I'm about to get an 8525. What are some recommended ROMS? I'm interested in getting that slide to unlock feature, and the Cube thing. These are the only 2 that I know. Are there any other ROMS I would probably enjoy? I also want a ROM that can support 4gb.
How about fixes/enhancements to the 8525? I have heard of a fix so that every time you close an app, the app exits and closes, rather than having it run in the memory.
Like I said, I'm new to this, so I'm just asking for some recommendations/advice from experienced users. Just point me in the right direction. Thanks.
i will give a piece of advise everyone tells newbies, read the wiki, read the stickies. no one here is going to spoonfeed you. as for rom recommendations, there is NO "best rom". everyone has their own preferences. just search for any thread asking for rom recommendations and you will see that each and everyone of them have many, many different responses. for the cube, you dont have to get a rom with one built in, you can always install it. here's a link from the wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Cube
for closing programs......there a tons and tons of apps that will do that for you. htc x-button, magic button, quickmenu, etc. the list just goes on.
i was in your position probably about 6 months ago....
check out these links, they will tell you everything you need to know:
general overview
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/
ROM options:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320370
the ROM that i chose for my 8525:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342168
fyi, those are good recommendation options...but keep in mind that the "ROM" Option thread post #1 has not been updated since 1/28/08. There has been many new cooked roms since then!
Hey thanks a lot aga080 and galaxys! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! That's all I was looking for.
And LOL!!! "no one here is going to spoonfeed you" umm yea.. whatever.
Like I said, I just needed to be pointed in the right direction.
Just remember to Hard SPL your Hermes first. Its written all over the forum BUT people STILL dont seem to do it... Welcome to the Craze...... And remember, when all friends and your loved ones shun you because you are forever flashing/upgrading, We'll still be here......... Scary, huh... Cheers..
hello everyone...
neojammer, right now I'm in the same position you were, so this tips are helping me a lot!!! And I think that "forever flashing/upgrading" thing is written for me, hahhahah lol!
so thanks everyone for sharing!!
keep it up!
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hello everyone... neojammer, right now I'm in the same position you were, so this tips are helping me a lot!!! And I think that "forever flashing/upgrading" thing is written for me, hahhahah lol! so thanks everyone for sharing!!keep it up!
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Welcome to the forum...Happy Flashing!!
Related
Hello All,
I was directed to this site by my "Verizon guy". I have a new xv6800. Dudes/dudettes, this phone is awesome. I was told that you could upgrade to different software and the phone would actually close apps, use less battery, have louder soundes, etc. I was told to look fo Dutty's Rom, but I guess this doesn't exist for this phone yet. I was wondering a few things. One could someone spend the time to "hold my hand" and walk me through upgrading...two reasons. One I don't want to kill my phone and two from reading other posts, it seems like you all are very knowledgeable. I may be able to offer money if this would motivate someone. (I know it may take time and effort). I have been using google and other threads to try and install bootloaders, etc but with no luck. I hope that someone is willing to help. This thread would also become a good step-by-step guide for all noobs.
Thank You All in Advance
Stan
swanley007 said:
Hello All,
I hope that someone is willing to help. This thread would also become a good step-by-step guide for all noobs.
Thank You All in Advance
Stan
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Here are your instructions:
1. Look at the top of this page and click "Titan Upgrading etc"
2. Click on the very first thread that says "NEED HELP??? NEW??? Read the XDA-Wiki for the Titan before posting"
That's it.
swanley007 said:
Hello All,
I was directed to this site by my "Verizon guy". I have a new xv6800. Dudes/dudettes, this phone is awesome. I was told that you could upgrade to different software and the phone would actually close apps, use less battery, have louder soundes, etc. I was told to look fo Dutty's Rom, but I guess this doesn't exist for this phone yet. I was wondering a few things. One could someone spend the time to "hold my hand" and walk me through upgrading...two reasons. One I don't want to kill my phone and two from reading other posts, it seems like you all are very knowledgeable. I may be able to offer money if this would motivate someone. (I know it may take time and effort). I have been using google and other threads to try and install bootloaders, etc but with no luck. I hope that someone is willing to help. This thread would also become a good step-by-step guide for all noobs.
Thank You All in Advance
Stan
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I am new myself with the Verizon 6800 and just completed it so I know how you feel. The info the senior member posted is very helpful and it does take a minute to figure where you are going...pm me and i will be glad to share with you...blind leading the blind...hey but now I can see....I'm updated
parcou said:
I am new myself with the Verizon 6800 and just completed it so I know how you feel. The info the senior member posted is very helpful and it does take a minute to figure where you are going...pm me and i will be glad to share with you...blind leading the blind...hey but now I can see....I'm updated
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Without the fundamental knowledge you will tank your phone. The questions you ask before you read are on a different level than those after you finish the wiki.
You may have a slightly different situation that may not be correctly answered by the first person that responds to your thread.
Read and then ask and we will be there for you.
Raphael TF3D with QuartzHD contacts tab. This is the CFC version thanks to Chainfire.
No screenshots, no time.
For users, download the cab, disable TF3D, install cab, enable TF3D.
For cookers, you know what to do EDIT: There were some keys missing on the registry for starting up TF3D, eras2r provided a fix here. Thanks eras2r!
For themers, hopefully this would be an easy one for you.
If you want to have the stocks tab, get the stocks patch cab and overwrite.
Download link for CAB here.
Download link for OEM here.
EDIT: There are others asking me where is the stocks patch, its here.
I admire the cooks of today that can last holding their fuse. I hope you can at least say thanks to the time and knowledge they spent for hours and hours. I'm not talking about donation, but really, even "thank you's" is even hard to go by nowadays.
This is my last contribution to the community, and now I retire as a cook. I hope you find it useful.
I started my cooking because of this post and it will end with it:
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE JOURNEY THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
XDA-Devs is about developers & hackers helping each other and working together to get the most out of our devices by understanding them better than most.
XDA-Devs is not about helping everyone who wants a "Kewl bit of kit" make their phone better than the guy next to him.
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nuff said.
Thank you PFC, and I wish you all the best in both your personal and professional life.
Thnks man,
Too bad you quit....but as a cook I know what you mean... it takes a lot of time, testing, flashing and frustration...money is not necessary (just a big sign of apprecciation) in my opinion but people saying thanks is the least you can expect after all the spend hours...
Many thanks for all your contribution on this forum.
We are losing a great asset now
Greetz Merten
Thanks for all your contributions and I know you'll be back, it's too addicting! Here's to a well deserved, nice long, vacation. =)
Thank you very much my friend. This is actually better than the cab file I requested earlier. You are truly an asset to the community.
Thanks again.
Dan.
Thanks for your contribution pfc. I read the link and would like to let you know that I am concerned the way the experienced people feel nowadays. I am far away from cooking or as a matter of fact developing any application, however, I enjoy flashing and learning new things from this website. I am sure I would never contribute since technology is growing much faster than I could catchup.
I have donated as well as thanked many a times. I guess, I am getting the signal from lots of senior members and moderators lately that they are already frustrated beyond their threshold. Hopefully, things does not turn bad for noobs like me in the future.
I am grateful to every contributor on this website. Hats off to you guys, without you guys, I would not have even bought a Windows mobile phone.
Wish you luck for anything and everything you plan to do. (I know you would be back.............its very addictive)
pfcsabre said:
Raphael TF3D with QuartzHD contacts tab. This is the CFC version thanks to Chainfire.
No screenshots, no time.
For users, you can copy all of the files except for the .rgu and .dsm.
For cookers, you know what to do
For themers, hopefully this would be an easy one for you.
If you want to have the stocks tab, get the stocks patch cab and overwrite.
Download link here.
I admire the cooks of today that can last holding their fuse. I hope you can at least say thanks to the time and knowledge they spent for hours and hours. I'm not talking about donation, but really, even "thank you's" is even hard to go by nowadays.
This is my last contribution to the community, and now I retire as a cook. I hope you find it useful.
I started my cooking because of this post and it will end with it:
nuff said.
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I really hate to see you go. Youve always offered a hand any time I needed it. Ive been honored to call myself a cook among all of the chefs here in the raphael forum. As Ive said many times If you ever need anything you know where to find me. The best to you in all your future undertakings.
RR
Thanks for all of your work and dedication (including this last work of yours). Best of luck in all your endeavors.
Thank you.
Thank You
I really hate to see you go, your ROM's have always been rock solid. I wish you the best in whatever you do especially with your other hobby "photography".
Thank You for all you time and contributions. We were all noobs once and even as we ascend from what "we" consider to be a noob in the end we still generally know nothing compared to people like you and the other cooks/devs who do the true work. Thank you for all you have done.
pfcsabre said:
Raphael TF3D with QuartzHD contacts tab. This is the CFC version thanks to Chainfire.
No screenshots, no time.
For users, you can copy all of the files except for the .rgu and .dsm.
For cookers, you know what to do
For themers, hopefully this would be an easy one for you.
If you want to have the stocks tab, get the stocks patch cab and overwrite.
Download link here.
I admire the cooks of today that can last holding their fuse. I hope you can at least say thanks to the time and knowledge they spent for hours and hours. I'm not talking about donation, but really, even "thank you's" is even hard to go by nowadays.
This is my last contribution to the community, and now I retire as a cook. I hope you find it useful.
I started my cooking because of this post and it will end with it:
nuff said.
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hate to see you go....i learned a lot from your style of rom making.
good luck on what ever you do.
Bravo
Pfcsabre,
Sir I salute you, Bravo on your Rom's and contributions, thank you for making them, and I wish you all the best in all that you do.
Aaron
Noob here and wanted to say Salamat for everything you have done. Your work is great & highly appreciated.
So what kind of photography are you into and what kind of camera do you have? I just got the Nikon D90 and looking forward to taking classes...
Thnx
Thank You
Thank You Very Much for all your time and effort. Best of Luck for the future
updated with cab.. some are having problems copying the files
Thank you for the cab version, PFC. Just wondering, will I be able to uninstall the cab and return things to original state in case something goes wrong?
Thank you.
hmota78 said:
Thank you for the cab version, PFC. Just wondering, will I be able to uninstall the cab and return things to original state in case something goes wrong?
Thank you.
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yeeeeeeeeeees..!
Thank you for your prompt reply. I know these kind of questions must sound really silly to you, but I'm not really good with these things so I'd rather ask and look silly than not ask and screw something up
Thanks again
hmota78 said:
Thank you for your prompt reply. I know these kind of questions must sound really silly to you, but I'm not really good with these things so I'd rather ask and look silly than not ask and screw something up
Thanks again
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no worries
where is monx and where are all his fabulous roms?????
if there were any troubles, let's bring him back together. however we can do that...
mr.monx, could you please take the floor.
i'm going to also ask, that no one post anything until monx has said his part.
i just realized his threads are gone. what happenned?
Dear all valued friends,
I will no longer as a custom rom builder here (i prefer this word rather than cook/chef) but I will always be around as ur close friend. I will try my best to help anybody need my assistance in rom development or anything I can help. My future (ROMeOS² / ROMeOS³) will available to all listed in my sponsors list in my private site (monx dot info) [will be updated soon].
Thanks a lot for ur supports & xda-developers has nothing todo with this decision.
Best regards,
monx®omeos
That's sad I just discovered you and your wonderful roms .
Why did you also delete the threads by the way? You could leave the old Rom topics open?
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That's sad I just discovered you and your wonderful roms .
Why did you also delete the threads by the way? You could leave the old Rom topics open?
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Because it will bring more hopes & I dont want to disappoint anybody
this is truly the saddest day in raph rom developpement history. i wish you good luck and thank you for all the great roms you've released.
So, now Your ROM's will become a paid software? Donate to get a ROM?
@krogoth
no. nobody is forced to do so & it will be always as freeware. There are a lot of better ROM out there & even u can make it urself. A paid things will have a price. Mine is enough if u show a very tiny appreciation to my little effort.
It a kind of pointless of countless sleepless hours to serve someone who dont even need it.
mataempat said:
this is truly the saddest day in raph rom developpement history. i wish you good luck and thank you for all the great roms you've released.
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bro, i will provide future updates to all sponsors. it will be available at my site. I'm just want to be a normal member here with no pressure
Damn sad to hear .
Thank you for all the great (public) ROM-releases you brought to us / XDA in the past Monx, it was great being a ROMEOS user / fanboy!!!
[edit] Could you not just lock the threads instead of delete them? There was some handy info floating around that could be of use still.
Anyway, it's allready too late I guess [/edit]
WTF! What was happened here?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I'll miss your ROMs and thanks for all the effort monx.
where can i download the latest roms, and has someone backuped the infos anywhere?
tonight, a friend comes extra to me that i flash it for me,
he drives 600km one way...
hope there is anything till 5 PM....
what happened actually monx?i thot u are still in exciting of cooking ur WM6.5 rom?
p/sapehal pon time kasih bro..lulz
Really sad to hear you'll be leaving Monx.
Especially with the new 6.5 ROM you proved to be again ahead of the rest.
But why delete the threads?
Even though most input to a thread is typically provided by the topic starter/chef, I'd like to think we all put our collective knowledge into it.
To just delete all of that because someone decides to move on feels wrong.
You've got to be ****ting me...
Finally a stable 6.5 and your brain decides it needs a rest . Well you deserve it. You could always opt for a little more arrogance .Something like THIS IS MY ROM, enjoy. I will update WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT.... just an idea
No worries, I'll keep checkin your site. One question though, how do I report bugd, or is that the first arrogance part
tks a lot for all, and u hahe my comprension..
ciao, see u in your territory ^^
Thank you for all your efforts in xda-developers. Your roms was always the best out there for me. Thank you again. Wish you all the best!!
Thank you for your hard work, monx.
Ok, I hate being a newbie. God I hate being a newbie!
This is a rare problem on electronics forums... there is TOOO much information here!
I've never seen a forum like XDA before. I mean you guys are just freaking brilliant.
I've been into Pocket PCs and Phones for a while... but never into flashing ROMs.
Now with all the apps and tweaks out there, I'm just flooded with information.
I have a Sprint touch pro and after some weird mis-hap I had to hard-reset my phone.
So now I have a blank slate.
I've been doing ALOT of reading today. About 12 hours worth and I'm still left with a "DDDUUUUHHHHH" look on my face.
With SOO many ROMs out there I don't know what to choose.
I don't want a "light and fit" ROM. I LOVE features. I LOVE to show off all the "cool" stuff my phone can do to all the iPhone loving friends I have. I don't care so much about speed. I mean I want fast internet, and good video streaming. Other than that I've got no problem waiting an extra 500ms or whatever for a program to open. I just like having alot of STUFF.
Can any of you not so long ago newbs feel like telling what ROMs you chose and why?
Is there a better list of ROMs out there with a 3-5 sentence description all in one place? I've been to PPCGeeks looking at all the ROMs over there, but my god there's too many!
Thanks for the help guys.
-Jonathan
pm sent offering to chat it out on IM. seems like u have bunches of questions.
NFSFAN 110. Has WM6.5 and TF3D2. Has some apps installed, most ROMs come with the basics, you have to search the forums for everything else you want.
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this kind off question is not welcome here
it always ends in fighting
only way to see whats best for you is to get flashing.
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There will be no fighting with anyone in this forum, its only to vent your anger here. I will start.
I try to help people by reading through the forum but everyday real problems are over shadowed by people asking what is the best way to root their thunderbolt....every day that shortly followed by how much they searched for this subject when if you simply search on Google Thunderbolt+root method you will find you answer, if you can't find Google, do a Bing search on it or askjoe.com
Second why are all these new guys over clocking to 1.9 and expect their phone to be stable? Don't they read the forum of the kernel they flashed? Or just rush to general or q&a and post freezing problems. People you will get very good support if you post in the kernel you use or Rom your kernel came with the developers keep their eyes on that thread.
When did thunderbolt general become Verizon support if you have a network drop, don't make a thread for each city it is down in, call Verizon don't think every issue has to do with a radio or your kernel or your Rom.
If I helped you in any way please use the thank you button
aah - hahahaha!!! great idea for thread. how about the idiotic post like :
"down loading now... "
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My personal favorites (not in any particular order) :
1. Lol/Lmao;
2. What is the best ROM; and
3. Just rooted what now?
Arrgh!
"It works great for me / works for me, thanks" (in reply to a new update of something) (use the "thanks" button ffs)
"How do I install this? (install directions mentioned in the OP)"
"This alpha/beta/testing software sure is buggy / why is feature x broken in this? (broken issue mentioned in the OP for said software) (followed by vague description/no description of what is broken without a logcat by user asking question)"
"What's the best ROM / Rooting Method?"
"Help! I installed a non-root user RUU on top of my rooted phone"
"When will we get x / what is the eta for x?" (x = gingerbread|ics|next phone|new rom|etc)
Asking a question already answered in the stickied common questions / noob guide in the Q/A forum.
Go look at the PRL thread in the Incredible General forum. I get reamed out and called every name in the book.... But I was the only one that produced an answer! I'm about to the point of letting these idiots twist in the wind. I'm tired of fools that can't find the answers that are basically fed to them. And if a mod has a problem with that frustration, oh well... Do the right thing and ban stupid, not me.
I like when someone throws an off topic question in a thread and others bite. Then if you are interested in the original topic you have to filter through all the garbage to see if any progress or good information was actually posted.
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I like when someone throws an off topic question in a thread and others bite. Then if you are interested in the original topic you have to filter through all the garbage to see if any progress or good information was actually posted.
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or asking about how to fix an issue that was asked just 2-3 pages back when it really shouldn't be asked in the topic thread at all (post it separately in q/a). This is why developers don't reply to their threads much. They just get to be a mess and they give up.
I just ignore those.... It's easy, everyone should try it !
How do I get better battery life? Beating a dead horse.
The one I like is when they ask...
Hey has anyone tried Imo's yet...does it work? Does anyone know if it works?
I don't know, why don't YOU load it and tell us?????
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The one I like is when they ask...
Hey has anyone tried Imo's yet...does it work? Does anyone know if it works?
I don't know, why don't YOU load it and tell us?????
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The thought "help those who help themselves" always comes to mind when I see those posts !
Ya my other favorite one is when they ask which rom is the best.
I feel like asking them, so if I tell you to jump off a bridge will you do it?
If not, they why would you take what I say as the best rom as the gospel?
Roms are such a subjective thing. Some people like some things some like others.
My first Android phone was a G1, so I was pretty used to the "stock" experience. Even when I rooted, I stuck pretty much with Cyanogen.
When I got the bolt and realized Cyanogen was not really "available", I got into BAMF and I gotta tell you, they did a pretty impressive job with sense.
Before I would have just laughed at someone if they said sense was the way to go, but I really kinda like it now. So I know that even my viewpoint has changed somewhat.
I don't understand why these people cannot just go out and make up their own mind about which rom they like by just flashing them and trying them out. If they don't like it, they just nandroid back to what you had before they flashed the new rom.
I wonder if they all look like lemmings? Hmmmm.
I get so tired of people running AOSP ROMs creating new topics and stating in just about every AOSP ROM thread that they can't get a lock on their GPS...
Drunk texted from my CM7 Bolt
[RANT]Agreed. Google is my best friend. If I don't know how to do something when I cook my Rom, Google. When I need to know something about linux, Google.
STOP ASKING WHAT THE BEST ROM! THERE ISN'T A BEST ROM!!
[/RANT]
Sent from my HTC ThunderBolt powered by KillaSense 2.5
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Grnlantern79 said:
There will be no fighting with anyone in this forum, its only to vent your anger here. I will start.
I try to help people by reading through the forum but everyday real problems are over shadowed by people asking what is the best way to root their thunderbolt....every day that shortly followed by how much they searched for this subject when if you simply search on Google Thunderbolt+root method you will find you answer, if you can't find Google, do a Bing search on it or askjoe.com
Second why are all these new guys over clocking to 1.9 and expect their phone to be stable? Don't they read the forum of the kernel they flashed? Or just rush to general or q&a and post freezing problems. People you will get very good support if you post in the kernel you use or Rom your kernel came with the developers keep their eyes on that thread.
When did thunderbolt general become Verizon support if you have a network drop, don't make a thread for each city it is down in, call Verizon don't think every issue has to do with a radio or your kernel or your Rom.
If I helped you in any way please use the thank you button
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Deal with it?
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I just ignore those.... It's easy, everyone should try it !
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This will always be the best way to deal with it. A lot of things that happen on XDA drive me nuts but it is what it is. If you don't like it ignore it. This forum is like the rest of the world, a few people that get it and a bunch that don't. Raise your kids, tip your waitresses, move on with life.
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lrs421 said:
This will always be the best way to deal with it. A lot of things that happen on XDA drive me nuts but it is what it is. If you don't like it ignore it. This forum is like the rest of the world, a few people that get it and a bunch that don't. Raise your kids, tip your waitresses, move on with life.
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Gotta give that a +1. Move on and ignore it.
I really think more people should go out of their way to make stupid people feel and look stupid.
People who post a question then an hour or 2 later say "so no one wants to help". This isn't a chatroom, people don't just wait around on the boards all day to answer questions.
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loonatik78 said:
I really think more people should go out of their way to make stupid people feel and look stupid.
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- stupid people
+ iphone users
same thing