Searching everywhere i could not find a single thread dedicated for
blackstone windows mobile 6.1 ROMS
in different threads around i found out that a lot of people still prefer 6.1 versions of blackstone roms for its speed and reliability and I did try several ROMs for different cookers using 6.5 and 6.1 and i have to admit that microsoft windows mobile 6.5 is a great disappointment for a lot of people including myself ... its not the cookers its that windows mobile OS 6.5 sucks ...
therefore i have decided to create this thread to be the place to find the latest 6.1 ROM for our beloved blackstone and i hope we can find new ones here ... cookers stopped developing 6.1 for months now they say it is becoming something of the past and 6.5 is getting more and more builds everyday and trying each one requires flashing several times and it takes time so there is no more time for cooking 6.1 ROMs 6.1 that our blackstone was designed for ! and runs it so smoothly and faster than any ROM around ... looking at the benchmark you will find the first 20 to 25 fastest ROMs are running 6.1 !!
the latest 6.1 ROM i found is Topix 3.1.2 Oct.28.2009 not even in a thread of its own to separate it from 6.5 discussions it is a perfect ROM but I would love to run a 6.1 from NRG or Miri created in 2010 !
+1 support.specialy l26 ultimate v4 rom maybe with 6.1..
I think you need to try = TOPAZ Vanilla WM 6.1
ROM
- Blackstone 1.59.709.0 rom xip and drivers
- OEM from Topaz 1.40 WWE rom
- CE OS 5.2.21054 (Build 21054.1.6.7)
- Riphone 1.14
- Manila 2.1 CFC edition - THANKS Chainfire
- Ati and openvg drivers
- .NET Framework 3.5
tsalta said:
I think you need to try = TOPAZ Vanilla WM 6.1
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- Blackstone 1.59.709.0 rom xip and drivers
- OEM from Topaz 1.40 WWE rom
- CE OS 5.2.21054 (Build 21054.1.6.7)
- Riphone 1.14
- Manila 2.1 CFC edition - THANKS Chainfire
- Ati and openvg drivers
- .NET Framework 3.5
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I did but i prefer Topix ... it is more stable and facebook doesnt crash manila at all and you do not need to edit registries for it to work
how about Laurentius ROM 3.55? even it's old but seems very promising
Just to remind you that ROMs are on Wiki:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone_cookedroms
And you have more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446414
Ohhh ... please remember here is: Blackstone ROM Development!
Bodisson said:
Just to remind you that ROMs are on Wiki:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone_cookedroms
And you have more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446414
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yes i know they are on the wiki but this list of 6.1 roms is much smaller than it should be and the latest of them is old what i am asking for is new 6.1 roms to be added to the list
nhatt said:
Ohhh ... please remember here is: Blackstone ROM Development!
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making a new 6.1 rom for blackstone or asking cookers to keep developing this version of windows mobile for black stone is a "Blackstone ROM development"
thank you
I for one would also be interested in more WM6.1 development.
I got lost with all this 6.5 and Sense stuff, was going to sell the HD is was so slow and annoying, flashed to Topix 6.1 and WOW, I had forgotten how fast the HD was...
Bring on some more 6.1 development PLEASE
topix wm6.1 is the way to go.
alas, if someone release a better (e.g. more preconfigured ) rom, i bet they would get lots of followers simply because the speed of wm6.1 is awesome
can someone posts an (active) link for a 6.1 ROM without Manila? the only i know is the Superlite by Onkolog but the link is dead...and i don't want thousand useless Manila files(over 40mb) on my HD, better MS3 for me...thanks
+1 for more wm6.1 roms, it seems that this is the OS which will bring the best out of this device.
calcop said:
can someone posts an (active) link for a 6.1 ROM without Manila? the only i know is the Superlite by Onkolog but the link is dead...and i don't want thousand useless Manila files(over 40mb) on my HD, better MS3 for me...thanks
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maybe ® panosha ® =- Black Pearl V2 CLEAN is the one you are looking for maybe never flashed it
Jamie- said:
+1 for more wm6.1 roms, it seems that this is the OS which will bring the best out of this device.
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AGREE.....
odm3xda said:
maybe ® panosha ® =- Black Pearl V2 CLEAN is the one you are looking for maybe never flashed it
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thanks, but Black Pearl ROM is based on 1.57.831.1 Build 20776, the latest WM6.1 ROM for Blacksone are 1.59 Build 21051...should be better, maybe
calcop said:
can someone posts an (active) link for a 6.1 ROM without Manila? the only i know is the Superlite by Onkolog but the link is dead...and i don't want thousand useless Manila files(over 40mb) on my HD, better MS3 for me...thanks
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RS Link to Onkologs Latest SuperLite
Really a question for the Chefs.
Guys,
There maybe a few issues with this.
I'm not 100% sure but I don't think MS has released any updated builds of v6.1 (Could be wrong) that our beloved chefs could get their hands on.
Not that I have any cooking skills but I would think that all our chefs have modded their kitchens to deal with v6.5.xx and may not be willing to take, what they may see, as a step back.
This of course is just my humble opinion but I guess the most likely thing to do would be to ask the chefs themselves.
calcop said:
can someone posts an (active) link for a 6.1 ROM without Manila? the only i know is the Superlite by Onkolog but the link is dead...and i don't want thousand useless Manila files(over 40mb) on my HD, better MS3 for me...thanks
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I'm totally with you on that. I never use Manila when MS3 is so nice.
I do appreciate that cookers want to try and fit in the latest and greatest, but it seems to me the latest and greatest is just going to get slower and slower. The HD is great and all, but speedwise it's not much better than the ancient Blue Angel. Heh, thinking that makes me want to see if I still have an old BA lying around and see how IT handles 6.5!
In any case it seems fairly evident that 6.5 has some speed issues compared to 6.1. Now I have no idea personally why that is, whether it's just Manila or the OS itself. Regardless it'd be nice if 6.1 wasn't forgotten all together.
calcop said:
thanks, but Black Pearl ROM is based on 1.57.831.1 Build 20776, the latest WM6.1 ROM for Blacksone are 1.59 Build 21051...should be better, maybe
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the latest build is 21055 as shown in the screen shot from topix rom 3.1.2 but this Rom has manila 2.1 ... it works fast as nothing else and the manila version without weather animation is very decent but you are asking for a rom without manila
this is one of the reasons I wanted this thread ! we do not even have a clean version of our favorite os with the latest build only manila versions
More 6.1 roms, 6.5 (sense) roms are not made for Blackstone!
ok, sense is looking cool, but why cant some one make 6.1 rom with colors at the tab. and just make it for speed and everyday use. no fancy stuff! FAST FAST FAST!
roms with 6.5 have 50% rom use. 6.1 roms have 32% rom use.. big differens i think..
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As above. I would really like to get WM 6.5 on my HTC Touch 3G.
To put it in a simple way: NO!
LOL...
Nothing yet!
tiksister said:
To put it in a simple way: NO!
LOL...
Nothing yet!
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why? We need only Port this. I have windows 6.5 installed in my Hermes. The good on OS 6.5 is for me only the startmenu.
WM 6.5 ROM for BlackStone works on Jade?
Does anyone knows if the BlackStone wm 6.5 ROM is compatible on Jade?
Ruclip,
I only said no because there are still a small number of ROMs for Jade. I do hope that with time we can get more and more and more... with win 6.5, he new manila from diamond 2, etc... People are working hard and I really apreciate everyone's ROM (even if I don't like the ROM itself)... but the no and the laugh was just because we (the "Jaders") are still at the begining... anyways, as I said before: Thanks to everyone who is working hard with new ROMs everyday...
if someone can make a 6.5 rom for jade, i'm available for testing.
ady_uaic said:
if someone can make a 6.5 rom for jade, i'm available for testing.
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me too, but only for a 6.5 rom.
for the similar at mine i prefer to stay with my original one without unlock my 3g
Just wondering if there's any interest in a Topaz ROM kitchen, and if so, what builds would people like?
I'm in! Some guide and resources for Topaz would be great.
Topaz ROM Kitchen !
I'm interested !
Topaz kitchen
Yes count me for interest. More in direction of 6.1. Thanks.
I'm interested, too. Would prefer 6.1 builds until 6.5 is beta. Also interested in GER Rom-Kitchen.
I'll probably post the kitchen I've built up already...
It's Build 21051, multilingual, with build 21806 WWE only.
oh yeah, i wanna cook and a ready-made kitchen would be great thanks!
l3v5y said:
I'll probably post the kitchen I've built up already...
It's Build 21051, multilingual, with build 21806 WWE only.
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post it, post it!!! also with some small howto..
6.5 has gone final, but not ifficial until October.
I'm looking for a 6.5 ROM with Titanium!
buildex101 said:
I'm interested, too. Would prefer 6.1 builds until 6.5 is beta. Also interested in GER Rom-Kitchen.
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You can find a german one here
I would love to learn how to cook. This would be great. I'm just barely sticking my toes in the water with modding WM.
topaz kitchen was released long ago
jerpelea said:
topaz kitchen was released long ago
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Probably, but not one like this I think...
Like I stated in the other thread I would like to see a port of the Da_G's kitchen.. The WM6.5 one..
Although it might be beta, it ran way better than 6.1 on my Raphael.
If it's possible to port at0mang's ROMs it would be great too, with the latest WM 6.1 build.
Yeah post it or someone else will walk away with a Sticky
HTC Touch Freak said:
I would love to learn how to cook. This would be great. I'm just barely sticking my toes in the water with modding WM.
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Ditto.
With thanks in advance.
I'm all for wm6.5 too. i want titanium back
and yeah i'd also like to know how to port wm6.5 to topaz been reading up all morning ...
I've got a hopefully working port of this (the 21806 build, not the latest) with a few changes such as NetCF 3.7 and Opera 9.7.
It should be uploading soon, though I have no device to test it on...
Right guys...
No kitchen yet, but 6.5 has been ported.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509206
greetings dear friends, i just wanted to make this request that some of our talanted cooks may provide a 6.1 rom with manila 2.5, dont know if it is possible? but it would be very nice and i am sure many would find this to be a great rom to use on their device?
anyhow, i would like this, since some of my must have apps dont function very good on winmo 6.5, but i love the new manila 2.5, so a mix of the best from both worlds would be great
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greetings dear friends, i just wanted to make this request that some of our talanted cooks may provide a 6.1 rom with manila 2.5, dont know if it is possible? but it would be very nice and i am sure many would find this to be a great rom to use on their device?
anyhow, i would like this, since some of my must have apps dont function very good on winmo 6.5, but i love the new manila 2.5, so a mix of the best from both worlds would be great
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Not sure this is possible due to incompatibility issues. I believe manila 2.5 uses new WinMo 6.5 Features
I already tried, but I can't get it working, Manila will not start up. Some Leo packages do start up but look really messy. I do not have the latest Leo Packages (like Miri and Dutty do) and have no idea where to get them so I can't say anything about the later versions.
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Not sure this is possible due to incompatibility issues
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oh so i should stay with 6.1 rather than using ugly 6.5 with manila
That depends... Both Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.5 are quite stable (talking about 23016 not the 23022+ branch) and both have their own native versions of Manila. However Manila 2.5 is still in beta (rather say alpha) and not as stable as Manila 2.1. But, although Manila 2.1 is writen for Windows Mobile 6.1, Manila 2.1 is rather easy to get working on Windows Mobile 6.5 (not supporting any of the new functions though).
So you will find WinMo 6.5 ROMs containing Manila 2.1 as well as ROMs containing 2.5. In the WinMo 6.1 branch you will find only ROMs using Manila 2.1 and some Leo (Manila 2.5) Packages (keyboard and stuff, but mostly just Topaz and Rhodium Packages).
mitut said:
oh so i should stay with 6.1 rather than using ugly 6.5 with manila
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mitut said:
oh so i should stay with 6.1 rather than using ugly 6.5 with manila
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who said it's ugly
I love it
ok, so probably its not possible, its just i use some older programs that always hang or just exit when using winmo 6.5, so i need 6.1 for now i guess... would be nice tho with some upgrade for 6.1 ..... getting tired of manila...(2.0-1)
Maybe we can do a test and see...I don't have much time right now, but if you can give me a link where to download a WM 6.1 SYS/XIP, I can try it.
In theory it should work.
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ok, so probably its not possible, its just i use some older programs that always hang or just exit when using winmo 6.5, so i need 6.1 for now i guess... would be nice tho with some upgrade for 6.1 ..... getting tired of manila...(2.0-1)
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Oh the problem for me is as i said in many post the wm6.5 top and bottom bar sometime transparent sometime not (black in application, transparent in home screen but sometime when u go back to home screen from application the top bar is still black) + the popup menu is very ugly especially when u try to pop it out in lanscape ^^
WM 6.1 with MANILA 2.5??????
...this will be awesome ... finally a good post from last two months (no offense).
miri said:
Maybe we can do a test and see...I don't have much time right now, but if you can give me a link where to download a WM 6.1 SYS/XIP, I can try it.
In theory it should work.
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ok guys ...
I cook my rom AxLor with WM 6.1 ...
I do a test to see if it works ...
miri
can I have your support if you need?
Yes, of course
alesscam said:
ok guys ...
I cook my rom AxLor with WM 6.1 ...
I do a test to see if it works ...
miri
can I have your support if you need?
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Thanks Miri
tonight I will get to work
Miri
however if you want to try, you step the sys \ xip
21052_XIPSYS.html
this link for the resh 480x800
Resh_480x800.html
Hi Alesscam,
I know you posted the files for Miri, but I downloaded them too (I don't have 21052, still working with 21048). I can't help wondering, isn't this package for 240x320? Since the package contains only DPI96 and ResH 240 / ResV 320.
Also I want to help out too, since I already gave it a spin this afternoon. Not sure if I can be of much help, but if you have a question or you need someone to test anything drop me a PM.
alesscam said:
Miri
however if you want to try, you step the sys \ xip
21052_XIPSYS.html
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KilZone said:
Hi Alesscam,
I know you posted the files for Miri, but I downloaded them too (I don't have 21052, still working with 21048). I can't help wondering, isn't this package for 240x320? Since the package contains only DPI96 and ResH 240 / ResV 320.
Also I want to help out too, since I already gave it a spin this afternoon. Not sure if I can be of much help, but if you have a question or you need someone to test anything drop me a PM.
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you are right .... I put the link from thread of hermes ...
now to load my files resh.480x800
what can i say? you guys! the spirit here makes me shed a tear and wanna give you guys a big xda hug, hope you get it to work , i just love experiments
isent this what xda is all about? much love and a whole lot of peace in your attempts to make this rom.
Guys like you make this forum what it is, and you make a difference.
once again thank you for your effort and your time.
KilZone said:
Hi Alesscam,
I know you posted the files for Miri, but I downloaded them too (I don't have 21052, still working with 21048). I can't help wondering, isn't this package for 240x320? Since the package contains only DPI96 and ResH 240 / ResV 320.
Also I want to help out too, since I already gave it a spin this afternoon. Not sure if I can be of much help, but if you have a question or you need someone to test anything drop me a PM.
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ok....
added link for the resh 480x800
in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4310230&postcount=14
i would love to test any rom you guys produces if necessary.... pm me
Thanks, I imported them to my kitchen, but so far no luck. At first I just changed the SYS and XIP from 23016 to 21052, however this leaves the ROM completely unbootable (too many modules for starter). I started from scratch and had some luck booting the ROM, but mostly when I added Manila 2.5 the ROM won't boot.
For tonight I must give it a rest it's now 12:00 PM (or 0:00 as we display time) will try tomorrow some more!
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ok....
added link for the resh 480x800
in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4310230&postcount=14
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Hi all i am looking for a nice win 6.5 Rom that will work ok on my Blackstone,
something simple that look's like win 6.5 standard
can you help? please
With thanks
Mick
vertex--uk-- said:
Hi all i am looking for a nice win 6.5 Rom that will work ok on my Blackstone,
something simple that look's like win 6.5 standard
can you help? please
With thanks
Mick
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Hi vertex,
i would suggest you take a look at the following link before choosing a ROM as it lists different builds and explains what each one offers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569715
If you want something close to your stock 6.5 version, then you may want to consider Miri's or Dutty's ROMs (although Dutty has now stopped developing ROMs for the Touch HD i believe) if you want more of a customized version. For more information, check this link for a list of Miri's, Dutty's, and other cooks ROMs:
http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-blackstone-rom.html
Else if you want some raw performance boost, choose Topix ROM especially the vanilla ones.
Fact is, choosing the best ROM is a matter of preferences. Taste of yours may vary from thousand others with the same device. Hence, before choosing a custom cooked ROM, forget the positive reviews people give on the ROM and instead, test them yourself personally. Probably have each of the ROM running in your device for atleast one day to analyze which one performs better and finally choose the best one for your taste.
But I’m pretty sure by the time you find the best ROM, a new cooked ROM emerges, hence the testing continues. You get addicted
I am also looking for a 6.5 rom , but a "naked" one
No Manilla, no apps, just the wm 6.5 as small and as fast as possible.
I downloaded the Miri WM 6.5 21885 :: Premium without Manila :: V 33.0 for testing
If anyone else knows any other rom that fits my requirements,please tell me!
Braveheart1980 said:
I am also looking for a 6.5 rom , but a "naked" one
No Manilla, no apps, just the wm 6.5 as small and as fast as possible.
I downloaded the Miri WM 6.5 21885 :: Premium without Manila :: V 33.0 for testing
If anyone else knows any other rom that fits my requirements,please tell me!
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Hi Braveheart1980,
try visiting HTCpedia.com as there are many ROMs listed here which also explain what each one offers and some versions that do not have Manilla:
http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-blackstone-rom?page=1
Regards.
I just flashed WinMo 6.5 to my opal, but it has lots of bugs. Is there a way I can reflash WinMo 6.1 to my opal? The 6.5 version that I flashed is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=606750. Thanks for any help, and also for reading this.
Just realized that I asked kinda a silly question. WinMo 6.5 is buggy, full of useless (according to me) stuff and very heavy (not lite). I've found the links to WinMo 6.1 but damn Rapidshare.
Was it that bad? Maybe you chose an old ROM. Anyway I guess I'll stick for a while like you with the original 6.1 till we get a stable 6.5 release
6.5 is not stable and lite
I agree guys, i have tried 3 versions of 6.5 ROMs cooked by different moderators of this site but all of them have some bugs, the battery life is reduced to 5 hours only. I am need of an original Viva 6.1 pro ROM, please help.... Right now i am having 6.1 ROM but that too has some bugs.... Thanx for any help in advance.... Till then, we have to wait for a Stable 6.5 pro ROM.....