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Packed-Pandora "Fully-Loaded" Rom

First of all, I'd like to acknowledge the excellent job that mattk_r and nottoosmart did in creating the base Pandora rom and kitchen on which this work is based.
I imported their stuff into my Rom-Packer kitchen, made a few minor tweaks, compressed a few packages, and wanted to see how much I could get into a single build. I was pleased to find that I could get in everything I wanted (and a bit more!).
My target audience here are folks who just want a rom that does it all, and quickly. This is in the style of Faira's roms, in that it is packed full. It has all the base WM6 apps: Transcriber, Enterprise, Entertainment, WindowsLive, WindowsLive Search, Office 2007 (includes Onenote Mobile), VoIP, SqlCeMobile, MediaOS (Windows Media Player), Camera. I have left out/removed error reporting, autoupdate, and sqm. All of which make no sense for a custom rom, and are in my opinion accidents waiting to happen. Catalog I left out just because its a shopping portal, and I imagine you can just visit on the web if you want.
3rd party apps:
Adobe Reader LE, ArcSoft MMS, Notepad, Today Agenda, Battery Status, HTC X Button 1.0, PHM Registry Editor, PIM Backup 1.9, Pocket RAR, Shut XP, Redial, SMS Backup, Task Manager, Total Commander, WM5torage
I also threw in the newly released HTC Audio Manager, which is a very nice audio player.
There are two versions:
One with Voice Speed Dial, One with MS Voice Command.
Registry tweaks:
Thin scrollbar, disabled security, 802.11g, increased ring tone, edge icon, keyboard icon. I also enabled increased file and glyph caches, as for me these help performance noticeably, and there is plenty of ram.
Speaking of ram, I get 29.93 mb free on reboot of the VC version. I imagine it may be a tad higher for the SD version. If you don't like a particular app, just don't use it. It's not taking up any of your storage space anyway! If you want a few more mb of ram, you can disable the file cache settings manually, but I don't think its worth it personally.
Issues:
This rom is based on mUn's latest release, which still has some issues to be worked out, mainly Flash Player and A2DP, but check on the Pandora or mUn rom threads for tweaks and fixes for these as they become available.
Edit: I am advised by mattk_r that a2dp may work. Let me know. (I don't use it.)
For those that need these features now, Faria or Core-based roms currently work. If people are interested in "Packed" versions of those, let me know. Or cook your own!
This is an OS only flash.
Links:
Packed Pandora with Voice Speed Dial
http://rapidshare.com/files/33959960/Packed_Pandora_with_VoiceSpeedDial.rar
Packed Pandora with MS Voice Command
http://rapidshare.com/files/33956891/Packed_Pandora_with_VoiceCommand.rar
Have fun!

going to try it now, looks good, thanks for posting it

It Looks Nice bro
I will try it and get back
Thanks

Seems pretty fast, I only had 27.16MB of ram free with nothing extra installed or running, not even activesync.
Everything seems great except the GPS icon tweak isn't preset and there aren't any extra themes (Black) added already.
None of them are big deals since they can be fixed, but just saying for a "fully-Loaded" Rom, they less tweaking needed after the fact, the better.

Thanks for the comment. If you have a bundle or link that you'd recommend let us know. Or post a cab for people to install.
I could put some more stuff in the Voice Speed Dial version, but the Voice Command version is close to the edge. So to keep the features the same, I'll probably just leave them as is for now. Down the road as my "Packer" becomes more sophisticated, I may be able to squeeze more in, but for now this is about the state of the art.
I don't know why your ram numbers are different. Mine were higher. Still, 28 meg should be plenty to work with I think.
I'm afraid there will be some tweaking to be expected. We are creating things that aren't perfect. I appreciate your help.
Best wishes,

a little error with voice dailing with headset
Nice Rom, surely a fast one but
when tried to dial with the voicedailer thru my bt headset nothing happened...
i getting used with the fact that voicedailing gives problems with some roms but this one is easily to handle:
From HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth\AudioGateway\BTA GExtModule = "\Windows\btagext.dll" (string)
To HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth\AudioGateway\BTA GExtModule = "OEMAGW.dll" (string)
and it works....
still a nice rom....

Loaded it this morning cleanly. As others have said it is nice and quick. My old ROM had been in for all of four weeks so it was time for a change
I had some issues with AS on first sync. My favorites and most of my ring tones didn't come across even though it showed Synchronized. I re-synced and all came across bar my tsk files and the notes. With the notes, I have two copies of each. One is the original from the PC sync along with another pre-fixed "Changed copy of" in the filename. Never seen this before.
It does seem fully loaded with one small omission : the Wireless Today plug-in. Ill find it and add it in but perhaps this could be considered for a future up-issue. A small quibble and easy to fix.

Downloading now...
Hello!! Im just downloading your ROM, i look just like what i install all over when i hard reset my device so i will give it a try. However i thing there is another PDF reader out there that many claim is faster and lighter, i dont remember the name. I will look out for it and spread out the word.
I have some questions:
Does this ROM has has the Camera v3.0?
Does this ROM has the bluetooth explorer enabled and working?
How much is the battey consuption and idle processor 4% ?
Best regards !!

Thanks pdamol for the fix.
Tpalik, yeah, unfortunately activesync acts up at times with reflashing. I don't think its this rom. I have a whole hocus-pocus routine I go through now to avoid duplicate entries when changing roms. I've had thousands of notifications, and thousands of contacts before, which really made me panic. Hope you didn't have too many notes to delete.
In the future, try deleting the sych relationship from both your PC and the mobile device before reflashing. Then re-synching, adding only one category at a time, and watching carefully to see that each time the additional category is actually synched. Thats helped me.
Anyway, thanks for your suggestion.
Hope you both enjoy the rom!

charly_mx said:
Hello!! Im just downloading your ROM, i look just like what i install all over when i hard reset my device so i will give it a try. However i thing there is another PDF reader out there that many claim is faster and lighter, i dont remember the name. I will look out for it and spread out the word.
I have some questions:
Does this ROM has has the Camera v3.0?
Does this ROM has the bluetooth explorer enabled and working?
How much is the battey consuption and idle processor 4% ?
Best regards !!
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Yes, pdaXplore is out there, but there are mixed reviews about whether it is actually lighter on resources when running. (It is a slightly smaller .exe) So, I went with the standard, since I could fit it in. If you like the other one you could install it too.
I think it is Camera 3
Not sure about the bluetooth explorer.
Idle processor is 0-2% with occasional bounces as the system does something or other. Battery life should be good.

edhaas said:
Yes, pdaXplore is out there, but there are mixed reviews about whether it is actually lighter on resources when running. (It is a slightly smaller .exe) So, I went with the standard, since I could fit it in. If you like the other one you could install it too.
I think it is Camera 3
Not sure about the bluetooth explorer.
Idle processor is 0-2% with occasional bounces as the system does something or other. Battery life should be good.
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Thats it ! pdaXplore. Yes i just read some comments and as you said is not as stable as our old good Adobe Reader.
Another questions, does it have implemented the GPRSStallworkaround fix?
Is it safe to flash it to a G4 device?
Does it has smartskey??
10 button comm manager?
Voip ???
So sorry for all these questions!!
Thankx man keeo up the good work !

charly_mx said:
Thats it ! pdaXplore. Yes i just read some comments and as you said is not as stable as our old good Adobe Reader.
Another questions, does it have implemented the GPRSStallworkaround fix?
Is it safe to flash it to a G4 device?
Does it has smartskey??
10 button comm manager?
Voip ???
So sorry for all these questions!!
Thankx man keeo up the good work !
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GPRSStallworkaround: Not sure, but there's a registry editor included so you can put it in yourself if needed.
G4: Yes, its safe. Read up on how to do it if you haven't done it already though.
Smartskey: No, I don't use it, but if you want it just load it in yourself. It's a really small program. BatteryStatus, which is included, does overclocking on its own.
10 button: yes
voip: yes
Take care,

Does your packed ROM include the GPS application and Icon?
ROM looks very good and I would like to try but need the GPS and a lot of ROMs don't include it.
Thx,
Jim

jimmoor said:
Does your packed ROM include the GPS application and Icon?
ROM looks very good and I would like to try but need the GPS and a lot of ROMs don't include it.
Thx,
Jim
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Hi, No it doesn't. I'm not sure why not. If I find it I'll put it in the next update. (Along with the other fixes people suggest.) Having said that, I have no problem connecting with my GPS over bluetooth and TomTom is happy. I've read that app has been impossible to get to work properly, and most of the GPS folks avoid it. If you have problems getting going with the current set-up and want how I do it let me know.

jimmoor said:
Does your packed ROM include the GPS application and Icon?
ROM looks very good and I would like to try but need the GPS and a lot of ROMs don't include it.
Thx,
Jim
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Nope the GPS icon its not enabled.
I just flashed with this ROM and my device has frozen 2 or 3 times also it has a little trouble with the voice dialer, when in press the voice activation button it says that it cant start the assigned app.
Strange. I will fix it by myself. but i dont like to fix recently flashed ROMS.

Hi charly_mx,
Sorry for your trouble. Try a hard reset (if you haven't loaded too much in already). Or a soft reset if you have. (Using the pinhole.) I'm using the voice command version, and haven't had any problems with freezing. Is it a particular app? We could see if others are having trouble with it as well. If you post the fix for the voice dial activation I'll make sure it gets corrected in the next version.
Thanks,

edhaas said:
Hi charly_mx,
Sorry for your trouble. Try a hard reset (if you haven't loaded too much in already). Or a soft reset if you have. (Using the pinhole.) I'm using the voice command version, and haven't had any problems with freezing. Is it a particular app? We could see if others are having trouble with it as well. If you post the fix for the voice dial activation I'll make sure it gets corrected in the next version.
Thanks,
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I just got it!!! Look.
The Voice Speed Dial is bad assigned in the button config. Instead of being assigned on the second option of the button 4, it must be assigned in the first assignement (for a single key press activation). The second assignment of the button 4 is meant to be the "press and hold" function. Thats why it wasnt working with a single key press. Its just a slight config option.
Best regards.!!

what's the page pool on this rom?

moto211 said:
what's the page pool on this rom?
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4 mb.
charly_mx, What is that file you attached? 600K!
Thanks for troubleshooting the VSD issue.

edhaas said:
4 mb.
charly_mx, What is that file you attached? 600K!
Thanks for troubleshooting the VSD issue.
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The attachment is the Cyberon Voice Dialer in case the one that was in the rom was corrupted/
Best regards.

Updated - A2DP Test ROM - Quick and Clean - Wanna try it?

Here is my second attempt at including the collection of (what I understand them to be) fixes for the A2DP sound/function issue. I don't have a stereo BT device, so I'm depending on you guys to tell me if it works or not.
If it's good, I'll update the kitchen. If not, I'll go back and keep trying.
This is dogfood - so it's what I use. Don't like it? Don't use it.
This one is right outta the original InGeNeTiCs 318 rom base dump. It was a virgin when I got it
Included apps:
Camera 3.0
Windows Media Player
Features:
8-Button Touch Comm Manager
Black keyboard like T2 and Black Dymond
Here's the post-flash numbers after cleaning nearly everything from startup:
Storage: 45.29
Program: 30.29
There is no compression in this one, so I would think with some playing, the program number could get a little better.
Oh, and it's damn fast too
Please let me know how it works.
Thoughts/FAQ:
Q: Why not add the latest Touch software?
A: The today plugin is slow, and after the novelty wears off, it would be nice to be able to remove it. The dialpad installs easier via the cab.
Q: What is the page pool size?
A: 6 meg.
Q: Why not release more flavors like you usually do?
A: I'm focusing on finding answers, not providing end-user product. I'm happy to share what I use and find, it's just not my priority right now.
Q: Is this a "Pandora" release?
A: No. It's just a 'polished' test rom to verify A2DP function.
Download link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/37693920/Bare_2nd_Try.zip
And if you absolutly MUST have a more "fulfilling" rom, here's my personal config:
http://rapidshare.com/files/37696107/Full_2nd_Try.zip

At the moment WiMax isn't properly working here (we are almost getting flooded, has been raining for a week), maybe i download it tomorrow...
You should inform the community that you are using the latest build (5.2.318, including a new bluetooth stack, at least more up to date than the one Faria used for his ROM), there are still a lot members using 5.2.1413 apparently slower and a higher battery drain. Looking foward to try your new kitchen...

Got skipping at 320kbps, retried the original InGeNeTiCs and got no skipping on the same song and what sounds like better stereo separation. Can anyone else confirm this? Let me know if I can do anything to help mattk_r
o/t... is there a way to force my custom extended rom to run on a pre-cooked rom? would make my life a bit easier

I've got skipping with 320kbits as well while using the sd battery fix, after change the registry entry the skipping was gone...

Hmmm. I didn't do the 'SD Battery Fix' specifically because of the skipping issues, so that shouldn't be the issue.
raventec, you clearly see a difference? If so, there's a couple more things I can do... but it's uncharted territory

You know you're at this a bit too much when you put out a rom and then spend the rest of the night having nightmares that you didn't have speed search working in the dialer...

There's definitely a difference on my end with my Bluespoon Spider's. I flashed back over to this one again and the skipping came back and it seemed to sound a bit muddy and less separation. I didn't install a bunch of stuff so that's not the reason. I hadn't installed anything the first trial at all. heheh didn't notice the speed search problem. I'd probably never be able to tell, since it's not a feature I tend do use I'll fiddle with this rom for a bit. Let's see what else I can break! Hopefully come Monday we can get more responses regarding the A2DP.

if it isnt related to the sd card power management it must be somehow a performance issue. I used Con. Pocket Player 3.2 and had skipping problems until i changed the player priority, it cant actually be the stack. Something else, just try to change the driver priority, lets say to 60
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\ Priority256=60
regards,
sorry cant test the rom, still operating on dial up connection speed...

4irm said:
if it isnt related to the sd card power management it must be somehow a performance issue. I used Con. Pocket Player 3.2 and had skipping problems until i changed the player priority, it cant actually be the stack. Something else, just try to change the driver priority, lets say to 60
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\ Priority256=60
regards,
sorry cant test the rom, still operating on dial up connection speed...
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nice tip, but do you know if this is active as a service, or only when the BT is connected? I'm just concerned that it could impact other operations when it's not in use by capitalizing on the CPU priority.

ok, I'm gonna post a new test rom that should be a good one, based on feedback from this and other setups. I'll update the first post once it's done, probably within an hour.

I just looked in the registry and it's already set to 60. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\ Priority256=60

dammit, whats about ...software\microsoft\bluetooth\audiogateway\capability... i am running on 69.
additionally y can try to go a bit down with the BitPool (lets say around 55) and the MaxBitRate (around 70).
Btw, does the intensity of the skipping depend on the distance (device - headset)?
cheers.

That registry setting is 69 here as well 4irm. I'll keep the BitPool and MaxBitRate in mind and fiddle with them when I get a chance. Wasn't able to check to see if the skipping intensified the farther I moved away from the Wizard. I tested the same way with both rom's freshly loaded and reset after flashing without any added applications and no overclocking, same song which is a straight 320kbps without VBR to give as close of a test bed as I could. I'll snag the next one, see what happens and post what I can find.

Okay, there's the new file in the first post. It's very different than the base I had been using - so I'm hopeful that this will show some good results.
Thanks again for checking this out - I know it can be a pain to keep configuring your phone after every flash!

mattk_r said:
Okay, there's the new file in the first post.
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this one cuts out. i'm about to install bs to see if that helps...
EDIT ...and it distorts the bass (i think that may be a bit rate setting?)
EDIT ...again ...bs and a soft reset didn't help, it still distorts the bass and cuts out at distances greater than 2-3 feet

question how did u intergrate this feature to the rom the A2DP

ANTC said:
question how did u intergrate this feature to the rom the A2DP
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A2DP is already there - at least in this base rom. I added these registry settings, you might try changing them to see if the performance improves/changes:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings]
"MaxBitPool"=dword:55
"BitPool"=dword:46
"SampleRate"=dword:bb80
"UseJointStereo"=dword:1
If these settings really don't help, please remove then and try again. Damn, I gotta get a headset...

mattk_r said:
A2DP is already there - at least in this base rom. I added these registry settings, you might try changing them to see if the performance improves/changes:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings]
"MaxBitPool"=dword:55
"BitPool"=dword:46
"SampleRate"=dword:bb80
"UseJointStereo"=dword:1
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when i used a tweak app to improve the A2DP i have these registries:
for GOOD:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings]
"BitPool"=30
"UseJointStereo"=dword:0
Maxbitpool and Sample Rate missed
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for Excellent:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings]
"BitPool"=3a
"UseJointStereo"=dword:0
Maxbitpool and Sample Rate also missed
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Off topic somewhat, but what's a good headset? I'm looking at either the Southwing SA505 or the Motorola S9.

No Matt I mean how can I add this to my rom ect how were you able to install it into your rom

Which WM6 Rom is Better for you ? say your Reasons

each person has so many expectations ! say them and write which WM6 Rom is better according your needs and expectations .

I personally use NBD 7.2 Vanilla -> fast, clean and no problems whatsoever!

same here, i want one that is fast, clean, and just put the programs you need, currently happy with NBD 7.2

I just installed the "XDA Mobile 6 (XM6)" rom yesterday and am very happy with it. Theres a good selection of extra apps that hardly take up any memory. I havent tried any other roms but this one is very fast , faster than the qtec wm5 rom i had on it before.
I have a T-Mobile MDA Vario (not Vario II)

PDAVIET
last PDAVIET by PHAMQUANG

dougsdir said:
I just installed the "XDA Mobile 6 (XM6)" rom yesterday and am very happy with it. Theres a good selection of extra apps that hardly take up any memory. I havent tried any other roms but this one is very fast , faster than the qtec wm5 rom i had on it before.
I have a T-Mobile MDA Vario (not Vario II)
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Pretty much the same thing here. XM6 is what I'm using and am quite happy with it while I'm doing my research learning how to cook my own.

I'm sitting on Core 2.0n as I am currently out of my home country and have the phone permanently switched off. I am weighing my options for when I return, because I want to reflash to a ROM with Office 2007 (to match the upgrade I just did on my computer). I'm a fan of the Vanilla style ROMs so I can just add the programs I like, so I will probably go with NBD. I'm just sad that my Pocket Sudoku high scores will be reset!

7.3...
Just the right amount of apps , and fast even with HTC home and audio. Bluetooth is greatly improved (not just stereo)

Currently using Pandora V3/V3.1, so far so good

Ti2...believe it or not, Ti2 with all the HTC Touch programs integrated works best with my phone. Fast, no missed calls, and so far no problems...

I'm currently running Pandora 3.2 with Voice Command built in (Yeah, I'm not running my own rom right now... I'm playing the field... ). Very nice rom, as its quick and has newer Arcsoft SMS/MMS... So far its been very stable with no quirks that I've seen, and excellent battery life.
The next release of XM6 will be based on (or very similar to) this rom with some customizations I do...

I am running Ti2.2 right now... but I did play the field as well and tried out TNT and XM6, they just contained too many apps that I wouldn't use, therefore went on building the newer version of my ROM.

NBD 7.2 Base, on a Personal ROM ...

tnt-2.0 makes my g3 on tmo run very quickly and smoothly. after installing all fixes and running the htc_streaming_media cab, orb works perfectly at 160kb (able to run on tmo edge). which is infinitely better than m.youtube since i have access to basically everything on youtube without it telling me that youtube's working on it. if i am able to use wifi, why wouldn't i want to use orb over m.youtube? i guess i do sometimes forget to turn orb on before i leave the house...
i'm thinking of switching to sprint for the "mogul". unless i get an iphone...god that would suck. what are you going to do? i like the speed of sprint but the iphone is sexy. both would be two year commitments, though one would be considerably dearer.
also, i don't know if tnt-2.0 just changed the refresh rate of the button holds but i can scan through menus with the 4-way toggle switch SOOOO fast compared to all of the other roms. try opening up your start menu and just press and hold toggle up or down and the selection thing just flies!

davefan242 said:
tnt-2.0 makes my g3 on tmo run very quickly and smoothly. after installing all fixes and running the htc_streaming_media cab, orb works perfectly at 160kb (able to run on tmo edge). which is infinitely better than m.youtube since i have access to basically everything on youtube without it telling me that youtube's working on it. if i am able to use wifi, why wouldn't i want to use orb over m.youtube? i guess i do sometimes forget to turn orb on before i leave the house...
i'm thinking of switching to sprint for the "mogul". unless i get an iphone...god that would suck. what are you going to do? i like the speed of sprint but the iphone is sexy. both would be two year commitments, though one would be considerably dearer.
also, i don't know if tnt-2.0 just changed the refresh rate of the button holds but i can scan through menus with the 4-way toggle switch SOOOO fast compared to all of the other roms. try opening up your start menu and just press and hold toggle up or down and the selection thing just flies!
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can you post the streaming media cab? and also, are you just running orb from internet explorer? or how is it running through HTC streaming media? thanks
-Nstefanelli-

From Faria with regards!
Best ROM yet for our Wizards!!

nstefanelli said:
can you post the streaming media cab? and also, are you just running orb from internet explorer? or how is it running through HTC streaming media? thanks
-Nstefanelli-
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i found it via google and then modaco. what's funny is that the person who posted it said it was found on this site. i didn't spend a lot of time looking for it on this site, just went to google. works great though. i do use pie for orb and it opens wmplayer and it's great. like carrying around a 600gb video ipod with a lot of the videos the internet has to offer.
when i visit people in va, i roam on suncom/att edge and it works great there too. wifi is perfect.
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=256259&pid=827856&st=0&#entry827856

To answer the question...I've tried:
NDB 7.3
Crossbow Reloaded 1.7 (XMA?)
Titanium
and Core2n
I found Crossbow Reloaded to be the best for me. It comes with good apps, looks great, and seems to be without bugs. With the help of people on here, the few problems I did encounter were solved (mostly configuration problems caused by my noobish status) and the remaining problem I think I can live with (excessive battery drain...now I have to charge every day instead of every 2 days)
The other roms had their good and bad points, but in the end they just didn't fit my needs. Doesn't mean they are "bad" - they are just not for me...currently.

i looked at that link again and it says it's for smartphones, but it works for m.youtube on my wizard (among other sites).

I'm using crossbow reloaded 1.7.1. Reason: it's very stable, everything working, bluetooth and wifi work great.

Which Rom has the speed of NNcuong and working BT Audio?

Just like the title says.
I love the speed of the NNCuong Rom. It's superfast. Pretty Stable. I'm using it for almost 2 or 3 months I Think. But the BT Audio hangs after a while.
Somebody who knows which is the right Rom for me?

BT Audio works perfect for me with nnc's ROM.

I am definitely sure that I am not the only one with the BT Audio problem.
I have read already a few times about people having the same problem also on other roms.
If I use BT Audio through my anycom speakers my MDA hangs after a few minutes and all i can do is reset the device.
I am using 2.11.11 WWE
08/31/07 version
It's the fastest Rom i have seen around, and don't know if there is any other rom that matches the speed of this rom.
So I am still very curious if somebody can help me.

I'm using NNCuong's ROM too, with a2dp.
When Uni hangs press the play button on your a2dp device twice to unfreeze
But that sucks.
I'm going to try WM6.1 ROMs, at least DFT one. Old DFT ROM was the best WM6 I ever seen.

Hi guys,
can someone please post a link to this famous rom (NNCuong's ROM) ?
Thanks
Michael

24hrs of DFT WM6.1 ROM, no problems, crashes, soft resets or freezes.
A2DP works perfectly. Camera works perfectly after replacing with a newer version (old bug with 4Gb SDs).
Disabled SnapVue, Error reporting and Performance app right after installation.
Right now I have 18Mb of free RAM (with connected BT A2DP, WkTask, PocketBreeze and some minor today plugins), that's after 24hrs. After soft reset it's 24Mb.
I installed the 6Mb Pagepool version.
And, the main parameter - speed - it's as fast as NNCuong's.
So, I recommend DFT ROM (search for 6Mb PP version link, if you have a 64Mb device).

I use Ranju's 7.1 and it works perfect! No hangs, great speed, BT fully functioning, flash disk, extra storage, I just love it!

Skwyk said:
24hrs of DFT WM6.1 ROM, no problems, crashes, soft resets or freezes.
A2DP works perfectly. Camera works perfectly after replacing with a newer version (old bug with 4Gb SDs).
Disabled SnapVue, Error reporting and Performance app right after installation.
Right now I have 18Mb of free RAM (with connected BT A2DP, WkTask, PocketBreeze and some minor today plugins), that's after 24hrs. After soft reset it's 24Mb.
I installed the 6Mb Pagepool version.
And, the main parameter - speed - it's as fast as NNCuong's.
So, I recommend DFT ROM (search for 6Mb PP version link, if you have a 64Mb device).
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Are you still using the Rom, finding it fast and stable?
Can you also please post a link to your rom, because i really hate the search on this site.
It's like the opposite of google, whatever you are searching for it will not give the right result.
Thx in advance.
Can you post a link to the rom youy mentioned?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365335
Here is your link. I've been using DFT rom (64mb) for over a week without any problem.

I have finally flashed one device with the DFT ROM.
I love the interface. But... despite of people saying it's fast, the Nncuong rom is like 2 times faster...
If i scroll through the start menu holding down the down button it goes like really fast, my eyes almost can't keep up with the speed. The first time I Used this ROM I was stunned by the speed and had get used to working with it.
And this is with everything I do, working and navigating on the Universal.
This ROM is the only ROM I found being this fast, and thats why I love this rom the most.
People who haven't had this rom will probably say other roms are fast, because they aren't slow. But with Nncuong fast I mean really fast!
I wonder why Nncuong can make his ROM this fast while others can't?
This is the rom uni_2_11_11_g3.rar: http://www.zshare.net/download/9435328a24097d/
Try the ROM if you want to know what I am talking about, and see what I mean with "fast".
From this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342944&highlight=nncuong
The BT Audio can be fixed with the zoki A2DP fix: http://www.zshare.net/download/94544707139220/

Anybody can confirm the speed of this ROM, and knows another ROM this fast? Or is this the only one with this speed?

Finally after killing my Universal with almost 7 cooked roms in 4 days..i am settling with NNC's Rom..Hope my BT with the BT headset works fine

crabiorc said:
Finally after killing my Universal with almost 7 cooked roms in 4 days..i am settling with NNC's Rom..Hope my BT with the BT headset works fine
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Headset I had no problems with. Its the bluetooth audio profile (A2DP) that was giving problems.
PS. How do you experience the speed?

Checkout PDAViet's new ROM-its cool-All is working great-even Bluetooth activesync (but not stable)-i dont have a stereo headset to check A2DP

crabiorc said:
Checkout PDAViet's new ROM-its cool-All is working great-even Bluetooth activesync (but not stable)-i dont have a stereo headset to check A2DP
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Is it as fast as the Nncuong?

Flash rom
Hi there I am new to this by flashing a different Rom.
Maybe it's a lack of patience but is there anyone who could post the link how I can flash my Rom to uni_2_11_11? I downloaded it and I get a NK.NBF file. (Step-by-step)
I have a MDA PRO:
ROM: 1.30.115WWE
RADIO: 1.10.03
ExtROM: 1.30.233 WWE
Thanks....

Cooked Roms & New Radios in Real Life

I see cooked ROMs and new dumped radios popping up almost everyday.
Here's my question for the members who flash them often:
If I need the...
Phone function to work flawlessly - No dial pad delay
Quick to launch contacts and quick to browse
Slide Open times low
Touchpal working
Auto correct works with no delay
Working MSN messenger
Reliable GPS signal with quick lock
Bluetooth working good when using a headset - not worried about playing music
IMAP & Exchange 2003/2007 working 100%
No freezing of any sort
Activesync working properly
Which Rom and Radio should I go with?

wow! are u serious?

bapssystupr3m3 said:
wow! are u serious?
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Which part is looking funny to you?

I personally can't get away from the 1.62 ATT Rom. Cooked of course...
I tried using WM6.1 version and there are way to many problems with it as of now. Don't get me wrong.. the chef's that cook up the WM6.1 have my greatest appreciation and envy, but unfortunately there is a few bugs in every version and if you try to manipulate it in anyway something else goes wrong.
Alex's ROMS are very stable and a wide variety of them depending on what you want.

This looks like another "what's the best rom" thread except it's worded really carefully and in detail. Anyways, here's my shameless plug. Use my current 3.02 rom with 1.58.26.20. Everything works great.
As far as the no dialpad delay request, not sure if this is possible. Even stripped down my dialpad is slow.

So which of your requirements does the standard OEM rom not provide to you?
It's always been my experience that each rom has a slightly different feel and a few little quirks here and there.
From what you asked my honest opinion would be any of the clean or light roms since speed seems to be a common theme. Beyond that it's up to your personal preference what the rom has that you like.

ryncppr said:
I personally can't get away from the 1.62 ATT Rom. Cooked of course...
I tried using WM6.1 version and there are way to many problems with it as of now. Don't get me wrong.. the chef's that cook up the WM6.1 have my greatest appreciation and envy, but unfortunately there is a few bugs in every version and if you try to manipulate it in anyway something else goes wrong.
Alex's ROMS are very stable and a wide variety of them depending on what you want.
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Thanks for the reply.
I do understand that cooking ain't easy and much respect to all that do.
About Alex's ROMS... any radio that you would recommend.

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So which of your requirements does the standard OEM rom not provide to you?
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* Phone function to work flawlessly - No dial pad delay - no good ( 2 / 10 times when switching from 3G to edge voice calls drop)
* Quick to launch contacts and quick to browse - ok
* Slide Open times low - no good
* Touchpal working - ok
* Auto correct works with no delay - no good
* Working MSN messenger - ok
* Reliable GPS signal with quick lock - ok
* Bluetooth working good when using a headset - not worried about playing music - ok
* IMAP & Exchange 2003/2007 working 100% - ok
* No freezing of any sort - ok
* Activesync working properly - ok

ROMs and radios are quite tricky. If you read around, some people say radio "x" works well in one location, city, or country, but someone else says it has bad reception or slow GPS in their location. As for ROMs, what one might think is fast might be slow for you. Some ROMs cannot use radio "x", so if you choose a radio, it might not work on your favourite ROM. Battery drain is another issue. The list goes on...
My thoughts on your question? Find a ROM you are happy with and stay with it. Then try the wiki to find your perfect radio and test it. This will take a lot of time, flashing and reflashing. You might want to look into getting a lite ROM as they tend to be faster. For me, I like a ROM that is packed as full as it can go

If you want everything working and want WM6.1 my suggestion is sticking with a rom based on the 3.02 rom with 19170 OS. Going off of that I have had random freezes using IM+ with several different radios, but never with 1.58.26.20 which is the radio 3.02 was packaged with. If you want fast rotation when sliding you need to have fewer items on your today screen. GPS lock IMHO depends a lot on your location and what's around you. The initial GPS lock after flashing is always slower then each successive one.
With all this being said, I've tried several different roms and I like mine the best. A close second is Schap's rom (4.40 beta with 19716 OS), but it had too many things I didn't use on it. Finally Dangerously makes a good point about your location being a factor when choosing a radio. Luckily for you I saw your profile and I too live in Los Angeles (Downtown) and I have no issues with the 1.58.26.20 radio paired with the 3.02 rom.

Using Alex's ROM's I would use the radio 1.27.14.09 very stable and great connection....

akadonny said:
If you want everything working and want WM6.1 my suggestion is sticking with a rom based on the 3.02 rom with 19170 OS. Going off of that I have had random freezes using IM+ with several different radios, but never with 1.58.26.20 which is the radio 3.02 was packaged with. If you want fast rotation when sliding you need to have fewer items on your today screen. GPS lock IMHO depends a lot on your location and what's around you. The initial GPS lock after flashing is always slower then each successive one.
With all this being said, I've tried several different roms and I like mine the best. A close second is Schap's rom (3.40 beta with 19716 OS), but it had too many things I didn't use on it. Finally Dangerously makes a good point about your location being a factor when choosing a radio. Luckily for you I saw your profile and I too live in Los Angeles (Downtown) and I have no issues with the 1.58.26.20 radio paired with the 3.02 rom.
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Thanks for the detailed reply I will give the above a try

Hey, I noticed from your sig that you use TomTom 6.032. Do you have issues where Mandy or another voice doesn't finish speaking? For example Mandy will say "In 1 mile" and stop. Then when you're almost at your turn it says something like "turn right". I use 6.020 because of this damn bug and would love to know how you solved it if you did.
Thanks.

akadonny said:
Hey, I noticed from your sig that you use TomTom 6.032. Do you have issues where Mandy or another voice doesn't finish speaking? For example Mandy will say "In 1 mile" and stop. Then when you're almost at your turn it says something like "turn right". I use 6.020 because of this damn bug and would love to know how you solved it if you did.
Thanks.
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I wish I could tell you how but I have never encountered that issue with my TT. The only bug in mine is sound being disabled at start up. I live by TT almost everyday and yet to encounter the voice issue.