What's the difference between the 235xx and 28xxx builds? How come new releases of each build are co-released, are they being co-developed? And how come 28xxx=6.5.3 if the smaller number 235xx=6.5.5?
They are just different, parallel developments, of 6.5.x. The smaller or bigger number doesn't mean very much, as far as I'm aware, just that they're different teams.
Seems like the main work is going on 23xxx now, judging from the updates that have been coming through.
Those who are more in the know might be able to correct me or comment further, though.
The different build numbers are due to the different COM branches, which are developed independently. I know that some of the branches are for different manufacturers, and some are for different features (like the 6.5.x builds vs. traditional 6.5 builds). There's a post here which goes into a bit more detail with the different COM branches.
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Hi!
Is there a dummies guide somewhere to explain the build numbers and so forth?
I'm not entirely sure whether picking the "latest and greatest" is about just getting the bigger build number, or whether there are multiple build lines going on for example: is 23060 later or earlier than 23420 ? I think they seemed to come out at the same time. That implies that the newer 23064 used in PDAVIET's V68 is perhaps newer than 23420?
Also, what is COM3 / COM4?
Apologies if this information is already somewhere else, I can't find it!
Thanks
Matt.
There is a Thread for listing all roms available. But i think they are still construction this one. A higher build number doesn´t mean a better rom! These roms normally come with the most bugs, because they are most recent, so they are needed for testing. If you want a rom just to see the newest features, how it looks, and to test a little bit, then go for the higher build numbers. But if you want a rom that you can use every day, then try one of the older rom, like 23016.Take a look for Miri´s, EnergyRom, Xanny, Dutty, Laurentius, Topix, etc. There are so many great roms around!
Best you can do is trying and posting you experience in the respective rom thread.
Aha, found this on a search - apologies to the original author of it as it was I think pasted a number of times but I do stress I am *not* the original author of it
212xx = AKU1, all builds leading up to and including WM 6.5
214xx = forget
216xx = HTC htc
217xx = COM1, continuing dev of 6.5.0.1 - 6.5.0.40
218xx = COM2, continuing dev of 6.5.0.50
219xx = MD, feature branch (unstable features are added here, backported to 218xx (this tree is based on COM1, so older base os code, but the UX code is newer [user experience])
230xx = COM3, continuing development of 6.5.0.60
234xx = COM4, continuing development of 6.5.1
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So it looks to me like for those looking for a more stable build and not bleeding edge, 230xx is the way to go, these look to be fixes, improvements and enhancements to the release version of WM6.5, as opposed to 234xx which is the forward looking bleeding edge.
I've got PDAVIET's V67 on at the moment (which is COM4) so I might just give V68 a shot and see how COM3 looks in comparison, given it's got the newer Manilla.
Posting this info in the hope other newbs can learn from it too
Cheers
Matt.
Have a look at this thread. Useful info on rom builds
hi,
some days ago i have found a thread about the difference between the WinMobile 6.5 (23.../21...) Version, but i cant find this thread again, can somebody say me what is the Difference, or post the link to a helping thread ?
There are basically two types of WM6.5 which are in use at the moment.
The 21xxx branch refers to WM6.5 as the version that is/will be used by HTC when they update their newer devices.
The 23xxx branch refers to WM6.5 as the version which will eventually become WM7. It has the bigger buttons (and start is also on the bottom). This version is also referred to as WM6.5.1.
The 21xxx branch is the more stable atm, since not all programs can adapt well to the new buttons in the 23xxx branch.
Hope this clarifies it a bit !
Thanks for that, cleared it up for me too
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There are basically two types of WM6.5 which are in use at the moment.
The 21xxx branch refers to WM6.5 as the version that is/will be used by HTC when they update their newer devices.
The 23xxx branch refers to WM6.5 as the version which will eventually become WM7. It has the bigger buttons (and start is also on the bottom). This version is also referred to as WM6.5.1.
The 21xxx branch is the more stable atm, since not all programs can adapt well to the new buttons in the 23xxx branch.
Hope this clarifies it a bit !
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I didn't know that until yet...
What is the difference between the 230xx and the 235xx series?
MaryOne X0.03☻Build 23502 COM5
XannyTechROM GRID LEO 1.9 Latest Leo (21870/23081)
I would like to know this, as there doesn't seem any difference at all ?
THUDUK said:
I would like to know this, as there doesn't seem any difference at all ?
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no i havent found one single difference so far.....
Leo
Hi guys,
can you maybe also explain (just out of interest, I am not an expert) what Leo means and what this brings on WM? Also I wonder what the Manilla versions do and their differences.
Maybe an Idea to start a threat about all parts/differences.
I am just curious and read a lot so just would like to know a little bit more.
Best regards,
Sander
Sander101077 said:
Hi guys,
can you maybe also explain (just out of interest, I am not an expert) what Leo means and what this brings on WM? Also I wonder what the Manilla versions do and their differences.
Maybe an Idea to start a threat about all parts/differences.
I am just curious and read a lot so just would like to know a little bit more.
Best regards,
Sander
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Leo is the name for the new phone from htc (the HTC HD 2).
It is also the first with the new manila version (2.5), which is why it is often referred to as the 'leo manila version'.
It doesn't really bring anything new to WM, WM is developed separately from Manila (WM by Microsoft and manila by HTC). Of course HTC adepts her Manila to WM, or atleast it should .
This is afaik how things are related
Thank you for explaining. It becomes much clearer now.
thanks for the answers but now i have found the searched thread, here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569715
have fun
Hi, this is just a question and not meant to start any kind of protracted disucssion on *****ing session:
Whay are people still cooking on 6.1 when the user experience on 6.5.3 is far superior in every way, surely it would be best for everyone to concentrate on this and get the best 6.5.3 we can have rather than having slightly faster 6.5 roms which have fiddly small menus etc.
I am currently using GRID 1.7w which looks and feel great but is a tiny bit slow in places, I have however found no bugs yet.
Clearly there is is a lot more optimisation can be done with 6.5.3 so lets hope these ROMS keep getting better.
By the way I am only using 280014 builds with the windows buttong on the bottom as I tend to use my phone one handed, left handed and this is by far the best place for the window button. For those who are still using theirs two handed then give this build a try.
i think diff people want diff things, so some people wud rather have faster roms than have say weather wallpapers as an eg
agreed but I have tried sevral of the "fast" 6.1 roms on the benchmark but always find myself going back to user friendlyness rather than speed, I didnt really find the 6.1 roms very noticable faster anyway.
and some people want to keep ROMs as close to stock wherever possible.
what is the point of keeping a rom close to stock I wonder, I cant see any advantages to that as most software and games work better on a good cooked ROM, if you dont want to change your phone then it is best to keep it as stock completely - if warranty is a concern.
I often think there are too many cooks to excuse the pun, too many builds too but I suppose you need variety to push the envelope of development, I think it would be a good idea to have sub forums for different builds, or at least seperate touch hd 6.1 from 6.5, it woul dbe easier to look for help and fixes that way.
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what is the point of keeping a rom close to stock I wonder, I cant see any advantages to that as most software and games work better on a good cooked ROM, if you dont want to change your phone then it is best to keep it as stock completely - if warranty is a concern.
I often think there are too many cooks to excuse the pun, too many builds too but I suppose you need variety to push the envelope of development, I think it would be a good idea to have sub forums for different builds, or at least seperate touch hd 6.1 from 6.5, it woul dbe easier to look for help and fixes that way.
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agreed Stoolzo, this would be a good idea to have the forum organised in this way... and it would also prevent alot of people from creating unnecessary threads.
Chefs and Devs give us pretty up to date ROMs to flash and test and I for one am most grateful. But I have noticed that, compared to say a year ago, new ROM builds are coming slower and slower. We have had the more leading edge 23569 now for a few weeks and the 21xxx series has gone from only 03 to 11. The Max and Cookie builds are going faster as is the Sense core.
My questions are:
Am I really seeing a slowdown in Micosoft builds and therefore a slowdown or tapering off of attention paid to 6.5.1 and 6.5.5.
Does that mean they have gotten most of the testing done for those series to apply to 7.0 or some "final" version of 6.5+.x
Does that mean that you guys are gonna start working a 7.0 (minus) beta build for even some of our "less capable" phones.
New OS releases might be a lot slower coming out these days (23569 has been around a lot longer than a few weeks), but I don't see any slowdown in terms of ROM releases with different packages/fixes/tweaks etc - I use EnergyROM, I can't comment on other ROMs.
Don't think there's any way we're going to be seeing WM 7 on our TP2 though.
I had been using WM6.1 ROMs till now and am planning to cook a 6.5 ROM for myself. For this I need a 6.5 SYS and XIP. I went around looking for a SYS download at xda, and within minutes I was baffled. I saw that different cooks use different build trees for X1 ROMs. I couldn't find an answer for the differences between these different builds. In one thread it said was one tree was Motorola, another was HTC, while another was Sony Ericsson. Does this mean that these builds were developed for these companies and will work only in their products.
I need help understanding which version to use. I have seen 6.5 builds with different UI designs, like oval buttons at bottom, rectangular buttons, start menu at top. If some one can help me with this or point me in the right direction, that would be wonderful.
I also need the 6.5 native kernel for X1. The links in the thread for that are dead, and it seems the thread itself is dead. If some one could point out to a thread with a valid link or a link to the NK, it would be great. I could get the NK from someone's kitchen, but the bandwidth is too limited for me at the moment, and I was hoping that I wouldn't have to wait till my DSL problems are sorted out.
Does this mean that these builds were developed for these companies and will work only in their products.
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no.
I need help understanding which version to use. I have seen 6.5 builds with different UI designs, like oval buttons at bottom, rectangular buttons, start menu at top. If some one can help me with this or point me in the right direction, that would be wonderful.
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If you want to get old-style gui, then download WM6.5. Latest available build is 21916.
If you want new style gui, go for WM6.5.3. Latest builds are 23150 and 21686.
I also need the 6.5 native kernel for X1.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6300518&postcount=3