I've unlocked, installed CWM, rooted it, installed busybox via the busybox installer from the market (which requires root), however titanium tells me that the SU command fails and I should attempt to re-root my device
Where should I go from here before I break something?
Thanks
UPDATE:
Never mind, booted into recovery, reinstalled VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip all is good
had the same drama at first nice fix how are you finding the phone???
So fair I am impressed with the speed, I have not used 4G yet, its not available in my area yes, but its light years ahead of all the other handsets here even on 3G.
Physically I was expecting it to be heavier, and coming from a HTC HD2, the lock and volume buttons are perfectly positioned so that I accidentally press them all the time as they are in opposite of what I am used to and its the same width but 1 cm taller, which means I can no longer use my leather belt pouch I miss having a physical hangup and separate physical answer key which through the circumstances of its birth (WinMo 6.5) the HD2 was blessed with. Build quality on the MicroSD card slot is lacking, it could have been made better. I also miss being able to hot-swap the microsd card as I could in the HD2, instead I have to pull the battery which is annoying.
Software wise, I gotta say that I am REALLY missing MIUI, Sense is very pretty but I find it is not really what I am looking for and its quite clunky in comparison to MIUI... and I hate how it squashes down widgets for no reason at all. I will probably play around with AWD or LauncherPro in the meantime, I'm also not really a fan of the ringpull unlock screen but I'm sure I will get used to it in time. I noticed that the VIVID and RAIDER have sense 3.0, where as the Velocity has Sense 3.5... maybe ROM people can yank a clean build from the Telstra build along with teeter
BlueTooth - Works Great, Syncs INSTANTLY with my car, never skips on A2DP, works great.
Wifi - Works fantastically
Games work great on it, I'm cranking away with my PSX emulator (FPSE) and GTA III runs good, I was originally disappointed it didn't run better but after I reduced the draw distance in the game settings it was good, I think I had too many apps running as well. I installed ATK to take care of that and the phone is much better after I have ATK autorun every hour and clean up background apps.
Battery life I can't tell because I have been using it almost the entire time and it melts through it pretty fast, I'd give it a week of normal day to day use before I really give a verdict on it, I do have the screen at 100% brightness all the time which doesn't help, and I already have an extended battery in the mail. I sync 2 gmail accounts and an exchange account, all in push, and I just leave BT and WIFI on all the time as I like just jumping in the car and it works, or getting home and already being on the wifi.
Overall I give it a 6 out of 10 so far, with CM7 or CM9 and MIUI that would quickly elevate to an 8 out of 10, with all the space inside the phone, the size of the standard battery is disappointing, they could have put one almost twice the size in there if they arranged the sim and microsd slots better.
The biggest problem is that I was really spoiled with the HTC HD2, I'd say 90% of my gripes with the phone are with sense, I find it ugly and clunky and I wish HTC had just left android alone... I don't have an issue with gingerbread, I haven't used ICS yet and I'm in no busting rush. As soon as the ROM community grows up for this phone it will be amazing, until then its kinda meh.
davidcampbell said:
I noticed that the VIVID and RAIDER have sense 3.0, where as the Velocity has Sense 3.5... maybe ROM people can yank a clean build from the Telstra build along with teeter
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havent looked around the dev forum have you?
there are a couple of roms built off the telstra 2.3.7 sense 3.5 already....
davidcampbell said:
I'm also not really a fan of the ringpull unlock screen but I'm sure I will get used to it in time.
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Don't get used to it; install WidgetLocker and never look back.
Pirateghost said:
havent looked around the dev forum have you?
there are a couple of roms built off the telstra 2.3.7 sense 3.5 already....
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Sorry if I offended, I meant no disrespect, any thread in the dev forum with the word sense in the title (ie most of them)... I have not bothered with, when some sense free roms show up, then I will be excited
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Don't get used to it; install WidgetLocker and never look back.
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I'll check it out thanks
Good stuff mate ,feel the same way about the phone build wise,but hey..only good things to come..
I look forward to some cool features in the romsand also more people jumping on board to get more action out of the forum,but so far I'm happy
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I went to town on launchers and things today and significantly improved the base system.... ADW Launcher, screen density of 200 and widget locker have made this a much nicer playground
still, widget locker isn't perfect, every now and then I see the standard lockscreen for a few seconds, so its like the sense lockscreen is still activating in the background
davidcampbell said:
still, widget locker isn't perfect, every now and then I see the standard lockscreen for a few seconds, so its like the sense lockscreen is still activating in the background
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My phone is in another room, but I think in the Advanced settings somewhere there's an option to disable the stock lockscreen.
formicae said:
My phone is in another room, but I think in the Advanced settings somewhere there's an option to disable the stock lockscreen.
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if rooted, you can also go into /system/app/ and rename HTCLockscreen.apk to HTCLockscreen.bak and it will remove the ring lockscreen, and put it back on the old sliding tab lockscreen (froyo/gingerbread stock/aosp lockscreen)
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if rooted, you can also go into /system/app/ and rename HTCLockscreen.apk to HTCLockscreen.bak and it will remove the ring lockscreen, and put it back on the old sliding tab lockscreen (froyo/gingerbread stock/aosp lockscreen)
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Cool trick. It doesn't break anything? I remember doing something similar on my Desire and I couldn't dismiss alarms (ugh) or answer calls, I'd have to do a battery pull.
(also, I think you need to be rooted to disable the stock lockscreen in WidgetLocker, so maybe it's essentially doing the same thing; alarms/calls work fine on my Vivid with it disabled, so maybe I'm answering my own question)
formicae said:
Cool trick. It doesn't break anything? I remember doing something similar on my Desire and I couldn't dismiss alarms (ugh) or answer calls, I'd have to do a battery pull.
(also, I think you need to be rooted to disable the stock lockscreen in WidgetLocker, so maybe it's essentially doing the same thing; alarms/calls work fine on my Vivid with it disabled, so maybe I'm answering my own question)
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i did it on my mytouch4g and had problems dismissing alarms, but i got gentle alarm, so i didnt worry about it any more, lol
havent done it on this phone yet
i take that back, i did it, but i didnt run any alarms or test any calls, so i dont know if that is broken or not
Ah yes found it, settings > advanced > disable stock lock.
it warns that this will make any of the physical keys wake the device, I'm cool with that
Yeah, I actually like waking my phone with the volume buttons sometimes, depending on how I end up grabbing it in my jacket pocket. And it's not like they unlock the phone; I have WidgetLocker set to only have a 15-second timeout, overriding the normal display timeout, so I'm not too worried about accidental battery drain.
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Just finished this one, did some testing and everything seems to be working ok.
I have removed pretty much everyhting HTC (Rosie, Lock Screen, Widgets, etc.)
Wipe Data and Cache before flashing
What I removed:
CityID
All HTC Widgets
Stock app
Flickr
FriendStream
HTC Car Panel
HTC Facebook
Footprints
HTC Lock Screen
HTC Music
HTC Setup Wizard
HTC Twitter
PDF Viewer
Quick office
Rosie
Teeter
Visual Voice Mail
VZ Nav
My Verizon
Skype
Backup Assistant
Wi Fi Router
Added Wireless tether 2.0.2 also added ADW Launcher, after testing the first time there was no home screen, apparently they've removed the stock launcher.
Left in Flashlight and App Sharing, just notice Amazon MP3 is still there, I'll remove that in an update.
Let me know what you think and also report any bugs/issues you find.
Sensless 2.2 v .1
Thanks soooo much! The download is running slooooooow though. Can some one post a mirror?
I'll try to get some mirrors up as soon as I can.
Thank you so much for this rom! Im going to use this when i get done work.
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can someome make an update.zip for the radoi update?
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Anyone using this rom?
Why flash a new rom when we can wait for a simple script; like what SkyRaider had before the OTA?
Ruoh said:
Why flash a new rom when we can wait for a simple script; like what SkyRaider had before the OTA?
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I've just been manually hacking the leaked 2.2 stock. Removed the HTC lockscreen, and a bunch of other garbage it came with. (City ID, VZ Nav, Footprints, etc)
scope666 said:
I've just been manually hacking the leaked 2.2 stock. Removed the HTC lockscreen, and a bunch of other garbage it came with. (City ID, VZ Nav, Footprints, etc)
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Do you use the phone's alarm clock? If so, you may want to put the HTC lock screen back or find the fix that's somewhere. I did that before and there's a known bug that when the alarm goes off in the morning, you can't unlock the phone to turn it off and have to power off the phone or yank the battery to get it to stop.
On the bright side.... It WILL wake YOU up!
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Do you use the phone's alarm clock? If so, you may want to put the HTC lock screen back or find the fix that's somewhere. I did that before and there's a known bug that when the alarm goes off in the morning, you can't unlock the phone to turn it off and have to power off the phone or yank the battery to get it to stop.
On the bright side.... It WILL wake YOU up!
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Oh yeah, I did notice that. Gotta see if I can find a fix. I HATE the HTC lock screen with a passion!
I'm having trouble playing mp3's
jermaine151 said:
Do you use the phone's alarm clock? If so, you may want to put the HTC lock screen back or find the fix that's somewhere. I did that before and there's a known bug that when the alarm goes off in the morning, you can't unlock the phone to turn it off and have to power off the phone or yank the battery to get it to stop.
On the bright side.... It WILL wake YOU up!
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I pushed DeskClock.apk from a stock rom, and moved the HTC one, problem solved. I just can't get to it by touching the HTC time / weather widget but I can live with that. At least I can silence the alarm, or even snooze it!
scope666 said:
I pushed DeskClock.apk from a stock rom, and moved the HTC one, problem solved. I just can't get to it by touching the HTC time / weather widget but I can live with that. At least I can silence the alarm, or even snooze it!
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Good move! I like being able to hit snooze on the lock screen without having to unlock the phone.
EDIT: BUT I do like the Vanilla lock screen better. I wish there was a happier medium for me.
jermaine151 said:
Good move! I like being able to hit snooze on the lock screen without having to unlock the phone.
EDIT: BUT I do like the Vanilla lock screen better. I wish there was a happier medium for me.
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I like the Vanilla (non-Sense) because it shows exact battery status while charging, and has that cool way to put the phone on Vibrate without unlocking it. The HTC one does... well... nothing.
Any way we could get the stock 2.2 browser working. I've never been a big fan of HTC's browser.
jfaulkner said:
Any way we could get the stock 2.2 browser working. I've never been a big fan of HTC's browser.
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Ill see about that for you. I may make a rom based off of the leaked froyo, depending on if anyone wants another one.
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jermaine151 said:
Good move! I like being able to hit snooze on the lock screen without having to unlock the phone.
EDIT: BUT I do like the Vanilla lock screen better. I wish there was a happier medium for me.
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Install this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7393627&postcount=11
I have been using GoTo for quite a while. I love the way it looks and some of the functionality it rings. But, I've been a bit frustrated with how slow it opens to the phone when I slide the unlock.
I have quite a few apps on my phone and it has been getting pretty slow.
I took GoTo off a bit ago, and of course the default screen locker is pretty fast, and it seems the phone is not having all the lags it had. This certainly may be a premature analysis. Time will tell.
So, I was reading another post here that mentioned Widgetlocker, which looks very interesting. But I just looked at teh reviews and notice in the initial 3 that come up that one person said it was good except for how slow it unlocks.
So that brings me to open this thread. Are you using a 3rd party locker? Does it unlock quickly, or slow? Has your phone slowed down? Have you tried removing the locker to see how it works?
I like the idea of having a locker that can give me some locked screen functionality, like Widgetlocker does, and to a lesser extent GoTo.
I'm curious what you folks are seeing and using.
I tried lockbot, which I didn't like and definitely lagged my phone up. I bought widgetlocker and love it. I have the beautiful home widget and a slider for camera/brightness and another one for unlock/sound-vibrate-silent, like the froyo lock screen. It's not 100% smooth in sliding any of them but it's quick enough and definitely isn't coming off the phone anytime soon.
I tried both LockBot and Lock 2.0 trying to find a lock screen app that would allow me to have a seperate lock screen wallpaper, and while they did the trick I also found them to be very slow. I hated the delay between turning the phone on and the lock screen actually appearing.
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I can recommend Widget Locker too, it's smooth and has great functionality.
I use Widget Locker too. The sliders are not consistently smooth but it always unlocks the phone fine. My guess is that is sacrifices some of that smoothness for responsiveness.
You can add widgets, change how the unlock looks, and have different wallpapers too.
I may try Widgetlocker. Looks interesting. I did see some reviews of it slowing things down.
I'll have to do it when I can do some tests in time for the 24 hour refund if I don't want to keep it.
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I may try Widgetlocker. Looks interesting. I did see some reviews of it slowing things down.
I'll have to do it when I can do some tests in time for the 24 hour refund if I don't want to keep it.
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Just removed WidgetLocker from my phone. At first it was responsive and worked great. Then it just started giving me problems opening and re-locking right away (frustrating).
It is great when it works good. I really liked having Smooth Calendar, battery widget and a different clock than my home screen. It's good enough I may just have to give it one more try.
Sorry about bringing a dead thread back but can anyone confirm that any of the app lag fixes would help the performance of the lock screen apps. Thanks
I did some tests with quadrant with GoTo installed, and without. Unfortunately I lost my notes, but it definitely was slower with it installed.I have stopped using it, although I would love to use it.
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ewingr said:
I did some tests with quadrant with GoTo installed, and without. Unfortunately I lost my notes, but it definitely was slower with it installed.I have stopped using it, although I would love to use it.
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Thanks for the info
I did the one step internal memory lagfix and now Widgetlocker unlocks smoothly each time I do it and there's no delay when I power the screen up. It's win!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749530
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I did the one step internal memory lagfix and now Widgetlocker unlocks smoothly each time I do it and there's no delay when I power the screen up. It's win!
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was going to come in here and post the exact same thing, mine was nice and smooth because i had cleaned up my stock rom. but once i did the 1gig internal memory lag fix my widget locker runs smoother than even my nexus one oem screen lock did. its VERY fast and always on target
There's several fixes out there. I don't recall what mine is called but I did the one where I move the DATA to a different memory, and it has made a world of difference. It was after doing that that I did all the tests with Quadrant and verified that GoTo slows things down.
While wiht this fix it performs much better, given the overall hit it puts, I have left it off. I may give it another try.
I'd consider Widget Locker...but have to purchase, and I may not be able to decide about it in 24 hours.
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?
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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.
op link is messed up. you got an emoticon stuck in it
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.
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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
bluesy_92 said:
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
bluesy_92 said:
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.
giant420 said:
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.
khaytsus said:
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 :-/