New Official Sprint ROM (3.56, radio 3.42.20)

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by Existentialism

Hmm, aside from the vague promises of bug fixes, it looks like it's just SprintTV and Threaded SMS. Im going to skip it. Thx man.

Unless you're running a custom ROM already, then this is a pretty major upgrade. 6.1 is nothing to sneeze about. It's a huge improvement in performance, stability, and memory management. So this ROM is quite a bit more than just Sprint TV and threaded SMS (which, incidentally, was a big enough reason for me to upgrade to 6.1 by itself).

That said, I'm not installing this as I'm used to more than it offers and am waiting for no2chem to finish his ROM based off of it.

[Draiko]

does the GPS still need to be primed with a program like AstroGPSLauncher for TomTom, iGuidance, or iGO?

[Jose0679]

No, the gps doesnt need to be primed. Mine locks on pretty quick inside or out with no problem

[anythingbutmine]

Originally Posted by Jose0679

No, the gps doesnt need to be primed. Mine locks on pretty quick inside or out with no problem

When he said "primed", he meant do you still need to run AstroGPSLauncher to get TomTom, iGo, etc. working. (Not Google Maps or Live Search; we know those work out of the box.)

[Existentialism]

Originally Posted by dzuchowski

dude this is like major major update with windows mobile 6.1

That's why I was asking, what was in there. It's great that it has 6.1, but what does that mean for me? If all it means is .1 added to the name, then why should I care?

Originally Posted by TurboFool

Unless you're running a custom ROM already, then this is a pretty major upgrade. 6.1 is nothing to sneeze about. It's a huge improvement in performance, stability, and memory management. So this ROM is quite a bit more than just Sprint TV and threaded SMS (which, incidentally, was a big enough reason for me to upgrade to 6.1 by itself).

That said, I'm not installing this as I'm used to more than it offers and am waiting for no2chem to finish his ROM based off of it.

So far, I've heard nothing about better memory management. People are saying it seems faster, but that's always the case with a new rom. I mean, really, is there ANY functionality tghat 6.1 adds? I mean, just saying it's 6.1 so it's better doesn't mean much. As far as I know, 6.1 only adds threaded SMS.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by Existentialism

So far, I've heard nothing about better memory management. People are saying it seems faster, but that's always the case with a new rom. I mean, really, is there ANY functionality tghat 6.1 adds? I mean, just saying it's 6.1 so it's better doesn't mean much. As far as I know, 6.1 only adds threaded SMS.

I don't have the full breakdown on differences. The only truly beneficial NEW function (not simply improved) I can state is the threaded SMS. But the memory management is something that's been stated in many places, and it's something I can attest to. I don't get a 100th as many out-of-memory errors as I did with 6.0, I don't have to clear my memory anywhere near as much, and performance is definitely better. As well, the newer builds have drastically more memory available than 6.0 or earlier builds of 6.1. I'm sorry, but the fact that it's 6.1 DOES make it better, as it's the refinement of 6.0. They built the OS, released it, then went back and figured out what needed tweaking and did it. I really don't see any logical reason NOT to upgrade, as there's nothing WORSE about it than 6.0. So unless you're extremely resistant to flashing, I don't know why you'd want to avoid upgrading.

[StorminOkie]

[QUOTE=silicon]Try those settings with this reg entry instead:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\InitProv\PhoneSett ing

-silicon[\QUOTE]

Thanks Siicon, I was going to make this post as well as I finally figured it out but was not near my computer. Thanks

StorminOkie

P.S. Make sure you use these settings in both areas or it will reset.

[kidmet]

Originally Posted by Draiko

does the GPS still need to be primed with a program like AstroGPSLauncher for TomTom, iGuidance, or iGO?

I believe so.

[bedoig]

I haven't been able to get iGO8 working without launching it with AstroGPSLauncher. The funny thing is that it won't even start using the regular iGO8 links. It loads all the way to where it says "starting" but the program never fully starts. Works normal with AstroGPS though. Not sure what is going on here. Weird.

[jourabchid]

yeah tomtom 7 on mine needs a primer...

also has anyone not been able to find a way to add the battery icon to the top menu bar next to the clock? i cant seem to

and i also seem to be locked out from adjusting my backlight...