Related
....as a preview to what is possible with the koch v2:
Image preview has been removed by imageshack: check it out here:
http://www.thegamebooks.com/pocket-...utty´s-windows-mobile-6-premium-f29-t609.html
it´s not yet available as download. as soon as the server that will host it is up it will be available. why wait? because any discussion related to this rom should happen on the other forum.
what´s in it?
*fast 4mb page pool
*new games:
*space invaders (72kb)
*tetris (700kb)
*additional dopod black theme (70kb)
*vj candela proper integration (90kb) - hw button shortcut and application
*adobe acrobat LE 2 , no more slow clearvue (1,9mb)
*conduits pocketplayer v3 (2mb) - (trial if you havent got a key) if you dont like it use the other release w/o shareware
*removed microsoft file explorer and replaced with my own "winmo premium" explorer based on gsf
*HTC tweak
*new COMM-Manager
*new HTC Home Today plugin
*new SIM-Manager
*best java machine in any rom ( allows changing security preferences )
*Pocket Picture (300kb) (nice painting tool)
*PIM backup v1.5 (150kb)
*real calculator v3 (900kb) . (trial if you havent got a key) if you don´t like it use the other release w/o shareware
*voice dial (500kb)
*internet sharing (170kb)
*Wireless Today Plugin
*windows voice over ip support (all SIP providers)
*windows live (500kb)
*windows live messenger (+ today plugin) (1mb)
*windows live today search (500kb)
*windows update (200kb)
*windows remote desktop (800kb)
*press and hold commmanager button to toggle vibrate
*removed customer experience, including services
*tons of regfixes!
why this rom?
it´s based on a totally different build than jas jammings and lvsws. this build has never been public before.
it´s the fastest available, i haven´t run any benchmarks yet but those that use it say it´s the fastest.
as you might have noticed already, it will come in 2 flavours: freeware only and including shareware (pocket music and real calculator) for those of you that got/like these apps.
Great! Can't wait to try the new build!
Wiki page provisioned for this. looking good dutty!
I remember that this Space Invaders version is unplayable under Hermes cause when you advance it gets more and more quickier and controls doesn't runs.
The ROM seems to be really fantastic but I want to know the real build number
Sweet Hoopaly Moopaly - Can it be that Dutty is Getting in the WM6 release game??? - I can not wait!!! Great work and I look forward to giving 'er a run!!!
VivaErBetis said:
I remember that this Space Invaders version is unplayable under Hermes cause when you advance it gets more and more quickier and controls doesn't runs.
The ROM seems to be really fantastic but I want to know the real build number
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yeah, that happens sometimes when soud is enabled in space invaders.. but you normally have that disabled.. as the space invaders sound is more of a nosie
btw, do you have any last-minute wishes or request for good, lightweight applications to be included? and damnit, check out the new explorer
Would it be possible to disclose a real WM6 build number?
dutty said:
yeah, that happens sometimes when soud is enabled in space invaders.. but you normally have that disabled.. as the space invaders sound is more of a nosie
btw, do you have any last-minute wishes or request for good, lightweight applications to be included? and damnit, check out the new explorer
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Oh my God, the Space Invaders without the annyoning sound isn't Space Invaders.
I'm waiting for the ROM to test it
sounds really good if build # enclosed will be nice
it looks interesting and I am also curious on the base build number. It might be a real long weekend with no sleep.
Great job dutty.
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btw, do you have any last-minute wishes or request for good, lightweight applications to be included? and damnit, check out the new explorer
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Do you have a good RegEdit included? (I usually use the one built into TaskMgr but I donno if there's better free ones). I also often use Total Commander - haven't tried the new File Explorer you've inculded - maybe it's just as good (better) or at least does the things that MS's File Explorer doesn't that I need. These are all nice and easy enough for me to install - just mentioning them because other people might want them.
Other then that - I like the Hearts game that WMXL includes but I have no idea where to find that other then in that Rom (if anybody has a link I'd love to get it!)
Now all I need to do is make a damned cab that I can run to put my Name/Address/Phone/E-Mail back into the personal info on the phone - I'm reinstalling these roms way to frequently and it get's anonoying to have to keep putting it in time and again!
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btw, do you have any last-minute wishes or request for good, lightweight applications to be included? and damnit, check out the new explorer
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Can you replace Voice Dialer with Voice Commander? The cab is available as an add-on on this forum.
chymmylt said:
I like the Hearts game that WMXL includes but I have no idea where to find that other then in that Rom (if anybody has a link I'd love to get it!)
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Me has caído bien. Here it is.
Tell me if it doesn't run because I got a cab with some shared sounds that may be missing...
VivaErBetis said:
Me has caído bien. Here it is.
Tell me if it doesn't run because I got a cab with some shared sounds that may be missing...
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SWEET! Trying it now!!!
EDIT:
Thanks - Installs and plays well - missing the sounds as you said (just plays the default beep instead) but that's no biggy! Thanks again!
Amazing Can't wait.
Thank you!! I hope this thread does not become corrupted like the other with issues that can be solved by reading! I honestly can't wait to try this ROM out it looks GREAT please hurry..
chymmylt said:
SWEET! Trying it now!!!
EDIT:
Thanks - Installs and plays well - missing the sounds as you said (just plays the default beep instead) but that's no biggy! Thanks again!
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It can be fixed: install this cab.
This happens because Hearts is part of a pack and some games shares some sounds.
VivaErBetis said:
Me has caído bien. Here it is.
Tell me if it doesn't run because I got a cab with some shared sounds that may be missing...
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if you can give me the cab with the sounds i´ll include it in the rom..
if you got more small games/tools i´d love to include them, would be cool if they´re < 100kb tho..
i haven´t got a registry editior included as i thought it would of no use for the majority of people..
btw; update screenshot with VOIP- added VOIP capabilities reload the page
dutty said:
if you can give me the cab with the sounds i´ll include it in the rom..
if you got more small games/tools i´d love to include them, would be cool if they´re < 100kb tho..
i haven´t got a registry editior included as i thought it would of no use for the majority of people..
btw; update screenshot with VOIP- added VOIP capabilities reload the page
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The cab with sounds is one post above yours
In fact, the pack includes these microsoft mini-games:
Blackjack.cab ...................... Blackjack
Chess.cab .......................... Chess
Cinco.cab .......................... Cinco
Freecell.cab ....................... Freecell
Hearts.cab ......................... Hearts
Minesweeper.cab .................... Minesweeper
Reversi.cab ........................ Reversi
Sink The Ships.cab ................. Sink The Ships
Space Defense.cab .................. Space Defense
Taipei.cab ......................... Taipei
But I don't know if all of them are shareware or not.
VivaErBetis said:
It can be fixed: install this cab.
This happens because Hearts is part of a pack and some games shares some sounds.
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That fixed it thanks!
dutty said:
if you can give me the cab with the sounds i´ll include it in the rom..
if you got more small games/tools i´d love to include them, would be cool if they´re < 100kb tho..
i haven´t got a registry editior included as i thought it would of no use for the majority of people..
btw; update screenshot with VOIP- added VOIP capabilities reload the page
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It's not as purdy as the one in Vista but it plays Freecell just as well
After discussions with Sleuth255, I've done some further testing on the registry settings and found some optimum settings for A2DP. These are applicable to the newer releases of WM6.
Finding #1:
ADD/CHANGE the following values from the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings :
Name: UseJointStereo
Value (DWORD): 1
What this does is enable Joint-Stereo for the SBC codec, which is important and makes the biggest significant change to improve sound quality. (Note: In earlier versions of WM5 and WM6, Joint-Stereo was broken and resulted in a mono-output. This is not the case anymore with the newer WM6 ROMS.)
Further note: Sleuth255 found that some of his A2DP headsets could not work with JS turned on. In that case, you have to set the value to 0 to disable JS (resulting in poorer quality sound with more "hissing").
Finding #2:
REMOVE the following values from the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings if they are present:
- BitPool
- MaxSupportedBitPool
These values are used to manually set limits for the BT stack for the A2DP SBC codec. Previously, it was thought that these values should be set between 38 to 86. But if the values are removed, I think that the BT stack automatically chooses the best BitPool values for maximum quality. I've tried removing these values and the sound quality either improved or at least stayed the same.
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At this point, you should have only one value in the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings:
UseJointStereo = 1
Your A2DP audio should be very good at this point - almost indistinguishable from a wired headset. However, if you are still unsatisfied with the sound (you may notice some very slight "hissing" or "swishing" sounds on high frequencies of certain songs), you may want to try the optional setting below.
[ OPTIONAL ]
Finding #3:
This is optional, and a matter of preference.
ADD the following value to the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings:
Name: SampleRate
Value (DWORD): 48000 (decimal)
This forces the A2DP stack to send the audio to the headset at 48000Hz instead of the default 44100Hz. For some reason, I find that the 48Khz value makes the "hissing" sounds less obvious. Your findings may vary, as some people may prefer the slightly more forward sound of the original setting. But if you are game, give this a try - one thing for sure is that it definitely changes the sound quality.
To reverse the change, just remove the SampleRate value.
If you make this 3rd optional change, you should have the following values in the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings:
UseJointStereo = 1
SampleRate = 48000
[ Note - Quick tip on registry editing ]
Of course, every registry change needs a soft-reset to take effect. And please take the usual proper care when editing the registry or risk damaging your device.
Find that your settings dont "stick" after a reset?
Make sure you reset the phone like this: After making changes to the registry, exit your registry editor. Then press and hold the power button of your phone for about 5 seconds, a window should pop up asking you if you want to shutdown your phone (click Yes). Once the phone has shut down, press and hold the power button for a few seconds until the phone starts up again.
Happy listening! BTW, I find that Mortplayer is an excellent MP3 player to use with A2DP. It works well with the control buttons on my headset.
Tried steps one and two... YAY! *throws away wired headset* Thanks guys!
Well just when i thought my headset was sounding banging. now im gonna try this. Hope this helps. And awesome job on the findings guys.
Yeah.... I remember that about bitpool/maxbitpool. Back when A2DP first came out on the Tornado we never set any of these. No values lets it dynamically adjust.
These are great settings btw.
Well I thought I was happy with my audio but I've just applied the tweaks and I'm listening to my favourite tracks and the improvement is great. youre right, the hiss has gone and although I hadnt thought it that noticeable before, this is so much cleaner.
I have the latest lsvw rom and and am running the new htc audio manager and I didn't think I would ever hear bass on my tytn!
And now I'm listening to my favourite Stevie Wonder track on wmv lossless in WMP and its fab!!!
Interestingly, I've just checked the reg settings after soft reset and the SampleRate key is gone!
I'll reapply it, soft reset and see what happens.
Many thanks for the info.
This time the samplerate stuck and it even better!
Thanks much, this is outstanding!
Can post a A2DP patch from the recent WM6 ROM?
Can Sleuth255 or anyone bless us, the poor smartphone users here who still suffer the 'hiss', by posting a A2DP patch from the latest WM6 ROM (like the previous Tornado A2DP patch) to install in our outdated WM5 devices? Please. The entire smartphone community here will thank you, if the patch free us from the terrible 'hiss' problem in WM5 roms.
hardcore said:
Summary:
If you make all 3 changes, you should have the following values in the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings:
UseJointStereo = 1
SampleRate = 48000
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PURE BRILLIANCE!!! I tolerated the hiss before as this device was my first with A2DP and I likened it to listening to the radio, but HOT DAMN it sounds fan-freakin'-tastic now!
Can anyone make a CAB file for this to make the edit easier for the general public?
Great job guys!!! Makes my 50 dollar Nextlink spider headphones great No skipping too!
arunraaj said:
Can Sleuth255 or anyone bless us, the poor smartphone users here who still suffer the 'hiss', by posting a A2DP patch from the latest WM6 ROM (like the previous Tornado A2DP patch) to install in our outdated WM5 devices? Please. The entire smartphone community here will thank you, if the patch free us from the terrible 'hiss' problem in WM5 roms.
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We'd have to graft the entire bt stack onto WM5.... not an impossible task I suppose but not an easy one either....
Great work on this, hardcore.
Well done Hardcore!!!!!!!
I have personally never had problems with quality on A2DP.
Sleuth 255 provided the fix with the earlier WM5 OS.
From AKU 3.3.1 the only registry fix was to set the Joint Stereo to 0
I had no problems with WM6 but the later releases definately had great improvements to the total BT stacks.
Well I am always ready to try new work by the members and respected cooks on this Forum.
Your work on the A2DP has blown me away!
The sound is phenominal to say the least.
I use Nokia HS-12W and HTC BH S100 BT Stereo headsets and both are great. But I must admit that the Nokia has the edge all round. Connect and all functions work great. With the HTC I always have to reset the "set as handsfree"connection to pick to the phone side through BT. The A2DP connects automatically. Just a small issue but irritating.
I could not do your edits with Resco and then tried TaskManager reg editor.
The changes would not stick on soft resetting using the phones reset switch.
Eventually I twigged that I could make the changes stick by using the TaskManager reset button in the program.
Thanks for the info. - this is really what XDA is all about!
Keep up the good work and I repeat the call for a cab fix. This will make your fix non lethal to noobs who are not fimiliar with reg editing.
Hi Hardcore,
Is Core2.0 considered a later WM6 ROM? Coz, Setting UseJointStereo to 1 does get rid of the hissing but unfortunately it also get rid of the Stereo on my Wizard...
Halleluja! PTL!!
Excellent discovery, hardcore. After months of experimentation and cussing and swearing, this is the closest that my TyTN/Logitech FreePulse combo has come to perfect stereo audio. Still not as good as when I paired the FreePulse with an HP iPAQ with the Widcomm stack, but pretty damn close. I still get pops and clicks, which was new with WM6, but no skips or other artifacts. And I was almost ready to give up and look for another pair of BT headphones.
Interestingly, I did try removing the BitPool and MaxSupportedBitPool settings at some point during my experimentation, but this was either with an earlier WM6 build or with WM5.0, and the net result was no audio at all.
John
new2city said:
Hi Hardcore,
Is Core2.0 considered a later WM6 ROM? Coz, Setting UseJointStereo to 1 does get rid of the hissing but unfortunately it also get rid of the Stereo on my Wizard...
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Hi new2city,
What you described is the behaviour of the older ROMs. In the newer ROMS, you should get real stereo sound with UseJointStereo=1.
These are the Hermes WM6 ROMs I have tried which have the "good" A2DP: Black 2.5/3.0/3.0.1, CUSTEL 2.5, LVSW 05-07 and newer LVSW derivatives.
excellet work .... no hissing now
how do i fix this??
anyway when connected with A2DP mode, all incoming call ringtone will play to the stereo headset and the phone will not ring at all, (its as though the ringtone is diverted to the phone)
but if i switch it to headset mode (not A2DP), the ringtone will play on the phone and the headset with play a beep sound for incoming call.
I want it to be connected to a2dp and yet the ringtone still ring on my dopod phone...
hardcore said:
Hi new2city,
What you described is the behaviour of the older ROMs. In the newer ROMS, you should get real stereo sound with UseJointStereo=1.
These are the Hermes WM6 ROMs I have tried which have the "good" A2DP: Black 2.5/3.0/3.0.1, CUSTEL 2.5, LVSW 05-07 and newer LVSW derivatives.
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Hi Hardcore,
Just one question, in the Hermes, do you have the usual bluetooth dlls? SBC.dll, bta2dp.dll and so on? If so, any chance to upload them? I asked this before once almost a year ago but no one offered them... sigh...
Downloading Custel to hopefully extract the files.. gonna take a while...
thanks anyway.
new2city said:
Hi Hardcore,
Just one question, in the Hermes, do you have the usual bluetooth dlls? SBC.dll, bta2dp.dll and so on? If so, any chance to upload them? I asked this before once almost a year ago but no one offered them... sigh...
Downloading Custel to hopefully extract the files.. gonna take a while...
thanks anyway.
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Yes the sbc.dll and a2dp.dll exist in the ROM. However, I dont know how to copy them out from the ROM. Attempts to do it using Total Commander and Activesync have failed.
Got the dll's out of the Custel ROM I downloaded but unfortunately, I can't seem to replace the versions in my running rom as the files can't be overwritten OR copied in the windows folder. Any guys with a clearer picture willing to lend a hand. Been trying to fix this since I joined this forum...
This is my Personal ROM Based on 2.00.421.1 xip & build 19965...big thanks to Eddg for finding a gem of a ROM
Removed:
Autoupdate
Transcriber
Welcome Centre
SqlCEMobile
MP3 Trimmer
Album pictures
Sample Music
Excess Avatar PNGs
Majority of Ring Tones
Voice Commander (cabs are available for this, should you wish to use it)
Windows Live (Don’t know anyone who uses this...again easily installable from Microsoft Site)
Google Maps (New version available with Street View)
Added
Advanced Config 3.3
Total Commander
Calculator Skin
Disabled screen switching off during calls.....thanks Shinobi_UK
Transparent look Phone KeyLock
Replaced
Phone Canvas with Diamond Phone Canvas VGA Slide to Answer/Ignore.....hats off to ctyy
NetCF 2.0 with NetCF 3.5
HTC Volume Graphics with Diamond Look Graphics.....thanks Mondilv
Manila Program Holders to Transparent (original 2 manila files will be posted if required ).....thanks AF241
Optimized gifs and jpgs
Regedits:
Enable Phone Lock
Manila Weather Localisation for the UK
HKLM\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings:
SpeedHigh: default value 5 from 25
SpeedLow : default value 14 from 70....for faster scrolling
Recommended Regedits (using Advanced Config 3.3 - performance menu)
File system filter cache: 4096 sectors
Glyph cache: 32KB
I have not implemented these....its just my recommendations.
Security warnings and Error Logging remain...but are easily disabled using Advanced Config
I have not messed with anything else....
Happy New Year !
Download Link Pistonripper.rar
bl0w has kindly added a mirror for the above ROM http://diamond.geg0r.de/index.php?dir=Pistonripper%2F
I have added another version of the ROM with MP3 Trimmer, Transcriber and SqlCEMobile.
Here is the link PistonRipper ROM with MP3 Trimmer, Transcriber and SqlCEMobile
Fantastic, Downloading now
Sounds great! Gone try this one thnx, kudus for you!
Still the Best
Hi Pistonripper
Already downloaded and tested. Still the best ROM so far beating all the other cookings. (And believe me: I've tested them almost all.) So, forget the rest and start downloading immediately....
Thank You Pistonripper, extremely well done!
.Illodin
Illodin said:
Hi Pistonripper
Already downloaded and tested. Still the best ROM so far beating all the other cookings. (And believe me: I've tested them almost all.) So, forget the rest and start downloading immediately....
Thank You Pistonripper, extremely well done!
.Illodin
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sounds intresting but, can you elaborate as to why you think this "is the best"?
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I use to test this ROM when it was come, it's very fast and smooth...!!
thanks a lot.
gtpete said:
sounds intresting but, can you elaborate as to why you think this "is the best"?
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Why don't you Flash it and share your thoughts. Nothing to loose.
gtpete said:
sounds intresting but, can you elaborate as to why you think this "is the best"?
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best for him i think
PPL say good things about this roms, I will download and give it a try.
pistonripper,
what are the changes with respect to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3024339&postcount=149
???
ps. thanks!
Is there a way to get rid of the cover over the soft buttons during a call?
vrolok71 said:
pistonripper,
what are the changes with respect to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3024339&postcount=149
???
ps. thanks!
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...his own unique thread, as he deserves! Other than that, not a lot...
Just flashed your previous rom yesterday and luvin it. Oh well, time to flash again...
vrolok71 said:
pistonripper,
what are the changes with respect to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3024339&postcount=149
???
ps. thanks!
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Just compare the 2 descriptions and you'll be able to spot the differences. Nothing major, just added mods and tweaks and since its in its own thread, hopefully we can expect continual updates
Am I in the minority in using the transcriber? I seem to see quite a few custom roms without them..
Is it possible to install it seperately?
butterdori said:
Am I in the minority in using the transcriber? I seem to see quite a few custom roms without them..
Is it possible to install it seperately?
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here you go, should work.
This is very good, very fast rom. I shall be using this from now on.
Does anyone have a link to a cab for the VGA MP3 Trimmer and RSS Hub?
SqlCEMobile
Good rom but I have a program that requires SqlCEMobile. Is it possible you have a cab for this?
loomx said:
This is very good, very fast rom. I shall be using this from now on.
Does anyone have a link to a cab for the VGA MP3 Trimmer and RSS Hub?
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Here u go! Enjoy!
Good ROM
Hi Nice effort
Can you post a clean version or one with HD Manila
Thanks
Dinesh
Hi all, long time lurker here ... so thanks for all of your hard work, has always made my HTC devices far more useful
I would really love to turn my diamond into a media player only as I use a Touch Pro as my main phone now. I know this is perhaps a little counter-intuitive to many of you ... but I was wondering if there would be an easy way to create a ROM that was just a mediaplayer and bluetooth. Disable all gsm/umts hardware to save battery life and perhaps leave wifi and a browser app. I would also love to see the "touch scroll" feature for navigating lists and what not, but before I get too excited with my idea I will let you all sanity check me.
TIA
Sam
hummm
s.t.s said:
Hi all, long time lurker here ... so thanks for all of your hard work, has always made my HTC devices far more useful
I would really love to turn my diamond into a media player only as I use a Touch Pro as my main phone now. I know this is perhaps a little counter-intuitive to many of you ... but I was wondering if there would be an easy way to create a ROM that was just a mediaplayer and bluetooth. Disable all gsm/umts hardware to save battery life and perhaps leave wifi and a browser app. I would also love to see the "touch scroll" feature for navigating lists and what not, but before I get too excited with my idea I will let you all sanity check me.
TIA
Sam
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would it not be cheaper ....to buy a thing called a ipod?
i here thay can do what you want
4gb on a diamond won't go far
true ... but an ipod I don't already have and I do have a diamond
Also ... I am really not a fan of being forced to use iTunes with an iPod and the other media players are not as shiny as my Diamond
I do understand there may not be a great demmand for this, but if it was easy then I would be a very happy dude.
s.t.s said:
true ... but an ipod I don't already have and I do have a diamond
Also ... I am really not a fan of being forced to use iTunes with an iPod and the other media players are not as shiny as my Diamond
I do understand there may not be a great demmand for this, but if it was easy then I would be a very happy dude.
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You can always cook a version with nearly no OEM apps except your media player. As for your phone/gsm/etc support, why cripple the phone? Just turn airplane mode on in your comm manager.
I would still like bluetooth ... and I would love a super light rom that booted nigh on instantly ... I am guessing from the responses so far though that this may not work out as an idea though
s.t.s said:
I would still like bluetooth ... and I would love a super light rom that booted nigh on instantly ... I am guessing from the responses so far though that this may not work out as an idea though
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Instant booting is not something WM does well...
I guess it might be possible to strip down the SYS as well as the OEM, and leave you with Phone, media player(s) and comm manager, without email/messaging, office, games, terminal services etc...
I have a Diamond arriving on (hopefully) Wednesday, when I get it, I'll try and cook a really light ROM for you!
Just so I know, what media player would you prefer?
thanks l3v5y ... that would be awesome ... I have only every really used the built in mediaplayer. whatever the best/simplest mediaplayer there is that has a decent interface ... just doing a bit of searching now to see what kind of media players are available.
How quick do you reckon you might be able to get the boot time to?
Also if you could leave Opera/allow install of opera that would/could be useful.
A quick browse suggests S2p could be a good choice I am gonna give it a quick try now?
s.t.s said:
thanks l3v5y ... that would be awesome ... I have only every really used the built in mediaplayer. whatever the best/simplest mediaplayer there is that has a decent interface ... just doing a bit of searching now to see what kind of media players are available.
How quick do you reckon you might be able to get the boot time to?
Also if you could leave Opera/allow install of opera that would/could be useful.
A quick browse suggests S2p could be a good choice I am gonna give it a quick try now?
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I haven't tried to see how fast I can get boot times on a Diamond. When I get mine I can see.
If you get a list of all the software you want/need, I can try and remove all the rest.
Thats great ... thanks
I would like all of the S2 apps and the bluetooth stack so that I can use A2DP
Thats it really ... all I want is great battery life and fast performance.
No need of touchflo3d or any other shinyness from HTC at all.
Happy to have wifi and phone removed to help battery life. If they can't be removed or if the two benefits I would like to see won't happen by removing them then please add in Opera.
If it is possible to get S2P and S2U to autostart then that would be doubly cool.
Cheers
Sam
To the OP: Pocket Player is a great mediaplayer. At least for music, as I haven't tried it with video.
s.t.s said:
Thats great ... thanks
I would like all of the S2 apps and the bluetooth stack so that I can use A2DP
Thats it really ... all I want is great battery life and fast performance.
No need of touchflo3d or any other shinyness from HTC at all.
Happy to have wifi and phone removed to help battery life. If they can't be removed or if the two benefits I would like to see won't happen by removing them then please add in Opera.
If it is possible to get S2P and S2U to autostart then that would be doubly cool.
Cheers
Sam
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Use CorePlayer for video. x264 decoding...
Like I already mentioned, WIFI and Phone can be turned off via comm manager, so you don't lose any battery anyways...
As for autostart: you can always add a link to \windows\startup\ and your app will autostart, or you can play around with hklm\init, though that would be pointless.
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If you get a list of all the software you want/need, I can try and remove all the rest.
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Wow, that has been a phone dream of mine for years. What a good guy!
While comm manager is fine ... I barely made 4 hours of playback on my diamond today (an hour and a bit of A2DP action so not that bad) but I am hopeful that if more is stripped from the ROM then I may get a bit more life out of it.
@WMGuy ... I know ... would be cool
@L3v5y ... I guess a regedit app would be useful for tweaking settings etc.
WMguy said:
Wow, that has been a phone dream of mine for years. What a good guy!
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Once I've played around with my Diamond a bit more I may start a "Custom ROM" service.
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While comm manager is fine ... I barely made 4 hours of playback on my diamond today (an hour and a bit of A2DP action so not that bad) but I am hopeful that if more is stripped from the ROM then I may get a bit more life out of it.
@WMGuy ... I know ... would be cool
@L3v5y ... I guess a regedit app would be useful for tweaking settings etc.
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I've got the 2.03 ROM now, and I can strip out a lot. I think removing the phone itself probably won't increase batter life much, and removing wifi may make things unstable, but removing the phone skin probably will decrease memory usage and processor load.
S2U2 auto starts anyway, and a short cut to S2P can be made relatively easily so that it autostarts.
What I've currently got on my list of "to keep" (as much of the rest as I can remove will go) is:
S2P
S2U2
S2V
Phone
WiFi
Opera
System files
Bluetooth (A2DP)
Comm manager
cheers l3v5y ... that looks like all I would ever want out of it ... I guess if it is more of an "entertainment" device ROM then sticking Teeter in would be cool too.
Thanks for your efforts and let me know if/when you have anything that you would like testing
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While comm manager is fine ... I barely made 4 hours of playback on my diamond today (an hour and a bit of A2DP action so not that bad) but I am hopeful that if more is stripped from the ROM then I may get a bit more life out of it.
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Ahem, if you sit down and think about it objectively, you will get maybe 4,5h of listening time. Face the facts - to run a WM6 device you need minimum of 150-180 mAH, now translate it to the capacity of the battery (900 mAh) and in IDEAL condition you will get... exactly this, which is 4 hours give or take.
So, if you are looking for a media player, you should now think about additional cost of extra battery... So, why not do as everybody else, i.e, for nails you use hammer, for wood you use axe, and Diamond is a PDA phone, not a multimedia player (although it can be used occasionally in this mode).
Of course, it's interesting exercise (media only ROM) but that's it. Exercise. You won't get a real player out of it. Sorry. technical limitations of the Diamond design.
Unless you buy extra battery of course... and then Diamond is not so sexy anymore....
all true and fair points ... but I can personally see a benefit ... even if the battery life can't be improved upon, most of my time is at a desk where it can be charging or in the car where it can be charging. I guess I will go the way of a dedicated media player ... but I am one for always seeing the "next big thing" on the horizon and holding out for that, by which time I am hanging on for that, I am also loathe to shell out for one until my entire (90GB) music library can be held on it, happy to "shuffle" to my diamond but if I am gonna have a media player I would like it to hold all my music (and not be an iPod Classic) (akward I know ... but hey)
Cheers
Sam
Just remember that this race never can be won. That is, once a device with 90GB that you like comes out, your library will become 109BG, and what then? It's like with the PC's, phones, etc. There's always something special being prepared which is soooo much better than present designs...
Still, Diamond was not even designed as multimedia player.... hence the battery and capacity limitations (BIGGEST!! fault - lack of memory card slot).
Still - all the best!
mjaxa said:
Just remember that this race never can be won. That is, once a device with 90GB that you like comes out, your library will become 109BG, and what then? It's like with the PC's, phones, etc. There's always something special being prepared which is soooo much better than present designs...
Still, Diamond was not even designed as multimedia player.... hence the battery and capacity limitations (BIGGEST!! fault - lack of memory card slot).
Still - all the best!
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to add to that...listening to music in diamond sucks esp. with the head set that comes with phone by default...
you may like to use it once in a while but cannot be used as ipod/mp3 player replacement
hi,
im using a 3.5mm heaphone jack adapter. but pluggin in my inear plugs is impossible because the lowest system sound and wmp sound is even too loud. using another player software would solve the music problem, but system sound and caller voice would still be too loud.
after searching some hours, i tried installing srs wow hd. only with all options down to 10%, loudness was acceptable, but the sound was crap and my hermes did not wake up from sleep.
now i have read about an audiopara.csv file in the windows directory in threads about other htc devices. no infos about the hermes and i cant finde the file (show all files option on in file explorer)
im using crcs latest rom.
any help appreciated.
chris
u should post this in CRC's thread instead of opening a whole new thread dude.
perhaps it is connected with the audio parameters, that serveral roms have cooked in. i don't know. as far as i can tell, its not a specific rom problem.
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perhaps it is connected with the audio parameters, that serveral roms have cooked in. i don't know. as far as i can tell, its not a specific rom problem.
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it could be, allot of us don't use plug in head phones and it could require a driver that we excluded from newer build accidentally.. i wouldn't know.
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require a driver that we excluded from newer build accidentally
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i don't think its a missing driver.
im still curious if someone knows about the the audioparam file of the hermes. or perhaps someone could explain the audioparameters that can be cooked into a rom. perhaps they can be edited.
it's all registry.. under current user/control panel/notifications.. thats pretty much all i edit.
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it's all registry.. under current user/control panel/notifications.. thats pretty much all i edit.
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i didnt findt an option to control anything volume related.
i tried now a rom without "setacustics", still too loud on the last volume bar.
has anyone new ideas?
htc equalizer didnt help either. still too loud with all settings down.
tried nueAudio with an AudioPara.csv file i found in a Titan thread, that i moved into the windows folder. i also set a string ref in HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev\AcousticFile to that file, as it was missing there too.
when i change all settings way down in nueAudio, after a softreset i still do not find any difference in the audio volume.
im really running out of ideas except an hardware volume control that i plug between the htc adapter and my headset ...
no ideas? anyone?