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

[iclickjohn]

to LiquideSolstice,
After you have the phone activated and functioning normally, you may go ahead and install your new ROM. This will not effect your activation.
Keep in mind that when you do a bootloader set, hold the power button + record/voice command (top left side) and poke in the reset hole on bottom all at the same time. Your screen will look grayed out. do this by a bright light an tilt the face of the phone back and forth until you see some text in the lower right screen. that is your version # which will probably be .02. However, I never saw a place to put that info in the OEMizer. But anyway, that is sometimes scary when the screen goes gray.
In the two downloads, you may have noticed a tools folder. In that is the OEMizer. you pretty much go through and select the options you want, being careful to not WANT everything. Being fairly selective, you will not run out of space. When you save your OEM put a unique name on it like your name or something. When you go to the build, your named OEM will be listed and you can select it. (about 3/4 way through ROM options. Keep in mind some of the SPB stuff is trial usage. Found that out. You will probably make 4 or 5 ROMs before you are happy and things are smooth, so I would wait until you are REALLY sure that you like it the way it is prior to filling it full of customizations. Be sure to include the PIMbackup. After you customize or anytime after several significant additions to contacts etc. do PIM backup.(onto storage card)
There are a few HTC Today options I think I picked HTC touch kaiser. They are the options that take away that wm6 today screen.
Just another note. It is very easy to add cab files of your favorite apps. Literally just drag them into the box I think second OEMizer option box. They will compress and be included in your ROM so that space is saved. My preference is for PocketCM of which there is a newer version of. I downloaded that cab and installed it myself. You will also want. Google maps. And for anyone reading this, have you noticed (what I think is THE most significant software for this phone) Microsoft's "live Search". You MUST include it. It's not microsoft "Live". I know confusing. You will know because Live Search has a green loading bar on start up and there are several companies logos shown. This is the one you want. OK make sure you get the latest version because......you will notice to select a new city,,,in the lower left it will say "speak" press the left soft key and and say the city and state you want to search. It finds the city (if it recognized your words correctly) and you press the D pad down to select. next if you highlight the search field, you will see again in the lower left "speak". Here is the cool part. You can say almost anything for it to search in the selected area. It will give you options and then you can select them one by one with the d-pad. Also, use the map feature. Scroll anywhere you want even across country.
while in that view go to menu and select search ~this view. Again, speak command allows you to say what you want and it will find it. You can speak for the general description of what you are looking for or the specific item. i.e. furnature vs. Clines mattress shop. Both will work.OMG
Another final recommendation since you are so new to this. I have cut a small piece of clear packing tape and flapped it over the SD card once installed. Flap over into the gray keyboard area and cut out a little corner for the antenna. I've lost two cards because they just POP out anytime they wish and you will almost NEVER find those tiny things. Use the stylus to press down the tape nicely around the card. Don't push down on the card because it'll do a weird pop out/ can't pop out situation. Sorry if this doesn't help. Hope it does a little.
There really is no fear in this. You can always flash back to the original ROM found on UTstarcom's website.
When you see all those thread about people freaking out over blank screens and froze phones.....They screwed up someplace. This stuff all works fine.

[GoatDweller]

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE...........


This is for the people who either have, or got rid of their GOPASS GPT models..I have a no longer in production BlueTooth GPS receiver model # GPT-600, and could never get a successful "pairing" if you will.....

-All of that has changed my friends

-I have tried tomtom6, Google maps but NEVER, ever thought that by using Microsoft's Live search I would stumbe upon my solution....

By using Live search the first time I thought for schitts and giggles I would turn on the GPS receiver..Sure it didn't work but then I saw it

Something called Intermediary Driver or something like that as an option for the GPS when I clicked directions....I selected it and BAM!!!! Instant pairing and I didn't have to do anything at all, no passkey, nothin....

Just wanted to let you all know, some I guess you knew all along but never have I read anything as far as a solution until this just happened....I hope this helps someone out there....
-I am sure there is this driver somewhere for download but I had no idea how to enable it until now......Not bad for my "outdated Rom" Version 3.3 haha.

My question to anyone out there is IF anyone has had the same version as me (3.3) and has upgraded from 3.5 please let me know if it was a better choice......My Bootloader is V1.00

On another token I just bought my dad an XV6700!! WooHoo!!! He has Version 2,02 and WM5 with the preloaded 2.07 ROM from 2006....

What do you think...Should I do the upgrade to both??
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-Also, PLease forgive my literal interpretations of GA.Medic's tutorial of cooking Rom for the Helmi's Apache Kitchen but.....I don't get a few parts....

Is the install done on your computer, then Active sync takes care of the PPC end?

[LiquidSolstice]

Originally Posted by iclickjohn

to LiquideSolstice,
After you have the phone activated and functioning normally, you may go ahead and install your new ROM. This will not effect your activation.
Keep in mind that when you do a bootloader set, hold the power button + record/voice command (top left side) and poke in the reset hole on bottom all at the same time. Your screen will look grayed out. do this by a bright light an tilt the face of the phone back and forth until you see some text in the lower right screen. that is your version # which will probably be .02. However, I never saw a place to put that info in the OEMizer. But anyway, that is sometimes scary when the screen goes gray.
In the two downloads, you may have noticed a tools folder. In that is the OEMizer. you pretty much go through and select the options you want, being careful to not WANT everything. Being fairly selective, you will not run out of space. When you save your OEM put a unique name on it like your name or something. When you go to the build, your named OEM will be listed and you can select it. (about 3/4 way through ROM options. Keep in mind some of the SPB stuff is trial usage. Found that out. You will probably make 4 or 5 ROMs before you are happy and things are smooth, so I would wait until you are REALLY sure that you like it the way it is prior to filling it full of customizations. Be sure to include the PIMbackup. After you customize or anytime after several significant additions to contacts etc. do PIM backup.(onto storage card)
There are a few HTC Today options I think I picked HTC touch kaiser. They are the options that take away that wm6 today screen.
Just another note. It is very easy to add cab files of your favorite apps. Literally just drag them into the box I think second OEMizer option box. They will compress and be included in your ROM so that space is saved. My preference is for PocketCM of which there is a newer version of. I downloaded that cab and installed it myself. You will also want. Google maps. And for anyone reading this, have you noticed (what I think is THE most significant software for this phone) Microsoft's "live Search". You MUST include it. It's not microsoft "Live". I know confusing. You will know because Live Search has a green loading bar on start up and there are several companies logos shown. This is the one you want. OK make sure you get the latest version because......you will notice to select a new city,,,in the lower left it will say "speak" press the left soft key and and say the city and state you want to search. It finds the city (if it recognized your words correctly) and you press the D pad down to select. next if you highlight the search field, you will see again in the lower left "speak". Here is the cool part. You can say almost anything for it to search in the selected area. It will give you options and then you can select them one by one with the d-pad. Also, use the map feature. Scroll anywhere you want even across country.
while in that view go to menu and select search ~this view. Again, speak command allows you to say what you want and it will find it. You can speak for the general description of what you are looking for or the specific item. i.e. furnature vs. Clines mattress shop. Both will work.OMG
Another final recommendation since you are so new to this. I have cut a small piece of clear packing tape and flapped it over the SD card once installed. Flap over into the gray keyboard area and cut out a little corner for the antenna. I've lost two cards because they just POP out anytime they wish and you will almost NEVER find those tiny things. Use the stylus to press down the tape nicely around the card. Don't push down on the card because it'll do a weird pop out/ can't pop out situation. Sorry if this doesn't help. Hope it does a little.
There really is no fear in this. You can always flash back to the original ROM found on UTstarcom's website.
When you see all those thread about people freaking out over blank screens and froze phones.....They screwed up someplace. This stuff all works fine.

Man....


Thanks a ton for that! That really alleviates my fears of doing this.



Hey, it was kind of unclear, what does this "Live" service do? Do I need a data plan, or it can it be run off of wifi(the only option for me now!)

[gguruusa]

The stock load stinks. Bloated and buggy come to mind. Most everyone here was on 3.5 before WM6. WM6 is better. A little bigger, but better.

Office is in the list of OEMs in the kitchen. The helmi ROMs are outdated - use the kitchen to make something current.

The only problems I have heard with outlook syncing are common to all phones.

The contacts list is shared with all contact programs, so your outlook contacts will be visible in all contact apps.

If you don't want to do the tape over SD slot thing (great idea), be sure to install NotifyMe (it plays a wav file when the SD card pops out)

The HTC home plugin is a today screen plugin (it's not a replacement). Get the Home Customizer if you want to customize it.

Yes, the kitchen is installed on your PC.

[Torx]

its the 17th!! Wheres my UPDATE!!?? JUST kidding! ;p

[Sarge, USMC]

I made some splash screen graphisc for my kitchen.......240x320 png files, 256 colors. Do I need to know anything else?

Also, the "main splash" field is set to default, which is no graphic. Where in the bootup process would the main splash graphic display, and if I try to select from those available, which are all 240x320, it tells me I need a 320 square graphic......??

[gguruusa]

Main splash is the WM6 splash screen (the one just before the calibration or today screen comes up). Boot splashes (the one you see at power on/reset) are 240x320, because they always display in portrait. The main splash is 320x320, clipped to a portrait or landscape viewport depending on which mode the phone is in. If you use a smaller image for either splash, you'll have black strips where the missing pixels are. If you use a larger than necessary picture, the picture will be clipped (potentially wasting ROM space for main splash pics, but not for boot splash pics)

BTW, <Default> doesn't mean no graphic...it means to use the graphic pre-baked into the kitchen (which may be blank)

[Sarge, USMC]

ok so the main one is the green/blue Windows Mobile graphic then. I can ace that and "bake in" one of the 240x320 ones that are available then?

I'm <> this close to cooking up my 3rd ROM.........this time with my OEM cooked in.

A scant month ago I didn't have a cloooooooo.............

[LiquidSolstice]

Hey on a quick side note, I was wondering if there was a tool to resize .pngs or .jpgs to the correct 240x320 resolution? Inspired by the the Windows Xp Black Edition that's out there, I made a special bootscreen, but I did something wrong, I don't have the source file, and I don't know why I can't resize the .png with The GIMP. It keeps saying the resolution is 240x319, which is really irritating. I've tried scaling it, but teh document properties keep telling me that it is 240x320. It came out really nice, and I am perfectly happy with anyone using it, as long as someone can correctly resize it and re-up it here? It would be much appreciated.

The below image should be in .png format. If you can make it work, enjoy!


EDIT: I do have the original .jpg if that helps anyone

[mastersm]

Hi, I recently had my laptop stolen. I have managed to sync everything except the email that were on my Apache. For some reason activsync and Vista's version won't recognise and sync them across to Outlook? Anyone have any other ideas? Is there a program that I can export my emails from my Apache and then import them into Outlook?

Thanks