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New WM5 rom on FTP (Ivan Ver 4 R2.1)

Ivan has uploaded his latest (3.3R4) modded version of Mamaich's Wizard2BA ROM here.
ftp://xda:[email protected]/BlueAngel/BA_WM5/Shipped_Extracted_Updates/WM5_pack_V1.rar
No mention in the text files of what's changed since 3.3R3, and I've not had time to try it myself yet.
One thing I can say is that the previous 3.3R3 build was a lot quicker than TuMa1.3, albeit with fewer built-in applications. Hopefully R4 builds on that speed advantage.
I'll post whatever I can discover about this build tonight after I've tried it out.
At very worst it's something to play with while we all wait for TuMa 1.4.
EDIT: Link corrected (MDAIIIUser)
EDIT: New version 4 Revision 2.1
ftp://xda:[email protected]_Extracted_Updates/wm5_ivan/WM2k5_v4_R2.1.rar
older
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/BLueAngel/wm5_ivan/WM2k5_v4_R1_pub_unofficial.rar
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/BLueAngel/wm5_ivan/WM2k5_v4_R0_pub.rar
ftp://xda:[email protected]_Extracted_Updates/WM2k5_v3.3_r5.2_public.rar

significantly faster than TuMA 1.3, very responsive. rings at the first ring, able to play MIDI files as ringtones, no lag time on the keyboard. very very good.

First time ive heard of this rom. Would appreciate if anyone who has tried it can post feedback.

Just installed it and configed it to my normal settings.
It's a raw install of WM5, no optional apps at all, and it's a lot quicker than TuMa. In particular the messaging and phone apps seem a lot more responsive.
One other note - a lot of filesystem cache options are not set or left at defaults in this build, so it might be possible to speed things up even more with a few regtweaks.

According to readme this ROM is based ont he original WM5 BA ROM with some fixes. I have not tried it yet.

Can anyone post any comparison benchmarking results (such as by SpB Benchmark) of this ROM against the TuMa 1.3 ROM?

Thanks... m8.....
ill try....
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hey
If anyone here already tried this WM 5.0 for BA, pls post your feedbacks here...

this rom is quite fast on 400mhz is as fast as tuma 1.3 on 530
there is no skiping in windows media while playing mp3s
language packs fully working
no problems with disable/enable wifi
standard rings beetween first and second ring
cool rom

Some app can not install on this version

I have tryed absolutely every WM5 rom for blueangel, and this one is the fastest thah i have seen. I don't need to overclock my cpu to run it smooth. All the options are more responsive PIE works quite well. Wifi works like a charm, I have not tryed bluetooth yet. This rom is clean and fast, I want all the future roms to be like this one. I do not need extra software but buggy OS, i want clean WM5 rom and if I need something i will install it later. Thanks Ivan for continiue mamaich's work, you both have done great job!

yeah
This is more fast than TuMa v1.3. I havent tried the pocket IE yet. Btw can I install the RAM Disk like the used in TuMa v1.3? If so, where can i download the right version for BA?

wooh
Tried already the pocket IE, for me it is faster than ever before.. Same with the messaging applications. Its really fast...that's all i can say...
No devicelock....????whay?
DOC reprtitioning tool works on this version of WM 5.0 for BA

It'sreally the fastest wm5 i've had tried. Bt headset issue is still here
wifi is ok ad really fast to take net :lol:
Some problem to switch with my dual sim card (also in tuma1.3 and older) i've to reset to have the second sim run.
Phone is really good .....

Now I've had a few hours to work with this build I can honestly say it's the best WM5 there is for BA. Not least because I can actually answer the phone without the thing locking up, or taking so long to open the phone app that I miss the call.
In the past I've used the original Wizard2BA and TuMa 1.3, and this thing beats both for speed and stability. It does have less features than TuMa, but if you want extra applications (MMS, regedit, keyboard skins....) then just download them and add the ones you want - not such a big deal.
The lack of a screen lock shouldn't be a big problem. Instead I've just set the button lock to "all buttons except power button" in control panel, then turn the device off to lock buttons and screen.
Shame the BT issue is still present but we can't have everything.

It´s a fast and clean ROM.
No double entries in programs and settings.
No problems with wifi so far - but I only tested this for about 10 minutes.
Responding of the device is faster than TuMa 1.3
ActiveSync stil signals connected after removing the device from the cradle but semms to make no further problems.
"Media" Sync is working fine.
I am only missing the device lock today plugin. Is it possible to install this manualy?
Thanx!
Great job!

mms?
Where can i download compatible ArcSoft MMS for this version? I tried the one from TuMa v1.3 but it doesnt work (or may I just missed somethings?) I did manage to make a new mms account though...

I've a problem to use extended rom. It's impossibile to unhide it so i'm not able to use it.
Any suggestion??
regards

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Just follow on the procedure.. First install Extended ROM unlocker, unhide and unlock your BA and soft reset and then install the extended_rom visible and then soft reset again.. You will see now ur extended rom

Hi,
I've got a problem installing this rom. It installs ok, but on startup it starts installing files from extended rom:
1. BA_version_140.cab
2. Album_BlueangelAKU26_Generic_WWE_RC20.cab
I dont know if i should install these, or if they are remains from TUMA 1.3 (or romz before that).
The problem is the soft keys YES/NO dont even work, so i cant install and i have to wait for it to cancel automatically.
Anyone got a solution/answer?

WM6 on G4 (looking for some applications).

I had the AKU 3.3 rom on my device and used that one as the base to upgrade to the WM6 rom fully however in doing that I lost a lot of the useful apps cooked into the rom.
I'm looking for some if not all the apps that are available on the AKU 3.3 rom for my G4
the quick dials on the today screen is a must really need that but I can't find out what application that is etc.
i've searched around all over but I've not been able to find a few of the apps that are on the AKU rom so I can get them on my WM6 rom now. Anyone got any links they can post up for the following.
Mobile Secretary
New Menu For WM5
Contacts Backup
New SIM Manager
Ringtone manager
Contacts Manager
SMS Backup
Screen Rotate
I can confirm today agenda BORKS WM6 really screws it up.

Ok i've had a few PMs with regards to how I got WM6 working on the G4. Rather than sending them same PM over and over heres what i did.
I paid the £20 to get the software to super CID unlock my G4.
http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ its quick you'll get it in a matter of minutes and it takes about 5 mins to do it , but its a bit steap non the less.
I then upgraded to the most excellent AKU 3.3 ROM
the link below takes you to the version that WILL install on the G4 its just all in italian but you can work it out . As long as your super cid unlocked your laughing!
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Wizard/Roms/WM5_AKU3.3_Crossbow_BETA_G4.zip
at this stage when you've run the installer you'll have the WM5 AKU 3.3 Rom running. You can stop here if you want its a great rom lots of features including alot of the crossbow features.
However if your pushing to show off your phat phone skills obtain the WM6 Crossbow rom if you can find it and install it.
It should now go on with no problems! No complaints about wrong versions etc it'll just do it. It'll take you 10 mins to install just like WM5 AKU3.3 does.
When your device reboots your WM6.0! However you'll have to find all the useful apps for your PDA again. Unlike AKU3.3 your device is vanilla so off you go to find everything thats useful.
Claunch works mint as I'm using it again in anger on my device!

Which WM6 are you using and Why?

Theres like 6 threads with like 50 pages each...and i've read almost all of them....but my question is which WM6 of crossbow are you using? So far i know theres
1. Chinese version
2. Stock leaked one
3. PDAViet 1
4. PDAViet 2
Which ones are you guys using and why? THanks for the responds guys

None, they're buggy, obviously unfinished and of dubious origin.

im using pv2...it has nice little addons to it, and it seems to be smoother...

markgamber said:
None, they're buggy, obviously unfinished and of dubious origin.
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But that's what makes them so FUN!

i totally agree with you guys. Thats what makes these roms fun. i just got tired of trying to decide which rom to mess with and all that fun crap. i just wanted to see what fellow modders were doing with their roms and what they learned and what they have accomplished. i see that on PDAViet 2 for some reason my screen keeps turning on. and sometimes my softkeys wont work. does any one by anychance have a solution to thi stuff? Thanks

markgamber said:
None, they're buggy, obviously unfinished and of dubious origin.
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Agreed.
I tried them out, but they were pretty buggy and impossible to make everything run as smoothly as WM5.
I need stability and a smooth running PPC. Not some glitchy buggy unreliable WM6.
Plus WM6 adds zero true improvements. There is just no reason to use these pre-release versions.
I hope they get WM6 fixed up correctly before actually releasing it to the public or WM6 is going to suffer a horrible fate.

Need another option: My own cooked version
I cooked up my own version, modeling it after Risidoro and Molski's, adding all the cool TSK files, camera themes, ringtones, Ris' network tools, Adobe Acrobat LE. mbutton in ROM and in startup, Total Commander in ROM, enabling the ZIP tool, added traylaunch and battery status and adding in the faria camera fix.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to Risidoro, Molski and Faria for the great tutorials. I spent hours working on this to get it working just like I want it.
Rom stats, from a fresh boot with mbutton and activesync running:
Storage:
Total: 47.46mb
In use: 10.87 mb
Free: 36.60 mb
Program:
Total: 49.70 mb
In user: 22.96 mb
Free: 26.72 mb

wow thats awesome bro! is your cooked rom a WM6?

deviusdragger said:
wow thats awesome bro! is your cooked rom a WM6?
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Yes. Sorry. It is the Orwell, I guess, one.
I just read about editing the HV files, so now my little cab file that I run afterward to add in MMS, GPRS, etc, will be integrated into the ROM directly, along with Midlet Manager, TRE and whatever else I can inject into it.

yeah i had to put all my internet and gprs settings my self from my other 8125. so far i like the way it looks and its running pretty good now that i took some stuff off the start up folder like tray launch and smartskey. dont really need them. i have pocketplus running just fine on there just like batterystatus and today plugin.

nightowl007 said:
Yes. Sorry. It is the Orwell, I guess, one.
I just read about editing the HV files, so now my little cab file that I run afterward to add in MMS, GPRS, etc, will be integrated into the ROM directly, along with Midlet Manager, TRE and whatever else I can inject into it.
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Can you share some experience about editing HV files? I can't find any sources for it. Thanks.

Well. Let me first say this.
Apparently what PDAViet has done to Faria's hard word and effort can simply not be justified imho.
To be honest I have PDA Viet2 installed. But that was before I read what they did with Faria's hard work. And I simply don't have time now to switch to another WM6 rom, otherwise I'd installed Faria's latest and greatest Rom 3.3.
Nevertheless I must say that the PDA Viet2 rom works fine on my MDA. Even my 4gb minisd works flawlessly (although i'm still looking for some tweaks to improve read/write performance with it). They also put some security to it with removing the windows update option (which apparently causes trouble to some users).
But, to stay loyal to Faria, just because that man really does great work, whenever there's another rom (a better one/more complete one) and I have some more time, I immediately switch to another rom.

I love WM6, on my device it runs so much more smoother than WM5 did, and after running the MMS cab patch, i'm fully sorted. All of my software work on it perfectly, it's extremely fast (i haven't even had to over clock it like i used to do at 240mhz).
I now want to really get into understanding how to tweak and create my own Roms.

Nightowl007 WM6 ROM
nightowl007 said:
Need another option: My own cooked version
I cooked up my own version, modeling it after Risidoro and Molski's, adding all the cool TSK files, camera themes, ringtones, Ris' network tools, Adobe Acrobat LE. mbutton in ROM and in startup, Total Commander in ROM, enabling the ZIP tool, added traylaunch and battery status and adding in the faria camera fix.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to Risidoro, Molski and Faria for the great tutorials. I spent hours working on this to get it working just like I want it.
Rom stats, from a fresh boot with mbutton and activesync running:
Storage:
Total: 47.46mb
In use: 10.87 mb
Free: 36.60 mb
Program:
Total: 49.70 mb
In user: 22.96 mb
Free: 26.72 mb
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Release! Release! Release!
(...please?)

how did u do the mms cab patch. where did u get it from

hustle said:
how did u do the mms cab patch. where did u get it from
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read the forum

the one from here didnt work for me im on tmobile. i put in the settings n still nothing
i have mms arcsoft 3.0.9 something something.
what steps did u to make yours work

ARCSoft Inc MMS Composer 3.0.7.19.cab
i used that one

Files names
deviusdragger said:
Theres like 6 threads with like 50 pages each...and i've read almost all of them....but my question is which WM6 of crossbow are you using? So far i know theres
1. Chinese version
2. Stock leaked one
3. PDAViet 1
4. PDAViet 2
Which ones are you guys using and why? THanks for the responds guys
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I think we could get better results if people knoew how to identify which WM 6 rom they have.
I have orwell
the other day I downloaded 1.Crossbow_Underground_Edition.exe but I am not certain if this is updated

WM6 Upgrade on Wizard
Hey Guys I ran the WM6 orwell update and it did its thing, but when it rebooted it was still WM5 (blank no user data) do I have to do anything special after I disconnest?

Why to upgrade to WM6

Hi, ALL
I have G3 T-Mobile MDA (Wizard), running Wm5 custom ROM from Xelencin and latest Radio ROM.
Also I have installed
SPB Diary, Pocket Plus, Weather, Imageer, Backup
Resco File Explorer
PhotoDialer Plug-in
WM5Storage
MemMaid
Some RSS Reader
iGuidance
MS VoiceCommand 1.5
IMPlus, Skype
Yahoo 2 Go, Google Maps, Live Search
TCPMP
etc
most of these on 2GB miniSD. Everything works. I use most of that from time to time.
I saw faria WM6 ROM. I saw MB Rom, I saw Mun's Rom. My question is - do I need to upgrade to WM6 ? Will it add something, which probably I'm missing ?
Or it is just to have latest Windows Mobile OS ?
Second big question - will my apps work with WM6 ?

Also if moderators think this question belongs to Wizard Mobile 6 forum, can you please move it

bogdatov said:
I saw faria WM6 ROM. I saw MB Rom, I saw Mun's Rom. My question is - do I need to upgrade to WM6 ? Will it add something, which probably I'm missing ?
Or it is just to have latest Windows Mobile OS ?
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Do you need to upgrade? Probably not. I will say that most (not all) of the custom roms will give you more space and will run faster than the stock official roms.
Will add something, which you are probably missing? The quick answer is yes. You are missing the frustration that some of us go through with these . Seriously though, its hard to answer it, but for me I find the custom roms more stable than my original Cingular 2.25, faster, gives me more room on the phone itself, and just more fun to play with (but then I'm a geek).
I can't honestly say why the draw to WM6 other than the geek factor involved and the ability to show friends and coworkers that you are running WM6 (and they don't care anyone or don't even know what you are babbling on about).
I would suggest you at least give Faria's or Molksi's 2.3 and 3.3 ROMs a try even if you aren't interested in WM6. They are VERY nice and stable. But also, understand that you will have to fiddle and tweak with your phone for a day or two to get it back to where you want it.
Second big question - will my apps work with WM6 ?
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I've used Spb Backup, Resco Explorer, WM5torage, Memmaid, MS VoiceCommand 1.6 all on Faria's AKU 3.3, WM6 MBE, and Faria's WM6 "the real thing" and they all work.
I'll defer to others on the rest of your list.

I know you didn't list it but, as you are using other spb products,
spb time doesn't fully work

How did you get Yahoo go 2?

double post

I received email with Yahoo go 2 and there was a link. Just went there and install. Dont remember exactly, but something like that

It's only available for smartphones... You don't happen to have a link/file handy? :d

Yahoo Go 2 for smartphones and pocket pc phones:
This is where I got mines from, they had it as an option when it first came out but now it is hidden and they want your phone information to send it to you.
This link will get you the cab. file and the active sync download.
http://sites.mobile.yahoo.com/go/mobile/getstarted

That link is Yahoo Go 1, which I am running right now.

Need good vanilla WM5 ROM

Hello, All
I'm having lots of trouble with WM6 on my unlocked G3 MDA (wifi, missing calls, hangs) and I do not see much benefit of WM6 anyway, so I want to go back to stable (!) WM5
Can you recommend good "vanilla" WM5 ROM w/o lots of applications installed ? Something fast and stable and with lots of free RAM. What I mean by "vanilla" is that things like "do not show SIM contacts" or "keyboard indicator" registry hacks are fine, but I do not want to have tons of apps which I do not use anyway consume ROM space. A good example of "vanilla" ROM in WM6 world would be X-Plore Core 2.0 ROM.
So ... any suggestions for "vanilla" in WM5 world ?

bogdatov said:
Hello, All
I'm having lots of trouble with WM6 on my unlocked G3 MDA (wifi, missing calls, hangs) and I do not see much benefit of WM6 anyway, so I want to go back to stable (!) WM5
Can you recommend good "vanilla" WM5 ROM w/o lots of applications installed ? Something fast and stable and with lots of free RAM. What I mean by "vanilla" is that things like "do not show SIM contacts" or "keyboard indicator" registry hacks are fine, but I do not want to have tons of apps which I do not use anyway consume ROM space. A good example of "vanilla" ROM in WM6 world would be X-Plore Core 2.0 ROM.
So ... any suggestions for "vanilla" in WM5 world ?
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Try Superrom 1.1
Needs a bit customising, but it seemed the best to me

i second superrom1.1 it is still the rom i use after trying all the wm6 up untill the last faria and anichillus vanillas, which are too slow for me

bbobeckyj said:
i second superrom1.1 it is still the rom i use after trying all the wm6 up untill the last faria and anichillus vanillas, which are too slow for me
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I have a copy of ZeroXtreme's Clean 3.2 ROM as well as The Mr. Clean AKU 2.3. Both are very good in my opinion.