, I need the least amount of stuff in it yet I want stable so I can use it for my bizo. I have no need to have live search, as I don't live in the US, so I have a win win situation there.
Carriers make a good OS bad!
I would say CRC's v11.2 (v12.4 is faster, but there's glitches)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387990
If you want a faster phone at the cost of some ram, I would say put the pagepoll up to 8megs, ill stick the program for doing it onto the post.
Hey guys, I just sold my wizard and bought a 8525. It seems that on my MDA there was this thing called an Extended Rom that I really never found much out about and left it alone and upgraded to Windows Mobile 6 without the Extended Rom. What I am wondering is if my new 8525 will also have this extended rom, and will it do me any good? It will be from ATT but I am using it on a Tmobile network, so I don't need any of that ATT stuff, I also plan on flashing it with a WM6 rom after SIM and CID unlocking through the program available here. Any suggestions or help?
Hi johnny13oi - welcome to the exciting world of Hermes.
I don't know much about Wizard, but extrom on Hermes is just some more storage space. You can unlock it and use it as a place to install (some) programs, store information etc. You unlock it with a number of utilities (I use Schaps Advanced Config v1.1 - which you can download from the forums).
Some of the exceptional ROM cooks on this forum have managed to include the extrom into the overall device storage so it doesn't appear as anything separate and just appears to be part of your main storage.
No doubt some of the more technical folk who frequent this place will give you some more detailed information.
There's a heap of information on everything to do with Hermes in these forums so have a good read through the various topics and posts and find out what amazing things you can do with these little devices.
Good luck!
Oh wow thanks for the whole write up. I think on the Wizard, or Tmobile MDA atleast, the extrom was locked and any sort of flashing that touched that part caused the phone to become bricked?
Johnny,
Welcome to XDA. I would suggest you spend some time reading the wiki and stickies on here to get a general heads-up of what's what on the Hermes.
CR1960 is partially right; the extended rom can be unhidden and unlocked to give you some more storage space; however care is needed here.
On the standard roms (eg WM5) the extended rom is where a lot of system cab files are kept. Also, if I recall correctly, you can't write to the extended rom if the file is not properly signed. if I recall correctly also there is a utility to get round this.
On cooked WM6 roms the extended rom is used for a variety of things. Again, if I recall correctly,Schaps, for example, who is a well known rom cooker on here, keeps his autoconfig utility and other configurable items in here on some of his roms.
Spend some time reading and listening and you will soon get the gist of it all.
Good luck.
WB
If I were to flash roms to the hermes, would I have to do anything with the extended rom at all? Or will it do it all on its own.
johnny13oi said:
If I were to flash roms to the hermes, would I have to do anything with the extended rom at all? Or will it do it all on its own.
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It is included in the roms. Schaps, Vp3g, and all the other hardcore rom cookers make it so that you have a very streamlined rom (all the extra crap out of the ext rom) with lots of storage.
I would not recommend messing with the ext rom unless you know what you are doing. Hell, I've only begun to tinker with it and if I do flash it to my phone I would be sweating bullets the whole time! On the other hand I have no problem flashing trusted rom builds or tearing a windows.nb apart!
I think if you flashed any of the cooked roms around here you would not even have to worry about the ext rom. You'll have lots of storage space and all the good stuff you need!
Hi,
I'm trying to get my head round all these new apps/roms/kitchens/cabs/ovens kettles and toasters etc, and I've spent hours trawling through threads and it's as clear as mud. I've looked at the wiki also.
Please tell me in lamens with pictures or a video what I need to do to for my specific Vod. TP:
1) improve performance of my Voda. Touch Pro &
2) install the Black HTC theme.
tbh I'm cautious of screwing my tp up so would appreciate the simplest route to achieve 1 & 2 above.
- Great forum but for people like me it's spaghetti linked nightmare. - One link answers the question but that inevitably leads to more questions.....well for me anyway
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Rom. 1.90.161.5
Rdt. 09/03/08
Radio. 1.02.25.19
Prot. 52.33.25.17u
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I hear you... I am not all together that much of a techie...
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RUN THE HARD SPL - FOR ME WITH MY VFUK TOUCH PRO IT WOULDN’T RUN UNTIL I INSTALLED MICROSOFT .NET CF3.5
Once this is installed you will be able to run the SPL ie "RaphaelHardSPL" - make sure your battery is fully charged and that you follow the instructions... when this is done I recommend you install the very excellent ROM by QSQA "PROven_ROM_WWE_20757_1.03_CVSD". He does have a newer version but I have not tested it as yet and subsequently not in a position to recommend it.
Hope this helps,
Rgs,
J
[email protected] said:
I hear you... I am not all together that much of a techie...
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RUN THE HARD SPL - FOR ME WITH MY VFUK TOUCH PRO IT WOULDN’T RUN UNTIL I INSTALLED MICROSOFT .NET CF3.5
Once this is installed you will be able to run the SPL ie "RaphaelHardSPL" - make sure your battery is fully charged and that you follow the instructions... when this is done I recommend you install the very excellent ROM by QSQA "PROven_ROM_WWE_20757_1.03_CVSD". He does have a newer version but I have not tested it as yet and subsequently not in a position to recommend it.
Hope this helps,
Rgs,
J
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Thanks, does this remove my contacts list/camera pics etc?
A few times now my Tpro has froze and displays a white/grey fuzzyness is this a known issue? My unit is 3 days old and is running all standard...
@gjc10212 - Yes it will... unless you don't care, always make sure you backup/sync any contacts, files, photos, etc before flashing a new ROM onto your phone.
NOTE: Just flashing the HardSPL will *NOT* delete everything on your phone BUT if you flash a new ROM, the process will completely wipe everything on your phone. You will need to re-configure any email sync'ing, re-sync your contacts, files, music, photos, re-install any of your programs... everything.
I suggest you read this thread as it has very good information about flashing, etc: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448008
I don't know about the "freezing and/or white/grey fuzzyness" as I have never had that problem.
gjc10212 said:
Thanks, does this remove my contacts list/camera pics etc?
A few times now my Tpro has froze and displays a white/grey fuzzyness is this a known issue? My unit is 3 days old and is running all standard...
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Hey,
As GTRoberts says, you will have to re-setup your device - but so what! you will effectivly have a brand new device - a much better one that the standard VF.
Again like GT I have not had any issues with the white/grey fuzzyness.
Rgs,
J
Hi all, as you can tell by the title, I am a newbie to not only this site but also to Android & Linux too!
A little bit of a bio on what I've done so far (a bit long so please bear with me!)
I've had my HTC Desire (about 6 different handsets at last count) for just over a month, and as I have problems with the standard Orange HTC software, I read up and successfully rooted my handset, since this I have had no problems with the handset what so ever, and wont ever go back to Orange based software!
Now I have read up about 'cooking' my own ROM's, and spent some time on android.modaco.com, but I dont have the spare cash to pay for the online kitchen, and with a lot of research I stumbled upon this site (great site & info by the way!!!) so I followed the post on how to set up Ubuntu in VirtualBox (until the Java error and it needing root access or something) but anyway, I then saw the post about Cygwin and how to set up the kitchen and I did 'cook' a ROM, it was bassed on Pirate Rum's Android 2.2 ROM, so I run this through and added a few extra's but when it was burnt onto my handset and it rebooted, it did not work, the screen came up as normal, but I think I left out a launcher as I couldnt get to a home screen, no problem I thought so I then downloaded the 'PB99IMG_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.zip' ROM from the list of sites in the post about Cygwin, and precoded to modify this to my liking, also adding the Apps2SD package, all seemed to go well until the install was complete and it just got stuck in the loop of rebooting, getting the white HTC screen with the annoying tone and rebooting again.
It was like when I first rooted my handset and didnt partition the SD card & set it up per the guide on how to partition the card (512MB EXT2, the rest FAT32) etc... but anyway, I couldnt recover the handset properly, so I had to do the rooting procedure all over again, with goldcard, then set up Apps2SD, partition SD card before I could install ROM Manager to restore my phone to fully working order!
Please can you help a noob to be able to successfully 'cook' and burn my own ROM onto my handset please, as I am really eager to complete this so I can add new skills to my repertoire
Thanks in advance for your patience, help & advice and again, sorry for the mammoth post!
TIA, Arty.
Hi Arty,
Welcome to xda-developers. It seems you've already read up alot on android. Still I would advice you to read the top sticky posts, as they contain ALOT of useful info on "cooking" and android rom.
Oh, and try to refrain from creating new topics with every question you have. I know this is your first, but I'm just making sure you're going to be a good member.
Advice needed!
Thanks for the welcome NeoS2007!
I have managed to custom a few ROMS, but these have been ROMS that others have cooked and I would like a blank canvas so to speak!
The other day I did download a stock Android 2.2 ROM, but I think it was for the N1 or something because after waiting ALL FLIPPING DAY for it to download(guess the guys site speed was really pants) I flashed it onto my Desire but it didnt work, just was stuck on the white HTC screen for about half hour before I accepted it would not work!
I have also tried to use different boot animations (how DO you make these yourself?) made by others and use that on a ROM I have been fond of, but that dont work either
Also, how is it possible to make your own backdrop wallpapers for Android to add to your cooked ROM?
In short, the topics I need help with are:
*** Where to get an un-modded Android 2.2 ROM from that works on the Desire?
*** How to make your own custom boot animations?
*** How to make & add your own wallpaper to add to your cooked ROM?
Thanks in advance for your help, time & replies, I hope I can get the answers to the questions I have asked here!
Arty.