i have cdma hero laying around after upgrade... i was wondering how hard it would be to make a rom stripped of all cell phone functions... basically turning the hero into an android ipod...
Now that would be freakin sweet!! I've been wondering the same thing.
I am thinking about doing this too. All you would need to do is freeze the phone with tb, turn off data, and delete bloat.
Hell yeah. I'm gonna buy one of those extended batteries and make this my video and mp3 device.
Is there a way to just strip those features from a nightly build so it can be flash ready?
lol.. ironically this is the exact same thing i was thinking of doing with my hero.. i have an arm band that it fits nicely into, that i know the 3d wont, so when running or mowing i would have to use the hero for my music.. great minds people, great minds..
oohaylima said:
Hell yeah. I'm gonna buy one of those extended batteries and make this my video and mp3 device.
Is there a way to just strip those features from a nightly build so it can be flash ready?
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Not the phone features. Those have to be frozen. The other system apps you dont want are fine to remove from the zip.
il Duce said:
Not the phone features.
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Hmmmmmm........troublesome indeed.
i would just install aosp9.9.2 without gapps
As far as I know you would have to do some editing of code so that it is not trying to load any phone features. If you just remove those it will give you FC errors everytime. I'm going to look into it since I am not completely sure what I am going to do with mine. If I get something working I'll post it up for everyone.
I strip the phone features from all of my Nook roms pre-flashing and haven't had any negative effects so far. I know this isn't a Nook, but still worth a shot.
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unCoRrUpTeD said:
If I get something working I'll post it up for everyone.
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Hell yeah! Reading that motivated me this morning!!!
hockeyfamily737 said:
I strip the phone features from all of my Nook roms pre-flashing and haven't had any negative effects so far.
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You think modifying the current ROMs for the Hero can be done in a similar fashion? How did you do it? Resources? I wanna try too.
Do you know how freezing an app works? It makes it disappear from the OS. You could hide the status bar with a launcher. Kill data with cm. You would still have wifi, gps, etc. If uncorrupted builds a rom without these things that would be cool though. I just dont know how you would get past the android setup without the phone stuff.
Edit: for those intending to do this. I would highly recommend using cm based roms. it has the long press volume when screen off fit media next/prev. And you can always display lock screen music controls. Also, I have been remapping my phone button for pause/play for months, seems fitting for a non phone apod. Button remapper works like a charm.
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If uncorrupted builds a rom without these things that would be cool though. I just dont know how you would get past the android setup without the phone stuff.
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That's what I want to learn how to do. Freezing is fine, but I want one to be a package flash file.
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Also, I have been remapping my phone button for pause/play for months, seems fitting for a non phone apod. Button remapper works like a charm.
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I know there's a thread about this, but can you upload your remap file so I can look at it?
oohaylima said:
That's what I want to learn how to do. Freezing is fine, but I want one to be a package flash file.
I know there's a thread about this, but can you upload your remap file so I can look at it?
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Easy = "button remapper", which is an app, it does the work for you
oohaylima said:
Hell yeah! Reading that motivated me this morning!!!
You think modifying the current ROMs for the Hero can be done in a similar fashion? How did you do it? Resources? I wanna try too.
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Sorry for the lack of specifics.... il Duce is probably correct in saying stripping the roms of phone features is not the best way for most people to go and keep in mind that the nook is not a phone and doesn't have an IMEI #. I also do not use Gapps with the roms that I strip, I run them as complete stand alones using recources like k9 mail, calengoo, Amazon App Store, and importing my contacts from the sd. There is also almost no performance gain in doing this....My motivation is that the Nook's recovery kernel is decidedly sub-par, so if I can stip 30 MB of fat from a 95 MB rom before I flash it I can save a ton of time flashing, making nands, restoring nands, and booting. That being said if anyone plans on trying this, I'm curious to know how it works out. After all, at some point I'm going to upgrade this thing.
Just Curious.... Cant the phone just be used as is with the Firerats Tweek to gain more memory, then use RootExplorer to Delete All the Widgets, Gmail, Mms, Calendar, and whatever other Bloatware?
Just Wondering, cause to me the phone basically Already is a Apod (Ipod) or Whatever it should be called? Lol...
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il Duce said:
Do you know how freezing an app works? It makes it disappear from the OS. You could hide the status bar with a launcher. Kill data with cm. You would still have wifi, gps, etc. If uncorrupted builds a rom without these things that would be cool though. I just dont know how you would get past the android setup without the phone stuff.
Edit: for those intending to do this. I would highly recommend using cm based roms. it has the long press volume when screen off fit media next/prev. And you can always display lock screen music controls. Also, I have been remapping my phone button for pause/play for months, seems fitting for a non phone apod. Button remapper works like a charm.
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I got most of it done. Just need to add some things back in and edit some things. Works fine, but I can't go that long with out a working phone, so I'll get it done in the next couple of days.
Almost everything is removed. Kept some basic things..
Camera, Calculator, Browser, Market, SU, and a couple for media.
Removed all extra home screens and the taskbar is hidden. It's still uses ADW, but the launcher dock is removed.
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Just Curious.... Cant the phone just be used as is with the Firerats Tweek to gain more memory, then use RootExplorer to Delete All the Widgets, Gmail, Mms, Calendar, and whatever other Bloatware?
Just Wondering, cause to me the phone basically Already is a Apod (Ipod) whatever! Lol...
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"Sprint" Hero.... Running My, *ExEnHeroC* Rom, w/Kifno's Twist, Also The XDA-BLUE.apk!! "Page 10" of My Thread!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957867
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http://www.mediafire.com/?bb1axugm0bw7oro
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Why use Firerats? I think total I just got it down to 50 Mb or so. It might be less. I have nothing else to do while counting down the day's till the 24th. Don't really want to tweak my phone anymore or flash a new ROM.
unCoRrUpTeD said:
Why use Firerats? I think total I just got it down to 50 Mb or so. It might be less. I have nothing else to do while counting down the day's till the 24th. Don't really want to tweak my phone anymore or flash a new ROM.
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Well I guess if you got it down that Low you Wouldn't have to use the Firerats, but I was Suggesting Firerats because if someone Didn't want to Strip their Rom Down Firerats might just give them enough room to use the phone basically As Is!
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@pmgrands - I dont think you can use internal memory for music, so I don't know what your getting at?
@uncorrupted - what rom/kernel is your base?
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So I am running fresh, and I love it, 2.1 is awesome, but I can't stand the keyboard lag. Turning off optic doesn't help me that much and everything else is off. So my question is, dies anybody have tips for me to speed my phone up? Short of course of overclocking my phone? Also I love and use sense. Thanks in advance!
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Some people will say use swype, some will say they don't have lag, some will say no matter what you do there will be lag, some will say "Why didn't you do a search for this"
Do a search in the forum and you will find plenty of threads with possible solutions.
I get very little lag.
Download auto killer, set it to the most aggressive setting and try it out. You can always adjust it from there.
Keeping free memory up helps a ton.
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^^these suggestions are good ones, but ive noticed that unless im using JIT, the keyboard lag never truely goes away.
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i know this is just a suggestion and ull get a ton of these but im using the original aosp keyboard with no voice to text or anything and get next to no lag. i think its the voice to text that is messing everything up. do a searcvh and find it and try it
i have found a solution to everyones problems, try this keyboard out in the market called thickbuttons it doesnt lag at all and its freakin sick
Yeah I've done the searches and tried all the fixes/ suggestions. I will try the thinkbuttons thing, but I don't like swype. Anyways, I'll look into enabling JIT on fresh, I haven't done that since I was on Darchdroid. Thanks alot! Any other tips for speeding things up? Does a2sd speed the phone up?
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Yeah I've done the searches and tried all the fixes/ suggestions. I will try the thinkbuttons thing, but I don't like swype. Anyways, I'll look into enabling JIT on fresh, I haven't done that since I was on Darchdroid. Thanks alot! Any other tips for speeding things up? Does a2sd speed the phone up?
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Only if you're SDcard is faster then the phones ROM, in which case it will make loading them faster.
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Only if you're SDcard is faster then the phones ROM, in which case it will make loading them faster.
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on that note i have a question...How can i remove my app2sd, till i get a better chip? my hero was flying till i installed it on my stock chip. Now i need to undo, so what reformat? got to b an easier way??
I think you can make an EXT backup, but I'm not sure how to do it short of manually taking everything from /system/sd/app and moving it to /data/app
foolforfood said:
So I am running fresh, and I love it, 2.1 is awesome, but I can't stand the keyboard lag. Turning off optic doesn't help me that much and everything else is off. So my question is, dies anybody have tips for me to speed my phone up? Short of course of overclocking my phone? Also I love and use sense. Thanks in advance!
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Hit up Damagecontrol 2.08.1, he included a new lighter keyboard that doesn't lag anywhere near as bad, the only real problem is the fact that the vibration feedback is sometimes messy, but I just turned it off. Otherwise it types like a dream.
Also, Damageless is customizing that latest 2.1 leak that came from Sprint, and in 2.08.1 there's DCUpdater, which allows you to update directly from the phone itself without a complete wipe. I strongly recommend it, it's got what you're looking for and more.
Demoyo23 said:
i have found a solution to everyones problems, try this keyboard out in the market called thickbuttons it doesnt lag at all and its freakin sick
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Sorry bro, but thick buttons has such a terrible learning curve. If you stare while typing, sure it works. But if you type faster than you can process what key gets larger, it isn't for you.
Do you have lag anytime you use the keyboard, or just when sending texts?
I know I had bad lag with the stock KB and the HTC MMS app.. but I have since switched over to the AOSP Mms.apk, and I have no lag in it at all.
Sorry to budge in, but I have had the same problem for a while now, I love the layout and prediction of the HTC keyboard (XDA) but the lag is annoying. For a while I used the AOSP mms.apk and all was well, but I couldn't send pic messages, let alone view them.
Is there a way to get around that and still have AOSP?
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Sorry to budge in, but I have had the same problem for a while now, I love the layout and prediction of the HTC keyboard (XDA) but the lag is annoying. For a while I used the AOSP mms.apk and all was well, but I couldn't send pic messages, let alone view them.
Is there a way to get around that and still have AOSP?
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I use the AOSP Mms.apk on RegawMOD. Works just fine. Try repushing?
It hasnt been re-released yet, but I love TouchPal. You can still find the apk on rapidshare or hit me up and I can send it to you. You can turn off haptic feedback and make it scream and it has all the functionality of the HTC keyboard and then some.
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Yeah I've done the searches and tried all the fixes/ suggestions. I will try the thinkbuttons thing, but I don't like swype. Anyways, I'll look into enabling JIT on fresh, I haven't done that since I was on Darchdroid. Thanks alot! Any other tips for speeding things up? Does a2sd speed the phone up?
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Load up Zen's latest ROM - I kid you not - any questions?
I finally have no lag. I have no lag period even when I run pandora. I run purehero with the regular htc.ime. that was one of my main goals in finding a faster rom.
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As long as you are using it on a low res screen like the hero, the attached apk should work. If you need it for something higher res like the droid, I think I have the APK at home. There are a lot of settings for this, so play around until you find a set that works. I suggest turning of the haptic feedback because that seems to slow down all keyboards on the hero.
As a sequel to my Cyanogen Nighlies thread, I thought it appropriate to create a celebratory post linking to the stable release of 6.1.0 for the Droid Incredible.
Please reply with your experiences, inquiries, and love for one of the smoothest, rock solid ROMs available for your device. I am also open to ideas about what else to include in this OP including links to themes, juicy nuggets of relevant info, or known issues (should we find any that are repeatable).
For now, please enjoy this excellent release, and kick a few pennies up to Koush. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Download link (or just grab it from ROM Manager):
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=inc&type=stable
Known issues:
-Cyanogen default auto brightness adjusts only once, so moving from light to dark results in protracted dim settings.
-While disconnected from the charger, trackball wake will intermittently fail. This is a known bug and has been filed as such.
-Flash Test does not do anything for applications that don't have a customized setting. It should still blink using the systemwide default green when a real event comes in.
Solution Sets/Workarounds:
To install the new Market and avoid FCs:
1) settings-applications-manage and delete cache for the market
2) wipe cache
3) wipe dalvik cache
What's the best kernel for 6.1?
Ty07allstar said:
What's the best kernel for 6.1?
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"Best" is certainly a relative term, however my personal preference for both speed and battery life is invisiblek's AOSP kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854390
mp3sum said:
"Best" is certainly a relative term, however my personal preference for both speed and battery life is invisiblek's AOSP kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854390
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Which version do you prefer?
Incredibleks. Best Kernel ever. Seriously, for AOSP Roms, it is the choice. Seriously, overclocking on a snapdragon is pretty pointless. The speed differences are pretty much non-existent.
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wow.. it took a while but nice to see it make final.. seemed like it was never gonna make it past rc status
I'm on 17 and love it but it appears that different kernels are acting differently on different phones. I was on 18 for a while an noticed that battery life wasn't as great and went back to 17, while other people said that 18 was better than 17 on their phone. Now 19 is out and if you look at the last couple of pages half the posts say that 19 is the best yet for battery and the other half is reporting ridiculous battery loss. You're probably best off getting the most recent one listed on the first post (#18).
Great ROM. I was running the nightly for literally a day only to come back at night and see a stable. This + the Gingerbread theme + Gingerbread Launcher will hold me over until the source drops for GB and we get a port
L.E.D don't work when getting text,mail,etc... other then that runs smooth. Thanx for all the hard work u guys put into these!
One question I have is this: I know how to remove the status bar widgets, but after doing so I'm stuck with that blank space normally occupied by the Verizon Wireless banner. Is there a way to put that back in there so there isn't that gap?
Odd that I want it back I know, but some things I'm just anal about.
Is there anyway to make it so that when you unlock and turn off the screen its instant instead of the fade out effect?
Ty07allstar said:
What's the best kernel for 6.1?
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What's wrong with the stock kernel? Invisiblek are very solid but going to give koush's stock kernel a try.
On a side note, does anyone know if the stock kernel has smart ass governor on it?
Optical pad wake
Is anyone else having a problem with the optical pad wake only working once in a while? It always works if the phone is charging but if it isn't charging it's like a 30/70 chance of it working. It seems to work if you hold it down for like 5-10 seconds but that sucks.
Does anyone know how to make it so when I install this ROM all of my apps do not auto reinstall from the market...? My old wallpaper from an AOSP i had like 4 months ago still pops up as default also!
Even if I select "do not backup apps with google" it does not work. I have also tried formatting my SD card, and phone storage to no avail...
I want to install this, but everytime I have installed an AOSP ROM and then a theme, it goes haywire because there is some sort of backup file I can't find.
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Is anyone else having a problem with the optical pad wake only working once in a while? It always works if the phone is charging but if it isn't charging it's like a 30/70 chance of it working. It seems to work if you hold it down for like 5-10 seconds but that sucks.
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I noticed this as well. Also on lockscreen when phone and messaging tabs ate there the messaging one doesn't open messages. Hope I made sense new to xda forums and trying to help.
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AndrewGL said:
Does anyone know how to make it so when I install this ROM all of my apps do not auto reinstall from the market...?
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That is Google Sync. You can turn it off completely and just im/export a vcard for contacts and junk. settings / accounts & sync
TonyTitanium said:
Is anyone else having a problem with the optical pad wake only working once in a while? It always works if the phone is charging but if it isn't charging it's like a 30/70 chance of it working. It seems to work if you hold it down for like 5-10 seconds but that sucks.
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There's a bug report for this but no one has been able to fix it. I believe it's the trackpad sleeping when not on the charger.
Sometimes a long press and then a short one works.. sometimes it just works.. other times you have to hold it until the screen comes on..
My power button is broken so I live with the press and hold..
AndrewGL said:
Does anyone know how to make it so when I install this ROM all of my apps do not auto reinstall from the market...? My old wallpaper from an AOSP i had like 4 months ago still pops up as default also!
Even if I select "do not backup apps with google" it does not work. I have also tried formatting my SD card, and phone storage to no avail...
I want to install this, but everytime I have installed an AOSP ROM and then a theme, it goes haywire because there is some sort of backup file I can't find.
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During the first setup, skip when it asks you to set up an account. Then run a google app like Market, GMail, etc. and sign in. Contacts will sync but applications will not.
solarpolitiks said:
During the first setup, skip when it asks you to set up an account. Then run a google app like Market, GMail, etc. and sign in. Contacts will synce but applications will not.
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What about the calendar? Same deal?
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I love ROMS. I have become a flash addict. Cognition and AXURA rock. So many I haven't tried. Can I get some advise?
Which ROM best matches these qualities?
Basics:
Off-Peak and On-Peak Scheduled for checking Exchange email
Customizable buttons on bottom, preferably 4 (the ones that are constant across all screens)
GPS works
No bloatware
FAST
Good Battery life
No desire to overclock
Bonuses:
Media Mode USB connection works (allows syncing of Amazon On Demand movies)
Thanks in advance for the info.
ive had great luck with [ROM][Froyo] eSPyeL's ROM Beta3.4.1 and its close to what ur asking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861938
highly recommend chronos
Audio Out
Forgot one - A biggie
I want for the audio of a call to go out when a standard headphone is plugged into the audio jack.
Neither Cognition nor Auxra do that, and that's how I typically talk on my phone when driving... using the truck speakers for hearing the call and talking into the phone while it sits on the console.
cowboi08 said:
ive had great luck with [ROM][Froyo] eSPyeL's ROM Beta3.4.1 and its close to what ur asking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861938
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OK, I'll give it a try.
What does "zipaligned and deodexed" mean?
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What does "zipaligned and deodexed" mean?
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geek speak
developer.android.com/resources/articles/zipalign.html - Tool used by developers to optimize the .apk's inside a ROM?
deodex
De-odex: Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file and put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace files (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) and to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything.
You can also try Assonance. I'm an Axura fan as well but I'm now using this rom.
My gps is working great with it, the best I've seen in the 5 roms I've tried. Fast and it is the first time NDRIVE showed the actual speed i was going . Coudn't believe my eyes.
Wired headset is working for calls (the one that come with the phone)
Battery life rocks
It fast as hell, though i think its using Setiron's kernel and it is OC. But given that my battery is lasting a lot i don't really care about this point. It just works.
Other than that for the screens you may want to give a try to LauncherPro Plus. I'm using it and it does what you want. You get customizable buttons at the bottom of the screen plus some widgets.
nice idea
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You can also try Assonance. I'm an Axura fan as well but I'm now using this rom.
My gps is working great with it, the best I've seen in the 5 roms I've tried. Fast and it is the first time NDRIVE showed the actual speed i was going . Coudn't believe my eyes.
Wired headset is working for calls (the one that come with the phone)
Battery life rocks
It fast as hell, though i think its using Setiron's kernel and it is OC. But given that my battery is lasting a lot i don't really care about this point. It just works.
Other than that for the screens you may want to give a try to LauncherPro Plus. I'm using it and it does what you want. You get customizable buttons at the bottom of the screen plus some widgets.
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I've looked at that one, and I want to try it. Thanks for the info.
However, both of his ROMs are downloadable from multiupload.com and I'm at work right now, and my work blocks that site and most "web storage" sites.
All ROMs appear to now work with headset that came with phone. However, they're not working with a standard headset, which is what I'm looking for. After a good bit of searching, I found that this is a known issue with 2.2. I think I'm going to try to find a solid 2.1 based ROM
Hi. After trying Honeystreak 2.0, I fell in love with the 120 screen density. However, I know since some people may not want to upgrade to Honeystreak for some reason or another, or just like Froyo more than Honeycomb, I am working on modding the stock 2.2 ROM to use a lower screen density, giving it more of a tablet feel.
So, I've already lowered the screen density to 120 (I can use 130 or 140 if people prefer) and I am trying a few different launchers (I saw a stock Froyo launcher in an Evo 4G thread, it if looks good, I might use that, to get more of a stock Android experience) because Dell Stage does not look good if you change the density. I might to a couple build.prop edits, to make it feel smoother, and I plan on removing or adding apps (it's already root, so Superuser and Root Explorer will be included.)
If anyone has any requests for apps to add or remove, any advice that might help, or anything else useful, please feel free to tell me.
Also, since this uses the 2.2 kernel, this should be flashable through CWM, which is the main reason I am making it. Basically, it'll be stock Froyo, on the stock kernel, designed to feel more like a tablet.
Since this is more of a discussion than a ROM release, being that it's not out yet, if this would be better in general, mods can feel free to move it
EDIT: So, here are the changes from stock Froyo: Dell Stage has been replaced with Launcher Pro (set to display a 6x6 icon grid), it's pre-rooted and comes with Super User and Root Explorer, the build.prop has been edited for a 130 screen density, less frequent scanning for a wifi network (to save battery), and smoother scrolling and scaling. I want to find a user agent that enables all market apps, and remove some bloatware.
Love launcher pro, if you could theme it like ginger bread that would be awesome too.
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navycow said:
Love launcher pro, if you could theme it like ginger bread that would be awesome too.
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I don't think the free verison of LauncherPro is themable, but I can probably install a Gingerbread themed launcher as an alternative.
More a kernel than a ROM thing, but I want tun.ko, and I know some others want CIFS.. I'm really missing using OpenVPN on my DS7, as it's the only way I can sync my Google account at work on wifi without tethering to my phone.
Why go back to froyo? rooted gingerbread with cwm density 120 would be nice.....
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Donmotobike said:
Why go back to froyo? rooted gingerbread with cwm density 120 would be nice.....
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lol. It's Froyo because, unlike DJ_Steve, I am not awesome enough to port anything else. Modding the OS it comes with is alot easier than making a new one
Anyways, I am basically using Build.prop and adding/removing APK's to make it feel more like a tablet. Then, I'm going to create a zip using CWM or something.
I would like it to be fast and swift with no bloat wear and also support for swapper 2
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lol. It's Froyo because, unlike DJ_Steve, I am not awesome enough to port anything else. Modding the OS it comes with is alot easier than making a new one
Anyways, I am basically using Build.prop and adding/removing APK's to make it feel more like a tablet. Then, I'm going to create a zip using CWM or something.
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Send dj steve some dr dre beats headset funds and im sure he will let you use his gingerbread and then you can mod it with cwm and change density and maybe add overclocking lol
Try Zeam Launcher. It's pretty simple, but free and you can customise the rows/columns and such to make it more tablet-like.
I'd like to see overclock, black notification bar, and improved battery life. If there's anything that can be done to make Cell Standby not such a hog (way more battery goes to this over my Galaxy Tab), that would be awesome.
Well, as far as improved battery life, for the WiFi version, the cell apk's will be disabled by default, and I did a build.prop edit that scans for open wifi networks less frequesntly, so if WiFi is on but not connected, you drain less battery scanning. I've tried changing the Browser user-agent in build.prop, but when I went to whatismyuseragent or whatever that site is, even though it said I was using Mozilla 5, it still knew it was Android, so I'm looking for a way to better spoof a PC, so mobile sites aren't viewed by default. As far as editing cell standby or overclocking, I might get DJ_Steves Streakdroid 1.3 build, and then apply my changes to that, so you get the overclocking kernel, but that would mean taking away Bluetooth. Also, I'm still trying to figure out how to rip the ROM with clockwork - if I just make a backup, it checks the MD5, so it won't work for someone else.
Donmotobike said:
Send dj steve some dr dre beats headset funds and im sure he will let you use his gingerbread and then you can mod it with cwm and change density and maybe add overclocking lol
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Lol. 2 problems. First, if he had a Gingerbread ROM, I think he would've released it. Second, if I had a pair of Beats, I'm keeping those 300 dollar headphones for myself
things to add
A couple of major things to have would be :
1) a modified wpa supplicant file to allow tethering to adhoc (pm me if u need it)
2) any basic file explorer
3) a working overclock
4) vtl launcher - xda flavor
Just a few for thought
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Lol. 2 problems. First, if he had a Gingerbread ROM, I think he would've released it. Second, if I had a pair of Beats, I'm keeping those 300 dollar headphones for myself
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Ugh. Don't insult our only dev by mentioning insanely overpriced, terrible headphones.
There are several features that I am used to on CM7 that I miss daily on my tablet. Primarily, the notification power widget and the ability to swipe to clear notifications. Also, being able to select the rotation angles available would be handy.
Would be nice but might be a bit much: Automatic backlight level adjustments and lockscreen tweaks.
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There are several features that I am used to on CM7 that I miss daily on my tablet. Primarily, the notification power widget and the ability to swipe to clear notifications. Also, being able to select the rotation angles available would be handy.
Would be nice but might be a bit much: Automatic backlight level adjustments and lockscreen tweaks.
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Swipe on notifications is a Gingerbread function.. and really? That annoys me more than anything.
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Swipe on notifications is a Gingerbread function.. and really? That annoys me more than anything.
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Oh god yes, I am going crazy without it! How do you get rid of a single notification if you dont want to open the app? For example, when downloading updates from the market. I love the ability to swipe swipe swipe, open, swipe. I have never once accidentally dismissed something I didnt want to, so I dont see how it could be even remotely annoying.
For me it seems like the most intuitive solution.
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Oh god yes, I am going crazy without it! How do you get rid of a single notification if you dont want to open the app? For example, when downloading updates from the market. I love the ability to swipe swipe swipe, open, swipe. I have never once accidentally dismissed something I didnt want to, so I dont see how it could be even remotely annoying.
For me it seems like the most intuitive solution.
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I've never once cared to leave a single notification, I always just hit clear.
khaytsus said:
I've never once cared to leave a single notification, I always just hit clear.
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Options: the beauty of Android. I second the swipe to clear a single notification idea.
I wish I could do that. I'm basically just using APK's and build.prop tweaks to get it how I want it. I don't know enough about programming for Android to do anything interesting :-/
Basically, as of now (and untill I figure out how to rip the ROM for public upload) it's a lower screen density, some build.prop tweaks for smoother scrolling and better battery life, running on rooted Froyo. It's pretty basic :-/
BakaMod V1 - Froyo's Last Stand (2.2.1 KD1)
Built on the theory that LESS is MORE. This is a MINIMALIST Rom. It uses the most up to date Froyo base I could find. Why not Ginger? Well... battery.. GPS.. there are reasons to stick with Froyo IF you want reliability, speed and long life.
The battery on this rom is PHENOMENAL!
There will not be any updates to this ROM. I built it as a learning excercise, and while I think it is pretty stable, there are a couple few issues (all documented in this post) that I'm not prepared to deal with. Take it for what you will, if anybody wants to use this to do their own work and fix the issues, feel free, no credit required!
BASE: T959VUVKD1 from the SGS 4G by drhonk
FEATURES:
Removed tons of bloat. Didn't ADD my own bloat.
Accurate Battery Mod
Cianbreadish Status Bar
Simplified Boot Animation
GPS/Speed/Zipalign/Build Prop tweaks
Loopy Smoothness Tweak
No Full Battery Alert
No T-Mobile boot or shutdown sounds/animation.
6 Lockscreen/Power Menu Mod
KB1 Modem - Cuz I got great battery life.
Yes I know what Baka means. I use the term affectionately.
KERNEL: Bali-X 1.2
LAUNCHER: NemusLauncher
GPS
Should work perfectly as do all Froyo ROMs. I got a very quick lock (under 10 seconds) on first boot with this setup, with 10 satellites.
LAUNCHER
I went out on a limb including a relatively unheard of launcher. However, I find it to be a very lightweight and responsive launcher. A little different than you may be used to, it defaults to manual sorting of apps. To change this behaviour, from the app drawer, select Menu->MainMenu Style->Alphabetical, and it will go to vertical scrolling alphabetically.
KNOWN ISSUES
1. Apps2SD - KD1 assumes you want apps on the SDCard, even if the app doesn't prefer that location. Can cause issues. Only apps that explicitely block being installed to SD get installed to Phone Memory.
2. Wifi Calling - Not ported and probably won't be.
3. 4G Icon - I didn't notice it was still in the theme. Rest assured, your phone hasn't been granted magical 4G capability.
4. Locales: I won't be porting these. Looks like a nightmare, and unless this ROM becomes popular (which it won't), there's not much benefit.
5. Camera - It has the FFC button, but I'm not sure if the FFC works without additional hacking. Haven't tried it, I don't have an FFC.
INSTALL
The usual - flash from CWM. If you have issues, WIPE FIRST. Does not require any special boot loaders. Nothing to see here.
GET BLOATED
View the BLOAT on my website here: http://tsukaima.net/KD1Bloat/ and download whatever is missing that you want. Drop the missing junk into /system/app via ADB or Root Explorer, and feel re-bloated! Do note that these Bloats are for KD1 only!
Any other Google Bloat can be gotten from the market.
DOWNLOAD
http://www.multiupload.com/IW8EV3BT9X
NOTE:
I pulled the default Undervolt version. The only difference is it included the config file that you can generate using the Voltage Control app. It also crapped out some phones. I did this rather than a 1.1 release. After what appeared to be stable testing of the 1.1 release with only minor changes, it suddenly went crashy and bootloopy. Probably due to changes in the startup scripts, those things are touchy.
So... consider this the first and last release of BakaMod. Why? Well, there are some issues with KD1 that were never resolved, such as its installing apps to SD Card regardless of app preferences, as well as a few other minor issues that I'm just not prepared to address. As is, it is a usable ROM, but I plan to spend my energy elsewhere and let this release stand for what it is, which is actually a pretty usable 2.2.1.
Baka? Maybe you should change the name...Baka is Japanese for idiot/ stupid...
Can you tell me if wificalling works?
duboi97 said:
Baka? Maybe you should change the name...Baka is Japanese for idiot/ stupid...
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I know exactly what it means.
Dattack said:
Can you tell me if wificalling works?
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Not at this time. I'm not sure what all is involved in porting over the wifi calling app. If there's much interest in the ROM itself, I may take a look at that as well.
Sir you just got 2 thanks I'm 106 MB into downloading this...
duboi97 said:
Sir you just got 2 thanks I'm 106 MB into downloading this...
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If you have any issues, let me know. I may be a ばか, but I'm learning rapidly!
Lol I'm not Japanese, but I've seen enough anime to know what Baka means...144 MB in!
Edit: Oh god I lost connection when I was at 151 MB, but it was okay I dodged a bullet there...Its done now...
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Lol I'm not Japanese, but I've seen enough anime to know what Baka means...144 MB in!
Edit: Oh god I lost connection when I was at 151 MB, but it was okay I dodged a bullet there...Its done now...
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Well I used my personal hosting for it rather than one of those silly click-through-everything and wait hosts... so resuming shouldn't have been an issue. Hopefully they didn't lie when they said unlimited bandwidth LOL...
Would it be okay to edit the build.prop and add the tweaks from Master&Slave's thread through 7zip or something like that?
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Would it be okay to edit the build.prop and add the tweaks from Master&Slave's thread through 7zip or something like that?
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I think you'd have to re-sign the zip if you did that. It might be better just to pull the existing one with adb and then push it back, or use root explorer.
The reason I didn't include the 3G tweaks from his thread, are that they are typically more or less helpful for each user depending on the local network conditions.
Oh screw it then...I'm throttled regardless I was talking about the sleep policies though..
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Oh screw it then...I'm throttled regardless I was talking about the sleep policies though..
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That part should already be in there. Will double check before I do any updates.
Oh alright then...I'm putting the ROM on my SD right now so I'll report back soon. I Odin'd to JFD for a clean flash as well..
duboi97 said:
Oh alright then...I'm putting the ROM on my SD right now so I'll report back soon. I Odin'd to JFD for a clean flash as well..
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Been meaning to odin to JFD myself... have wanted to pull the framework from it to make an Eclair theme for nostalgia purposes LOL...
Phone is about to boot! Voodoo just got done activating...nice boot animation reminds me of the stock Mytouch 3g one lol I always adored that for some reason. Now I got to wait until 3:30 (midwest) to reboot ugh
I was just on JFD two days ago because I just got off of CM7 to flash DMZ and I JFD'd to flash this ROM as well time consuming, but I think its worth it...
When I boot up my phone it boots up first it boots then it has to boot over again 0.o hard to explain, but at first my phone wouldn't get signal then I had to reboot again (after the initial one) now everything is fine and I'm gonna dive into this ROM.
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When I boot up my phone it boots up first it boots then it has to boot over again 0.o hard to explain, but at first my phone wouldn't get signal then I had to reboot again (after the initial one) now everything is fine and I'm gonna dive into this ROM.
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Odd, not sure why it would double boot... Mine hasn't done that and I've flashed this several times tweaking everything. Maybe it is due to the recent ODIN? Or are you still on GB boot loaders maybe? If it continues to act up, it could be due to undervolting... I took a risk including that by default, but I think most phones can handle the settings I included. If not, I'll update it and let people undervolt via the market app, but in my experience it's a little daunting to be setting that up yourself for most people.
This is 2.2.1 so is call routing through headphones without mic working?
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mohitmoudgil said:
This is 2.2.1 so is call routing through headphones without mic working?
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Oooh, good catch. I'm not sure - and I do randomly use that feature in my car (have audio go through the car speakers)... I will let you know once I try it. If not, I'll have to investigate the issue.
Say, the Russian language there is? how much RAM?