Apache WM6.1 Kitchen CE OS 5.2.19716 (Build 19716.1.0.0) - UPDATED 20080308 - Page 106

kinesis · #**1051** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 02:07 PM

Sorry for post spamming but i dont see a thread edit feature, question - in the settings menu what does "Unlock ExtROM" do? can someone explain this in detail for me

**GaMedic** · #**1052** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kinesis

Sorry for post spamming but i dont see a thread edit feature, question - in the settings menu what does "Unlock ExtROM" do? can someone explain this in detail for me

This questionis easily answered with a search. But to answer it unlocks your extrom so that you can view its contents through file explorer.

kinesis · #**1053** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 04:02 PM

well what is stored in the extrom? can i erase all that stuff and put my own stuff in there?

**guitardoc64** · #**1054** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kinesis

well what is stored in the extrom? can i erase all that stuff and put my own stuff in there?

It's where the carrier customizations are/were stored (AKA bloatware). Once you flash a custom ROM you can unlock and delete it all. I use mine for programs, etc.

kinesis · #**1055** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 06:52 PM

Ok first I want to say this is awesome, but there is a problem I have

When running Windows Media Player and browsing using internet explorer, web browsing is very slow. are there any registry tweaks, or options while running the kitchen - that will improve performance? is there a method or hack to make the device use memory more efficiently?

I would like this device to run smoothly, if theres no suggestions you guys have I might consider running XCPUScalar to overclock it... I would rather find out from you guys if there is a better solution than potentially risking damage to my cpu. sprint insures this bad boy anyways so im not worried, but any suggestions/feedback etc on how to get it running more smoothly and not choke are appreciated. right now im going to play with the GDI GLYPHCACHE registry settings a bit and see if it helps. thanks

OK Question also, which is the best setting for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE - 16384, 32768, or 65536 ?

and any other tweaks you guys know about are appreciated. thanks

I had it set to 32768 (from 16384) because my mp3's were skipping but someone said that was a storage card issue so i fixed it, i just set it back to 16384 and it seems to be running decent but that might be because im not in the hot sun anymore.. i think heat slows down electronics.. just wanted to be sure

jkyle · #**1056** (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jkyle

I am having interesting issues with the 6.1 kitchen. I upgraded fine from the 6.0 kitchen. The original ROM went on my phone just fine.
However...
I have no pics/video messaging option now.
Anytime I try to load a new ROM, I have to load the WM5 ROM first before I can put any ROM on to the phone from the 6.1 kitchen. Anytime I just try to load a new ROM from the kitchen, my phone gets "stuck" at the boot screen where it shows the first picture I loaded.

I had to go from the 1.04 to the 1.02 bootloader just to be able to load any ROMS from the 6.1 kitchen.
I have searched and searched and can't find any info anywhere on if/how I can upgrade the bootloader from 1.02 to 2.02.

Can someone please help me? Any suggestions?

Forgot to mention...using cricket as my carrier.
Also, the pics/video showed up when I built ROMS using the 6.0 kitchen.

kinesis · #**1057** (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 12:16 AM

so anyone know the registry tweaks? please dont forget my post above.. thanks

**gguruusa** · #**1058** (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kinesis

Ok first I want to say this is awesome, but there is a problem I have

When running Windows Media Player and browsing using internet explorer, web browsing is very slow. are there any registry tweaks, or options while running the kitchen - that will improve performance? is there a method or hack to make the device use memory more efficiently?

I would like this device to run smoothly, if theres no suggestions you guys have I might consider running XCPUScalar to overclock it... I would rather find out from you guys if there is a better solution than potentially risking damage to my cpu. sprint insures this bad boy anyways so im not worried, but any suggestions/feedback etc on how to get it running more smoothly and not choke are appreciated.

You're using WMP and trying to surf at the same time? Undoubtedly you are hampered either by CPU or lack of RAM or SD card access speed (depedning on configuration) or all three. Not much you can do about CPU power, other than closing other programs (don't forget those Today screen items and bluetooth) and/or running an overclocker. For RAM, close programs - use a task closing app, and run fewer Today screen items. SD card access only matters if you're using it, of course, but relocate your WMP files to ext_rom or program storage from SD and you'll lighten the CPU load as well as IO bandwith consumption.

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right now im going to play with the GDI GLYPHCACHE registry settings a bit and see if it helps. thanks

OK Question also, which is the best setting for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE - 16384, 32768, or 65536 ?

and any other tweaks you guys know about are appreciated. thanks

I had it set to 32768 (from 16384) because my mp3's were skipping but someone said that was a storage card issue so i fixed it, i just set it back to 16384 and it seems to be running decent but that might be because im not in the hot sun anymore.. i think heat slows down electronics.. just wanted to be sure

glyph cache is a graphics performance function, so if your seeing it affect your mp3 skipping, you're most likely CPU limited.

Heat doesn't affect electronic speed unless the electronics have thermal sensors. I don't think the Apache falls into that camp.

**gguruusa** · #**1059** (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jkyle

I am having interesting issues with the 6.1 kitchen. I upgraded fine from the 6.0 kitchen. The original ROM went on my phone just fine.
However...
I have no pics/video messaging option now.

Did you include ArcSoft?

Quote:

Anytime I try to load a new ROM, I have to load the WM5 ROM first before I can put any ROM on to the phone from the 6.1 kitchen. Anytime I just try to load a new ROM from the kitchen, my phone gets "stuck" at the boot screen where it shows the first picture I loaded.

Try selecting fewer items. If you're seeing this after flashing 1.02 bootloader, please upload your selections.txt.

Quote:

I had to go from the 1.04 to the 1.02 bootloader just to be able to load any ROMS from the 6.1 kitchen. I have searched and searched and can't find any info anywhere on if/how I can upgrade the bootloader from 1.02 to 2.02.

Can someone please help me? Any suggestions?

No, you can't change from 1.xx to 2.xx. The first digit of the bootloader version indicates the type of flash electronics your Apache was built with.

**gguruusa** · #**1060** (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by maddoghoek77

I searched around for "country code error" and the only answer I have found with regard to that error is to use the NOID RUU. The problem is that i have already set the RUU to NOID in the kitchen and I continue to get this error. Is there something else I need to do?

Maddog~

what bootloader do you have? NoID version bypasses the country code id check, so it's odd you are still seeing that error.