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Hello everybody
I have been reading on this forum for some time now, and I understand the update process, including unlocking, its all great.
However, Im at a loss - I have no idea what I have to gain from upgrading my ROM.
I currently have an untouched T-Mobile Vario II with bootloader 1.04, hardware vesion (?) 634.
My friend has just recieved his Vario II, v646.
Everyones talking about using ROMs from other providers, but I've yet to read anything substantial about whats to be gained from switching or upgrading ROMs.
What CAN actually be changed by changing ROMs? For example, T-Mobile have been kind enough to bundle my device with a free registered version of 'Spb GPRS Monitor' - it monitors GPRS/3G and battery power, plus providing a useful bar on the today screen. it's very useful and I wouldn't want to lose it should I decide to gamble on a ROM update that provides nothing nearly as useful.
I have identified several short comings of my devide, not the least of which is the fact that it intermittantly skips every 30+ seconds when playing music through my stereo bluetooth earphones. I imagine that some kind of update will be required to fix this, as it seems to be a problem for only certain version of the device - the Vario II being the obvious.
I have also decided that I would like to try other graphic themes. Before I have a go at making my own I thought it might be nice to try some existing ones...
There are lots of hardware/radio versions published, but unless I've missed it theres very little talk about what the ROMs provide.
Cheers very much for all your help thus far, and in advance for anything else you might be able to help me with!
lets make this a simple one.. if you are happy with the device the way it is then there is nothing to change... kinda like the old saying, "If it aint broke then dont fix it"
If there are things you are looking to change then maybe post your problems here and we can tell you if you would benefit from changing roms!
I have the universal and purchased the hermes for size and HSDPA / UMTS improvements.
The universal was upgraded and hacked many times.
However, I cant see an upgrade rom hack that is available at all here for the hermes yet.
Can anybody confirm a WWE 3.x Rom upgrade being available? Mine is Imate, but I am not particularly loyal in any way, but would like more reliable Push Email, and the speed improvements that occur with 3.x
To the moderator, you cant really say if it aint broke dont fix it, cause quite often, you dont know if it is broken until you start to fix something, and you dont know if something is faster, better, more efficient, more effective, or provides improvements in functionality until a question is asked.
Its a bit like me taking my car to a mechanic, they always ask if everything is fine, it always is, but they always call me up and tell me that this isnt working, this needs fixing, and this is about to broke... You can triple the cost if you would like us to fix it.
You didnt know until somebody points out the improvements and benefits.
So, I would like the initial question answered as well, if somebody is prepared to give an explanation and some guidance.
Here's some upgrading facts for you:
There is no AKU 3.x ROM available for the Hermes yet.
Due to a new encryption strategy, ROMS take 25 minutes to flash. Any interruptions during this time may brick your device.
Also due to the above encryption strategy, we are not yet able to cook our own custom ROMS for the Hermes.
Boot Loader v1.04 which shipped with most of the early ROMs contains a bug which allows easy bypassing of CID lock. However subsequent bootloaders fix this problem and will CID lock you to your original vendor. The only crossgrade solution is to first downgrade to a BL1.04 version of your vendor's ROM then exploit the bug to load another. Device owners without a 1.04BL version of their ROM have consequently been unable to crossgrade/unlock their Hermes.
There is a bootleg solution that will flash BL1.04 on any Hermes while leaving the rest of the ROM untouched. However, it isn't available here. In fact the original owner of it's copyrighted code actively pursues anybody who posts this solution on the internet. Consequently, it's worldwide availability is constantly changing
There is a CID/SIM unlock solution by pof that is posted here which works with the 1.04 Bootloader only
The more current ROMS for the DoPod, TyTN and 8525 contain measured performance improvements
The most current radio rom (v1.20) improves battery performance
Most of the newer roms fix a media player audio stutter bug
Getting a combination of the most current radio ROM and the most current device ROM involves 40-60 minutes of flashing time and the use of the bootleg BL1.04 solution described above.
HTH!
Thanks sleuth255 for taking the time to answer comprehensively.
I am really only interested in upgrading to 3.x and will wait and see how things transpire. There was major benefits to the universal upgrade to 3.x however, the hermes doesnt appear to suffer the speed issues of the universal and I am so far very happy with the device.
jubbbird said:
Hello everybody
I have identified several short comings of my devide, not the least of which is the fact that it intermittantly skips every 30+ seconds when playing music through my stereo bluetooth earphones. I imagine that some kind of update will be required to fix this, as it seems to be a problem for only certain version of the device - the Vario II being the obvious.
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I tested all the WWE ROM here (not the one with 1.09 bootloader, because since today is a one way only road, no way to flash back the original ROM)
About music skip: not sure if upgrade will solve it (since today) but there is a good patch here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284974
Other well known problems (lost storage card in windows media player, overnight and in-call freeze, poor efficiency (short battery life in UMTS coverage, slow performances if compared to processor speed promise, ...) are still unsolved
I will suggest: play if you want, but having in mind that HERMES ROM flashing today is just for play, have a look, testing, not for really solving anything
Supercid ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282073 ) your device to play with ROMs, now, because you have the 1.04 bootloader version. Once SUPERCIDed you can play with all ROM
Well thats my primary issue at the moment and it sounds a lot like your fix may work for me.
I am using an original ROM im guessing, with bootloader 1.04 so all the doors are open for me. I'm in nor rush, strictly speaking, because I love this device and it generally works wonders for me. I listen to music for long periods of time once in a while (long car journeys alone with my SE ds970 - plugs the ears well providing awsome noise removal from external sources, can't even hear the engine on my crappy Vauxhall Corsa with those in...) but it is during those periods that I suffer with the skipping. fixing it will be wonderful.
I have a question about your fix though, but I worry that having read the first few pages of your other thread, and the last few, I may have missed the answer so I apologise if I'm asking questions you have already answered - but I remember reading the original thread a while ago from the guy who discovered the Task Manager app that fixed the issue and he mentioned that because the software seems to prevent any CPU speed scaling (not sure if thats actually what its doing) he observed that CPU battery consumption while running that specific app + audio decreased noticably. Is this still an issue with your patch? I plan to purchase a working in-car power adapter so it won't really be a problem, but im curious
I'm gonna take my time with regards to ROM upgrades because as has been mentioned above - I have only a few issues which after reading this thread now seem to be standing issues which won't be fixed whatever I decide to do right now. Ultimately, I have the stuff I detailed above adn thus far no steadfast information about which ROMs are good for what. I don't even know anything about this 3.x business noted above...
What I'd like to know now, before I try your fix, is - if i were to install a TyTn ROM (which right now Im assuming is an original HTC TyTn ROM as oposed to a yet-to-be-released T-Mobile ROM...?) will that effectively brand it back to HTC, wipe the onboard flash, give me the original TyTn green theme, remove all the software and settings T-Mobile gave me (they were kind enough to give me a licensed copy of Spb GPRS Monitor which is quite an advantage for me - my friend has a more recent T-Mobile Vario II and they seem to have retracted the offer ... ) and leave me at square one with any fixes/improvements/new-issues that ROM provides?
I also seem to remember reading that because as yet T-Mobile have not released an original ROM, changing now is a one way trip.
I think what I need is for someone to set me in the right direction from the perspective of a early Vario II user. I really enjoy my gadgets, and the best thing about them is "fixing things that aint broke" I love upgrading and trying to squeeze it for all its worth. Better yet, updating my device and gloating to those who have no idea what that means! It's all good...
Anyway, cheers very much for your help thus far - greatly appreciated.
What rom is the best for Startrek?
*Quality of communication
*Stability
*Operating time from the battery
*Speed
*Additional software
I just installed the latest Cingular test rom (posted here somewhere). It's definitely more stable and includes a few extra things that weren't in the old Cingular ROM, but it also took more memory (left with about 5-6mb less) and battery seems to die faster.
I think getting rid of the bugs in the old version as opposed to the battery/less memory issues in this one is a good trade-off overall though.
I am a european user who suffers from the problem where calls will appear as missed calls when I answer them. Does anyone else who had this problem know of a rom which fixes it? Havent used my strtrk in a long time but I thought I might buy a new battery and give it a try with the roms which are out now.
So, i got my XV6850/Pro today as a replacement for my XV6800 with the stupid screen issues. Nonetheless, what im trying to figure out is does this phone really have awful memory leaks? and do the custom cooked roms fix this? because i initially started my phone off using like... 70something % ram and now im at like 86% with no applications even open.
Looks like a memory leak, main question is... is this problem fixed and in which ROMs?
I also read the wiki and it said that the tools for flashing the Raphael are only for the GSM?! Where can i find CDMA tools for flashing my phone?
I would recommend a hard reset and see if that clears any memory issues. Mine stays in the 35% range running ActiveSync, IM app, and basic phone features. 70% & up with nothing running is ridiculous.
even if im running the verizon version?
weiiird...
I have the alltel touch pro stock rom and run the tp2 manilla, fingersuite, sensor scroll, active sync, and gyrator and still have yet to pass 50%. I know that Verizon crippled the memory but i dont think they did it enough where it would affect your phone like that. Maybe take it to the verizon store and ask them about it.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=64225
Good information for CDMA TP
Did either MR2 or the latest BAMF fix whatever was causing the Gingerbread related bricking that started last month?
Same questions
I'm wondering the same thing, I haven't heard a lot about gingerbread related bricking lately, I'd like to try one of the new gingerbread / sense 3.0 roms, but I don't want to risk bricking
+1, wanting to move to GB for Skype Mobile and Netflix support. I don't think there was ever any concrete evidence as to what specifically was causing the bricking, so I'd say until an official GB update hits, it's difficult to say that the threat is completely gone, however, I'd lean heavily toward thinking the "beta" leaked MR2 radios may have played part in the problem. Since there's an official MR2 radio out now, I'm getting braver and feeling more safe about trying out GB on my Bolt.
My main concern is I bought my Bolt used, so I can't run to VZW and say I dropped it in the pool if/when I brick it
Yeah, there's no real answer as to why the bricks were happening, but they seem to have been related in some way to that first leaked GB radio. The leaked MR2, MR2.5 and the OTA MR2 are all not bricking phones any more than the stock radio, so you shouldn't need to worry too much about that.
If your phone is going to brick, it will brick no matter what you do. Bricks have happened to stock unrooted users too. IMO its not the radio but a flaw in the hardware - processor, or user FUBAR. Careful too of overclocking. It works fine for some bolts, others just don't like it. It's almost like these things are snowflakes, no two are the same.
courtesy of my rooted bolt
Aye. I'm probably going to flash Das BAMF 2.1 tomorrow. I'd do it tonight, but I need to charge the Bolt, it's pretty low, and it'll take longer to charge my extended battery to full than I'll be awake yet tonight
the bricking was hardware and nothing but hardware so please stop trying to start the rumor it was the bamf rom,why do I say that because it was you first statement, not gingetbread but bamf get a grip
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satseaker said:
the bricking was hardware and nothing but hardware so please stop trying to start the rumor it was the bamf rom,why do I say that because it was you first statement, not gingetbread but bamf get a grip
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This is 100% correct. The dev's who were investigating the bricks have determined that it was likely a hardware malfunction, because NOT ONLY were there bricks from the people with the GB radio, but also with older radios, and some who weren't even rooted.
The GB had nothing to do with it.
eMMC failure of sorts, not BAMF caused bricking. I remember when everyone was like "well the only people bricking are on BAMF," then someone on gingeritis bricked and everyone **** their pants
The GB had nothing to do with it.
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Not necessarily.. one of the theories was that the alpha GB radio was causing more writes to the eMMC than it was supposed to, which was causing early eMMC failure.. yes stock TB's bricked as well, but that could have been something else writing to eMMC. Not like we'll ever know anyways, pure speculation.
I "flashed" the stock ICS leak 3.11.605.22 and it worked awesome for like 2 weeks. Today I restarted the phone and it never came back on, it never booted up no matter what I did. I now have the replacement rezound and want ICS again, was this just a freak accident or did the RUU mess up?
Did you try a different battery? Id say the ruu had zero to do with it.
I certainly will not flash the leak on my phone. Its working too perfect to risk messing with uncertainties.
Personally, with all the reports of bad devices I would just wait a week or so to make sure your new phone doesn't have any issues before flashing anything.
I really wonder how many people blame the leak for bad phones. Seems like HTC had bad quality control when it came to the rezound. I feel lucky to have had no problems with my phone after reading all the reports of returns and heating issues.
I have had the ICS leaked RUU on my phone since the day it came out and have not had the first problem with it. The RUU didn't mess your phone up, a dead or faulty battery probably did.
It wasn't the battery, the Verizon rep tried a new one and he also tried both batterys in the new phone and they worked fine in the new phone.
The phone that messed up, I had for about 3 weeks or so with no problems. Then I used the RUU and it worked flawlessly for about 2 weeks, then BAM! now I have a brick.
since flashing the RUU i have radio issues galore. data just stops working. sometimes on wifi, sometimes on 3g, whatever.
tspderek said:
since flashing the RUU i have radio issues galore. data just stops working. sometimes on wifi, sometimes on 3g, whatever.
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See I never had problems with the RUU itself. The radio worked tons better than it did before the RUU.
Now my new rezound won't read my sd card. I tried reformatting still doesn't read it.
For those of you who have flashed the RUU and are having problems, try flashing it a second time.
I paid particularly close attention during the flashing process and hand verified the versions of subsystem I could after the update. It turned out that the first flash only applied the hboot, kernel/boot, and a few minor systems successfully. After a second flash, everything applied correctly.
For instance, a number of people reported that the radio versions didn't change from the update, when in fact the radio changed significantly (currently running @ 1.22.10.0310r, 1.22.10.0308r).
After the update, I've found my battery life is significantly better than the GB kernels (I used BAMFs modified, Incredikernel and the Stock OTA). My reception is noticeably better, but I can't give a qualitative judgement other than that. And, most importantly, the phone is easily 100% more responsive. I used the stock OTA and BAMF 1.0.2 on and off for a while and unless I repeatedly killed background tasks my home screen (ADW Launcher EX) would stutter and lag, games would periodically slow down, web browsing would periodically freeze, etc. Now, my phone consistently has 300MB of RAM free (before it was usually less than 100MB). The leaked RUU is the best thing to have happened to the Rezound so far.
Note: despite my complaints above, my phone was always more usable than my OG Droid and my wife's dinc2, I'm just giving a comparative description.