Hermit's Last i900 6.5.3 Metro UI | CPU Optimised ROMs - 23rd March 2011

[Guest Hermit Dave]

Feedback is always appreciated!!!

If you want to know how to install ROM on you omnia please check Sector's guide

(flashing ROM is risky and you may brick your phone if you dont do it correctly - please keep that in mind).

I never had an issue so far but Murphy's law is clear - hence the warning.

Once installed (post reboot following XDA_UC execution), please select Windows Phone 7 Metro theme

Start >> Settings >> Home

Download v6.0 ROM here

Sys 29020 with DXID1 Drivers, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 6212/3?? (April, 2011)

Sys 23699 - LG, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4600 (Nov 04, 2010 3:44:02 PM)

Sys 29017, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 6211 (Jan 26, 2011 9:44:01)

Sys 29007 - Unknown, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 6207 (Sep 23 2010 3:48:35 PM)

if you would like to try one of the stable phone parts, try JJIA1 - considered one of the most stable and balanced performing phone part (they control the signal quality etc)

CPU is anyways explicitly controlled in the ROMs

Users of previous ROMs can download the updates by dowloading individual cabs

Opera link fix cab

XCPUScalar optimisation - CPUAutoload

Titanium Metro

2 x square icons start menu 3 x hex icons start menu

LZX compression is used at it saves about 10 Megs difference while being 1-4% slower than XPR.

LG sys 236xx is my personal favourite. It is very stable and very fast. Battery usage is much better. If you have issues with wifi, please try 290xx.

I have included XCPUScalar with auto load (explicit control by xcpuscalar rather than using built in speedstep) - Makes it snappier.

If you refer to run at a fix speed. run xcpuscalar from start menu and uncheck auto load (click end call to go to home screen).

If you want to view current speed, you can enable view taskbar CPU meter. (it only display partially as this app was designed for wm5 and is there for not adapted to slim taskbar

XCPUScalar 3.03

XDA_UC

FTouchSL 2.10 - lite

Scroll engine

Torchbutton

nueSIPDefault (Start Menu >> Utilities, ensure your keyboard preference is maintained on reboot)

Apps that can be removed:

CleanRAM

Slide2Shutdown

WM7 dialer

Omnia Apps:

Samsung MMS

Media Album

FM Radio

Volume Control (Black)

Samsung Keyboards

Opera

Other:

Office 2010

Windows Live

Microsoft MyPhone

Microsoft Marketplace

CleanTemp

Metro Titanium

WM7 like Startup and Shutdown animation

My WM7 Metro Titanium & Start Menu design & SMS Skin

WM7 Metro theme

Acknowledgements:

I could not have done without the work of the following :

OCK - for his long continued ROM building work. your's was the first ever i900 ROM i used.

Yonn - for uploading his copy of oskitchen with Ext and Projects to get people like me onboard and building excellent ROMs.

nickschot (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663064) - for the lovely Windows Phone 7 theme

Cendaryn (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=651045) for animated bootscreen and welcome head. Might take icons next time around

DFT - for their hard work on getting the ROMs from emulator builds

Everyone trying it and giving me feedback

Previous ROMs

Fifth ROM - Titanium:

Sys 22047 - Sony Ericsson, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4921 (Sep 26, 2010 5:16:11 PM)

Lite Normal

Sys 23152 - COM3 / HTC, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4175 (Nov 23, 2010 2:29:41 PM)

Lite Normal

Sys 23699 - LG, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4600 (Nov 04, 2010 3:44:02 PM)

Lite Normal

Sys 28244 - WMD, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 5224 (Oct 24, 2010 3:57:09 PM)

Lite Normal

Sys 29007 - Unknown, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 6207 (Sep 23 2010 3:48:35 PM)

Lite Normal

Fourth ROM - Titanium:

Sys 23152 - COM3 / HTC Branch, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4175 (Nov 23, 2010 14:29:41)

Sys 23698 - LG Electronics Branch, Windows CE: 5.2 Build 4599 (Oct 24 2010 15:44:24)

Thrid ROM - Lite (non Titanium):

Download ROM 6.5.3 23698 Lite LZX

Second ROM with Host 1.5 (non Titanium)

Download ROM 6.5.3 23680

First ROM with Host 1.5 (non Titanium)

Download ROM 6.5.3 25018

Host 1.5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685928

Opera_Link_Fix.CAB

Edited April 26, 2011 by Hermit Dave

[Guest kumachaser]

WHAT VERSION OF ROM?PLS INDICT

[Guest Hermit Dave]

WHAT VERSION OF ROM?PLS INDICT

6.5.3 build 25018

[Guest mureta]

very good ... keep your work and effort :lol:

mureta.

[Guest mir5]

love it

[Guest Hermit Dave]

thanks guys... the picture tile points to htc album.. unfortunately i didn't cook on in.

Next build i will correct the issue :lol:

[Guest Sb.]

Haven't seen the hexagon start menu in ages! brings back a few memories!!

[Guest dreamnej]

congratulations. good rom

[Guest adhip]

Congratulations !!!. Great Job bro! :lol:

[Guest Hermit Dave]

Congratulations !!!. Great Job bro! :lol:

thanks adhip, just managed to build using a LG build that is supposed to be faster and more stable.

Edited January 27, 2011 by Hermit Dave

[Guest Rebels]

Good job but as far as i remember PDhee did use LG core long time ago, i also heard its faster. gonna give ur rom a try.

[Guest Hermit Dave]

Good job but as far as i remember PDhee did use LG core long time ago, i also heard its faster. gonna give ur rom a try.

that just shows how much i know about everyone who contributes :lol:

since i was having issues, i did a search for 236 in the forum and didn't find any joy :) eventually managed to get a build working. my personal impression is that it is slightly faster but that could be just me :)

[Guest bigfoune]

i like your rom thank you dave

[Guest Hermit Dave]

i like your rom thank you dave

thanks for the kind word.

in this version i have noticed that sms and email apps are a bit slow to respond.

Can i please have feedback from those who have installed this ROM and especially those who have had a chance to install both ??

i will try and make a patch from 25018 if i can.

TIA

[Guest bigfoune]

thanks for the kind word.

in this version i have noticed that sms and email apps are a bit slow to respond.

Can i please have feedback from those who have installed this ROM and especially those who have had a chance to install both ??

i will try and make a patch from 25018 if i can.

TIA

I tried and it works very well for me

good job dave

regards..

[Guest dreamnej]

time problem. How do I show the correct time.

[Guest rbasis]

Hi Dave,

Congrats for your ROM. Will you please upload ".kxml" file to study if you saved your project.

Rbasis.

[Guest Hermit Dave]

time problem. How do I show the correct time.

strange haven't seen that one.

Host displays time in HH:mm format

Can you check Time setting in System >> Regional Settings ?

Also make sure your region is set correctly under Time tab of Clocks and Alarms

Does the problem persist if you restart Host app ?

Can you try restarting the device ?

Let me know how it goes

Hermit

[Guest ErolD]

strange haven't seen that one.

Host displays time in HH:mm format

Can you check Time setting in System >> Regional Settings ?

Also make sure your region is set correctly under Time tab of Clocks and Alarms

Does the problem persist if you restart Host app ?

Can you try restarting the device ?

Let me know how it goes

Hermit

Same problem here, the time and battery level indicators always remains the same.

Exactly shows the time and battery level of the moment the host loads, and never updates again.

It's a very nice rom and, so far, I'm happy with it.

[Guest dreamnej]

strange haven't seen that one.

Host displays time in HH:mm format

Can you check Time setting in System >> Regional Settings ?

Also make sure your region is set correctly under Time tab of Clocks and Alarms

Does the problem persist if you restart Host app ?

Can you try restarting the device ?

Let me know how it goes

Hermit

I always had this problem. did not solve.maybe you can solve this problem. I hope.

rom in general very successful. fast and stable. sensitivity of the screen is beautiful. not close automatically using a host interface for the first time.

[Guest Rebels]

Hi Dave,

Congrats for your ROM. Will you please upload ".kxml" file to study if you saved your project.

Rbasis.

+1 :lol:

[Guest Hermit Dave]

+1 :lol:

uploading the project files (for both first and second ROM)

projectfiles.zip

Edited January 28, 2011 by Hermit Dave

[Guest rbasis]

uploading the project files (for both first and second ROM)

Thanks for sharing.

Rbasis

[Guest Hermit Dave]

I always had this problem. did not solve.maybe you can solve this problem. I hope.

rom in general very successful. fast and stable. sensitivity of the screen is beautiful. not close automatically using a host interface for the first time.

that is strange.. i remember one time when i had Kaiser, the time on SPB mobile shell was off a few seconds from the one on shell and i could never figure out why not matter what i did.

i am browing through host 1.5 thread and its is very long. when you have time see if you can read it up a bit i am down 15 pages so far

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...928&page=15

the email performance has gotten better... something to so with windows live and system time.

good screen sensitivity in this release

[Guest dreamnej]

wifi and bt icon problem.

Edited January 29, 2011 by dreamnej