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Helmi CF2 by baniaczek vs R4 - xplode - Wich is the best Rom now?

Comparison between Helmi_BA_WM2k5_AKU3.5_v1.4.CF2 by baniaczek and BA WM5 AKU3.5 R4 - xplode.
I would want to upgrade my Blue Angel. which of the two it is the best one? I would want to have stability with Bluetooth and WiFi to use with GPS e surf in the web. You excuse me for my bad English…

Don't compare them now. Wait two days - wait for bug fix release.
Today - use xplode.

try both
for u to find out.

Now I see another upgrade: R4 Lazy Release

xplode R5 seems on the way too!

Hmm Banizczek, I knew bug_fix release coming in 2 days, I can't wait to see what else is fixed/enhanced.
Your hard work is VERY appreciated.
Hopefully the BA_Goodies will be included in it (psShutXP, Softkey, RunningPrograms, TaskMgr) + Mail_Fix + SmartDial.
baniaczek said:
Don't compare them now. Wait two days - wait for bug fix release.
Today - use xplode.
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BEST ROM?
Yeah, i agree with them..
you better try both for u to find out..
the 2 of them hav nice roms..
just kip on trying newer ROMS, theres no harm in flashing ur BA
with these ROMS..
in my case, for now am using Xplode r4, newer version on the way even..
rizortiz

rizortiz said:
Yeah, i agree with them..
you better try both for u to find out..
the 2 of them hav nice roms..
just kip on trying newer ROMS, theres no harm in flashing ur BA
with these ROMS..
in my case, for now am using Xplode r4, newer version on the way even..
rizortiz
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You have convinced to me, you could say the procedure to me of installation of the Rom Xplode R4? I have read that I must set up something on the telephone operator

there is nor R5 on the way, i am still seeking ways to include .NET CF 2 SP2 inside but have no space left, it will be easy for baniaczek to include it because he already has .NET CF 2 SP1
and i think that there is no best WM5 rom, because they all are hacked to work on BA, they are not created specially for the device, thats why there are some known bugs which can not be fixed
afterall baniaczek edition of helmi's rom looks really promissing, so wait for the next release
about my roms, the lazy release does not need setting operator, so the upgrade procedure will be exactly the same as in any other wm5 rom
also i will post a kitchen to my R4 rom, but now i am configuring it, it is based on the newest Bepe's rom kitchen for Hermes (but of course it will be for BA) and it is a lot more easyer to build with it, you can choose which components you want and customize your roms better. For example you can create rom without office apps, or media player, or without any software which is included by default. But i am still working on it.

xplode said:
there is nor R5 on the way, i am still seeking ways to include .NET CF 2 SP2 inside but have no space left, it will be easy for baniaczek to include it because he already has .NET CF 2 SP1
and i think that there is no best WM5 rom, because they all are hacked to work on BA, they are not created specially for the device, thats why there are some known bugs which can not be fixed
afterall baniaczek edition of helmi's rom looks really promissing, so wait for the next release
about my roms, the lazy release does not need setting operator, so the upgrade procedure will be exactly the same as in any other wm5 rom
also i will post a kitchen to my R4 rom, but now i am configuring it, it is based on the newest Bepe's rom kitchen for Hermes (but of course it will be for BA) and it is a lot more easyer to build with it, you can choose which components you want and customize your roms better. For example you can create rom without office apps, or media player, or without any software which is included by default. But i am still working on it.
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What about selective UPXing of dlls and exes? Yeah, some UPXed stuff might render it not working, it is a tedious process of UPXing stuff one by one, putting it on the ROM and then, if it works, flash a rom with them.
Have you UPXed everything possible in the R4 ROM?

xplode said:
there is nor R5 on the way, i am still seeking ways to include .NET CF 2 SP2 inside but have no space left,
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Will there be a R4 version without camera support or MMS support?
xplode said:
also i will post a kitchen to my R4 rom, but now i am configuring it, it is based on the newest Bepe's rom kitchen for Hermes (but of course it will be for BA) and it is a lot more easyer to build with it, you can choose which components you want and customize your roms better. For example you can create rom without office apps, or media player, or without any software which is included by default. But i am still working on it.
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could I user this kitchen to get rid of camera support?

A lot of things are already UPXed (in helmi's ROM, xplode's ROM - probably too).
And there is still not enough room. In my ROM, for example - about 20 free sector, 512 byte each. UPX is not revolution itself - IMGFS files are compressed gives some compression itself, so UPXing small files gives no impact results.
net.cf dll's are very large, but cann't be UPXed - the are signed, so UPX skips signed files.
It is very hard to save even 1MB of ROM. For that reason I've decide to remove some things (MSN, transcriber) from ROM.

OKAY
viscocesco said:
You have convinced to me, you could say the procedure to me of installation of the Rom Xplode R4? I have read that I must set up something on the telephone operator
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its on XPLODEs thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=287223
i believe u dnt have to set that operator anymore..
Upgrade procedure:
1.Extract the rar somwhere in your computer
2.Open the folder in which the files were extracted
3.Copy EXTROM folder to your SD card (you may want to edit it but ... i wont include this into the instructions)
4.Put your device in Bootloader mode and place it to cradle
5.Start MAupgradeUT_NOID.exe and follow the onscreen procedure
6.Perform WM5 Hard Reset
btw, xplode said, his new ROM not yet ready.. hehe..
semper fidelis,
rizortiz

rizortiz said:
just kip on trying newer ROMS, theres no harm in flashing ur BA
with these ROMS..
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Some would dissagree with you there! It can be extremely dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.

baniaczek said:
A lot of things are already UPXed (in helmi's ROM, xplode's ROM - probably too).
And there is still not enough room. In my ROM, for example - about 20 free sector, 512 byte each. UPX is not revolution itself - IMGFS files are compressed gives some compression itself, so UPXing small files gives no impact results.
net.cf dll's are very large, but cann't be UPXed - the are signed, so UPX skips signed files.
It is very hard to save even 1MB of ROM. For that reason I've decide to remove some things (MSN, transcriber) from ROM.
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Personally, I have no use for powerpoint mobile. Actually I have never read a single Office document in my BA. all 3 apps could go EXTROM IMO. but maybe Word and excel are used by some, maybe they need to stay. Powerpoint mobile is the biggest of teh 3 exes I believe, at least this one could go EXTROM.
gdiplus.dll is not upxed, I copied it to my windows machine and it compresed to 36.78 original size. Sure, the space savings is not as big on IMGFS, but still...
some time ago I tried compressing some files, I believe gwes.exe is compressible too, and it's big. maybe you could check if it's already upxed...

Brazilian Joe said:
Personally, I have no use for powerpoint mobile. Actually I have never read a single Office document in my BA. all 3 apps could go EXTROM IMO. but maybe Word and excel are used by some, maybe they need to stay. Powerpoint mobile is the biggest of teh 3 exes I believe, at least this one could go EXTROM.
gdiplus.dll is not upxed, I copied it to my windows machine and it compresed to 36.78 original size. Sure, the space savings is not as big on IMGFS, but still...
some time ago I tried compressing some files, I believe gwes.exe is compressible too, and it's big. maybe you could check if it's already upxed...
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I agree with BJ. All these 3 apps can go to EXTROM, eventhough I still use word and excel rarely though.
What about calculator? I believe most people would install a better version calculator. i know calculator program doesnt eat up a lot of ram, but it is still something...
And, just out of curiosity, what are the most used input method? I always use Block Recognizer. i believe people would only use 1 fav, however maybe Keyboard has to be left out as it is - just in case your friend/partner want to borrow ur phone for a quick sms or something, and they dont know how to use block/letter recognizer. Maybe it is a good idea to have block recognizer & letter recognizer to be excluded as EXTROM, just like what Baniaczek has done with Transcriber (This is very neat since it improves the time to change input method).
Btw, any news on bluetooth random wakeup issue?
Cheers

joseph.sapri said:
I agree with BJ. All these 3 apps can go to EXTROM, eventhough I still use word and excel rarely though.
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Probably I will remove PowerPoint from ROM. (nearest release - will contain only fixes, next one - I'm tring to import office from WM6)
joseph.sapri said:
What about calculator? I believe most people would install a better version calculator. i know calculator program doesnt eat up a lot of ram, but it is still something...
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It's only 18kB (UPXed version). Nothing special.
joseph.sapri said:
And, just out of curiosity, what are the most used input method? I always use Block Recognizer. i believe people would only use 1 fav, however maybe Keyboard has to be left out as it is - just in case your friend/partner want to borrow ur phone for a quick sms or something, and they dont know how to use block/letter recognizer. Maybe it is a good idea to have block recognizer & letter recognizer to be excluded as EXTROM, just like what Baniaczek has done with Transcriber (This is very neat since it improves the time to change input method).
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Keyboard, block recognizer, letter recognizer - all of them are bundled in single dll
joseph.sapri said:
Btw, any news on bluetooth random wakeup issue?Cheers
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Probably nobody is working on it.

Cool baniaczek, will wait for your next release to try.

ei harding...
hardingt0110 said:
Some would dissagree with you there! It can be extremely dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.
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u knw what, u better not flash ur ROM if u dnt know what ur doin!!
well, i believe these ROMs that we have here are harmless..

rizortiz said:
u knw what, u better not flash ur ROM if u dnt know what ur doin!!
well, i believe these ROMs that we have here are harmless..
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Just a bit of advice for the newbies
I know what I am doing now

Opera 9.5 Build 2808 - .cab inside

Original post here -mirrored now-
New updated .cab.
Opera 9.5 Build 2808 --VGA--
This .cab has all the proper settings, and config for VGA, as well as a maximum 8 tab possible.
Did not attempt an SD install, dont hesitate to be a guinea pig - i made this uninstallable. -- However, if your ROM has Opera already installed/cooked in, you MUST install to device, in order to overwrite the existing files.
the link - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VUFOL553
-- ant

ThnQ!
here's a faster Mirror without waiting 47 seconds!: http://www.speedyshare.com/316193525.html

rohithathie said:
ThnQ!
here's a faster Mirror without waiting 47 seconds!: http://www.speedyshare.com/316193525.html
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Thanks for the mirror and thanks to thread starter too!! Installing now. Does this fix any crashing problems??

Thanks, I just installed it onto my Sprint Touch Pro. The install said it failed at the end but it seems to be working properly.

it told me it couldnt remove the previous version
then said unsuccessful
but it does work
and so people know it looks to me like the landscape redraw issue is no longer here

ok this is weird the landscape redraw issue is back
any ideas?

any ROMs with extendir

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530710
some are reporting/claiming some insane performance boosts (upto %1200) in that thread. did any of you test it ? if so did you experience any "real world" performance jumps
im interested in our cookers (itje, udk, agent47, fards, nrg....etc ) opinions on this

this too ("only" 500% here)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=499679

seems that many believe that the two solutions above are a "hoax" just because the real performance is less than the crazy claims in topic name
the fact of the matter is that our x1 is slow and unresponsive especially in many cases. if we can get any increase
i don't really care if the real increase is much much much less than the claimed %500 or %1200 numbers. if we can get extra %20 noticeable performance increase then we should be thankful

no one is working on or testing this?!!

THE GRIZZ said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530710
some are reporting/claiming some insane performance boosts (upto %1200) in that thread. did any of you test it ? if so did you experience any "real world" performance jumps
im interested in our cookers (itje, udk, agent47, fards, nrg....etc ) opinions on this
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this is a very good option IF u are making a lite ROM. none of the cooks u mentions do that ...if ur interested i can make that but i cant garrenty it will work like it should

yeah it sounds fairly feasible...try it!

agent_47 said:
this is a very good option IF u are making a lite ROM. none of the cooks u mentions do that ...if ur interested i can make that but i cant garrenty it will work like it should
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im sure many are interested. please cook something for the hungry flashaholics
seems a new version is out already

is it cooking? maybe if it goes really well you might consider making your xperio builds with it since its lighter

BUMP... gtrab's barebone rom's would be PERFECT for this.. imo... if i'm reading it right *scratches head* ... i'd still like to see any and all batt perf mods tested fully on x1.. currently on my r3.61 rom BATT life is amazing i'm getting nearly a day and a half outa my phone where prior i was only getting llike 9-11 hrs

damn less than 12 hrs later.. and ur already on page 2.. so much for a bump!

Hi,
In probably 3 to 4 hours Extendir v1.05 will be released, which will run great and stable on the X1!
For those who can't wait the Test14 build in the Extendir thread will be released as Extendir v1.05
The Test14 comes only with a 4MB and 8MB cache version but with the release of Extendir v1.05 there also will be more cache sizes
Extendir boost lite and full roms but full roms can benefit more if they are installed in an Extendir directory (the virtual alias part) since full roms have more files.
I think you all will enjoy!
ShaDrac

ShaDrac said:
Extendir boost lite and full roms but full roms can benefit more if they are installed in an Extendir directory (the virtual alias part) since full roms have more files.
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Hi ShaDrac, based on my understanding so far, the main feature of your driver is to create a alias directory such that files that must be under /Windows (e.g. TF3D) could reside elsewhere. Since files stored as rom files under /Windows already optimized (compared w/ non rom files), so the real benefit I see is lite rom (instead of full rom) users who need to install programs/files under /Windows afterward. Can you comment?

jackleung said:
Hi ShaDrac, based on my understanding so far, the main feature of your driver is to create a alias directory such that files that must be under /Windows (e.g. TF3D) could reside elsewhere. Since files stored as rom files under /Windows already optimized (compared w/ non rom files), so the real benefit I see is lite rom (instead of full rom) users who need to install programs/files under /Windows afterward. Can you comment?
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Hi jackleung,
The main feature of Extendir is to boost file system performance.
The bonus feature of Extendir is the ability to alias a file in the windows folder. With this ability you overcome one of the weaknesses of our current file systems.
But a cook or end user is free to use this feature or not.
To know how big the benefit is, is easy, just try it.
But to give you a global idea:
If a rom has 1000 files cooked in, the files system performance is normal (of the IMGFS).
If a rom has 4000 files cooked in, the files system performance is slower(of the IMGFS).
If a phone has 1000 files installed afterwards, the files system performance with Extendir is fast (of the FATFS).
If a phone has 4000 files or even 40000 files installed afterwards, the files system performance with Extendir is still fast (of the FATFS).
So Extendir boost your file system performance and (thanks to the bonus feature) keeps it fast even if there are a lot of files installed.
So Extendir boost lite and full roms,
But full roms can benefit more if they install there files in an Extendir directory (the virtual alias part) since full roms have more files.
I think you all will enjoy!
ShaDrac

jack are you planning to do a public test rom that uses this?
for some odd reason many cooks are not interested in this

I'd love to see this thing in action if it does what it says.
Have been following both threads and the benchmarks look phenominal, we only need one person to try it and the resulting ROM will indeed speak for itself.
Hehe you never know Grizz, it may make your camera faster
Regards,
Creamy-Goodness

Thanks ShaDrac this is music to my ears, will try to do a test

THE GRIZZ said:
jack are you planning to do a public test rom that uses this?
for some odd reason many cooks are not interested in this
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i tried it....it don boot :S

PLEASE TRY WITH THIS DLL!!! The claims have stood up on other devices, and the new version would work hopefully with different cache sizes! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=526618 this guy seems to have it working with good results from the look of his feedback, and it means cooking stuff in again! Extendir + Leo = lush rom methinks!

agent_47 said:
i tried it....it don boot :S
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Hi agent_47,
One of your fans is begging to get Extendir working on your roms!
Need some help?
Please could you post your boot.rgu, then I will have a look at it?
ShaDrac

hope agent_47 sorts out his issues with this. a new 1.06 is out.
anybody else making a rom with this? if so please share

New Video Drivers:can some1 make a cab?

Hi to all,
reading the post about the port of Sense 2.5.2012 by Amarullz, i've aknowledged from Captain_Throwback that Topaz_S2 video drivers seems to be the best available option to improve our Raphael's performance:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5727490&postcount=527
He provided also a .zip with these drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5727643&postcount=529
I (and i think a lot of other members) want to try these drivers, so we need to package them into a .cab: is there someone that can provide our community a .cab with these drivers?
Thank you everyone trying to do this.

Ok i have RecMod to .dll and added the REG not sure if works as i'm power cycling phone.
Do not install if using a stock ROM
"I take no responsibility for adverse effects"

stylez said:
Ok i have RecMod to .dll and added the REG not sure if works as i'm power cycling phone.
"I take no responsibility for adverse effects"
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Thank you very much!!!
EDIT:
I have tryed these drivers and sliding through tab now is really smoother, as sliding down the hometab and between cookie's pages.
I want to hear other opinions, because i think they deserve to be cooked in roms!!!

Monfro said:
Thank you very much!!!
EDIT:
I have tryed these drivers and sliding through tab now is really smoother, as sliding down the hometab and between cookie's pages.
I want to hear other opinions, because i think they deserve to be cooked in roms!!!
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That's cool
Just installed via .cab going to need more time to see if i'm suffering placebo effect also would rather remove NeoS2007 driver set 3 from kitchen and see results.
But seems smother also a little bit snappier on TF3D 2.1 "non sense" page load.
I'll update post after cooked in

Unfortunately with my standard KPN factory ROM the Touch Pro freezed upon reboot. With the end result being a Hard-reset. Likely it is required to security unlock your device given that these are not Raphael drivers.

Jouke74 said:
Unfortunately with my standard KPN factory ROM the Touch Pro freezed upon reboot. With the end result being a Hard-reset. Likely it is required to security unlock your device given that these are not Raphael drivers.
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Don't work, Hard reset.

HardSPL
Jouke74 said:
Unfortunately with my standard KPN factory ROM the Touch Pro freezed upon reboot. With the end result being a Hard-reset. Likely it is required to security unlock your device given that these are not Raphael drivers.
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Probably you need to HardSPL before flashing them...
On custom ROM they works perfectly.
One note: Captain_Throwback and NRGZ28 ROMs for sure have these drivers cooked in, so if you use one of their ROM you don't need to install them again.

Works fine for me on NRG Leo 21892 ROM. It is hard to judge, but it does seem to be a bit snappier with the new drivers.

And what about video performance ? Anybody measured the speed of those drivers vs the "old" ones ?

bipbop said:
And what about video performance ? Anybody measured the speed of those drivers vs the "old" ones ?
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With NeoS2007 driver set 3:
Results
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alpha texture (128x256 rgba)
28809 kPixels/s
torus (3k triangles) one light
6314 kPixels/s
color blending
30766 kPixels/s
sub texture (128x128 15x15)
9328 kPixels/s
Topaz_S2 video drivers:
Results
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alpha texture (128x256 rgba)
29016 kPixels/s
torus (3k triangles) one light
4197 kPixels/s
color blending
28703 kPixels/s
sub texture (128x128 15x15)
11477 kPixels/s
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Not sure how to read it as slightly lower on 2 but way higher on 1.
I never really trust tests as so many variables you never get the same result twice Also not enough to go on since opengl isn't only effected by drivers.

heeelllppppppp
stylez said:
Ok i have RecMod to .dll and added the REG not sure if works as i'm power cycling phone.
"I take no responsibility for adverse effects"
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how stupid am i ???????????????? i didnt read the comments !!!!!
i crashed my tp raph100 factory rom. how can i make it without a hard reset??????????????????? i have it just for 3 months and i dont want to break the warranty but MOST important , the rom is greek and i couldnt find any custom greek rom so , if i flashed i new rom how could i have greek input on keyboard , i dont want greek translating just to be able to write greek.
my pure little touch pro :'(

do these drivers have any affect on SPB Mobile Shell performance ?

thebestgr said:
how stupid am i ???????????????? i didnt read the comments !!!!!
i crashed my tp raph100 factory rom. how can i make it without a hard reset??????????????????? i have it just for 3 months and i dont want to break the warranty but MOST important , the rom is greek and i couldnt find any custom greek rom so , if i flashed i new rom how could i have greek input on keyboard , i dont want greek translating just to be able to write greek.
my pure little touch pro :'(
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Just hard-reset
ranasrule,
Have no idea but only way to find out is to try, please update thread after testing

stylez said:
ranasrule,
Have no idea but only way to find out is to try, please update thread after testing
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been testing for about 3 hours.....SBP MS seems snappier

Today managed to get testing via cooking:
Placed links as big screenshots.
Topaz Left - Neo Right
TeastOpenGL : http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4455559296_a2e08bec99_b.jpg
CorePlayer : http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4455559452_6b2d5ddcb2_o.png
This was a very fair test flash settle OpenGL then CorePlayer on both.
Yet as i previously said i can't go fully on benchmarks as not only OpenGL to take into account with the drivers.
Topaz seems snappier but is lower in results.
Just thought may be interesting and had a boring Monday

stylez said:
Today managed to get testing via cooking:
Placed links as big screenshots.
Topaz Left - Neo Right
TeastOpenGL : http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4455559296_a2e08bec99_b.jpg
CorePlayer : http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4455559452_6b2d5ddcb2_o.png
This was a very fair test flash settle OpenGL then CorePlayer on both.
Yet as i previously said i can't go fully on benchmarks as not only OpenGL to take into account with the drivers.
Topaz seems snappier but is lower in results.
Just thought may be interesting and had a boring Monday
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Thanks for sharing. The way folks seem to be migrating to the S2 drivers, you would think the improvement was convincing, yet these benchmarks indicate otherwise...

Jouke74 said:
Unfortunately with my standard KPN factory ROM the Touch Pro freezed upon reboot. With the end result being a Hard-reset. Likely it is required to security unlock your device given that these are not Raphael drivers.
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Vzs said:
Don't work, Hard reset.
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Monfro said:
Probably you need to HardSPL before flashing them...
On custom ROM they works perfectly.
One note: Captain_Throwback and NRGZ28 ROMs for sure have these drivers cooked in, so if you use one of their ROM you don't need to install them again.
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hmm seeing all these i wonder if it'll work on my tp .. i only have stock rom but have did the hardspl unlocking my phone because i updated my radio rom to a verizon one .. but since this is my daily phone i wont mess with it .
edit: i wonder if this driver will work with my tp on stock rom .. diamond-ati-d3d-driver.cab
http://www.therobpage.com/blog/?p=34
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2892184&postcount=357

jeepers007 said:
Thanks for sharing. The way folks seem to be migrating to the S2 drivers, you would think the improvement was convincing, yet these benchmarks indicate otherwise...
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That's cool Yeah i'm using Neo as even with the "things look snappier" it doesn't look good on paper...

Does it work on TAEL ROM ?
Will this work on TAEL ROM ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585129
I'm using the v4.23557 RD - Rhodium Dialer + Video Call Support version.

patrick_spd4u said:
Will this work on TAEL ROM ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585129
I'm using the v4.23557 RD - Rhodium Dialer + Video Call Support version.
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Yes, you can install them without problems if you already installed a custom rom...and if you don't like them you can uninstall...

[Q] Emulator to test ROMs?

Hi everyone,
I cooked my first ROM and I would like to test it on my computer before flashing it to my phone. Since I expect it to fail anyway and crash my D2, an emulator would be quite convenient. All I could find is the SDK emulator that only allows me to test apps, but no ROM...
So, is there an emulator that's doing just that? From what I've read on other threads that are 3 years old, it seems it didn't exist by then, but what about now, have any progresses been made?
Thanks in advance!

Emulator is only for Application over a ROM
There is NO imulator for Widnows Mobile 6.5.x yet.
But IDE like Visual Studio provide you the imulator for testing your application for targeted Windows Mobile .
Thanks.

Sad day... but thanks, I'll just try to flash my phone then, and see what happens!