Ok everyone so I thought I'd share this with you. I have been messing with this version of Android for quite some time. I find myself comparing all the versions of android to this version. Well heres my story I had the latest version of ShubCraft (1.4d) and didnt like the battery suckage...even with the new zImage from netripper.. So bored at work I decided to try the desire rom v5 with the new zImage and the startup.text from shubcraft's 1.4d. And WOW Let me tell you all, its so awesome I decided to share my info for all who decides to enjoy. Heres the kicker, it says its a Sence Rom but I dont run it with Sence. I use Launcher Pro. So if you want an awesome rom comparable to all the other with BETTER battery usage, then try this out and give props to DarkStone and all the other devs too...
Here is the link for Darkstone's Desire V5:
http://gamesquare.co.uk/desire.html
If you dont have the lastest zImage then go here:
http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/?C=M;O=D\
Also I will attach the startup.txt for those not currently running shubcraft 1.4d but it will have to be later tonight as my work comp is being dumb and not letting me transfer the text.. stupid thinclients!!!
Now in order to not have sence, when you get this version up and running then use Linda File Manager and nav to system\app and delete rosie.apk and reboot.
Muy Importante!!!! Make sure you have some sort of launcher in either your androidapps folder or in the data\app folder. When I changed roms I didnt delete my androidapps folder that had com.fede.launcher.apk (launcher pro) this is important to make sure its there....and all should be good. Please feel free to try this and post back your results. I will try to post some screen shots but you will have to wait till I get to my home PC. Also this current set up is the brightest/clearest, fastest data, fastest responding. It's just dam beautiful. Please feel free to post any issues and we can get this sorted out for you. PS I havent tried BT or GPS yet but there have been many updates with the lastest modules on netrippers server so if they dont work then you can just replace them by using ADB or SUFB with the system & data mounted as R/W...
Please tell us what you think. I know I have found a winning combination, for me and my daily, monthly, yearly driver, of all the different versions of Android.... but what do you think??
Update:
I have attached the startup.txt for easier access...
move on to mattc's 1.6b and its beats the crap out of DS's desire v5. Trust me.
o thx thx
will have to check this out
move on to mattc's 1.6b and its beats the crap out of DS's desire v5. Trust me.
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I doubt it this set up has no data issues such as I have read for mattc's 1.6b
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Tmous HD2
Android: DarkStone Desire V5
WM: Energy's latest
HSPL 2 Class 6 8gb
Radio: 2.10.50
Sent via Android HD2
I'm trying this build out but How do you replace the system files with the latest git updates to get the gps, bt working? I'm using windows 7 btw so would you tell me how to do so?
thanks for the idea..
Anyone heard from DarkStone in a while? I've just been using his rls, but havent seen him around lately so I might try this or mattc 1.6
worth a try
I will try, since I had the same impression the Desire built is the one handling better the 3g/wifi.
shubcraft has the best look and feel, but so far the best ROM is the mattc 1.6b
regards
I'm trying this build out but How do you replace the system files with the latest git updates to get the gps, bt working? I'm using windows 7 btw so would you tell me how to do so?
thanks for the idea..
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Yea no worries.. I liked the shubcraft build cuz of cyanogen but then I started messing with this set up and I love it... best response to everything... so I have been just having fun with this build..Download Droid explorer and it will let you transfer the files.. just make sure you mount the system as r/w using adb.... I have used super user file browse (sufb) and that let's you mount the system and data as r/w... but from either just copy/push them into the same place as shubcraft has listed System/lib/modules... and them of course reboot..
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Tmous HD2
Android: DarkStone Desire V5
WM: Energy's latest
HSPL 2 Class 6 8gb
Radio: 2.10.50
Sent via Android HD2
That's sounds like an awesome combo. I've tried pm'ing darkstone to tell him to update ver5 for a while. I always thought in my opinion ver5 was always the Godfather of these builds. Being one of the first ones out, it was more responsive than most of the builds today, and look how long ago that was compared to all the new builds and upgrades of now. Will definitely try this. Like they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" So tuning up something that was already great should make for one hell of a build.
Isn't v5 android 2.1? That would account for the improved battery life, 2.2 requires more processor power, but it's also 450% faster ( from some test reports) basically it won't work well with sense that's why its better with launcher pro. Also you don't get the advances in 2.2 ( maybe you don't need them anyhow).Its worth doing a quadrant benchmark to test properly if its really faster. Also maybe worth comparing with something like Shu8i v 1.2, pretty similar to what your using but I would bet It would be much faster also.
Isn't v5 android 2.1? That would account for the improved battery life, 2.2 requires more processor power, but it's also 450% faster ( from some test reports) basically it won't work well with sense that's why its better with launcher pro. Also you don't get the advances in 2.2 ( maybe you don't need them anyhow).Its worth doing a quadrant benchmark to test properly if its really faster. Also maybe worth comparing with something like Shu8i v 1.2, pretty similar to what your using but I would bet It would be much faster also.
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Yes sir 2.1 but its still kicks a$$... I left my phone on over night not charging for about 8 hours, and my battery went from 63 to 58! Im stoked! And I did benchmark it and my score was just under the nexus 2.2 around 1200.. ill see if I can up a pic... ill see what I can do from my work comp... as my home pc's hard drive kicked the bucket yesterday... so right now I have no way to upload to xda... but ill figure it out. This really an awesome setup! Darkstone if you read this take this setup and run with it señor... you won't regret it.. market is blazing fast.. this feels the like a native Rom for me.... also I have auto rotate on and that is working wonderfully for me too... mind u I have that class 6 card... try it and run the benchmark.. u will see for yourself...
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Tmous HD2
Android: DarkStone Desire V5
WM: Energy's latest
HSPL 2 Class 6 8gb
Radio: 2.10.50
Sent via Android HD2
That's sounds like an awesome combo. I've tried pm'ing darkstone to tell him to update ver5 for a while. I always thought in my opinion ver5 was always the Godfather of these builds. Being one of the first ones out, it was more responsive than most of the builds today, and look how long ago that was compared to all the new builds and upgrades of now. Will definitely try this. Like they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" So tuning up something that was already great should make for one hell of a build.
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I agree totally! That's why I have always compared this build to other builds in terms of kickassness... Please post back your results to share with the skeptics and nay sayers..
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Tmous HD2
Android: DarkStone Desire V5
WM: Energy's latest
HSPL 2 Class 6 8gb
Radio: 2.10.50
Sent via Android HD2
da-pharoah said:
I agree totally! That's why I have always compared this build to other builds in terms of kickassness... Please post back your results to share with the skeptics and nay sayers..
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Tmous HD2
Android: DarkStone Desire V5
WM: Energy's latest
HSPL 2 Class 6 8gb
Radio: 2.10.50
Sent via Android HD2
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Well Im pretty open minded so I tested your theory with michyprimas, latest zimage and stock zimage from 23rd August sense disabled. Theres no root access to enable setcpu so the processor was running at 768, still running at 998 wont make that huge a difference.
Result your device: 525, exactly what I expected for a 2.1 based ROM.
It is buried by newer Roms in benchmarks, but it runs fast and smooth and I see why you like it.
Wouldn't that original root.fs file work? The file is on linux and android read post 3 thread.
LondonTownGuy said:
Well Im pretty open minded so I tested your theory with michyprimas, latest zimage and stock zimage from 23rd August sense disabled. Theres no root access to enable setcpu so the processor was running at 768, still running at 998 wont make that huge a difference.
Result your device: 525, exactly what I expected for a 2.1 based ROM.
It is buried by newer Roms in benchmarks, but it runs fast and smooth and I see why you like it.
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I dont know how you got 525 but for proof I have attached the quadrant score I just got five minutes ago.. And its not 525 my friend.. its beyond the nexus 2.2 results... and this is a rooted rom.... all my super user access request programs work just fine no issues at all...
Hey Pharoah, how did you get over 1300? Im getting 702 tops. I got set cpu to the max. Are there any special tweaks your using to get that high. I love this combination, and if there is any way i can tweak mine to get up that high, I would appreciate if you shared how you got that high.
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Hey Pharoah, how did you get over 1300? Im getting 702 tops. I got set cpu to the max. Are there any special tweaks your using to get that high. I love this combination, and if there is any way i can tweak mine to get up that high, I would appreciate if you shared how you got that high.
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I havent done anything different that I have learned from the threads of darkstone and shubcraft..I use autokiller with an optimum preset, advance task killer with the auto kill frequency set to kill apps when the screen is turned off and the 4 profiles setting in setcpu to manage the speed of my processor for battery consumption. Nothing else special added to help the speed. Just really the startup.txt and netripper zimage are the only 'major' changes I have made... I restarted my phone and ran quadrant again and got a score just under the nexus 2.2 of 1307 with like 20+ apps running in the backround. Maybe becuase I have a class 6 card??? who knows.. are you running the setup like mine (senseless) or are you running it with sense??
Update...
It cant be the class of card. My friend who has the exact same setup just a class 2 card just scored a 1296... so maybe the setcpu, autokiller, and advance task killer tweeks help.... try and report back..
Yea Im running a class4. But I know that is not the problem. I could get a 1780 on Shubcraft 1.4 My set up is pretty much the same is yours. Im running it with launcher. I did replace the rootfs.img with the one that was on the beginning of the Linux and Android Read Post3 thread. Because as I remember that build isnt rooted. Did you replace your rootfs.img? Or did you use the original one? That might be why mine is running so slow.
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Yea Im running a class4. But I know that is not the problem. I could get a 1780 on Shubcraft 1.4 My set up is pretty much the same is yours. Im running it with launcher. I did replace the rootfs.img with the one that was on the beginning of the Linux and Android Read Post3 thread. Because as I remember that build isnt rooted. Did you replace your rootfs.img? Or did you use the original one? That might be why mine is running so slow.
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That I can remember I didnt switch the rootfs, its the original. But really not rooted huh?? I guess I missed that posting... I have not had any issues running root-required apps. Try it maybe that is the difference.. Im going to see if I can up my rootfs but idk if I can manage via my phone since I cant connect usb to this work computer... usb ports on work comp disabled... but ill try..
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mattc's NexusLeo v1.1
This is a brand new build. It is almost a complete opposite of my Sense build. The base for this ROM is from Google's official Nexus 2.2 Froyo FRF91. This is *stock* Android.
The kernel is michyprima's overclockable to 1190.400MHz and undervolted to 925mv. It also has the latest GIT updates. I found this combo to be the most stable while producing amazing speeds. michyprima's post can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756513.
What's Not Working:
WIFI tethering
Bluetooth Headsets not working for calls. Streaming media is working fine.
USB Tethering
PPP
What is working:
Bluetooth Streaming Media
Wifi
EDGE/3G/HSDPA Internet
5MP Camera w/flash
Standard Definition Camcorder w/flash
All other items working on other builds, too many to list
Known Issues:
Internet can be slow. This is because of the use of RMNET and should be fixed in future builds.
There are occasional touchscreen freezes. With the new kernel I have noticed a decrease. Normal touchscreen functionality usually returns after 10 seconds or so.
Tips:
Use SetCPU to overclock. The max default is set to 998MHz.
Turn off live wallpaper for better performance and battery life.
Don't use the built-in USB Storage capabilities. While it works, it may cause corruption of your Android system files requiring a fresh install.
Use a program called "droidexplorer" which safely transfers files using adb.
I have included a Task Manager. Learn to use it religiously to improve battery life.
Other Notes:
CPU scaling is enable by default without SetCPU. There is nothing you need to do to overclock it is enabled by default.
This is a VERY basic build. Don't expect to see any Sense widgets, apps, etc. Check out a stock Nexus One and that is what you are getting.
I have included Astro File Manager as well as a Task Killer.
Installation Instructions:
Download which build you like. You can choose from a 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB storage option.
Unzip the contents to your SD card. All of the files should extract into a folder named "Android".
Use an autoloader or, in Windows Mobile, browse to the Android folder on your SD card and run CLRCAD.exe, then Haret.exe.
Let Android boot. The first boot is always the longest and larger data sizes require longer times. The 2GB can take up to 20 minutes depending on your card speed.
Enjoy Android.
Note: If you are having a looping boot issue, please replace the startup.txt with the one attached at the bottom of this post.
DOWNLOADS:
V1.1
512 MB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/C1SOCF726I
1 GB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/SGQWC9VZ3R
2 GB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/R7XB0BV5UK
V1
512 MB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/LK0DRVOB50
1 GB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/LQD232H4WR
2 GB Data: http://www.multiupload.com/710FX6XZWY
Kernel Sources (note: nothing below is required for you to run Android. Everything listed here is already included in the download).
The latest kernels can always be found here: http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/
Code:
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383706&d=1282234134"]zImage[/URL] [URL="http://git.linuxtogo.org/?p=groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/htc-msm-2.6.32"]Git[/URL] [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383706&d=1282234134"]Modules[/URL] [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7534098&postcount=1"]Diff[/URL]
Changes to kernel logged by huanyu:
In this kernel, I have enabled the follows:
•Conservative CPUfreq governor
•Conservative governor is the default CPUfreq governor
•Voltage goes down to 1000 mv (zImage_1000mv) or 925mv (zImage_925mv) or 1050mv (default voltage)
•Overclocking to 1.113 GHz max.
Remember, I hold NO responsibility for anything that goes wrong. I'm simply providing the kernel, whatever happens with it is on your shoulders not mine.
If you do not like the overclocked feature, you can use SetCPU to disable it.
minor tweaking to drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
•#define DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_DIFFERENTIAL (30)
•#define MICRO_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD (65)
•#define MICRO_FREQUENCY_MIN_SAMPLE_RATE (9500)
minor tweaking to drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
•#define DEF_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD (65)
•#define DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_THRESHOLD (30)
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Thanks to all of the devs working on kernel. Also, thanks to Darkstone and shu8i for their great work and support on other builds. Shatterv2, ShadowFoxBiH, and BazGee for beta testing. Mom...
As always, donations are appreciated but not required.
Change Log
Change Log:
1.1:
Using michyprima's kernel #33 based on updated GIT, which adds:
Overclockable to 1190.400MHz using setCPU
Physical "END" button can now end calls
Stops battery charging when full
Added LED and Keypad light support
Made changes to solve TMOUS MMS issues
Improved battery life
Improved speed and stability, phone app crashes eliminated
No longer overclocked out of the box. You must use setCPU if you wish to overclock
thank you, its working flawless so far
if i find bugs, i'll report em
Safe and stable build in my eyes. Been using Test build for a day now and works smoothly. thanks for your hard work matt
WOW. you mean this is actually fast than the N1!!!
Thanks a lot. downloading now
Wow, finally an official full ram version of a mattc release
I am an ardent follower of your releases, bordering on religious zealotry. Plus, stock froyo with no Sense baggage. I expect this thread to explode within the next few hours...
as always, many many thanks for your hard work.
Will give it a try & report..!!!
Well earlier posts say it is fast & better, hope I find the same result..!!!
Thanks..!!!
Thank you for this build.
I don't like the HTC Sense.
I have used the dan1j3l-LeoFroyo v1.0 for a while.
I will try your new Nexus One build.
I have six words for you spimonkey....
Thank You, Thank you, Thank you!
Been using 1.5 for a while now and its all round pretty amazing, Cant wait to try this build.... downloading now
Oh an by the way.... THANK YOU
tytung said:
Thank you for this build.
I don't like the HTC Sense.
I have used the dan1j3l-LeoFroyo v1.0 for a while.
I will try your new Nexus One build.
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some like sense some dont.
I would like to see a sense version by mat
thank, i love this build. smooth and fasssssstttttttt.
Thanks!!!!
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Ultimaex said:
some like sense some dont.
I would like to see a sense version by mat
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Agreed, I like sense way more than the stock version. But I'm still gonna try this build out.
Trying this build right now..
Will post the review in few mins.
love this stock froyo build i hate sese
Downloading now.. amazing work.. too bad BT call audio is not working.. if there's any way we can copy modules from V1.5 which have it working let us know...
This is ohh... so exciting... LOL
Nice Got my first Quadrant over 1450 . 1667 now.
does this include the new kernel released today @ http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/UpdateKernel
if not can it be used with this build with the given instructions?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
bizmark03 said:
does this include the new kernel released today @ http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/UpdateKernel
if not can it be used with this build with the given instructions?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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It doesn't use that one but feel free to try any kernel you wish. They should work.
Any random screen freezes? I'm going to give it a shot anyway.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
I'm half way through my 2nd day using Android on my HD2 and this thread is for me to say what issues i've found. Not to complain, just because most of them may have fixes or other people may have the same issues. These ROMS haven't long been out and i'm sure the developers here will fix many issues.
ROM: NRGZ28 Energy ROM
Radio: .12
Android Build: Desire v5
Battery Life:
Compared with WinMo, Android appears to be less optomised on battery. I put the phone on a full charge at 7pm last night, at this time(10:25am) with very little use, 1 3 minute call and a quick check on Facebook) the battery only has 50% left just over
Unresponsive Screen:
Occasionally the screen will stop responding, however pressing a hardware button usually clears the problem up
Photo Uploading:
I took 2 photos yesturday and went to upload them to Facebook, however the progress bar stays at 0% on the notification bar and no way to remove it
No Mic/Audio:
I've made another thread for this and I found the problem, with my Windows Mobile ROM it doesn't automatically load CLRAD.EXE before HaRAT.EXE, so when starting up the phone, i have to take out SD Card, use File Explorer to start CLRAD.exe, put SD Card in then launch HaRAT.exe
I've heard changing to the Titanium WinMo ROM fixes many issues compared to Energy so I may try that tonight
your rom should be fine to run android.
desire v5 is not the best choice, cause its one of the first builds.
you should take an new build before doing anything else...
if you like sense, give mattc 1.6 a try. if you not like sense take a look at darkstones newest froyostone.
there have been many many kernel updates since desire v5 was released. you will notice a huge difference in speed and response...
Bimme said:
your rom should be fine to run android.
desire v5 is not the best choice, cause its one of the first builds.
you should take an new build before doing anything else...
if you like sense, give mattc 1.6 a try. if you not like sense take a look at darkstones newest froyostone.
there have been many many kernel updates since desire v5 was released. you will notice a huge difference in speed and response...
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Thanks for the tip, I may try Mattc 1.6, is that 1.6 the version of the ROM or is it Android 1.6?
Actually wait a bit on mattc 1.6. It currently has issues. mattc 1.5b is my fulltime build right now. I haven't used WinMo in 2 weeks. As a matter of fact, I'm going to load on a light version of WinMo, like Chucky's. Why have a bloated WinMo when you're not using it?
geon106 said:
Thanks for the tip, I may try Mattc 1.6, is that 1.6 the version of the ROM or is it Android 1.6?
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I said to you to upgrade as desire is an older build. In regards of clfcad it should be on your SD card in the android folder along with haret so why is it stored elsewhere? Plus you always have to click clrcad before running haret unless you use an android launcher like mskips which does this automatically.
So OP other than your experiences with highly known problems. What was your experince with android overall.
Did you like it? Did you use it to is full potential? Did you try out the new voice search? What did you think of qik? or any other note worthy apps?
I know you are probably already aware but I just wanted to say
these things.
The battery life improves with use of setcpu. Considering the phone was never designed to run android I am ok with it.
Unresponsive screen is solved right now by disabling screen rotation.
there is also a slight delay built in I believe.
Uploads were a big problem untill the recent ppp fix.
You shouldnt ever have a problem with sound running aslong
as clrad.exe is being properly ran.
I wanted to address these because I believe android on the hd2 needs a fair chance. If we dont take into account these minor flaws we wont see the greatness.
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I said to you to upgrade as desire is an older build. In regards of clfcad it should be on your SD card in the android folder along with haret so why is it stored elsewhere? Plus you always have to click clrcad before running haret unless you use an android launcher like mskips which does this automatically.
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Those files are in the Android folder on the SD card, but I thought the WinMo ROM as it has a button built in to launch Android would be scripted to run CLFCAD.exe and HaRAT.exe automatically, wrongly assumed on my part though.
hmm, mskips you say? May give that a go.
Yeah i've been told by a few people to upgrade the Android rom i have, the reason I started with this one is because i figured the HTC Desire is a similar phone to HD2. I'll try in a bit a new WinMo ROM and Android ROM but with the same radio
hazard99 said:
So OP other than your experiences with highly known problems. What was your experince with android overall.
Did you like it? Did you use it to is full potential? Did you try out the new voice search? What did you think of qik? or any other note worthy apps?
I know you are probably already aware but I just wanted to say
these things.
The battery life improves with use of setcpu. Considering the phone was never designed to run android I am ok with it.
Unresponsive screen is solved right now by disabling screen rotation.
there is also a slight delay built in I believe.
Uploads were a big problem untill the recent ppp fix.
You shouldnt ever have a problem with sound running aslong
as clrad.exe is being properly ran.
I wanted to address these because I believe android on the hd2 needs a fair chance. If we dont take into account these minor flaws we wont see the greatness.
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Don't get me wrong this isn't me complaining about it. I knew there would be "niggling" issues of course.
Well personally, I love it. I want to use it as my main OS. It is suprisingly stable, it looks good, it runs reasonably well(i.e above issues). I love the Android Marketplace, i've given Layar a go(which runs well and is fun) i enjoy Latitude and using it with Google Buzz.
I am hugely grateful for the work people are putting into these ROMs, its fantastic and as they get improved and issues get fixed well, I can imagine great things
sorry I didnt mean to imply anything. I just wanted to see what you enjoyed. I am glad to see you are enjoying it.
I knew these guys were smart so i bought it even before I knew about the project.
Dreams really do come true lol.
hazard99 said:
sorry I didnt mean to imply anything. I just wanted to see what you enjoyed. I am glad to see you are enjoying it.
I knew these guys were smart so i bought it even before I knew about the project.
Dreams really do come true lol.
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I agree, I will be keeping a close eye on the ROMs and as they get improved more and more, our experiences with Android will only get better. Right now i'm experimenting with different builds to see which one suites me best
Welcome,
Here you get to vote for the Android build you love the most:
PS: Its not competition please dont take this wrong, just vote for the one you think its more useful to you.
- : [BUILD][Mdeejay eVo Sense v. 2.3 rEVOlution] By: m-deejay
- : [BUILD][MDJ FroYo Revolution v.1.1] By: m-deejay
- : [BUILD] Mdeejay eVo Sense v. 1.1 Matted By: m-deejay
- : [BUILD][shubCRAFT 2.0 CM6]By: shu8i
- : [BUILD][HyperDroidV1.7] By: pongster
- : ]BUILD][FroyoStone Sense - V3.2 - linux_on_wince_htc 2.6.32] By: DarkStone1337
- : [BETA BUILD]MIUI Stock 10.29 By: domineus
- : [BUILD] phireMOD SkinnyEVO v1.5 By: phiredrop
- : [ROM][WWE] OzDROID ROM 2.00 24635 By: the_scotsman
- : [BUILD] [darkstone HD2Froyo V3] By: DarkStone1337
- : [Build] Bangsters V1.5 By: bangsters
- : [Build] [linux_on_wince_htc] By: michyprima
- : [BUILD] HD2ONE 0.2.3 By: Kouno.Takaaki
This isn't complete list please post ones you think are better and are best.
Thanks for your contribution.
PS: If there are any errors i do apologies in advance.
Good idea, but:
I think this thread is a little unappropriate. You can ask people for their personalpreference, but there's not Best Android since that's a very subjective matter. Either change the title to Choose Your Preferred Android (or anything similar) or it will be closed for certain
My personal favorite is [mattc Froyo w/Sense 1.8] because it's really clean and stock-like, and working like a charm!
there is no such thing as the best rom and i feel sorry for those who make choices based on popularity only.
just for the record, i use coredroid now and used xcelsior's before. neither of these are on your list...
Neither are mattc Leo and froyo sense. And OzDroid is winmo
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
I really dont know if I want to keep this open as these kind of threads have always been a breeding ground for flames and arguments to start. I will keep it open 'for now' but will be keeping an eye on it and if it starts to degrade from the subject then I will have to close it.
Either way you need to take the_scotsman's OZDROID out of the list as it is a WinMo Rom WITHOUT an Android Build included. Also it might be worth asking for the reasons why someone prefers the build they are using as it may give insight to new users looking for a Build to use.
I also changed the title of the thread to make it less prone to flames and clarify that this isnt a vote for the Best Build but purely what the users prefers. Please also change the title of the poll acordingly.
Mark.
I'm getting ready to flash my first Android build but I visited a few threads before and the poll results confirm what I had heard.
It's a good idea to help newcomers like me decide, as long as it doesn't derail .
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I really dont know if I want to keep this open as these kind of threads have always been a breeding ground for flames and arguments to start. I will keep it open 'for now' but will be keeping an eye on it and if it starts to degrade from the subject then I will have to close it.
Either way you need to take the_scotsman's OZDROID out of the list as it is a WinMo Rom WITHOUT an Android Build included. Also it might be worth asking for the reasons why someone prefers the build they are using as it may give insight to new users looking for a Build to use.
I also changed the title of the thread to make it less prone to flames and clarify that this isnt a vote for the Best Build but purely what the users prefers. Please also change the title of the poll acordingly.
Mark.
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Cheers mark,
I've always been bad with my assignments no matter how hard i try i'd always mess them rofl writing has been always my weakest point and will be
cheers for sorting it out
PS: I wasn't sure about that Win one either might remove it to keep it pure Android ones, i should made it more like "which droid you use most?" so that would have made it easier to see who use what...
PS: the purpose of this was to see which one is most fav among us as all and which build is recommended by most. as you can choose more than one to vote for i think its fair on all
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For me so far the shubCRAFT 2.0 seems to be the best.But i tried almost every android build around. The phiremod, and hyperdroid 1.7 are ok too.
This must be because i like the sense-less builds.
My main concern with this thread is it being outdated when new builds get released or updated. And it's all subjective anyway. One mans meat is another mans poison, ones man sick setup is another man iPhone...
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My main concern with this thread is it being outdated when new builds get released or updated. And it's all subjective anyway. One mans meat is another mans poison, ones man sick setup is another man iPhone...
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I had that in mind but this isn't meant to run for long time, if it shows 1 week's info i guess it will be much beneficial for many of us.
Rest i am curious, want to know and being new to Android wont hurt to see who use which android and for what purpose guess that will enhance our knowledge about the build a little more, i find it really hard going thru 500+ pages and 1000s of posts to just get some proper info as u know that already.
Thanks for time and info much appreciated always...
Ok well if it's just for a personal snapshot of what people are using at the moment I kinda get it, but even if we like something doesn't mean you will, and our stability may not guarantee it for you.
Using Shubcraft 2.0 (DropMode) atm and really liking it. Couple of little niggles (notification bar colour, changing it in the settings doesn't seem to work properly; installer bar on market flickers annoyingly) but they really are minor. Boots reasonably quick, doesn't crash on me, good standby battery drain, mostly reliable data.
* [UPD][BUILD][24.10.10]Mdeejay FroYo HD v.3.7|1.32.405.3|kernel:hastarin R7.6
This has given me great battery life because it's under-clocked, and still runs very smooth.
The skin changer is a great new feature for eye candy and so far everything works except the camera, but I can always boot back to winmo to take pics, until a solution is found.
I was reluctant to try this as I didn't want to reset up everything, so with a fresh SD card copied the build then coppied my image file from Froyo Sense 3.2 and amazingly it worked without issues. Just lucky I guess.
A big thanks to all you Devs. I never thought Android could be so much fun....
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* [UPD][BUILD][24.10.10]Mdeejay FroYo HD v.3.7|1.32.405.3|kernel:hastarin R7.6
This has given me great battery life because it's under-clocked, and still runs very smooth.
The skin changer is a great new feature for eye candy and so far everything works except the camera, but I can always boot back to winmo to take pics, until a solution is found.
I was reluctant to try this as I didn't want to reset up everything, so with a fresh SD card copied the build then coppied my image file from Froyo Sense 3.2 and amazingly it worked without issues. Just lucky I guess.
A big thanks to all you Devs. I never thought Android could be so much fun....
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Thats great info you shared mate,
i'll surely try out your method.
Cheers
[BUILD][Mdeejay eVo Sense v. 2.3 rEVOlution] By: m-deejay
seems to be the widely used one so far...
I use [BUILD] [darkstone HD2Froyo V3] By: DarkStone1337 and I'm satisfied for the moment.
AverGo said:
* [UPD][BUILD][24.10.10]Mdeejay FroYo HD v.3.7|1.32.405.3|kernel:hastarin R7.6
This has given me great battery life because it's under-clocked, and still runs very smooth.
The skin changer is a great new feature for eye candy and so far everything works except the camera, but I can always boot back to winmo to take pics, until a solution is found.
I was reluctant to try this as I didn't want to reset up everything, so with a fresh SD card copied the build then coppied my image file from Froyo Sense 3.2 and amazingly it worked without issues. Just lucky I guess.
A big thanks to all you Devs. I never thought Android could be so much fun....
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I echo everything you've said but the camera is a killerapp for me, especially as the software on the Android builds produces much better shots than on WinMo.
Using Evo Revolution 2.3 until Mdeejay FroYo HD sorts the camera out.
I'm on mattc's 1.8. The most amazing build I've ever seen. It's stable, runs smooth with hastarins 8.1 kernel and I had never any problems. I've tried several others, like MDJ, Froyostone and Bangsters. But I have to say the only problem I had in MDJ's build was the issue with those scrolling lags and they're gettin very annoying at some time. The other builds I had much more problems like sync over the air, wrong GPS data and so on. And don't think I'm just puttin some builds on my phone to see that they don't work. I'm really in Android and I had long nights trying to solve those problems.
That's why I prefer mattc. Never had any dammed issue But where is he? I would really appreciate an update..
Tytung's NexusHD2 wasn't listed and is the best Nexus-based build yet. It is the absolute only Nexus-based build that will function smoothly as a factory build with all my usual widgets. And I use the G2 7-screen launcher. So I have 7 pages worth of widgets and it is still as smooth as a factory phone. All of the others I've tried, except the MCCM Nexus-based build, will be laggy as hell and jerky when scrolling between homescreens.
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I'm on mattc's 1.8. The most amazing build I've ever seen. It's stable, runs smooth with hastarins 8.1 kernel and I had never any problems. I've tried several others, like MDJ, Froyostone and Bangsters. But I have to say the only problem I had in MDJ's build was the issue with those scrolling lags and they're gettin very annoying at some time. The other builds I had much more problems like sync over the air, wrong GPS data and so on. And don't think I'm just puttin some builds on my phone to see that they don't work. I'm really in Android and I had long nights trying to solve those problems.
That's why I prefer mattc. Never had any dammed issue But where is he? I would really appreciate an update..
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Well u should try the froyo revolution 1.5 with mdj's s2 kernel. Smooth as butter!
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Is it possible to provide the links for each of the Builds? Thanks!
Hey all,
i wanted to know which build you prefer and which build the most stable one is. im searching for a version with less bugs. i want a non laggy version. can somebody help?
the ram versions are far away from being stable right?
what about the hd versions? have they much bugs?
I love to know this too. I want stable and not care much of nice animation. i think you will get different answer because i don't think anyone know what the best out there. You will have to try different one to see which one work for you best. Every single one out there will the different issue you might run into? The good thing are alot of developer actively working on these rom for FREE. That really nice of them. I really appreciate all the hard work.
The common response to this question is that it's really about personal preference at this point. There may be some small features not working in each build but I can't say that any of them have any particular major flaws unless it's a "work in progress" build like Gingerbread MyTouch4G or whatever. I recommend bookmarking this http://android.hd2roms.com/ and get a better idea of the different Roms and see which are staying updated or w/e. I like to have 2 types of Roms, a Stock-like or Cyanogen-based and a Sense-themed. Of these types, I have found the following to be particularly good for me:
- Cyanogen-based: HD2ONE (all though he is not developing any longer, this one should be solid for a long time.. my personal favorite) - JDMS (could easily replace HD2ONE for me if JDMS stays in the game and keeps new Cyanogen builds rotating in and doing the testing\tweaking for us)
- Sense-themed: MDJ Froyo HD (I'm most impressed with MDJ's commitment to keeping his roms up to date. Sense based are often bulky so I have to overclock them a tad but MDJ compensates by undervolting nicely)
- Stock-like: Darkstone SuperRam (I may be biased for Darkstone's builds but this one loads super quick) - NexusHD2 (Solid and Slick... nothing wrong with this one)
- Experimental: MDJ Gingerbread (Really looking forward to the last couple things to get ironed out on this build)
So yeah, there are 6 right there that I use. Which one I use the most is kinda hard to say. I currently bounce between HD2ONE and MDJ FroyoHD. I use Excellar boot loader and just customize my Rom names and just reboot in each and play/test them all for speed/stability/functionality at my leisure. I just load up my card like this and figure out what works for me the most:
/HD2ONE
/MDJFroyoHD
/SuperRAM
/JDMS
/NexusHD2
Bottom-Line... all of them are excellent, have fun and try each on. And don't be afraid to try something new. A lot of new guys are trying to get their stuff out there for us and need testers and feedback to help them perfect it. Sorry for being long winded, there really is no simple answer. They are all good!
For me its MDJ Revolution HD v.1.2 with hastarin 8.6 kernel
Its apsolutly fast, stable and good looking. I have tried almoust all versions and this one is definitly winner for me.
I vote for option A - Try them all and see which one you like best.
Mdeejay Sense Clean 2.3 build as posted in Mdeejay thread by Hastarin. It has Hastarin kernel 8.53b included but you can update to 8.6. It's totally stable and I haven't found anything to replace it.
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SupeRam by darkstone, top notch
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HD2ONE is the best for me. Smooth Quick & Stable for everyday use. Also installing Luncher Pro from market place makes it unbelievably smooth.
which rom do you use with hd2one? chucky or ozdroid or energy? i want to have a wm rom that is very lite and starts android automatically
mdjee jay evo sense revolution
pone- htc hd2 leo
android version- 2.2
kernel version- 2.6.32.15r7
build no- mdjee jay evo sense revolution
dis si the best
fast
superrom by darkstone is byfar the best i have used and i have tryed a lot of roms
Evil_enc said:
Hey all,
i wanted to know which build you prefer and which build the most stable one is. im searching for a version with less bugs. i want a non laggy version. can somebody help?
the ram versions are far away from being stable right?
what about the hd versions? have they much bugs?
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The Nexus build from TyTung is the most stable and there is nothing "not" working...check it out.
MCCM's builds are perfect. Everything works and they are fast without overclooking. I get 1662 on quadrant with stock CPU settings. with his builds. I'm using his Desire HD build.
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Also, they are rock solid stable and battery draws 5 - 7 mA in standby.
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superrom by darkstone is byfar the best i have used and i have tryed a lot of roms
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but it doesnt work for me for calling.no sound when i call soneone.but music plsys fine.
Nexus build by TyTung, it is very smooth & stable, with very low battery consumption
i agree with the nexus one notion. my only problem is that battery when standby averages at 11 mA
Any build can be as good as you want if you know what to do. For me, I simply like sense builds. I have mdj 1.7 as main but I am currently testing moto my touch 4g and dandiest desire z.
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i agree with the nexus one notion. my only problem is that battery when standby averages at 11 mA
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There are two causes for this, one Tytung address in his post; GPS off.
The other is addressed in my post; it's a light that stays on that's supposed to be used only during call.
Check it out.
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There are two causes for this, one Tytung address in his post; GPS off.
The other is addressed in my post; it's a light that stays on that's supposed to be used only during call.
Check it out.
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my gps was already off.
sorry but i can't find your post in your signature. do you mind showing it?
hi,
i was wondering, now with all the android roms beeing published to xda
i'd realy like to know which rom is actualy the most recent, or the best, with the least errors and best to work
and another thing,
is it possible to delete windows from my phone and let my phone start directly from android, to avoid the long boot time?
@natihorny - Here's a link to TechBurrow's thread. There is a video/ links for what you need to do to flash your phone with Android and have it boot up directly to it without dealing with WM. I've yet to do this, as I'm still at work, but plan on giving it a try in the coming days.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894423
I would suggest that you dont use NAND builds yet they are far from perfect but instead you should use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847631 it is motomans black and blue build wich is by far the best sense android build even much better than any ram and nand build and as for winmo flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893438 and it will boot android just as fast as any nand build and you will never have problems with this setup
this is a very, very subjective thread. there is not "best" rom--it's all about what you're looking for in a rom. for example, vanilla froyo vs. desire vs. desire hd vs. miui vs. gingerbread. or sd vs. sd ram vs. nand.
personally, i'm a proponent of sd ram. i haven't actually used it long term, but it seems to be very fast (and based on darkstone, it's even faster than nand). especially with nand being very young in its development, i would stick to sd for now. plus, it's much easier to flash and fix in case you corrupt your rom somehow. there's a few out there (just look for "[SD] [RAM]" in the descriptions), but one i'd like to point out is darkstone's superram froyo. i'm kinda busy right now, but that's definitely the rom i'm going to be using and modding to my liking.
good luck and have fun flashing!
ok, thanks everyone for the helpfull answers,
i had still one other question and thats,
i just bought a new car with bluetooth function, though my cell phone and the bluetooth of the car don't connect like it should, (thats why i wanted an android with the least amount of problems) and i was wondering if the fact that the bluetooth is only visible 120 seconds may cause the problem.
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I would suggest that you dont use NAND builds yet they are far from perfect but instead you should use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847631 it is motomans black and blue build wich is by far the best sense android build even much better than any ram and nand build and as for winmo flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893438 and it will boot android just as fast as any nand build and you will never have problems with this setup
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i was wondering, in some of the android roms, you can choose skins from htc sense and have the htc market, and can download more htc backgrounds, sounds, etc. etc.
and now i have the rom you suggested, both for windows as for android which i'd like to use, but doesn't have that htc sense thing buildt in the android rom, how can i get it back?
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i was wondering, in some of the android roms, you can choose skins from htc sense and have the htc market, and can download more htc backgrounds, sounds, etc. etc.
and now i have the rom you suggested, both for windows as for android which i'd like to use, but doesn't have that htc sense thing buildt in the android rom, how can i get it back?
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The build you are speaking of is the desire hd. I didn't suggest that build because it is laggy and slow. Even after 10 restarts and 2 days of use it still laggs alot compared to the one I posted in B4. Take it from someone that has tried every build available the motoman build is BY FAR the BEST after you get over all the HOOPLAH over the new htc sense wich is cool i'll admit but the coolness wears off after about 2 days and your just stuck with a laggy non responsive HD build. now others will post how good thier HD build works after hours of tweeking and reading and tweeking and reading. But trust me you will go back to the motoman build after you try the hd for a few days
@ wrecless
thanks for your view about which rom to choose, i'll do as you say, since you realy know what you're talking about, and i was hoping you tell me whenever a perfect rom from the htc desire is out?
wrecless said:
I would suggest that you dont use NAND builds yet they are far from perfect but instead you should use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847631 it is motomans black and blue build wich is by far the best sense android build even much better than any ram and nand build and as for winmo flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893438 and it will boot android just as fast as any nand build and you will never have problems with this setup
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Would you say this build is better than darkstone SuperRAM FroYo v1.5 and SuperRAM Sense v0.1?
Jdm ultimate 1.6.2 is best by far nand or sd hands down
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wrecless said:
The build you are speaking of is the desire hd. I didn't suggest that build because it is laggy and slow. Even after 10 restarts and 2 days of use it still laggs alot compared to the one I posted in B4. Take it from someone that has tried every build available the motoman build is BY FAR the BEST after you get over all the HOOPLAH over the new htc sense wich is cool i'll admit but the coolness wears off after about 2 days and your just stuck with a laggy non responsive HD build. now others will post how good thier HD build works after hours of tweeking and reading and tweeking and reading. But trust me you will go back to the motoman build after you try the hd for a few days
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sounds like an interesting helpful post
i will return to deliver the Thanks if I found Motoman's build, superior to the ones I have and resolves the issues I am facing (everyone is different)
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Jdm ultimate 1.6.2 is best by far nand or sd hands down
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for non-sense build your rite jdms is by far the best
Essjaythegreat said:
Would you say this build is better than darkstone SuperRAM FroYo v1.5 and SuperRAM Sense v0.1?
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I installed the darkstone build and had problems but I cant remember exactly what they were. In my opinion the motoman build was just as fast and had no problems. I'v been trying everything just because i want something different but I always come back to this build nothing out there seams to work as well as this one and as for the nand builds they are all RMNET. So untill I see a working PPP build I'm going to keep using this SD build
Why hasnt a mod moved or deleted this topic?
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I installed the darkstone build and had problems but I cant remember exactly what they were. In my opinion the motoman build was just as fast and had no problems. I'v been trying everything just because i want something different but I always come back to this build nothing out there seams to work as well as this one and as for the nand builds they are all RMNET. So untill I see a working PPP build I'm going to keep using this SD build
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I had no problems at all with darkstones super ram builds they worked very well for me everything worked fine ppp wifi ect, i noticed darkstone froyo was a bit faster than his sence build but its still very fast
I tryed Motoman's build and found it very nice, but am having problems with wifi and market, I think there may be a fix for these but ive not had time to browse through the forum as of yet.
I really like JNF Android Starter Xtreme you recommended its funky
TheATHEiST said:
Why hasnt a mod moved or deleted this topic?
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Why???????
Essjaythegreat said:
I had no problems at all with darkstones super ram builds they worked very well for me everything worked fine ppp wifi ect, i noticed darkstone froyo was a bit faster than his sence build but its still very fast
I tryed Motoman's build and found it very nice, but am having problems with wifi and market, I think there may be a fix for these but ive not had time to browse through the forum as of yet.
I really like JNF Android Starter Xtreme you recommended its funky
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Not sure one can find a perfect build ( or mate for that matter ), but I do have some info collected that others may find useful in the link below. If anyone can find a build with everything working, please let us know.
http://home.comcast.net/~chn110/AndroidHD2/ScoreCard.htm
TyTungs Nexus NAND build is awesome; check it out:
links are in my thread
deadmansink said:
TyTungs Nexus NAND build is awesome; check it out:
links are in my thread
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yep can confirm that, runs really really smooth, expecially with launcher pro
simax said:
yep can confirm that, runs really really smooth, expecially with launcher pro
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I actually went the ADW Launcher Ex route...bad-ass...