First Time Install - XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys
Ok so I have had my Xperia for almost a year now and I have finally built up enough courage to flash it !!! I want to install 6.5 I have watched all the vids and read the guides so I feel confident that I can do this.
What I would like to know is what is the best 6.5 Rom to use, there is just so many I dont know what one to use... I am not worried about all the other apps I just want a clean simple basic working 6.5 rom that will be good on my phone.
Any advice on what one to use would be much appreciated, I know use guys must get hit with these questions every day.
Thanks
Matthew

You should definitely search or look into the ROM section. I've been using spikegotti's ROM. Although it's a bit slow, it seems to be the least buggy after a week's use.

I have, there is just so many to choose from all have some good reviews and comments and as this is my first time doing something like this I dont really know who makes the best ROM's to use

I'd recommend Spikegotti's Unoff or Agent 47's XPERIO if you want a good 6.5 ROM without manila

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Help me decide which WM 6.5 rom to take!!!!

I wish to know all WM 6.5 roms and possibly a link to thread of it!!
Oh and name pros and cons (+ and -) of them!!!!
for now Im looking at a realy fast (like kwbr roms) and a very reliable(no hangs freezes and so on)!!!!
THNX in advance!!!!
Geez man, do you want us to come to you, download and install for you as well?
Come on mate you should know better!
homer285 said:
Geez man, do you want us to come to you, download and install for you as well?
Come on mate you should know better!
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Hehe -- I just DONT WANT TO install a rom and after that BE DISSAPOINTED about it!!!! So comon !!! Sugestions!!
Kristaps-K9-Lv said:
Hehe -- I just DONT WANT TO install a rom and after that BE DISSAPOINTED about it!!!! So comon !!! Sugestions!!
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How about reading through the threads to see which one you might like to try?!? I don't think anyone wants to do your job for you, after all it is your device
Kristaps-K9-Lv said:
Hehe -- I just DONT WANT TO install a rom and after that BE DISSAPOINTED about it!!!! So comon !!! Sugestions!!
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How can we know what will dissapoint you? Just try it, and if you don't like, choose another rom.
The time you have wasted creating this thread could be used better .
**** THE **** is with you people!!!! I am not asking you to read the threads and decide!!!
I JUST WISH Y'ALL TO GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ABOUT WM 6.5 ROM
Almost the new WM6.5 roms are equal...
So feel free to try one of the latest ones.
Its hard people say that "x" or "y" is the better one. I respect the coockers at XDA and so i refuse to say wich one to choose. So all i can say is to get one of the latest you find around.. they´re all almost the same thing in terms of speed and stability.
Or in other hand... you can always wait for the real one
Kristaps-K9-Lv said:
**** THE **** is with you people!!!! I am not asking you to read the threads and decide!!!
I JUST WISH Y'ALL TO GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ABOUT WM 6.5 ROM
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We are asking YOU to read the threads....
.....or go to iPhone
I Agree wis kristaps, im also very confused, bout which ROM is better!
so, i would also like a few pro's and con's for al the ROM..
If you not wish to leve pro's and con's
then just do not reply...
I mean comn, the gus is aksing a normal question!
Why are you all being so agressive!
i talk for myself. Im not beeing agressive... but why not just try one of the latest ones? Who am i to say that "x" or "y" is better?
They´re almost the same thing.. just pick one
well i guess you could tell us which YOU like better?
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well i guess you could tell us which YOU like better?
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I am thinking about Miri WM 6.5 21198 :: V 5.2 --- but its just because that rom has been around for the longest time and all the bugs should be worked out!!!!
But maybe I am wrong about those bugs!!!!
it drives me nuts when someone responds to these types of questions with **** like "LoL LERN TO READ"... or which is akin to "how about reading through the 2000+ posts on each rom to try to decipher whether or not it may or may not work the way you want it to, when in reality it would take me the same amount of time to type a valid response like [Hey, i use the so and so 6.5 rom and it works great for me, its fast, responsive, etc]... "
for jesus sake just answer the question or ignore the thread. I get my touch HD today, so i don't have any good advice, but i'm asking the same question this guy is. I don't have the time to browse through 65 pages of posts on each rom to find out the +/-
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it drives me nuts when someone responds to these types of questions with **** like "LoL LERN TO READ"... or which is akin to "how about reading through the 2000+ posts on each rom to try to decipher whether or not it may or may not work the way you want it to, when in reality it would take me the same amount of time to type a valid response like [Hey, i use the so and so 6.5 rom and it works great for me, its fast, responsive, etc]... "
for jesus sake just answer the question or ignore the thread. I get my touch HD today, so i don't have any good advice, but i'm asking the same question this guy is. I don't have the time to browse through 65 pages of posts on each rom to find out the +/-
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Well atleast Im not the only one!!!!!
Oh and congratulations on your new device!!!!
I would suggest miri's 6.5 ROM since thats the only one I have tested and felt it was fast and stable enough for the daily use.
I also like Davide's and HelloNasty cooking... but I have not flased their 6.5 ROMs lately.. so cannot comment on 'em.
Having said the above, I would also say, you cannot escape away from reading thorugh the threads... No one in the right mind would go thorugh every page of the 100 odd pages of the thread. You would usually browse through the last 5 or 10 pages to see what are the issues that are being discussed. Chefs release versions regulary fixing the problems. So it would make no sense reading about problems from earlier versions of the ROM that you have flashed. Especially the chef like "miri" released a ROM version almost every day... In fact he even released 2 version within 24 hrs.
So, flash any one of the latest versions of the ROMs by reading through the last few pages of the thread.
Hello everyone !
I agree with both of your comments.
As the firsts post said, sometimes you can't decide wich rom is better (cuz obviously there isn't).
You can't also say "oh that cooker suck" cuz i think even the worst cooker put 100000x more time, love anb contribution to this awesome comunity than people who send those kind of ugly remarks. I'm so impressed by rom cookers.
Secondly, it also depends of your daily uses, for instance i love fast and stable rom with nothing in it (like dutty's one) but some ppl like to have ton's of usefull apps ....
So yeah okay, you have to spend some time reading the board but it's not easy when you work 10h+ a day like me.
But on the other hand, it can always be appreciate when people who have time to test roms to give +/- advices.
For instance i'm reading posts speaking of 6.5 i'm very tempted but i have some questions :
- is it as fast as some dutty's rom for example (i'm saying dutty i only tryed his rom and love it)
- is it user friendly as manila ?
- will i be desapointed ?
It's also a pain when you have to read 207 pages of comments to know where to go, especially when comment's are "I installed this uber app of the death but it's not working with this rom gimme a fix" or "gogo change this icon i don't like it".
so ok tommorow i'll spend 1h to flash and test a 6.5 rom made by all those pro cookers but if i have 2/3 clues about wich one to pick or even if it's not necessary to try because 6.5 will not be as fast as 6.1 I think it can be always helpfull to have answers to those kind of questions.
But okay if noone have some precise advices i'll spend another hour or two to read all 6.5 rom posts it is just always nice and kind to help those in needs (i didn't said respond to very stupid questions of ppl who don't want to search 3sec about "how can i change my wallpaper" or "how can i make a call my provider is orange bla bla bla")
I'm glad when I see this kind of community and when everyone share his wisdom, please let's keep the same spirit.
See ya around,
Veskit
Both Mirri and HelloNasty are ok, Mirri has app. one to two frezze per day, is better concerning battery lenght, has nice dialer, but when going from messages to home freezez.
Nasty has a lot more applications, almost no need to install anything extra, but also freezez from time to time and aets battery like crazy.
PhamQuang is nice, but more for manilla oriented, and not working to good with lock app.
All together it's still raw beta and not ready for everyday / primetime.
Still very promising
hope this helps You
Like everyone else said, there are a fair few WM 6.5 ROM's try reading about them, see what bugs they have, see what fixes have been cooked in, etc. etc.
Thanks
Dave

Fastest, more stable 6.5 ROM

Hey guys
Have been using Dutty's WinMo6.1 ROMs for a while now, and keen to try out a 6.5 ROM. Anyone have any thoughts on the fastest, most stable 6.5 ROM currently available? Dutty's, Miri's, Energy...?
Would appreciate any advice on good 6.5 ROMs
Thanks!
This one is my favourite
dkwalsh said:
Hey guys
Have been using Dutty's WinMo6.1 ROMs for a while now, and keen to try out a 6.5 ROM. Anyone have any thoughts on the fastest, most stable 6.5 ROM currently available? Dutty's, Miri's, Energy...?
Would appreciate any advice on good 6.5 ROMs
Thanks!
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Seriously guy? They're all good, just download one and try it out, or better yet read one of the threads about the particular rom you're interested in. No one else can tell you how it will work for you!
PS. All threads asking "best", "fastest", "most stable" etc get shut down! Do a search in this forum to see why!
*Edit: Lol homer!!!
wow, helpful responses. thanks a lot
You're most welcome!
your question is like asking, what is the best car to drive? What is the nicest country to live? At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? Where does the toe-tag go on a dead person if they don't have toes? How far east can you go before you're heading west? What's the difference between normal ketchup and fancy ketchup?
EDIT: Why do they call him Donkey Kong if he is not a donkey?
You simply dont get get it!
It is all speculation since everybody using the ROM their criticing will comment its the best and the fastest etc until there's a war of: This is best and that is best ROM! The only way to know is to try them and then decide yourself! Next time follow the guidelines, this is not Question and Answers!
Actually, no, it's not. Speed and reliablity are things you can quantitatively measure, and therefore compare on the basis of. If I'd asked, 'what's the best ROM', then fair enough. But I asked for opinions on the fastest and more reliable 6.5 ROM. Those are measurable things, and I was also interested in people's opinions.
I'm not sure why you're being so defensive.
I think you just don't get it. Fastest/More stable is very relative. Fastest for me doesn't mean fastest for you. More stable for me doesn't mean ore stable for you.. It's depends on how you use the phone or what application you use the most.
Just try to flash one 6.5 ROM and try it out. if you don't like it, you can always revert back to 6.1 ROM. Use Sashimi or other backup program to restore your settings if you think flashing is a chore..
ROM Benchmarks in this forum, at the top with the "Sticky" label: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=516190
If you go a few pages in this rom development forum you will find TONS of threads asking the exact same thing; Which rom fast? stable? etc etc!!
Thanks for the link xmsnx, I'll check it out.
I guess the fact there are 'benchmarks' suggests you CAN compare ROMs, despite what others seems to think...
Cheers
You simply still dont get it!

which 6.5 rom should i use help!

hi i just recently purchased a touch hd telstra and am about to flash it with a 6.5 , there are a lot of talented people here with their own versions of 6.5, is there one that is the most standard rom with everything included and which one would that be?
Goodness me, this genre of question is asked two to three times a day, do some of your own investigating and research and in future follow the forum guidelines, dont be so arogant!
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hi i just recently purchased a touch hd telstra and am about to flash it with a 6.5 , there are a lot of talented people here with their own versions of 6.5, is there one that is the most standard rom with everything included and which one would that be?
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If you have to ask, you are probably better off sticking to the default ROM you phone comes with.
i suggest to make a sticky with the title 'NO WHICH ROM TO USE TOPICS HERE!!!!'
but not even that will stop some ppl from posting that ****.
You could even use the word KNOW instead of NO
I have a feeling this thread will be closed soon.
No ROM is the "best". Each excel in some ways and its up to you to decide whats best for you. Its a bit like asking someone for some good music. they will only tell you what they think is good, not necessarily what is good for you.
what does this mean? youre gonna have to try them all and see which you like most (shouldnt take more than an hour or so as there arent that many)

The successor of Dutty??

Hi Guys,
It has been a while that i flashed my rom since Dutty has left us.
I am wondering wich cooker come closest to Dutty. I know that a Rom is a personal thing.
I am running sense 2.1 holy grail r01 now some improvements on new roms.
Well before this thread gets quickly locked down
There are plenty of good chefs here at least as good as Dutty ever was . Read the threads, see what bugs are being experienced, see what type of roms appeal to you and try a few out. As you rightly said they are personal things, so what appeals to one may not be to your liking.
Edit: The more experienced ones for Blackstone are miri, nrg with some newer chefs such as XannyTech, Flashmore, Hello Nasty amongst others (no offense intended to anyone I left out ) and they all do great jobs.
Xannytech roms are very...very good.
*justintime* said:
Hi Guys,
It has been a while that i flashed my rom since Dutty has left us.
I am wondering wich cooker come closest to Dutty. I know that a Rom is a personal thing.
I am running sense 2.1 holy grail r01 now some improvements on new roms.
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Not a fair question to ask as all chefs put a lot of effort in there Roms and to start ranking chefs is really deminishing there work while highlighting only one. That's not the goal of this thread.
Suggestion: Flash a couple of Roms and be your own judge. Visit the chefs thread and do some reading helps as well.
Good luck in your voyage....
I have tried, and i recommend:
-Laurentius26: Really smooth and stable
-NRGZ28: Really good looking. Includes a lot of apps and good theme.
A simple thing to do is:
1. Back up your current ROM (using Sprite and PIM Backup). That way, in case you don't like what you see with whatever you're trying, you can simply go back to the ROM and reload Sprite and PIM files.
2. Load up Sashimi with all the cabs you use (to device and storage card)
3. Download whatever ROM you're going to try out (don't forget to hard reset after loading)
4. Load up Sashimi to load all programs, restore your PIM file
and you're done.
That's what I do...it's all a matter of trial and preferences. Sure, some time is invested in finding the ROM you like, however, I'm sure that everyone would agree that once they find "IT", it's makes for a more enjoyable experience in using their phone.
There will be one or two things you don't like about a ROM, but isn't that a fact of life, that nothing is ever perfect???
As much as Dutty is a great chef, there are plenty of others chefs which are just as good, possibly better so its unfair to these chefs that put so much hard work in that you ask this question. Users also have loyalties so will obviously recommend there favourites. Everyone has different opinions and as such there is no real answer.
Best advice is to backup and flash some yourself to make your own conclusion
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Fastest X1 ROM out there?

Hi
What custom ROM would you say is the fastest one out there. Does not matter if its 6.1 or 6.5, just need it to be fast.
Many thanks
826x or dynamics 2.0 any of these i'm currently using 826x latest build and it is blazing fast xD
how about "test them yourself?!"
and how about "ask in the right forum?!" this isn't exactly a dev-related question.
oh, and the fastest rom with what? with sense? without? bare-rom? or do you want applications installed? questions like "which is the fastest?" are pretty useless. or the best. or the most stable.
and above all, they're just plain lazy!
just go and flash the roms that are actively developed. there aren't that many left these days. noone knows how you use your phone and you don't know how other people use their phones. or how many roms they've tried before saying "this is the best".
Well
If you want fast for X1 stay with the original ROM (6.1). It was design for this device so you will get the least bugs and SOD's.
As for me I used Energy and couple other ones, they were OK but after having my device replaced I never got back to flash custom ROM.
I heard 826x is good and so is Dynamics 2.0 (this Dynamics will be releasing new ROM soon...so he said).
@caliban2
I thought this was user friendly forum there is no need for your replay like that.
I agree that every one is using their device different way, but can you image what would happen if people would not voice their opinion? This world would go to crapper dude.
Every opinion counts and maybe you are tech savvy, not every one is, and even you were not born that way, you had to ask questions. Right?
We all make mistakes as some point in our lives, little pointers the right directions are good, but comments like yours don't make friends.
Also I though that in order to ask question in dev forum you need to be some sort of level (like 10 post or something like that).
Like the old saying goes "If you don't have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all."
JarekG said:
[...]Every opinion counts and maybe you are tech savvy, not every one is, and even you were not born that way, you had to ask questions. Right?
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wrong.
i had to search & read a lot before becoming the 47th person asking the same question again - i think there's something in the rules about that. and how many "best rom/fastest rom"-threads are there now? aren't those in general / q&a section enough? and don't tell me this thread has anything to do with if someone's "tech-savvy"...
but hey, if you guys are happy going through the same topic over and over again - have fun!
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but hey, if you guys are happy going through the same topic over and over again - have fun!
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Thank you, see was that so hard?
P.S.
As new ROMs are being create "the same topics" are not exactly the same...like ford is not the same this year as it was couple of years back....or even last year.
good thing is:
i don't get any of the bugs reported in here. but then, i'm not really running the same rom.
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Does this look familiar? If last year ROMs are as good as this year, why are you using ultrashot kitchen to create new ROM?
Why Energy is updating his every few days?
Why not use jerpelea last years kitchen?
See my point?
in my opinion best custom ROM for X1 is gtrab's SEX1 Pure ROM
It's WM6.5 with Titanium and all XPeria stuff (without Sense). Zero weird customizations, just OS upgrade from WM6.1 to WM6.5.
JarekG said:
Thank you, see was that so hard?
P.S.
As new ROMs are being create "the same topics" are not exactly the same...like ford is not the same this year as it was couple of years back....or even last year.
Does this look familiar? If last year ROMs are as good as this year, why are you using ultrashot kitchen to create new ROM?
Why Energy is updating his every few days?
Why not use jerpelea last years kitchen?
See my point?
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don't get condescending. i don't think i need your permission or approval, hm?
it ain't hard at all. but at least keep it in the right forum, not dev.
why am i using dynamic-kitchen? because itje stopped cooking, i was using ervius kitchen after that and when ultrashot released his, he made it easy for me to make the switch to osbuilder.
you see? has nothing to do with "last years roms are still good". where did i say that anyway? but what's strange is that in these "best rom"-threads always very old roms are recommended: gtrab stopped cooking a long time ago, and now even stock is good?!
for the rest it simply comes down to personal taste. and how stable a rom is. so, what does it tell you if i say "in the past 2 years i never had a stable rom from agent47, gtrab, nrg or 826x etc. only itje and ultrashot made everyday-roms"?
right, it tells you nothing. because your experience and demands are different. also, saying "this is the best rom of them all" is quite demeaning to all the other cooks which provide you with a choice, don't you think?
but to keep with the thread:
from reading the last few pages of the active rom-threads, it looks like dynamics is the most stable combined with the latest software. 826x-series seems also fast and stable. oh, wait. now it's down again to personal taste, right?
You might want to take a look at this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008038
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don't get condescending. i don't think i need your permission or approval, hm?
it ain't hard at all. but at least keep it in the right forum, not dev.
why am i using dynamic-kitchen? because itje stopped cooking, i was using ervius kitchen after that and when ultrashot released his, he made it easy for me to make the switch to osbuilder.
you see? has nothing to do with "last years roms are still good". where did i say that anyway? but what's strange is that in these "best rom"-threads always very old roms are recommended: gtrab stopped cooking a long time ago, and now even stock is good?!
for the rest it simply comes down to personal taste. and how stable a rom is. so, what does it tell you if i say "in the past 2 years i never had a stable rom from agent47, gtrab, nrg or 826x etc. only itje and ultrashot made everyday-roms"?
right, it tells you nothing. because your experience and demands are different. also, saying "this is the best rom of them all" is quite demeaning to all the other cooks which provide you with a choice, don't you think?
but to keep with the thread:
from reading the last few pages of the active rom-threads, it looks like dynamics is the most stable combined with the latest software. 826x-series seems also fast and stable. oh, wait. now it's down again to personal taste, right?
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Heheh...you are funny.
Thanks guys for taking the time to reply to my question. And yes, maybe the question was not clear enough when i wrote it for some people.
I am looking for the fastest custom, dont need any preinstalled programs or any fancy things. Its gonna be used on a device to remote control the PC, so the only thing i will be needing is a VNC program, and that i can download by myself.
I actually searched the forums for a related topic before i started this one, and could not find any that was up to date enough. This topic is not like the other ones where people ask "whats the best rom", i am looking for a specific thing in the rom, it needs to be fast.
Anyhow, thanks for the tips for those that replied.
@caliban2, I am looking for other peoples opinons on what they think the fastest rom is, that is one of the things a forum is for, to hear other peoples opinons. Yes, i can test every single rom out there, but i thing its just better to check with the people more involved in the recent roms out there, thus this sub-forum.
that's indeed a different approach... ^^
sounds like you need just a fast barebone phone, with no fancy stuff at all and as much free resources as possible. in that case i think stockrom should be the best choice. winmo 6.1 is less demanding than 6.5, performance-wise.
so either stock or find an old custom-rom from 6.1-era (year 2009; there were a few, gtrab did such stuff and agent47 had one as well, iirc), where most apps were removed and nothing from htc has been added. you could also dump stockrom, remove stuff you don't need and re-cook your own barebone.
and of course, you can always go for a more recent 6.5-barebone, but 6.1 should be the optimum.
well a really fast ROM would be one running a bare WM6.1 or 6.5.x
you could try PURE. his ROMs are very minimalistic and emphasize on speed and functionality. and in my opinion they are very stable too. dont expect TF3D or sense though.
even ENERGY has very minimalistic ROMs. and since he has skinned various versions, u can choose the best one for you.
check these links out and see which u like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562935 -----> Energy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776946 -------> Russels Pure
alternately there's another thread i replied too. u may check it out to see if it helps as somebody else asked a similar question to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011108
caliban2 said:
how about "test them yourself?!"
and how about "ask in the right forum?!" this isn't exactly a dev-related question.
oh, and the fastest rom with what? with sense? without? bare-rom? or do you want applications installed? questions like "which is the fastest?" are pretty useless. or the best. or the most stable.
and above all, they're just plain lazy!
just go and flash the roms that are actively developed. there aren't that many left these days. noone knows how you use your phone and you don't know how other people use their phones. or how many roms they've tried before saying "this is the best".
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some people just get frustrated and angry sitting whole day long in front of their PC´s and phones it seems. Its a simple question and im here because i have also the same question. Someone whith a brain would start answering wit firts 6.5 or 6.5.3, of course bare , and which one is the fastest. Fast comes from speed and can be interpreted as a lack of delay or retardness, also. Anyhow if you want to give usefull answers or help with your knowledge then proof showing your angor to some real people ine real life.
Best Rom is Dynamics 2.1.
Best ROM
In my opinnion it is the x826 ROM. Before this rom is used the Energy Rom but, batterie life is not good with this rom, so I installed x826 ROM, it was faster, and more batterie friendly and I never had any error or freeze.
In my opinnion it is the x826 ROM
826x and happy camper. Been using it for about 2 months and it's working just fine for me.
i think official rom the best but energyRom and 826x is nice rom too,,,,
I tried almost every rom.but the best in speed with good programs is dynamics 2.2.0...u must forget about sense,the best with sense is 826x but have some problems.energy is full of useless programs

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