Apache WM6 Kitchen CE OS 5.2.1908 (Build 18508.0.7.0) - UPDATED 20071217

[luv2chill]

Originally Posted by Jay6700

got it, thanks. One other thing, and i had to do this when i first got wm6. When i click on the mail, it brings up txt/pix messages. How can i make it so the left button is email, middle one is text messages, and right one is call history/missed calls?

I don't think you can. You can re-enable the account picker in the Messaging options which will mean that when you tap the first button you'll get a list of all your mail accounts and can pick the one you want from there--which is better than having it always default to MMS.

That is just the way HTC Home works. If you don't install MMS then you can have the first button load e-mail but not with MMS installed.

[Spey]

lmi 20071117
Device: Apache XV-6700
IS: WM6
RUU: NoID
Carrier: Verizon
Bootloader V-2.02
PPCGeeks_OEM.rar


Problem: Ringtones are not in correct folder after ROM Flash.

After successful ROM flash, Ring Tones are not in the correct location on device. Selections in the build for Module\Customization included Additional Ringtones, Themes, Sounds. In the USER_OEM file I had previously placed my custom Ring sound files into the Additional Ringtones & Additional Sounds folders and deleted the one's I did not want. (I used the Ringtones folder for phone-ringtones & the Sounds folder for alarm sounds, etc.). All of the sound files that I added to these two folders were placed into the My Device\Windows folder, after ROM Flash. This makes the Alarm sound files accessible from the device o.k., but the Ringtone files need to be in the My Device/My Documents\My Ringtones folder on the device to be accessible by the Phone Settings.

I know that I can work-around by copying the Rintone files from the Windows folder to the Ringtones folder on the device, but I had assumed that considering the USER_OEM folder has a specific folder for Additional Ringtones that they would be correctly placed/located after a ROM Flash.

In the buildlog.txt for the Flash I did notice some things of possible interest relating to Ringtones (see below – file was 120kb – too large to attach copy). Additional Themes & Sounds both appear to have loaded properly. BTW, I removed the majority of the Additional Themes from USER_OEM.

Scanning USER_OEM\Additional Ringtones
Compiling Device Manifest
Compiling Files
skipped C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Helmi 20071117\USER_OEM\Additional Ringtones\option.xml
Scanning USER_OEM\Additional Themes
Compiling Device Manifest
Compiling Files
skipped C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Helmi 20071117\USER_OEM\Additional Themes\option.xml
Scanning USER_OEM\Additonal Sounds
Compiling Device Manifest
Compiling Files
skipped C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Helmi 20071117\USER_OEM\Additonal Sounds\option.xml
Scanning USER_OEM\MultiStatus_Plugin
Compiling Device Manifest
Compiling Files
skipped C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Helmi 20071117\USER_OEM\MultiStatus_Plugin\option.xml
Scanning USER_OEM\Small_Today_Clock
skipped because 63096325-8cd5-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66 in exclude list
Scanning USER_OEM\World_Clock
Compiling Device Manifest
Compiling Files
skipped C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Helmi 20071117\USER_OEM\World_Clock\option.xml

FYI, I did "copy" the Additional Ringtones, Themes, Sounds folders from a previous Helmi20071108 folder on my computer.

Is there a way to uninstall MMS in some way? I don't recall how i did it the first time i installed wm6 when it first came out, but there was information out there regarding it.

[tiermann]

Originally Posted by Jay6700

Is there a way to uninstall MMS in some way? I don't recall how i did it the first time i installed wm6 when it first came out, but there was information out there regarding it.

Uncheck MMS from the list when you build your ROM.

[luv2chill]

Originally Posted by Spey

Problem: Ringtones are not in correct folder after ROM Flash.

It is a limitation of the imgfs file system that these devices use that absolutely everything you pre-build into your ROM goes into \Windows. It can be copied automatically to other locations but the original will always be in \Windows.

Microsoft had to find a way to work around that limitation for ringtones that came preloaded with the device (to prevent all the notification sounds from appearing in the ringtone list) and that solution was to enumerate all of the ringtone files located in \Windows inside a registry entry. If the ringtone files are not listed in that registry entry then they will not appear in the ringtone list.

So that is the reason your ringtones aren't showing up--you did not edit the rgu file inside the "Additional Ringtones" folder to include their file names in the list. If you open up that rgu file in a text editor it should be fairly self-explanatory how to do it.

Barring that, you can use initflashfiles to copy your ringtones to the Ringtones folder where they'll be enumerated automatically--but that negates the whole point of building them in the ROM in the first place--as they'll take up twice the space. You might as well put them in a cab file or copy them after the fact and save your ROM space for other stuff.

I realize that's not intuitive, and it's not really documented for the WM6 kitchen (it was for the last WM5 kitchen though). Unfortunately, none of us really likes writing docs so there probably won't be any until someone takes the time to write up stuff like this.

[Spey]

luv2chill, thanks for the reply

Originally Posted by luv2chill

... you did not edit the rgu file inside the "Additional Ringtones" folder to include their file names in the list. If you open up that rgu file in a text editor it should be fairly self-explanatory how to do it.

?? So if I edit the rgu file to include references to the Ringtones that I want the ROM to automatically load to the Device Ringtone Folder and I have the sounds files in the kitchens USER_OEM Additional Ringtones Folder, will I still need to have these files in the Windows folder on the device? Hopefully, not.

My goal is to not have duplicate copies of the sound files on the device (except for sound files that I want access to from different programs like Alarms, which appear to be located by default in the Windows folder of the device).

[tek2tirado]

Originally Posted by tek2tirado

im havin trouble wit the ppcgeeks_oem.rar file
i put it in the buildos folder
but when i open up buildos i get some errors

first one is module ppcgeeks_oem.rar was not found
second one is
module not found ([numbers and letters] , cyberon voice commandder)
" " ( " , htc smartdialing)
" " ( " , office excel)
" " ( " , office powerpoint)
" " ( " , office word)

what am i doin wrong?
ive even tried puttin the .rar file in the user_oem folder and still the same errors

bump......

[Spey]

tek2tirado,

PPCGeeks_OEM.rar does not belong in BuildOS or USER_OEM.

PPCGeeks_OEM.rar needs to be in the root kitchen folder. (In my case that is the Helmi 2007117 folder. The same basic area as the tips.txt file - a lot of good info.) The PPCGeeks_OEM.rar file is not required to build a basic stock like ROM.

The Apache_Helmi_WM6.rar should be in the Apache_Helmi_WM6 folder. This file contains what's needed to build a basic ROM. I.M.H.O. it was better for me to build and flash my first ROM without the PPCGeeks rar file the first go-around. This way you don't overload the device and get the resulting "white" screen.

[turvy06]

Originally Posted by luv2chill

The modaco drivers are no longer necessary on Vista. You should download and reinstall the latest version of Windows Mobile Device Center (google should bring it up)--the version is 6.1.

Then you should turn UAC off (User Account Control). If you don't know how to do it google should be helpful there as well.

Guys, I must be lost or something. I am still getting the "RUU has stopped working" error and the "Error downloading ROM" error even after downloading WMC 6.1. I am following the instructions to flash to WM6 to a T and its not working. Help!!

[6800bound]

First let me say this kitchen is.... AWESOME!!! Incredible...just incredible, anyway on to my question. I have just a small glitch it seems. I can't get into my contacts. Any place I try, soft key, menu, etc. the contacts screen flashes for a second and then it goes right back to whatever screen I started at?! Can anyone help?? Thanks by the way...I actually have a verizon xv6700 not a 6800