Guest MonkeyJug Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 codenamed 'black dymond', this upgrade has just been released... it's probably not in the most obvious place, BUT google 'black dymond 3.5' and ye shall find! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazyc Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 codenamed 'black dymond', this upgrade has just been released... it's probably not in the most obvious place, BUT google 'black dymond 3.5' and ye shall find! :rolleyes: Looks good - myabe also worth noting that faria has released a test rom for the hermes (note the word test) - feedback suggests this is also very good. Faria has a very good reputation from the Wizard forums and so this is expected to be an excellent rom. Currently trying Dymond, but will check out faria's next one if not this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest llch_81 Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 both ROMS are extremely fast. =) But I still prefer the ROM I'm currently using for stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulplex Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 both ROMS are extremely fast. =) But I still prefer the ROM I'm currently using for stability. Silly question time: sorry but here goes... ...if I went ahead and flashed my phone with any 'unofficial' rom but wanted to go back to WM5, could I just reflash the rom with the AKU update from Orange released in April? Or would this not work? Cheers for your reading this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UndeadDevil Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I don't know much about downgrading but Mr Vanx has apparently done a tutorial on how to downgrade to WM5. http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option...1&Itemid=26 I've now upgraded to Black 3.5, very nice ROM, espically the File Explorer. It looks great to, well except for the COMM Mannager, which the icons are skewed on. How often are updates released to Black? Now I know the offical site I'll allways be able to download them :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulplex Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I don't know much about downgrading but Mr Vanx has apparently done a tutorial on how to downgrade to WM5. http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option...1&Itemid=26 Thanks for that: I've gone ahead and updated the ROM and don't it look nice? I'm suitably impressed - now I've just got to get TomTom working again and I'll be happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sadlybrokeboy Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 How often are updates released to Black? Now I know the offical site I'll allways be able to download them :D They basically as and when the developer -JJ can get a chance to do them. They tend to happen around releases of RC's candidates of the Hermes WM6 Rom - which is why there's been some good updates and some not so good ones. Some of the candidates to come out of MS or HTC. It's worth looking at one and looking at the Faria ROM - that also looks good :rolleyes: I think that you're choice of ROM comes down to what "extras" you want on it -but whatever you do, remember two things: 1) These people are doing these as hobbies - so their support won't be 24x7 2) Flashing your phone ROM can invalidate the warranty on your phone! :P Still it can be worth doing - especially with all the bloatware some carriers put on their phones!! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drblow Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hmm ... this seems interesting. I read about someinternet connection problems, anyone using this on a UK M3100 could comment on internet or phone use problems? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UndeadDevil Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I'm not sure what your refering to but I know for a fact my T-Mobile MDA Vario II bought 2 weeks ago has a Radio that was years old. Version 1.0.4! I've now upgraded it to 1.42 and get much better signal, I've actually got HSDPA working now :rolleyes: Thats makes me wonder weither its a deliberate thing T-Mobile are doing, putting an old radio version on there to screw up 3G signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tims31 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I'm not sure what your refering to but I know for a fact my T-Mobile MDA Vario II bought 2 weeks ago has a Radio that was years old. Version 1.0.4! I've now upgraded it to 1.42 and get much better signal, I've actually got HSDPA working now :rolleyes: Thats makes me wonder weither its a deliberate thing T-Mobile are doing, putting an old radio version on there to screw up 3G signal? Hi UndeadDevil, Just got the vario II with T-mobile and love it...where did you get the new radio for this and how did you instal; and run this. Sorry a bit new at this but would like to get the better performance. tims31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Doctor Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Hi UndeadDevil, Just got the vario II with T-mobile and love it...where did you get the new radio for this and how did you instal; and run this. Sorry a bit new at this but would like to get the better performance. tims31 You can find most (if not all) of the Radio ROM's over at the XDA-Developers wiki (I will be updating our own with available radio versions), however I'd advise you read through some of mrvanx's guides before upgrading your radio, and also flashing Hard-SPL beforehand to prevent your phone from being turning into a £450 paperweight Hard-SPL guide: http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option...0&Itemid=27 Radio 1.41.00.10 upgrade guide: http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option...3&Itemid=27 Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tims31 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Thanks for all that. Think I will take a look and read through all that before I give it a go...Like you say... a £450 paperweight is not much good to me :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I have Black Dymond on my M3100 (having previously flashed some 15 or so WM6 roms) and it seems pretty fast and stable. Data connections no problem. Only issue is it runs fairly hot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sadlybrokeboy Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 You can find most (if not all) of the Radio ROM's over at the XDA-Developers wiki (I will be updating our own with available radio versions), however I'd advise you read through some of mrvanx's guides before upgrading your radio, and also flashing Hard-SPL beforehand to prevent your phone from being turning into a £450 paperweight Hard-SPL guide: http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option...0&Itemid=27 Radio 1.41.00.10 upgrade guide: Phil One note of caution - it's worth reading up on the radio details - because certain versions of the radio suit certain carriers! If you're on Orange, it appears to be that 1.38.01 is the best version with it being most stable, best battery life etc. HTH Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Doctor Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 One note of caution - it's worth reading up on the radio details - because certain versions of the radio suit certain carriers! If you're on Orange, it appears to be that 1.38.01 is the best version with it being most stable, best battery life etc. HTH Matt True, I've found 1.41.00.10 works best on T-Mobile UK (battery life and signal wise). 1.40.30.10 was ok signal wise but the battery life was terrible. 1.38.01.10 is ok, but i seem to get better performance out of 1.41.00.10. TBH i think its just a case of trying each one over the course of a week or two and then deciding which works best for you Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jan the man Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 so does changing to black dymond also automatically change the radio settings too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UndeadDevil Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 so does changing to black dymond also automatically change the radio settings too?? No, you there both serperate upgrades, you should upgrade both though, i'll never go back to WM5 now.I upgraded to WM6 first, then did the Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tony W Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I'm not sure what your refering to but I know for a fact my T-Mobile MDA Vario II bought 2 weeks ago has a Radio that was years old. Version 1.0.4! I've now upgraded it to 1.42 and get much better signal, I've actually got HSDPA working now :rolleyes: Thats makes me wonder weither its a deliberate thing T-Mobile are doing, putting an old radio version on there to screw up 3G signal? I am still waiting for later WM6 builds and will no doubt take the plunge soon (if T-Mob do not supply it!). I have the original WM5 and radio and have never had any problems getting HSDPA to work (at least not after T-mobile eventually enabled it for me!). Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Samuran Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hi I'm not sure if anyone can help, but does anyone have or could get some screen shots from there Hermes with this rom on it? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinwilliams999 Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Well it's been a week now since I installed Black Dymond 3.5 on my Orange SPV M3100, and so far all is well. It's very stable, even with lots of apps running simultaneously, and definitely much faster than WM5. My overall impression of WM6 is that it makes WM5 look like a beta test platform. The Orange radio was version 1.38 so I left that alone and just upgraded the OS. UMTS, wifi & bluetooth all work just fine, with bluetooth definitely behaving better than under WM5. I think JasJammin has done an awesome job creating this version, and hats off to Mr Vanx for his brilliantly written installation instructions. One final salute: well done HTC for creating X-Button 1.5 and finally plugging a BIG hole in the Windows Mobile experience, and doubly well done for making it freeware! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UndeadDevil Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hi I'm not sure if anyone can help, but does anyone have or could get some screen shots from there Hermes with this rom on it? Cheers Sure, I'll take some in a little while (I'll have to dig out my SE W800i) I'll edit this with links to them once I have. Anything in perticulare you wish a photo to be taken of? Device Information, Today Screen, Phone Dialer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jan the man Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 (edited) Right, I'm trying to install hard spl as per the instructions in the mrvanx guide but I cant get it to work. every time it goes to flash it drops the connection to my pc and then I get an error message. its soooooooooooooooo annoying :rolleyes: Edited June 5, 2007 by Jan the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinwilliams999 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Right, I'm trying to install hard spl as per the instructions in the mrvanx guide but I cant get it to work. every time it goes to flash it drops the connection to my pc and then I get an error message. its soooooooooooooooo annoying :rolleyes: A couple of questions: What handset are you upgrading (M3100, VarioII, TyTn, 8525, Trion, etc.)? What ROM version are you starting with? If your SPL is version 2.10 then you already have Hard-SPL. If you do need to install Hard-SPL, make sure the checkbox that says "Is it Hard-SPL?" is NOT checked, as your phone isn't Hard-SPL yet. I followed these instructions myself with my M3100 and had to flash it twice, but had no other problems. Since all the Hermes variants have different ROMs, someone here may be able to tell you of workarounds for problems on your particular model. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest llch_81 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 so does changing to black dymond also automatically change the radio settings too?? most of these rom updates are OS only, so they do not change your radio version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 And don't try to upgrade from a vista pc unless you read the convoluted work around you need to do to avoid error 260. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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