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[NRGZ28]

6.5.X & 6.5|ROM|WWE| Energy Series 21916/29022  Sense 2.5  + Many Variations (See next post)

Welcome to the  "EnergyROM" thread !



This development thread is for my "Energy" custom firmware series for the GSM GT-i8000 Omnia 2 device.

I build my ROMs with four main goals.

• Eye candy ( I want my ROM to look great and for it to all  flow   together nicely)
  
• Speed !!!
  
• Smoothness,  consistency and  good aesthetics
  
• Stability through private beta  testing before  public release

I preconfigure a lot of things in my ROM, because when I flash it on my    phone, I want it ready to go. So, expect the backlight to be set at   the  maximum brightness, the ringtone, sms/email and other notifications   to  already be set. Doing it this way, makes for a nice ROM that's   ready out  of the box.

Looking at the download folder you    will find two core versions of my ROM.

• A 21916   Build which is the   most reliable and bug  free release. It has the   Start menu button at the   top left corner. This build uses the same   stock system that came with your device. This is usually the fastest and   most stable build, but it's also the least fancy

• A 29022    Build that's the latest in Microsoft's development  with the Start  menu  button at the bottom left corner and big    softkeys, making it  all  very "finger friendly". These builds  reflect    the latest cutting  edge  technology from Microsoft. Most people choose this build... Why  else  would you install a custom ROM ?

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Edited by NRGZ28, 08 July 2011 - 05:53 PM.

[NRGZ28]

This post features all the Cookie Hometab based ROMs I make.

The original ROM is the "energy" version and that's a good starting point. All the rest, are themes applied to that ROM.


You can see more screenshots of these ROMs a couple of posts down.

The two Cookie versions look pretty    similar, but Cookie 2.0 has multiple sliding homescreens/freely moveable    widgets (similar to Android) and
quite a few more features and speed.


My own 'Energy' style

• This is the best ROM version and the way Sense should have       been designed by HTC
  
•    Offers the biggest customization  ability      out of all  versions.  You  can add/remove bars or items on the homescreen, arrange   items any  way  you like, plus lots of extra features
  
• Three built in     lockscreens.  "HD Mini" style, Manila style or Windows style
  
•   3     pages of  quicklinks with a configurable amount of shortcuts displayed
  
• 3     Homescreen layouts to choose from, as seen in the above screenshots, all     completely customizable !
  
• Link  to the original thread for this     mod is  here >  Click <

Dinik's "Anastasia"

• This ROM series is skinned with Dinik's great "Anastasia" theme applied on everything.
  
• Everything has been     skinned,   including Sense, the start menu items, the soft keyboard,     parts of the   dialer... etc

_LeCiel_'s ".sencity"

• This ROM is themed with the .sencity theme released by _LeCiel_ who is a very talented artist ! Please support his work if possible.
  
• .sencity is not %100 complete yet, but _LeCiel_ is working hard on finishing his work to completely skin the entire ROM.
  
• Link     to the  original thread for this mod is here >  Click <

DJC & Bobsbbq's "Touch Of Glass"

• This ROM series is skinned with DJC's "Touch of Glass" theme throughout Sense and the Start Menu
  
• More will be skinned as DJC continues his work on the theme in the future...
  
• Link     to the  original thread for this mod is here >  Click <

ElCondor's "GTX"

• This ROM has the   white GTX theme applied
  
• Android     styled taskbar, matching    dialer, matching  start menu     background and Action screen    background
  
• GTX is a total   reskin   of the operating system, so expect a very different (white) experience
  
• Link     to the  original thread for this mod is here >  Click <

Edited by NRGZ28, 08 July 2011 - 05:54 PM.

[NRGZ28]

'Standard' ROMs that have no addons installed on the homescreen. Stock Sense 2.5 !





'Energy'

• This series retains the stock functionality of the Sense UI.       The files have  been compressed by "CFC" compression. making the UI       lighter and faster
  
• This ROM still retains my theme and style, plus all the regular apps you find in my ROMs.
  
• There are no homescreen addon-ons in this ROM. The best speed and the most stock functionality.

'Reference'

• This ROM is mostly for people that want a close to stock ROM  with the stock visual style. It's also perfect for doing your own  customizations.
  
• A lot of the cooked in apps are removed in this ROM, the Start menu back to the stock 3 row style
  
• Sense  and everything else is back to the default HTC green.

"Not often updated" ROMs...  

ROMs mostly created for enthusiasts.


Titanium (ROMs for raw speed!)

• This is a minimal ROM version without Sense in it. It's used         primarily for people that like to customize the default 6.5    homescreen      (Titanium)
  
• You can use it to install alternate   homescreen     interfaces like  SPB Mobile Shell, etc
  
• Very  low   memory  footprint    and good battery  life, but very simple and  lacks a   lot of  features    that you would  otherwise have available  in   Sense...
  
• ALL my ROMs have Titanium built in already along with Sense, but THIS ROM is Titanium only.

Click the following link for addons, XDA_UC help and various cabs specific to this ROM series

Edited by NRGZ28, 08 July 2011 - 05:54 PM.

[NRGZ28]

List of installed applications


Games

• Bubble Breaker
  
• Solitaire

GPS

• Google Maps

Internet

• Opera 9.7
  
• Jbed Java
  
• RSS Hub
  
• Remote  Desktop
  
• A couple of widgets for ROM Updates
  
• Facebook
  
• Palringo
  
• Messenger
  
• Bing
  
• Send and Receive All
  
• Data Controller

Multimedia

• FM Radio
  
• MP3 Trimmer
  
• Voice  Recorder
  
• YouTube
  
• TCPMP

Office Mobile

• Full suite of Office Mobile 2010

Tools

• BsB Tweaks
  
• Lock Device
  
• Registry Editor
  
• PIM Backup
  
• FDC  TaskManager
  
• Wifi Router
  
• XDA UC
  
• My own Settings  Exporter tool
  
• Wifi Monster
  
• Wifi Router (internet sharing app)

On the Start Menu

• Total Commander
  
• Rotate  Screen (by clicking icon or by pushing down side button)
  
• Windows  Marketplace

ROM features at a glance:

• Very fast startup time. You won't find any startup wizards in this  ROM. You'll be up and running in a couple minutes after flashing the  ROM and ready to go. No need to spend time to set everything up.

• XDA_UC is built in. It will import your custom  XML and REG files from your storage card after first boot.

•   My own Settings Exporter application is found in the Tools folder. Use  it to export all your settings after you customize the device. When a  new ROM comes down the line, use it to import everything and save time.

•   Everything is setup to use the phone right after flashing. Sounds,  notifications, all options, etc

• The HTC Messaging client is removed,  leaving the windows built SMS client for much faster texting, but still able to use a nicely skinned Sense text messaging app with "iphone style" messaging bubbles.

Edited by NRGZ28, 08 July 2011 - 05:55 PM.

[NRGZ28]

Release notes


July 4th, 2011

• Wifi Router app updated for more compatibility (especially VGA devices)
  
• USSD Service app fixed and updated
  
• Removed rogue Imagio bootup welcomescreen and animation
  
• Fixed InCall volume issues for 21916 VGA devices ROMs
  
• Fixed Bubblebreaker for 21916 ROMs
  
• VoIP components thrown back in

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July 2nd, 2011
  

• Updated to 29022
  
• Bluetooth HID profiles cooked back in
  
• Fixed Opera favorites problem in Titanium ROMs
  
• SIM Manager not opening on some devices, fixed
  
• Camera version 6.45 from Oboe integrated in all HD2 specific ROMs
  
• Added Ninja Duck's "No WIFI Sleep" cab to the addons directory to stop wifi from sleeping during HTC Wifi Sharing operations (http://www.energyrom...ddons/index.php)
  
• Sencity skinned dialer made by "eac" (only on some devices, HD2 and VGA excluded)

June 1st, 2011
  

• Fixed Music tab bug where songs don't play all the way or get stuck on "searching"
  
• Fixed blue disabled button situation in certain instances, but keeping the WM contacts readable
  
• WorldCard Mobile removed from ALL ROMs (useless, broken, app... if you want it there's plenty
  of cabs for it around)
  
• Some ICONS are now squared for better compability with SPB and other apps
  
• Audiobooster skin for Touch of Glass ROMs (WVGA only)
  
• Added nice 28 day Agenda MOD to Calendar tab in Sense (thanks to slabbi! not sure if this got cooked in ?!? feedback please...)
  
• Week view in Sense Calendar tab is now more legible with a blue highlight instead of grey
  
• Palringo updated to 2.6.2
  
• Stock CHT Layout restoration file fixed for all ROMs
  
  GTX Taskbar mod to 21916 ROMs for better visibility of task manager icon
  GTX Skin for TCPMP
  GTX Skin for the MP3Trimmer
  GTX Mod for the CommManager
  
• All of the above GTX mods are thanks to member eac ! Romanian power! lol
  
• GTX "music widget not displaying on homescreen bug" fixed
  
• Slight adjustment to HD2 GTX dialpad

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Edited by NRGZ28, 05 July 2011 - 12:37 AM.

[NRGZ28]

XDA_UC FAQ
  

  

The XDA_UC cooked in my ROMs is modified from the   stock XDA_UC made by Noonski.  Great addon, by the way... Noonski did a  great  job with this !
The version in my ROMs is trimmed down to fit the needs of my ROM  series.
Some of the extra features are:

• It will copy shortcuts (.lnk files) found in \XDA_UC\Start   Menu\  to the device's start menu folder (\windows\Start Menu) in the   hierarchy that it finds on the storage card. For example: Let's say   you have a navigation package on the storage card, like  Navigon. If  you  make a shortcut to the navigon.exe file as Navigon.lnk  and copy it  to  \XDA_UC\Start Menu\GPS\ as "Navigon.lnk" then on a fresh  ROM  install it  will copy any shortcuts it finds there to the same  location  on the  device, so it'll end up in \Windows\Start Menu\GPS\.  This  works for  other folders on the Start Menu as well. Just put the   shortcuts in  \xda_uc\Start Menu\ in the folders you will like the   shortcuts to  appear to, on the device.

  

• It will  copy a custom splash screen from \Storage   Card\XDA_UC\welcomehead.192.png to \windows automatically and overwrite   the one in the ROM.

• It will copy a custom Sense  background found in \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\sense\wallpaper_sense.png to  the device and set that  wallpaper as default in Sense. So rename  your wallpaper as  "wallpaper_sense.png" and drop it in \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\sense\ and on  the next ROM flash that wallpaper will become  your wallpaper in Sense.

Other than that XDA_UC works as designed by   Noonski and it will do the following things:

• It will automatically import your PPCbackup (*.pib) file   found in \Storage Card\XDA_UC\
  
• It   will silently install CAB files found in \Storage Card\XDA_UC\
  
• It   will install special CAB files that require user input (such as   Agreements or any type of prompt) found in \Storage Card\XDA_UC\SD
  
• It   will silently import REG files found in \Storage Card\XDA_UC\
  
• It   will silently install REG files found in \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\Exporter,    as exported by my own Settings Exporter, ONLY  if the "automatic" file  is also present in that folder (and it most  cases it should be,  enable that option in the Settings Export  application's menu)
  
• It  will silently import XML  files found in \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\
  
• It  will  silently import CER files (usually Exchange certificates) found in   \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\
  
• It will silently run   custom MSCR files found in \Storage  Card\XDA_UC\

        
That's it, but don't forget to checkout the Addons folder and look in  the XDA_UC section for tips and tutorials on how to export your  email/wifi settings and various little .reg and tweaks you can add to  your XDA_UC collection.

As always don't forget to check what installs automatically before  reporting a problem with the ROM. Most of the time, if you notice you  have a problem that nobody else is experience is because one of the cabs  you dropped in the XDA_UC folder is installing automatically while you  don't even think about it.

Attached Files

•  Sett1.png   267.36K   489 downloads
•  Sett2.png   47.86K   368 downloads
•  Sett3.png   272.52K   426 downloads

Edited by NRGZ28, 15 October 2010 - 03:31 PM.

[itsme_4ucz]

Hi
thanks nrg for ur effort, eagerly waitin to try ur roms
thx

Edited by itsme_4ucz, 02 September 2010 - 07:21 AM.

[darkworldzz]

nice... been waiting for this to come!! thanks for your work!!
can i know which stock roms are they based on??

Oh no.. is touch player and samsung settings not cooked in?? time to export them from stock roms...

Edited by darkworldzz, 02 September 2010 - 07:43 AM.

[itsme_4ucz]

Hi NRGZ28,
Its good to see you building Omnia 2 ROM, I had used ur Diamond ROM all the time!!

Just had a quick question, which dialer version are you using with wm 6.5.3 23127... I have tried so many canvases but none work perfectly on 6.5.3...
I could get phone canvas 4.2 working on 6.5.5 and 6.5 only.

Thanks!!

[NRGZ28]

I use 4.2.  It works perfectly in this ROM. No overlaps, no "scroll bars" etc.   This is a port of my already perfect HTC ROMs...

[Lancez]

nice, thanks for sharing. and welcome!

[NRGZ28]

Lancez, on Sep 2 2010, 07:49, said:

nice, thanks for sharing. and welcome!

Thanks I hope you guys don't scare me away...  I may be a "newbie" but, far from it as far as cooking and winmo goes

This series of ROMs will be community supported, as I probably won't have much time to reply in the thread ( I cook waaay too many HTC ROMs and my main device is an HTC).

So let's make this better, together as I'm sure I overlooked somethings that Samsung users might like better...

By the way, I see you cook already. When you get a chance, download one of these ROMs and tell me what needs to be improved.

Edited by NRGZ28, 02 September 2010 - 07:55 AM.

[NRGZ28]

darkworldzz, on Sep 2 2010, 07:14, said:

nice... been waiting for this to come!! thanks for your work!!
can i know which stock roms are they based on??

Oh no.. is touch player and samsung settings not cooked in?? time to export them from stock roms...

They are both cooked in. There's quite a few Samsung apps cooked in. I'll post some screens shortly..

[hsuchitmp]

thank you for your rom. looks soo good   and WELCOME!!!

[darkworldzz]

oh i kind of thought the screens above were the i8000 screens..

welcome to the i8000 community

[NRGZ28]

hsuchitmp, on Sep 2 2010, 07:57, said:

thank you for your rom. looks soo good   and WELCOME!!!

Thanks Screenshots of the apps cooked in is posted in post #5....

[paramore]

this screen shots are from i8000?? te quality of image es very good

[NRGZ28]

paramore, on Sep 2 2010, 08:02, said:

this screen shots are from i8000?? te quality of image es very good

They are not. But the homescreen looks the same on the Omnia, due to dithering techniques on the graphics, to minimize the ugliness of the color banding effect on the Omnia

[NRGZ28]

Okay.. ROMs are uploaded. Enjoy and send me feedback...     And no I don't wanna hear about low RAM, slow Sense or other nonsense, only stuff I can actually do something about!

[soroush0313]

Hello.
Thank you dear NRG.
I love you and your works.
I have a question? Why don't you use jg2 firmware.