Hey everyone,
I saw on dft custom rom the ability to deploy xaps on your phone through IE, is there way to put this on my unlocked mango beta 7712? and please forgive me I did do a search and couldn't find the answer initially, if this has been discussed please point me in the right direction thank you
use Tom XAP Installer for XAP deploy
not sure if that's the answer
i'm looking to be able to deploy xap on my phone's browser, is this possible? i saw on dft rom posting that his custom enabled that, so that you could be say on your phones browser on xda and see an xap download it straight to your unlocked phone and install it
you would have to flash the dft custom rom to your phone ... then your phone will be fullunlocked
there must be a way to enable this feature to other unlocked phones
i dont think there is considering the fact that devunlocked phones whether its official or chevron have limitations ... i wouldnt be surprised if someone found a way though it might not be easy...
i miss the "cab" days, browsing xda on my phone or other sites and just installing cabs straight to phone le sigh
I think there were 2 files which needed to be replaced to allow you to do so (and possibly an extra application once its fully unlocked) and as far as I know the only current way to replace those 2 files and fully unlock your device is by flashing it with a custom rom. So you will have to flash your device with their ROM if you want that.
I must say, its a really awesome feature!! :-D we now just need the ability to save the .xap's and other files as well as install .xap's through a file browser ^_^
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PsyCLown89 said:
I think there were 2 files which needed to be replaced to allow you to do so (and possibly an extra application once its fully unlocked) and as far as I know the only current way to replace those 2 files and fully unlock your device is by flashing it with a custom rom. So you will have to flash your device with their ROM if you want that.
I must say, its a really awesome feature!! :-D we now just need the ability to save the .xap's and other files as well as install .xap's through a file browser ^_^
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Which files?
Since we can copy and replace some files on samsung/htc devices by provision xml's. The only thing im not sure of is that it will probably not be possible to replace system files.
But if you have these files Im sure there are people willing to test this
dft freedom rom is fullunlocked and comes with DFT_XAPInsatller which allows u to install apps from the wp ie by entering the xap files url...at the moment the only way to fullunlock wp is by installing the custom rom but dft mentioned they are working in a way to fullunlock wp without the need of installing custom roms.
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Which files?
Since we can copy and replace some files on samsung/htc devices by provision xml's. The only thing im not sure of is that it will probably not be possible to replace system files.
But if you have these files Im sure there are people willing to test this
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heres some info from dft...
So we (DFT) developed “FullUnlock”. FullUnlock is implemented as replacing some system files by wrappers, which allows any kind of access (disable access checking at all)
We replace LVMOD.DLL which used to check files and data (checksums, certificates and etc) and POLICYENGINE.DLL which implements internal objects access checking.
All written before means that FullUnlock at the current moment only possible by flashing custom ROM to device. In future maybe we can find good ways to do it without flashing, but for now I don’t see any ideas how to do it without flashing.
Well there we go, also DFT/Cotulla mentioned which files in the how to native thread under phone 7 development I think it was.
Take a look at that thread
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yea i was checking it out earlier pretty amazing achievements will come as a result of full unlocked ...
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This a simple and quick guide for everyone who wana make or just modify their own HTC DESIRE ROM's.(Rooted ones)
For example you downloaded a nice ROM from one of devs here, but they removed some application that you cant live without. Now you dont need to beg them to add those files back, simple add them your self and flash your rom.Missing APK's you can get simple by downloading any stock rom, than extract them and put them in your new ROM.
After you extracted files provided (c root recomended), you will see 2 maps
"Sign ROM" and "tools"
Signing ROM's:
After you modifed your ROM zip file, simple put it in "Sign ROM" map, and rename it to update.zip.Than run "Sign.bat" After the process is done you will get another zip called "update_signed.zip" which you can now put to your SD card and your ready for flashing. Note:JAVA SDK files are included, you only need to have normal java installed.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2921/signedrom.jpg
Pushing recovery files from windows:
Now to flash your ROM you dont need linux anymore, simple enter recovery (Power button+back, than select recovery...), and than in the map "tools" run recovery-windows.bat. Than you will get standard screen where you can flash your roms, partition SD, clear data and so on..
NOTE: You need to have HTC Sync driver installed or your phone wont be detected (you can get them from HTC)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1894/pushfiles.jpg
If you have any questions, suggestions or if i wrote something wrong i will be happy to answer/corect them.
http://hotfile.com/dl/43311449/92d9ee6/Desire_Tools.exe.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JNI68MWZ
http://rapidshare.com/files/388849647/Desire_Tools.exe.html (Thanks pympster for link )
http://www.robertolsen.no/desire_tools.rar
(Thanks GeoTrail for link)
would this tool work for the HTC Legend aswell?
For signing roms yes, for pushing files not sure if Desire and legend use same files..
Ok this one is simple, but this is only how to add/delete several apps.
How about going little bit more deeper?
Well if you wana go deeper, you can download costom kernels with overclocks or low volatege and replace the ones in rom, or those circle battery mods or costom boot sounds and so on...Basicly your replacing/modifying original files. But this is just quick basic guide for basic stuff, let real ROM developing and costomizing to the developers who are good at it.
As far as hardware support goes is it the kernel that provides everything? Basically if I take an N1 rom (like cyanogen 5.0.6) and change to a desire kernel, is it likely to just work perfectly or are there other bits in the ROM that are likely to need changing?
Of course you can just use dsixda's Kitchen which is cross-platform and quite straightforward to use.
You just add the update.zip file you want to change, remove/add any apps you want and make any advanced changes you want too.
Select Build ROM and it'll create the new update.zip that you can flash to phone.
I've used it on my Desire without problem for adding/removing apps.
Well that kitchen is nice, but still..you need to downlaod virutal machine to make it run under windows or Cygwin tool than download JAVA SDK..setup lots of things.
My point of this thread was just vey basic and simple way to quickly add/remove/costomize files from ROM, without installling and downloading lots of tools, and quickly install it on Phone and test.
Sorry, I wasn't meaning to undermine your work. No doubt you've spent a lot of time creating this and trying to contribute to the community. It's far more than I can say for myself.
I was just pointing out there's something already out there, and more capable than this.
It's definitely good to see people helping out the members and this is definitely something useful
Everything is cool TheAshMan, and thanks for you link, im sure some enthusiastic people will try some advance things like that. But even my self im not big expert about Linux and phones, i do have great knowledge about windows and computers, but dont have much time for this area.
Screen shots on how to use this would help, I've come from cooking my own WinMo ROMs and wuld like to give this a try if possible
Also, as I use W7 x64 is it best to run the .bat files as an admin? Had issues using Windows methods in the past so have been using Linux to get rooted
I'm also using Windows 7 x64.
About running bat's as admin its not necessary unless you have some kind of UAC high settings, or running on some kind of limited user account. I never run this bats as admin and they work fine.
Basicly download some stock rom, or someones rom. And simple add or remove files inside rom.zip/system/app/
If you dont like facebook for example, just remove Facebook.apk and facebook.odex(if its present).
After your done with that, rename ROM to update.zip and put it in the folder
C:\Desire Tools\Sign ROM\ and excecute "Sign.bat" , and it will create signed rom with name update_signed.zip.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2921/signedrom.jpg
This is just some base, im not gona explain you about ROM deodexing, framework, boot images kernels and stuff, because im not expert at this.
Now you can put that file to root of your SD card.
Now you can test it on your phone.
Shut down your phone. Turn it ON while holding back button.You will see Bootloader selected, press power button again. Than Recovery will appear, you can navigate down with volumen UP AND DOWN and select Recovery and press POWER button again to select it.Phone with Red triangle will appear on your phone. Now go in map C:\Desire Tools\tools and excecute "recovery-windows.bat"
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1894/pushfiles.jpg
And on your phone you will get that screen with green letters where you can select to 'Flash zip from sdcard' ,where your signed rom will appear.(You need to wipe data before from the same menu)
I hope i made some thing clearer im writing this from work so dont have much time
Right, got a ROM and added 2 .apk files to the /system/app folder and now got a signed_update.zip...is that it? They'll be on the device from the start?
Seems to simple to me!!
How can you add a new radio? Or change the version number in About phone>Software?
Yea thats it. About those other things..Google is your friend...
edit mate
when i flash it says:
E: Can't find update script
rom.zip/META-INF/COM/google/android/update-script
Did you touch that in ROM? If you didint, than you removed something that you shouldnt.
Can u also remove apps from rom that you don't like by this method.
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Yea, thats the all point of everything i wrote here. Very simple way of very quickly removing apps that you dont want from the rom before flashing it.
Also, you need to watch out, and to a bit experementing. Because sometimes if you remove some crucial app, you will start getting random crashes of applications or random bugs. Allways make a copy of original rom.
For example if you remove HTC-IME.apk, you wont have any kind of keyboard in the rom. Making it un-usable
Somebody already asked how to add radio update, is it maybe included in Modaco r3 rom(the one without apps2sd and modaco additional stuff)?
Tnx for help
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I've done a search and can't find anything.
I know there's a few dumps of WP7 roms on the forum. But my understanding is that these have been from the rom files rather than from a phone. My question is is there a way to get a copy of EVERYTHING in the rom/nand from a working WP7 phone onto a computer/drive? I know there's tools on this forum for editing WP7 roms, but again, my understanding is that those roms weren't ripped from a working phone, rather from the rom file.
I know someone has used a HTC TyTn and has terminaled into the bootloader to send commands to dump the rom. Is this possible with a WP7 deivce? Say the HD7?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
yes i believe ppl flash new roms to unbrand their devices, you should check the devices forum, bet ull find roms there..
puunda said:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I've done a search and can't find anything.
I know there's a few dumps of WP7 roms on the forum. But my understanding is that these have been from the rom files rather than from a phone. My question is is there a way to get a copy of EVERYTHING in the rom/nand from a working WP7 phone onto a computer/drive? I know there's tools on this forum for editing WP7 roms, but again, my understanding is that those roms weren't ripped from a working phone, rather from the rom file.
I know someone has used a HTC TyTn and has terminaled into the bootloader to send commands to dump the rom. Is this possible with a WP7 deivce? Say the HD7?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
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the rom's here on the forum(except the one's for the hd2) are original stock rom's for wp7 phones that can be flashed on real wp7 phones (with the same vendor ID)
you can't dump the actual rom from your phone right now (maybe later,but it will def take some time)
ceesheim said:
the rom's here on the forum(except the one's for the hd2) are original stock rom's for wp7 phones that can be flashed on real wp7 phones (with the same vendor ID)
you can't dump the actual rom from your phone right now (maybe later,but it will def take some time)
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What phone(s) can you actually do a dump of the actual rom from the phone right now?
I understand some phones have things like clockwork recovery or magldr installed and use that to write new roms to the phone. Can the same programs not read (or backup) the current rom?
puunda said:
What phone(s) can you actually do a dump of the actual rom from the phone right now?
I understand some phones have things like clockwork recovery or magldr installed and use that to write new roms to the phone. Can the same programs not read (or backup) the current rom?
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I can only talk for wm/wp and only from wm (6.*) you can dump the rom using a tool that is installed on the phone .
if you had a jtag or something like that you could dump (read the ROM/NAND and copy it) almost any phone.
but a jtag is hardware and it cost money (lots of it) and you need to know exactly how to work with it and you would need to open your phone (till the last screw)
I don't know clockwork .
magldr is something like a second bios (not right , but for you to understand) that help to start the os (normally the spl/hspl will do that )
magldr is used only for playing tetris and to load android/wp7 to a phone that isn't build to run that kind of os
it can only load something , it can't dump a rom.
ceesheim said:
I can only talk for wm/wp and only from wm (6.*) you can dump the rom using a tool that is installed on the phone .
if you had a jtag or something like that you could dump (read the ROM/NAND and copy it) almost any phone.
but a jtag is hardware and it cost money (lots of it) and you need to know exactly how to work with it and you would need to open your phone (till the last screw)
I don't know clockwork .
magldr is something like a second bios (not right , but for you to understand) that help to start the os (normally the spl/hspl will do that )
magldr is used only for playing tetris and to load android/wp7 to a phone that isn't build to run that kind of os
it can only load something , it can't dump a rom.
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What tools can you use in WM6.* to dump the rom? I've read an article where someone used terminal commands and did a dump through the bootloader. Is there another way to do it?
I know about JTags, and am not touching them!
My point with clockwork and magldr is that if you can write (load) android/wp7 to the rom/nand, surely you should be able to get it to read from it?
It seems like either there's no way to do it with wp7 yet, or at least I've not found a way. But I was thinking if you can't do it with a real wp7 device since there's no clockwork/magldr, then can you take a dump of an HD2 with wp7 loaded into the rom/nand?
I have searched for a samsung focus stock rom in the past but I couldn't find it anywhere? have you seen any one?
ceesheim said:
I can only talk for wm/wp and only from wm (6.*) you can dump the rom using a tool that is installed on the phone .
if you had a jtag or something like that you could dump (read the ROM/NAND and copy it) almost any phone.
but a jtag is hardware and it cost money (lots of it) and you need to know exactly how to work with it and you would need to open your phone (till the last screw)
I don't know clockwork .
magldr is something like a second bios (not right , but for you to understand) that help to start the os (normally the spl/hspl will do that )
magldr is used only for playing tetris and to load android/wp7 to a phone that isn't build to run that kind of os
it can only load something , it can't dump a rom.
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Excuse me newbieness but if I'm getting you correctly, you're saying that it is possible for my to extract the ROM from a working Samsung Focus and then write it to my bricked Samsung Focus using a JTag?
Totally possible, theoretically.
The WM/WP OS image is only a piece of data saved in a flash partition, bootloader can read the content from the flash partition out and transfer bytes to PC (no need to care about the file system, just perform flash chip level read), but the question is you must know how to communicate with the bootloader and send proper command to it. And as I know in the shipped device, the ability usually will be removed from bootloader for security reasons (e.g. eboot is useful in development phase, but it must be removed from shipped device).
Yes, you also could use JTAG to read content out but due to the same reason, the debug port on the SoC usually also be disabled in shipped device (like Tegra, it has internal fuses to enable/permanently disable the JTAG).
UzEE said:
Excuse me newbieness but if I'm getting you correctly, you're saying that it is possible for my to extract the ROM from a working Samsung Focus and then write it to my bricked Samsung Focus using a JTag?
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I think reading the OS partition when OS is running is impossible (frankly, I never verified it). Two reasons, first the OS partition should be locked by last phase bootloader or some early bootup codes in OS (just set the NAND controller in SOC), and since OS is running, many system files are in memory so the corresponding files should also be locked by OS.
It is safe to dump whole OS image in bootloader, or so-called recovery mode.
So someone basically has to install a custom bootloader on the device. Then again, if the NAND is locked, that wont be possible.
QPST and Memory Debug allow to download raw NAND and radio copy. i've succesfully one it (even found private info like passwords and contacts), but i don't know how to split it into partitions. Mb anyone will help?
Maybe starting a new topic about it here would help. Might attract the attention of some other devs.
Useless guy said:
QPST and Memory Debug allow to download raw NAND and radio copy. i've succesfully one it (even found private info like passwords and contacts), but i don't know how to split it into partitions. Mb anyone will help?
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Could you describe how you do that?!
How to do this?..
now that weve got the hspl ability on our phones how are custom cooked roms made? I hear that this route we can have unlocked phones and posibilty the ability to regain access to interop routines, but what like the general guidelines to making these type of roms?
darkf0rce
HSPL is only the first step for cooking custom roms, better said the key to open the kitchen. Now somebody has to create the kitchen-tools...
sooner or later it will happen......just like wm6+
Andim made rom tools for wp7 that was used for custom roms on the hd2. Haven't got a chance to see if they will work for native wp7 devices. That and can we get update files for mango without connecting through Zune.
Don't know about interop services but developer unlocked roms are definate. Its just a simple regedit made to user.hv or default.hv that unlocks it.
Really looking forward to roms like xboxmods color wp7 roms I used to run on my hd2. Ive asked him how he does the icons before and they were edited dll's that could only be loaded in a custom rom. As far as live tiles go obviously other icons can be changed without custom dll's
They already have the mango update in a zip file in the hd2 forum. Maybe I'll give this a go tonight.
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Sad that it is HTC only yet again. Guess I know which brand to with next time.
Our problem is XPH de-compression,
I can extract and repack the nbh rom but,
the imgfs.bin it can't repack after cooked because the cecompr_nt.dll is not support.
Does some1 know roms for lg swift 7 and nokia lumia 710? What i need are custom or stock roms with unlock and instruction how to install it.
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Stock ROMs come locked by default (there are official ways to unlock a stock ROM, though). If you want a pre-unlocked ROM, that will need to be a custom ROM. The problem is, currently we can't install custom ROMs on LG or Nokia Windows phones, only on first-gen HTC and Samsung phones. The bootloaders are locked.
Thanks. I know how to root/unlock/flash android but in wp7 section im new and i cant find any free and easy method to do it so i was thinking about unlocked rom
is there any chance to unlock .xap instalation easy an free (i want to add new ringtones)
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For LG, yes, you can developer-unlock (and even interop-unlock, which is required for high-privilege apps) easily using the built-in registry editor.
For Nokia, such a hack isn't currently possible. The only ways to dev-unlock a Lumia currently are to get an AppHub account from Microsoft; either a student account (free, go through DreamSpark) or a paid account ($99 / year).
That said, you can install custom ringtones without any unlocks at all. There are many apps on the Marketplace that will provide ringtones, or you can install your own using the Zune software. The instructions for doing so are online, but basically you create a file that is the right length and set the genere to "RINGTONE" and then you sync it to the phone like normal.
I tried registry unlock for lg and than after sending .xap file with ringtones (made using chevron ringtone or similar) i didnt get any new ones even after restart.
Than i tried to use tom xap instaler or similar and it gave me error (sth like this: zune isnt launched or phone not unlocked)
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I tried registry unlock for lg and than after sending .xap file with ringtones (made using chevron ringtone or similar) i didnt get any new ones even after restart.
Than i tried to use tom xap instaler or similar and it gave me error (sth like this: zune isnt launched or phone not unlocked)
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Download Zune software first. Connect your phone to Zune and then while Zune is open, run the xap installer.
http://www.zune.net/en-gb/
This is what i did and after that windows sdk let me install xda file to phone (tom installer.had error). But after that there wasnt any new ringtones
thanks for all answers but i still didnt work
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Did you try running the app? Although some homebrew apps do their magic during install, most apps will require you to run them...
Note, the original ChevronWP7 Ringtone tool is very out of date and should probably not be used anymore.
Out of curiosity, why are you trying to install ringtones via app anyhow? You can do it just with Zune...
But with zune i can do it only with short ringtones and i want have longer.
Is there method to add long (3-4min) ringtones without unlock? Cause i want only this
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Without unlock? Probably not. I'm unclear why you'd want this, though; doesn't your carrier just go to voicemail in 30 seconds anyhow? Most of the ones I've seen (in or out of the US, though I've never been to Poland) will do so, typically somewhere between 20 and 40 seconds in.
I dont know the lg very good, concerning roms, but i know that for the 2nd gen Lumia devicees there are no custom Roms atm..
but theres one thread, where Jaxbot, heathcliff etc. are working hard on getting it to work for interop unlocking the Lumia devices (which means by custom roms)
@n73gamer: Custom ROMs and interop-unlock are completely different, although they allow some of the same kind of hack. For example, custom ROMs are available for the HTC Arrive, which has no current working interop-unlock hack. However, custom ROMs are *not* available for the Samsung Focus S or Focus Flash (gen2 phones) even though those *can* be interop-unlocked. Interop-unlock is a registry edit that allows installing homebrew apps with more privileges than normal. Custom ROMs require an unlocked bootloader, but allow changing anything at all (and are typically "full-unlocked" meaning that all apps run with maximum permissions).
As one of the people working on interop-unlock for Nokia (but not bootloader-unlock; custom ROMs aren't my area really), I can make no promises of any sort except that we're trying. Finding these hacks takes time, perseverence, and no small amount of luck.
Just got an Arrive from sprint and I havent been to keen in the windows 7 series. My last phone was HTC Touch Pro 2...
Wondering how to unlock or jailbreak on Arrive kind of confused compared to how easy it was on W 6.5 Thanks also sorry for being a noob
Also I updated it to 7.5 Mango
Hi,
I am also a former Touch Pro 2 user. The flashing is still very easy. Check out our subforums for HTC Arrive/7 Pro at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1083
Step 1: Downgrade.
Your version of the phone is too secure for flashing custom ROMs. Downgrade using one of the stock ROMs in one of these links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427907
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_7_Pro/Shipped_Roms
Step 2: SPL
You're going to want to use this tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16189671
Follow these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16189677#post16189677
Step 3: Custom ROM
Choose a ROM to install for Gold_C/GoldC/Arrive from this forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1086
The stickies are very outdated and new members aren't allowed to post in development sections so it's very difficult to help unless we've been on XDA for a while for another device.
Thanks also have another question...
Whats the difference between unlocks ex. Interlop and Developer
I just want to dl some free apps that i dont have to pay for thanks alot
developer unlock allows you to sideload 3 apps, interop does not have this restriction. Also, interop apps can access restricted areas of the phone (file explorer, registry, etc.)
Free apps can be downloaded from the marketplace.
There's a good explanation of the unlock types on a thread in the dev&hacking sub-orum, but the basic gist of it is as follows:
Full-unlock: All apps run with full permissions, can sideload and run anything even native EXEs and drivers. Requires a custom ROM (and therefore bootloader unlock) at this time.
Bootloader-unlock: Allows flashing custom ROMs. Has no impact on the running OS. On HTC phones, generally requires SPL downgrade via GoldCard. See HSPL and MAGLDR.
Root-unlock: Specific apps can run with full permissions. Does not currently allow native EXEs. Known methods require Interop Unlock, and usually use WP7 Root Tools. Expected by most modern homebrew libraries.
Interop-unlock: Allows sideloading all apps, and apps are allowed to access high-privilege system components (drivers, etc.) Currently requires device-specific hacks; sometimes can be done without dev-unlock first. Can be sufficient for registry and sometimes filesystem access by older homebrew libraries. Required for WP7 Root Tools.
Dev-unlock: Allows sideloading a limited number of apps. Apps with ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES can't be loaded or run. Available officially from Microsoft (developer account or "AppHub"), or unofficially through some device-specific hacks. Used to be available from ChevronWP7.
Thanks I used the Lead Rom on my HTC Arrive... Thanks for the info once again