Sorry to be a noob but what is the dif between, TF3d, Manila & Sence?

[WBFAir]

Great, thanks for all the info mulhiny.

[mulhiny]

You got it, that's why we are here. For the betterment of our PPC's lol...good luck!

[chappy]

Honestly, if you are new to WinMo, there's not a real reason to start with something older then move up. I would suggest flashing either MightyROM War or Impact.

There's no difference in the flashing process, and you might as well spend time with the newer versions of things if you are going to flash a custom ROM at all. I'm not saying flash the newst roms as they come out, but War and Impact are pretty stable, and it's a good way to see what's the latest and greatest.

The reason I'm going against what most would say is common sense, is that 95% of the chefs here use the latest and greatest in their ROMs.

I'd say within a few weeks to a month or so, there won't be any 2.1 ROMs left. The only real difference between Sprint/VZW 2.1 and Sense 2.1 is the weatherclock and some minor menu changes. Might as well get in on the new hotness if you are new anyway. Just my opinion.

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by mulhiny

The Mighty I suggested is WinMo 6.5 with Sense 2.1, he does have some beta ROMs with 6.5 and Sense 2.5. For your first flash I would suggest sticking with the sense 2.1 build. Almost all custom ROMs now use Winmo 6.5..In fact a lot are using 6.5.1, 6.5.3, 6.5.5...stay away from those till you become a little more knowledgeable with you ppc..my advice anyway. Once you get used to the flashing process, then experiment with different ROMs.

^^^+1 i agree!!

[LoriInWA]

Originally Posted by mulhiny

You got it, that's why we are here. For the betterment of our PPC's lol...good luck!

Hey, I already knew the stuff you posted, but you did it in such a nice and thorough way I had to hit the thanks button. I was a n00b here when I got my Touch Vogue a couple years ago and everyone here was so nice to me and answered all my dumb questions and brought the phone geek out in me. Now with my TP2 I feel like a n00b all over again. LOL Once in a while I see new folks ask questions and get rude "do a search" or other mean stuff to people who are just excited and want to learn and feel overwhelmed, so it's really nice to see EVERYONE on this thread being helpful. Kudos to you all, but a special thanks to you mulhiny for the great tutorial on the TP2 interface and for nurturing a budding flasher!

[LuvrGirl]

Yeah, thanks!

I just got my AT&T Tilt 2 a week ago and all this "Manila, TF3D, Sense" stuff just wasn't computing all together in my head yet. After reading thru this thread I think I've pretty much got a better understanding of this!

So in my case, on my Tilt 2 running stock out of the box, I have WM 6.5 Pro, Radio Version 4.48.25.20 and it's running TF3D 2.1 on top of the windows default homescreen aka Titanium - did I hit all that right??

Since I'm on the topic... would the recommended ROMs mentioned in this thread work on my device?

Thanks!

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by LuvrGirl

Yeah, thanks!

I just got my AT&T Tilt 2 a week ago and all this "Manila, TF3D, Sense" stuff just wasn't computing all together in my head yet. After reading thru this thread I think I've pretty much got a better understanding of this!

So in my case, on my Tilt 2 running stock out of the box, I have WM 6.5 Pro, Radio Version 4.48.25.20 and it's running TF3D 2.1 on top of the windows default homescreen aka Titanium - did I hit all that right??

Since I'm on the topic... would the recommended ROMs mentioned in this thread work on my device?

Thanks!

no mighty mikes rom will not work on ur gsm tp2!!!

Do not Flash any gsm device with a cdma rom it will brick your device!!!

[chappy]

Originally Posted by LuvrGirl

Yeah, thanks!

I just got my AT&T Tilt 2 a week ago and all this "Manila, TF3D, Sense" stuff just wasn't computing all together in my head yet. After reading thru this thread I think I've pretty much got a better understanding of this!

So in my case, on my Tilt 2 running stock out of the box, I have WM 6.5 Pro, Radio Version 4.48.25.20 and it's running TF3D 2.1 on top of the windows default homescreen aka Titanium - did I hit all that right??

Since I'm on the topic... would the recommended ROMs mentioned in this thread work on my device?

Thanks!

There's a GSM upgrade forum here, or you might check out XDA, as they tend to lean more towards the GSM side of things.

[freeza]

They're all the same thing lol

In the beginning there was TouchFlo 3D, or TF3D.
I have no idea who started the "Manila" term. Maybe because there are like 1000+ Manila files that are a part of TouchFlo 3D?
Sense came along when HTC decided to name the UI they were making for their android based phone. It then came to the Imagio and now Leo and various other phones. Once it was ported from the Imagio/Leo, we get Sense. There you have it!

TF3D / Manila = Same
Sense = refers to the newer TF3D with weather clock and animated weather backgrounds and so forth.

[lipidfats]

if you're new, i suggest playing with the stock ROM for a while. figure how things work, so you actually know the difference between stock and custom ROMs. Make note of things like memory, RAM, UI experience, WM6.1 (to compare with 6.5), etc. Plus it wouldn't hurt to learn the ropes of Windows Mobile so you know what you're doing when you flash ROMs and have to troubleshoot issues. It's a lot to take in if you've never had the pleasure of owning a WM device, so there's really no reason to get ahead of yourself.

The stock ROM on the tp2 is much better than stock on previous phones and i'm sure most of us here would agree. Custom ROMs will bring you newer versions of TouchFLO/Sense and WM 6.5 (if your device doesn't already have it). I recommend Juicy's ROM. NRG'S ROM is nice, but i've had low memory issues with it (prob cause of all the great things he puts in it). Never really been a fan of Mighty, but a lot of people here seem to love it. There are also different ROMs for 6.5 and 6.5.3... the latter being less stable, but more finger friendly.

When you flash, you will probably flash all the popular ROMs anyway, as they are all very good and have different things to offer the user. Have fun and make sure you use the correct unlocker and flash correct ROMs depending on your device being cdma or gsm. I can't tell you how many people i've seen who have permanantly or termporarily bricked their device because they jumped into flashing before they soaked up all the information out there.