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

[Trident]

Originally Posted by CarRamrod

Does this or the WM6 upgrade work flawlessly on the XV6700? I want to upgrade from WM5 but only if it's worth it and isn't something I'll regret.

This is an awesome upgrade, but be aware of your expectations.
NOTHING is "flawless". If you regret minor glitches and having to make some effort to make things work well, then just get a new device. If you enjoy some tinkering with PPC software and appreciate what can be done with the help of some talented software developers, then go for it.
[note edits for emphasis; I'll stand by my statement that nothing, especially software, is flawless. But I'll also note that the emphasis for this post should be that the work necessary by the end-user is incredibly minor considering what we get as a result.]

[haus]

I don't know, Trident, this is pretty flawless.

That said, you're right - you have to experiment a little. For example, in the kitchen, if I select the most recent Kaiser MSVC build, my jawbone fails to initiate voice command. But if I choose Luv2chills, it works fine. So there's a bit of trial and error, but I've been using it for about 2 hours today and I'm blown away.

[colonel]

Yes, for the Apache, use the older MSVC that is available. It is still available for those that want to experiment for now, but the old one works fine.

[glitchbit]

Originally Posted by jimbob49

Hi everyone, I've just flashed my sprint ppc6700 with wm6.1 from wm5. This is my first time doing this. Everything seemed to work flawlessly in the Kitchen, etc. Seems like most everything works on the device, except the wireless stereo. I have the Moto S9 headset and it syncs but plays music choppy and quits. Phone part works ok. Also, while in the kitchen I selectd lots of things that sounded like I might want to try...for example battery meter...additional ringers, etc, etc. How do I access those new things? It looks like I have just a basic download at present? I'm sure there is something simple that I've missed. Any help will be most appreciated.

There are registry hacks that fix this but be CAREFUL because I have the same headset and not all suggested registry hacks are good ones... I have tried tons that actually made it worse.

Also even once the hack is in place it is not always apparent that it works. What I mean is that sometimes you have to tap the bluetooth Quicklink to connect to the S9 and then shortly after it connects turn off your S9 then wait a few seconds and turn the S9 back on and let it connect automatically and it will work 100% without skipping!

Good luck.

[Mrfreeeeze]

When will someone make an EXE , double click and thats it.... doing stuff like this for a newbee is like pulling teeth

[puff]

Originally Posted by Mrfreeeeze

When will someone make an EXE , double click and thats it.... doing stuff like this for a newbee is like pulling teeth

The Kitchen is about customizing a ROM for yourself, there's not gonna be a "click the exe" and your done solution for a kitchen. You need to install the BuildOS, then download the files needed to cook your ROM, then pick your selections, etc....

[guitardoc64]

Originally Posted by Mrfreeeeze

When will someone make an EXE , double click and thats it.... doing stuff like this for a newbee is like pulling teeth

Yes there is a solution like that. It's called a stock ROM. You should have seen the old 3.5 kitchen with it's 40 pages of how-to.

[CarRamrod]

Originally Posted by colonel

Yes, for the Apache, use the older MSVC that is available. It is still available for those that want to experiment for now, but the old one works fine.

So what is the older MSVC called or could you get me a link to it? I am new to PPC's so I don't want anything that has a lot of problems that I would have to experiment with because I don't want to break anything and I don't have the time as landscaping season is upon us. I think I have the stock WM5 on my 6700 but I'm not positive as I bought it used from eBay. It seems to work fine but I figured WM6 is faster and better overall so I should make the switch.

[haus]

Choose 1.6.17913 in the kitchen.

[tjarnold]

Originally Posted by CarRamrod

So what is the older MSVC called or could you get me a link to it? I am new to PPC's so I don't want anything that has a lot of problems that I would have to experiment with because I don't want to break anything and I don't have the time as landscaping season is upon us. I think I have the stock WM5 on my 6700 but I'm not positive as I bought it used from eBay. It seems to work fine but I figured WM6 is faster and better overall so I should make the switch.

If you dont know why you need WM6 then you probly dont need to bother. While the kitchen does make it easy to upgrade your phone, you still have to learn about the process involved.

As it has previously been stated you will have to tinker with things at least a small bit to make things work. The developers here at PPCGeeks have made every effort to make as perfect a ROM as posible, but they are using software originally developed for a different phone since the PPC-6700 only had two of the earliest versions of WM5 available from HTC/Sprint/Verizon/ect.

In using the kitchen you will have to spend some time figuring out what will work for you based on what programs from the kitchen you want to include. Sometimes some programs may have strange conflicts and you will have to debug things yourself. Sometimes individual phones can have weird things happen as well. The one thing you will need is time if you are going to use the kitchen.

One other option is for you is to find a "Clean and Simple" WM6 ROM. While these are in no way perfect, it will allow you to install WM6 relatively easy without having to use a kitchen, but it will have preselected programs from its creator. Just do a search on here if you want to go that route.