NK & OS build version info needed... - XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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

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Any AKU 3.5 ROM updates planned?

Hey All,
It's been almost two months since anyone released a WM5 ROM and there are several fix packs out for all of them now. Are any of the releasers planning to create a new build?
The reason I ask is that there have been lots of questions on upgrading recently. The wiki is quite out of date WRT what ROMs are available and which are recommended. Presently, anyone wanting to upgrade to WM5 must read through several multi-page threads to figure out if they need any fixes. This sucks bigtime. I'd much prefer a "release-often" strategy, with new fixes integrated into newer versions, along with short topics containing info specific to that ROM (and not generic WM5 questions).
Failing any new releases, could someone please spend a short while either writing a post or a wiki page specifying which ROM is the best to use, along with any required and optional fixes? A list of known issues would be useful. I'd do it myself, but a) don't have the time right now and b) I don't know the current states of the various ROMs, and any related issues.
I'd really like to see a shift to a "community" developed ROM, with the kitchen code in source-control somewhere that select people can contribute to when the original contributers go elsewhere. Has anyone done this in the XDA-dev world before? It would be great to be able to run "make vanilla" or "make all" using a build system that can be continually improved by all those involved.
Cheers,
Fraser.
There is almost everything you mentioned:
Just visit the wiki - its Helmi ROM(the best one) and the page with fixes can also be found.
I am not sure if there are all of the fixes but I hope so, I will make a review soon. And the vanila wiki as I promised (not so soon )
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And about the source-control if its not you who want to make a future development or if you dont know someone then its not necessary
fraser said:
It's been almost two months since anyone released a WM5 ROM and there are several fix packs out for all of them now. Are any of the releasers planning to create a new build?
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IMO helmi_c vanilla version is the best one - clean and stable.
I'm working on small update of 1.4.Vanilla - to include BA_AKU3.5_v1.4_Fix1.CAB, Camera_Patch.CAB, several minor cleanings and tweaks and - the most important - to delete built-in .Net.CF.1.0 and to include .Net.CF.2 with service packs. In fact - it is done, but I need several days to verify things.
kerio said:
Just visit the wiki - its Helmi ROM(the best one) and the page with fixes can also be found.
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Excellent, I just took a closer look. It's been a while since I last looked at it I guess, things are looking pretty good.
kerio said:
And about the source-control if its not you who want to make a future development or if you dont know someone then its not necessary
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The idea was that rather than having everyone work on different roms, there would be a central place to keep all of the things required to build it. Then, improvements are beneficial to all. I've used many open-source projects in the past, including things like OpenWRT which has a neat builder that downloads everything it needs. Something like that for ROM building would be very useful. Source control is necessary IMHO as it enables any developer involved in the project to be able to see the specific changes between updates. This vastly assists in tracking down bugs as well as improving communication of the work being done.
baniaczek said:
I'm working on small update of 1.4.Vanilla - to include BA_AKU3.5_v1.4_Fix1.CAB, Camera_Patch.CAB, several minor cleanings and tweaks and - the most important - to delete built-in .Net.CF.1.0 and to include .Net.CF.2 with service packs. In fact - it is done, but I need several days to verify things.
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I'll keep my eye out for this; my original post was prompted by me wanting to perform an upgrade soon.
Out of curiosity, does the vanilla build loose out on some ROM space that would otherwise be used by the fuller ROMs?
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Out of curiosity, does the vanilla build loose out on some ROM space that would otherwise be used by the fuller ROMs?
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There is only 15 (0xf) free sectors, so even helmi's fixes wouldn't fit into.
yes me too...
currently I'm on Helmis Vanilla version..I can't wait to try your updated ROM...
borjok536 said:
currently I'm on Helmis Vanilla version..I can't wait to try your updated ROM...
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me too..............
well I think you guys will be a bit disapointed...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?threadid=294142
hopefully we van get alternate resources from somewhere ese... it would be a shame to see all this great development go
The world is not over! We will just not use the FTP but other servers!
Why is this a problem? We can just use 4shared, rapidshare, magaupload, sharebig and the million other quality sharing hosts out there.
This will make it more difficult for people to post viruses.
As for the ROM upgrades, I'm looking forward to xplodes AKU 3.5 3rd edition ROM which is in final testing at the moment. For me, Helmi Vanilla version just didn't match it's speed - did like the shiny "egg timer" symbol though . I am sure xplode has something up his sleeve!

Regarding to miri's WM6.5 & Dutty's WM6.1

I've tried both and got a question :
Why the interface of miri's WM6.5 is worse than Dutty's ? Isn't WM6.5 more latest than WM6.1 ?
Could anyone please make it clear here ? Thanks in advance !
abc138 said:
I've tried both and got a question :
Why the interface of miri's WM6.5 is worse than Dutty's ? Isn't WM6.5 more latest than WM6.1 ?
Could anyone please make it clear here ? Thanks in advance !
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Which interface are you talking about?
I do prefer WinMo 6.5 interface over 6.1.
There are two main changes (visual wisse) on WinMo 6.5 which is the main screen where you have Titanium and the start menu.
On WinMo 6.5 things tend to be more finger friendly than in WinMo 6.1.
As I said before, I do prefer how things are going from 6.1 to 6.5.....
Duttys uses HTC components and they've made an effort to make everything more finger friendly. They've been at it a while, we're currently @ version 3. A good effort i must say Manilla especially the newer versions w/ the new start menu are truly a pleasure to use and have made a considerable difference to the overall experience of the Touch HD.
It's biggest flaw i feel personally is that HTC didn't think to make Manilla customizable at even the basic level of allowing backgrounds on all the level 0 tabs.
Miri's wm 6.5 is straight from Microsoft, who are just now attempting to make the OS more finger friendly and though its newer it is sadly not as refined or cohesive. If we could get a 6.5 rom w/ the new manilla minus the new htc start menu, but with htc notifications & menus, htc dialer, htc calculator ( lets just say all the htc apps) we'd have a really refined looking rom.
wsouza said:
Which interface are you talking about?
I do prefer WinMo 6.5 interface over 6.1.
There are two main changes (visual wisse) on WinMo 6.5 which is the main screen where you have Titanium and the start menu.
On WinMo 6.5 things tend to be more finger friendly than in WinMo 6.1.
As I said before, I do prefer how things are going from 6.1 to 6.5.....
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Sorry for my English !
I mean the popup interface when a function button is touched. Dutty's is very smooth & clear, including fonts, and you can touchflo it, but WM6.5's is not...
DRTigerlilly said:
Duttys uses HTC components and they've made an effort to make everything more finger friendly. a good effort i must say Manilla especially the newer versions w/ the new start menu are truly a pleasure to use and have made a considerable difference to the overall experience of the Touch HD.
It's biggest flaw i feel personally is that HTC didn't think to make Manilla customizable at even the basic level of allowing backgrounds on all the level 0 tabs.
Miri's wm 6.5 is straight from Microsoft and though its newer it is sadly not as refined. If we could get a 6.5 rom w/ the new manilla minus the new start menu, htc notifications & menus, htc dialer, htc calculator ( lets just say all the htc apps) we'd have a really refined looking rom.
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Thanks man, you got the point!
abc138 said:
I mean the popup interface when a function button is touched. Dutty's is very smooth & clear, including fonts, and you can touchflo it, but WM6.5's is not...
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Why is a modern VW Beetle slower then an old Porsche? Because they are different cars...
Main difference :
Duttys 6.1: Uses latest, finger friendly HTC Touch Flo software. HTC sell phones. So they (kind of) care about the customer experience.
6.5: By Microsoft. The Windows mobile team totally lost the plot a few years ago lost touch with modern smartphone interface design. 6.5 is a deperate stop-gap until they get 7 out. I think that's enough said, isn't it ?
I tested almost all ROM's from here and the one i found with not so many bugs is that from Laurentius26.
Miri's ROM it's nice but have many bugs , last version i try it's V4 Premium and as you see in his post have many bugs but it's faster (33-35%)
That from Laurentius26 it's not so fast (40-45%) but doesn't have so many bugs so untill miri will improve his version i'll stay and old wwe 6.1
I think this thread should be closed. You are comparing two different operating systems so they are not the same and to put them into a comparison is doing any thing good for either cook.
My 2cts worth
furrypotato said:
Main difference :
Duttys 6.1: Uses latest, finger friendly HTC Touch Flo software. HTC sell phones. So they (kind of) care about the customer experience.
6.5: By Microsoft. The Windows mobile team totally lost the plot a few years ago lost touch with modern smartphone interface design. 6.5 is a deperate stop-gap until they get 7 out. I think that's enough said, isn't it ?
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Thanks furrypotato, you've given me what I'd been looking for!
LuCkYaN said:
I tested almost all ROM's from here and the one i found with not so many bugs is that from Laurentius26.
Miri's ROM it's nice but have many bugs , last version i try it's V4 Premium and as you see in his post have many bugs but it's faster (33-35%)
That from Laurentius26 it's not so fast (40-45%) but doesn't have so many bugs so untill miri will improve his version i'll stay and old wwe 6.1
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Thanks for your valuable experience LuCkYaN, maybe I should try Laurentius26's, Dutty's still has ringtone problem...
And Laurentius26 still have bug on ringtone, you can not change ringtone.
p.s. somebody a little up said this thread should be closed in my oppinion have right and not
1. yes users should enter everyone rom thread and see what bug have and if he want will install if no should search another one
2. no because as i did i don't find a thread like this on this part of forum and start to flashing with all roms to see what's new what that have and don't and was good for me but for a new user who join and don't have time to flash all the time and want one good and stable rom to know where to go
On Miri's thread a guy said he want a rom simple without nothing that who came from HTC without bugs but isn't here something like that. In my oppinion if somebody have that ROM i want to post here because came a time when i'll be bored to flash all the time and i just want a rom who to be stable (as i allready said this is my oppinion without upset somebody all ROM's Dutty / Laurentius26 / Miri are good and i apreciate they'r effort )
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And Laurentius26 still have bug on ringtone, you can not change ringtone.
p.s. somebody a little up said this thread should be closed in my oppinion have right and not
1. yes users should enter everyone rom thread and see what bug have and if he want will install if no should search another one
2. no because as i did i don't find a thread like this on this part of forum and start to flashing with all roms to see what's new what that have and don't and was good for me but for a new user who join and don't have time to flash all the time and want one good and stable rom to know where to go
On Miri's thread a guy said he want a rom simple without nothing that who came from HTC without bugs but isn't here something like that. In my oppinion if somebody have that ROM i want to post here because came a time when i'll be bored to flash all the time and i just want a rom who to be stable (as i allready said this is my oppinion without upset somebody all ROM's Dutty / Laurentius26 / Miri are good and i apreciate they'r effort )
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That's what I want to say too, thank you again, LuCkYaN!!!
DRTigerlilly said:
Duttys uses HTC components and they've made an effort to make everything more finger friendly. They've been at it a while, we're currently @ version 3. A good effort i must say Manilla especially the newer versions w/ the new start menu are truly a pleasure to use and have made a considerable difference to the overall experience of the Touch HD.
It's biggest flaw i feel personally is that HTC didn't think to make Manilla customizable at even the basic level of allowing backgrounds on all the level 0 tabs.
Miri's wm 6.5 is straight from Microsoft, who are just now attempting to make the OS more finger friendly and though its newer it is sadly not as refined or cohesive. If we could get a 6.5 rom w/ the new manilla minus the new htc start menu, but with htc notifications & menus, htc dialer, htc calculator ( lets just say all the htc apps) we'd have a really refined looking rom.
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DRTigerLilly, say's it here, quite right. We must remember also these are Beta's. Dutty has done a fantastic job, both have to test and make the best of Widows and HTC interfaces.
I think you are right to ask and we struggle on to make the perfect ROM
Well done people!
I tested both as well and while i LOVED the 6.5 interface there were still too many bugs. So i switched to Dutty 2.3 (Winmo 6.1) but the one thing i HATE there is the new start menu.. i mean the old drop down was the thing i was really used to...so please can any1 tell me how to get that back on without changing roms? and also the new camera app is and duttys installer for old camera isint working .... any fix for that?? PLZ help me out...i hate new menu
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PLZ help me out...i hate new menu
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Search in the forum, there are many solutions, many threads about it.
bobsbbq said:
I think this thread should be closed. You are comparing two different operating systems so they are not the same and to put them into a comparison is doing any thing good for either cook.
My 2cts worth
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I think its a good discussion about 2 operating systems.. u have to know the pros and cons of each and feed back form different users
abc138 said:
Thanks furrypotato, you've given me what I'd been looking for!
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well, unfortunately what he told you is just his opinion, and I think he is wrong. I think it's actually the other way around. TouchFlow was a sort of temporary fix by HTC to bring up a GUI that can compete with Iphone until MS has their own solution. With 6.5 it's not necessary anymore. The newer 6.5 versions such as Miri's V5 easily beat TouchFlo and whatever 6.1 has to offer. The new 6.5 GUI is not a "curtain" like TF, covering up something, but a genuine new interface. I don't even load the manila with TouchFlo anymore, the generic 6.5 GUI is clearly better.
furrypotato said:
Main difference :
Duttys 6.1: Uses latest, finger friendly HTC Touch Flo software. HTC sell phones. So they (kind of) care about the customer experience.
6.5: By Microsoft. The Windows mobile team totally lost the plot a few years ago lost touch with modern smartphone interface design. 6.5 is a deperate stop-gap until they get 7 out. I think that's enough said, isn't it ?
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I totally agree with you!
Please don't close this thread yet!
Perhaps the chef names should be removed as roms based on 6.1 with Manila v3 are only subtly different and the same goes for 6.5 roms (IN MY OPINION...)
It is interesting to compare experiences side by side.
I know it is quite shallow but although I like Titanium it doesn't have the same wow factor as v3 Manila does and on a day to day basis, I don't really need to go much deeper.
I also feel that 6.1 has so much support here that I can revive the wow factor with regularity.
6.5 will continue to be installed every couple of weeks though

Duttys HD WM6.5 Leo R5

Hi there, there's a new Rom from Dutty, you can find it here:
<a href='http://htcpedia.com/duttys_hd_wm_leo_r_6d9ad31db5a4e9bad/soft/htc-blackstone-rom.html'>Download Duttys HD WM6.5 Leo R5</a>
Just flashing her and let's see how it is.
Ciao
As always from Dutty, it's pretty rock solid.
Hope the master keeps developing for the HD now he has his new baby the Topaz!
Using it at the moment for about 4 hours...
..seems to be quite stable, and appears to speed up once Neos DriverPack 3 is installed. I have that plus Gfxboost v1.2 installed.
Newer icons, larger icons, twitter tab (not tested by me). Sms appears stable, although I haven't loaded a lot of smses in it yet.
Overall...a solid ROM
keopsjo said:
Hi there, there's a new Rom from Dutty, you can find it here:
<a href='http://htcpedia.com/duttys_hd_wm_leo_r_6d9ad31db5a4e9bad/soft/htc-blackstone-rom.html'>Download Duttys HD WM6.5 Leo R5</a>
Just flashing her and let's see how it is.
Ciao
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Is it 6.5.0 or 6.5.1?
Edit: Found it, it's 23016 based. Not interested - "old" stuff.
a question for admin: why doesn't dutty post here anymore?
chainbolt said:
Is it 6.5.0 or 6.5.1?
Edit: Found it, it's 23016 based. Not interested - "old" stuff.
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it is the same WM which you will see on HTC LEO
cipi055994 said:
a question for admin: why doesn't dutty post here anymore?
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This is his choice and we have to respect it
chainbolt said:
Is it 6.5.0 or 6.5.1?
Edit: Found it, it's 23016 based. Not interested - "old" stuff.
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Indeed.
When you have had the startmenu att the bottom for a while its a pain in the ass going back to older builds.
Also... looking att the comments there it looks like the Twitter login problem is still there in that ROM.
nizzon said:
Indeed.
When you have had the startmenu att the bottom for a while its a pain in the ass going back to older builds.
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I share the exact sentiment!! Means this ROM is out for me, doesn't matter what works and what doesn't. Am happy with Miri Test 23053 at the moment until newer release.
nizzon said:
Indeed.
When you have had the startmenu att the bottom for a while its a pain in the ass going back to older builds.
Also... looking att the comments there it looks like the Twitter login problem is still there in that ROM.
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23016 is NOT finger-friendly(bottom buttons and WM menu) as 23047-49-53 etc so is not a good ROM.
23016 is finger-friendly as WM5(5 years ago) so, compared to iPhone and Android is a s..t
I totally agree with you guys. The newer start menu is addictive.
I wait and wait until there will be a ROM with 23xxx and manilla 1717 (sense).
How can anyone work with that new Start menu?
I tried it with a couple of ROMS and feel its just a mess. I never hit the right button, specially when you have apps that use a soft button for things like Exit, "X", etc. Just gets you confused
I can only hope MS never puts this in a final release!
I tried to ask a simple question as to why Chefs are sticking to 23016, but got it locked before any answer...
I have not tried the newer builds with the bottom more finger friendly environment, can you still use a task switcher ?
Chefs use 23016, because it's the official RTM and 100% stable version.
All newer versions are test versions and have bugs.
Hovever, I agree that the Start and OK buttons at the bottom are much better.
maati said:
Chefs use 23016, because it's the official RTM and 100% stable version.
All newer versions are test versions and have bugs.
Hovever, I agree that the Start and OK buttons at the bottom are much better.
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I doubt that 23016 is 100% stable -in particular not for the HD.
[email protected] said:
How can anyone work with that new Start menu?
I tried it with a couple of ROMS and feel its just a mess. I never hit the right button, specially when you have apps that use a soft button for things like Exit, "X", etc. Just gets you confused
I can only hope MS never puts this in a final release!
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Like you, I used to hate the button Start Menu, but trust me, once you get used to it, you will know how addictive it is and will never wanna go back to the old top-left Start Menu, as you can see from various posts here.
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I doubt that 23016 is 100% stable -in particular not for the HD.
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I do agree as I was on 23016 for awhile. Had resisted the bottom Start Menu for sometime before I finally decided to give it another shot thanks to e-native Position Fix which helps the most in changing my impression of the bottom Start Menu. It is also nice that the new buttons are skinnable.
Personally I find the bugs in Manila 2.5 seems to over-shadow those of WM6.5, but we do see both evolving (with improvements?) as it gets nearer and nearer to the final release.
Great ROM Dutty!!!!!
Anyone know how to disconnet Data Connection after XXX minutes...???
Tanks,
aryan79 said:
23016 is NOT finger-friendly(bottom buttons and WM menu) as 23047-49-53 etc so is not a good ROM.
23016 is finger-friendly as WM5(5 years ago) so, compared to iPhone and Android is a s..t
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Yeah, thats basicly what I said.
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Yeah, thats basicly what I said.
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Sorry!
I read wrong your post

Difference between WinMobile 6.5 Versions?

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

ROM Confusion

Merry Christmas all!
I'm not exactly a newbie when it comes to Windows Mobile or flashing ROMS, but thus far I have stuck to "official" versions. Now I'm looking to get into some of the custom ROMS I keep reading about.
I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this, but the ROM development forum is a confusing disorganized mess for someone like me who is just catching up now. The WIKI led me to a link (that hasn't been updated since September) where it looks like someone started to organize everything, but apparently gave up.
Is there a current list somewhere of all the different ROMS available, what OS version they are based on, and a short description of them?
Thanks for any help!
Long story short:
This specific forum (the current one that you posted your thread in) is for various GSM ROMs that include WM 6.5 and WM 6.5.x. Basically, you can tell a good bit by reading the title of the threads, but clicking on the thread will give you more insight as to what apps and customization are included.
Also note:
Windows Mobile 21xxx = Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Mobile 28xxx = Windows Mobile 6.5.x (x=1, 2, 3, etc)
For example, if you look at this thread's title:
|R|6.5.3|WWE| ★ EnergyROM "Leo" 28014/21885 |Dec 17| ★ Sense 2.5/ MaxManila /Dusk
|R|6.5.3|ROM|WWE| ★ EnergyROM "Phoenix 2" 28014/21885 ★Dec 17★ Sense 2.1/Titanium ★
You will see that there is a Windows Mobile 6.5 version (21885) and a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 version (28014). You can also see Sense 2.5 and 2.1 named (Sense 2.5 is the newer Touch Flo 3D interface used on the HD2). Sense 2.1 is what you probably use now and it is more stable. Sense 2.5 still has a little ways to go (screen rotation being one of them). Many ROMs include downloads that include one or both sense versions (2.1 or 2.5).
If you click on the threads, you'll get more info as can be seen below:
You will find TWO core versions of my ROM.
* The 21885 Build is from the OEM COM2 Tree and is the most reliable and bug free release. I recommend you start with this first!
And...
* The 28014 Build that's the latest in the 6.5.3 series with the Start/Close buttons at the bottom. These builds are not as stable but they reflect the latest cutting edge technology from Microsoft.
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IMissPalmOS said:
I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this, but the ROM development forum is a confusing disorganized mess for someone like me who is just catching up now. The WIKI led me to a link (that hasn't been updated since September) where it looks like someone started to organize everything, but apparently gave up.
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I agree with you, and I found it very very confusing at first when I came here. However, over a short period of time I could start to see what the more popular ROMs were (based on the number of people giving feedback about them etc), and started to get an idea on what they were about based on reading the latest replies (most of the threads are way too big to read all the way through !);
Is there a current list somewhere of all the different ROMS available, what OS version they are based on, and a short description of them?
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I don't think so, but the previous reply has given some useful tips. Normally in the first few posts for each ROM you'll find some sort of basic description and screenshots. Don't be afraid to just jump into the water and start flashing though, you can easily change which ROM you're running if you don't like it. Stick to 6.5 (not 6.5.3) and Manila/Sense 2.1 if you want to stay with the "safer" (most stable) options initially.
Keep reading! Keep flashing!!! Good luck.
ai6908 said:
Keep reading! Keep flashing!!! Good luck.
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yep +1.
no reason for a new thread on this man... flash till you find whats good for you.

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