After a few weeks with different Hero ROMs, I decided to go back to vanila droid because I prefer the look and utter simplicity, but I miss the Albums, Widgets, Networking Integration, and Multi-Touch/Flash of the Hero Builds.
Is there any way I can get some of these features back w/o going back to Hero?
I am not the most competent to answer in this forum.
However, as far as I got: no you can't. Unlike in windows, where you just throw in a couple of dll's and might add something to the registry, this here is an entirely different thing. Each Romset is a seperat build. Boot.img for rom type A will not work with rom type B. HTC Calendar + Widget depend on the framework, which again depends on stuff beneath... so sad story.
I wasted several hours trying the same thing (editing roms, resigning and flashing them) without success and came to the above conclusion.
Hi everyone. I am currently running plemen’s Eclair themed Donut AOSP build (Updated 12/22). As far as I know everything works (except perhaps for Bluetooth – haven’t tried yet) including the GPS (which is critical for me). I am *very* impressed with this firmware and how "native" it feels on the Vogue. Almost like it was meant for it except for the unusual key bindings but that’s another story and not specific to plemen’s build. (Click here for details on how I wish the keys could be setup).
However I am wondering just how much of this is “donut” and now much of it is “eclair theme” and how much of it is popular 3rd party apps? I know everyone wants something different from these chefs and I apologize for even asking. Overall I am very impressed with plemen’s build.
It is also possible that I am mistaken in thinking there is a “pure base” of sorts as there is with Windows Mobile. I realize that in Android all apps are just as “native” as the next. But is there any way I can remove the eclair theme? Or would I even want to do so?
How could I achieve a “pure” Donut build with just the Google apps (Gmail, Maps, Gtalk, etc) built in? Is doing some even desirable? Or would I immediately want to go back to what I have?
Best regards,
The Fish
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4427917&postcount=1
you can try that build.
I also have a 32mb system.sqsh thats a stripped down donut build.
zenulator said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4427917&postcount=1
you can try that build.
I also have a 32mb system.sqsh thats a stripped down donut build.
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Thanks zenulator, that's great! I will try it later this weekend. How could I maybe get the 32mb version?
What are the "eclair dialer buttons"? The buttons on my build are square in the dialer but are "round" (for lack of a better word) when I pull the keypad up during a call (to enter my VM password for example). I don't like the inconsistency but I live with it cause beggars can't be choosers
Also, the little arrow "thing-a-ma-jig" on the bottom of the screen that pulls up the applications... I like the one in your build better (see "home.jpg") then what I think is probably the "eclair" look (see "home2.jpg"). Also, in my current build it reverts to this when in a call and I am a diehard for consistency
I noticed in your screen shots the little microphone isn't present in then Google search widget. Does that mean that the voice recognition/search feature is not present in your build? Or is this something I just need to turn on?
Thanks again,
The Fish
you can install voice search yourself.
I created a rom for myself that i've been using for a few weeks now.
Its based off dwang 1.17.1 with no ramhack using kernel from cyanogen 4.1.12.1
Redone custom_init for G1 only!
A2sd automatic - ext 2 through 4 supported
/system/sd/userinit.sh support
No ramhack but stll fast
Black statusbar
Eclair themed STOCK launcher.apk (no advanced launcher)
Edited droid bootscreen from android 2.0
Added nano support so you can edit scripts on the fly
Working compcache 0.6, rzscontrol gives all 0's for stats but it works
Edited STOCK phone and contact .apk with some eclair theming
Muititouch
Eclair calculator, alarm clock too (but it doesn't ring alarm when set so may go back to stock)
Other stuff too can't remember
Its pretty fast for me I keep cpu constant at 384 mhz.
Like I said I made this rom for myself and have been using and tweaking for a few weeks now. I wasn't going to even post it but I thought maybe someone would like it.
Its G1 (HTC Dream) ONLY I removed anything mt3g related cuz I own a G1.
I'll include screenshots if yall want but it'll be later one cause I'm not near my computer at the moment. But if i dont get any interest in the rom i wont even waste my time.
I dont want to be just another rom in the development section so i wanted to see if there would even be an interest in the rom first. So respond and let me know what you people think.
i would like to try it
Sure, why not. Throw it at us and let's see if it's going to stick
Absolutly
If you are still working this ROM, I would like to give it a go... I'm happy ith the Dwang roms and would like a much updated one
So it looks like the Samsung Mesmerize has now been released on US Celluar and can be rooted via the same method as the Fascinate. According to initial reviews there is no Bing and very little bloat.
Has anyone managed to get their hands on any of the Mesmerize files / apks yet? Maybe this could finally de-Bing our stock browser? Would also be nice to see what their Touchwiz and calendar are like. Also, wonder if they have a cardock app that works with Google Navigation instead of the junk VZNavigator?
What are your thoughts? What other apps should we be looking at from the Mesmerize ROM?
Crazy thought - Could one back up service programming in QPST on their Fascinate, then flash the Mesmerize ROM, then restore service programming?
Martian21
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I was just posting the same info.
Glad someone else is thinking this too.
I hope we can get someone with the "balls" to try it.
And them someone with the "brains" to make it work.
Looks like this guy may have already tried by accident:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781315
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Looks like this guy may have already tried by accident:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781315
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Lol. We don't need to flash the whole thing. Just need a few choice apk's
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Haha. I too have been wondering about this. I always have to remember when I'm in the browser to back out and press the search button to look up things, or else I'll get Binged. I wonder if they tweaked any apps for that phone in comparison to ours? It seems like Sammy made subtle differences in the os between each Galaxy phone. This could be a potential gold mine.
The source is nearly identical
Did a diff and wadded through the results, mostly removal of source for BTL-IF driver under platform and addition of consecutive/rapid shot that was not in the original release and a few minor grammatical changes. Other than that (changes to approx 64 files, they are nearly identical. I will attempt to compile and flash later today.
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Did a diff and wadded through the results, mostly removal of source for BTL-IF driver under platform and addition of consecutive/rapid shot that was not in the original release and a few minor grammatical changes. Other than that (changes to approx 64 files, they are nearly identical. I will attempt to compile and flash later today.
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saweet!!!!!
I rooted my Mesmerize yesterday with the help of oneclick. I needed USBDeview to get my foot in the door, though.
I swear to god at one point my phone had me do the little puzzle piece unlock deal after it hibernated, but for the life of me I can't find where to get that to happen again.
Anyway, I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to smart phones, but I rooted no problem (because it is no problem) and I'm now familiar with my file system (via terminal emulator and linux commands).
What next? Should I use my new root ability to make a backup? Does the Mesmerize have any ROMs that can help me get rid of the U.S. Cellular splash screen on start up? Cyanogenmod?
I will make a relatively willing software tester for this group.
I'd recommend installing ClockworkMod Recovery and getting a full backup.
Do you know for certain that Fascinate's cwm will work for the Mesmerize?
System Dump...
Mods delete this if I'm not supposed to do this...
Someone on AndroidCentral.com posted the system dump for the Mesmerize.
(In case link doesnt work google: Androidcentral mesmerize rom dump)
http://forum.androidcentral.com/u-s-cellular-mesmerize/41974-req-rom-dump.html
Attached are two patches that add the changes from USCC source to VZW source, and a second patch that adds the kernel changes to the jt1134 kernel I pulled from git last night. I still haven't attempted to compile the updated kernel yet but for those who have a free minute and would like to try it before I can here are the changes:
Addition of continuous photo shot to kernel (videodev2-samsung)
Changes to timing in RTC section (rtc-max8998,rtc-s3c)
Addition of Voice Recognition routines (wm8994)
Changes to volume levels (wm8994)
Changes to pin status in S5PC110 (mach-jupitorm)
Change to head jack status (sec_jack)
SD card check routines (setup-sdhi)
IRQ status change from RANDOM to DISABLED (s3c-keypad)
Addition WRITE_COMMAND_CONFIG/command processor/IRQ changes to (qt602240/touchscreen)
Add ram dump to POWER+VOLUP (input)
Possible better checking and fix for for BATT missing/temp error (power)
Addition of FSA9480 JIT gadget drivers (not sure what for yet s5pc110_battery)
Addition of FSA9480 JIT gadget drivers (not sure what for yet fsa9480_i2c)
Addition of includes (plat-s3c24xx, too many to list in config)
Change tcp input define from 1 to 0 (tcp_input)
Removal of BTL-IF driver source from platform tree
It is possible I may have missed something so please do not consider this 100% complete.
I Hope this has helped someone else out.
Check page 3 post 28 of Memorize source discussion for updated patch and compiled kernels with and without voodoo. Enjoy, been running mine for about 6 hours now, no problems thus far.
Mesmerize Restore
Does anyone have a CW or Odin restore image for a USCC Mesmerize?
madtowner11 said:
I swear to god at one point my phone had me do the little puzzle piece unlock deal after it hibernated, but for the life of me I can't find where to get that to happen again.
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The puzzle only comes up when you have an email or sms/mms.
UPDATED 18-FEB-2011
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beta 06
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update to gingerbread 2.3.2 - Compiled from AOSP, CyanogenMod, other online sources and I wrote/tweaked/swore a bit too. Coding with gingerbread is like playing a nasty game of whack-a-mole.
now compiling with updated toolchain optimized for tegra / cortex-A9 processors
includes Clemsyn's kernel (Pershoot's works too)
includes gapps and working 3D maps
removed most of the overt CyanogenMod graphics and branding to avoid confusion with their official builds
reverted memory naming: internal storage is emmc, removable sd-card is sdcard. Sorry for the flip but this is the future for tablets. Apps should be reading the mount points properly regardless of the device type or naming scheme.
USB connection (via UMS) mounts to /sdcard and no longer makes the fs unstable (I hope). If you don't have a removable SD card then ADB still mounts to internal storage.
bunch of behind-the-scenes code and framework optimizations for stability, smoothness. Still not as fast as froyo but waaaay better than beta05. YMMV.
Special thanks to the real devs and gurus: clemsyn, gojimi, pershoot, rothnic, roebeet
This will probably be near the end of my involvement with the 2.3 codebase. Tablets like this really need the architectural changes in honeycomb (3.X+) especially real SMP. Also when looking for performance tweaks I keep running face-first into the fact that the PROPRIETARY nvidia drivers {spit on the floor} make their own superchip look like a Z80 on a hot day (yes, it's a Zilog reference. yes, I'm old). Also... There's only one of me.
INSTALLING: READ CAREFULLY AND OBEY.
save the bittrix-beta...zip to your internal memory
use CM .8 and install the zip
when the install finishes, stay in CM... wipe data/factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik, stay in CM...
install the zip again. Failure to do this means wifi won't work unless you flash a standalone Clemsyn or Pershoot gingerbread kernel.
reboot.
USE NOTES:
First boot may ask what startup to proceed with - either will do - i pick "startup wizard" (it doesn't run the wizard, but you have to pick one...)
The system will feel a bit slow the first time as the system is busy parsing/precompiling the java files. Things get much faster as you use it.
Google app framework is installed. Your best install for the individual apps is to load them yourself from the market. The first-time app picker is hit/miss.
Market won't show installed apps until you buy one.
Camera is borked for now.
This should be considered as an experimental build, with all the usual disclaimers about turning your tablet to slag, crossing the streams, starting a game of global thermonuclear war, etc. It's not an official CM release. Editing the source and messing with the module packaging feels like I just leaned a bit too far down the rabbit hole. Please be patient with me, I have a day job.
Changelog:
19Jan initial release - Compilation from 19Jan CM7 git
21Jan beta02 - new merges, updated kernel, fixed: USB, Angry Birds
22Jan beta03 - newest CM7 base plus first source edits! framework text now displays "tablet" instead of "phone" in spots, fixed camera orientation. Set screen dpi to 120 (match actual panel) from 160.
23Jan beta04 - x-y screen metrics and scaling. Some text should appear visibly sharper now if rendered correctly. Removed cell & phone system files. Internal memory is now /sdcard, removable memory is now /sdext.
PC should now see both internal partitions over USB cable. pull-down menu (drag down the top statusbar) has soft buttons to toggle wifi, bluetooth, location, and sound (CM7 feature).
24Jan beta05 - fixed mount points, changed framebuffer timing to 70Hz, no more cell signal indicator, UI fixes, added "never" screen timeout option, enabled dock settings (can't test, I don't have one, YMMV)
18-Feb beta06 - update to 2.3.2.
without further ado...
beta06:
link to beta 06.43f: http://www.mediafire.com/?kcw19h91tw21wfk
RELATED LINKS:
Updated kernel: Clemsyn now supports gingerbread with his kernel builds. Support for most TLA and FLA is included. In the event of issues you can just reflash the bittrix beta. They're at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895825
Updated kernel: Pershoot is cooking up some amazing kernel goodness - I think I saw eye of newt and a stick of dynamite in one of the .conf files his thread is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903505 - he provides the extra functionality modules as separate files, so the more adventurous among you can roll-your-own (so to speak).
Official CM7 Betas: GoJimi's official CM7 beta is going strong. It's mostly from the same codebase and will give you the same look and feel. If you're at all squeamish about trying new builds I recommend using it instead. it's at post#18 in this topic... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10733279&postcount=18
VEGAnTAB: is migrating to a gingerbread base. It's XDA forum is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884103 and GoJimi also runs the projects website at http://vegantab.gojimi.com/
Oh now THIS is gonna be GOOOOOOD.....
Downloading now!
And I was about to go to sleep.....
Hey thanks. Any way you can provide known issues? Is wifi, bluetooth, the g sensor, camera, adobe flash etc working? Also, do you have quadrant scores and screen shots?
Got it flashed. Seems VERY fast.
So far I've noticed the following:
1. Camera is sideways
2. No audio on speakers until I plug/unplug headphones.
3. Phone APKs appear to be loaded? I'm showing a little cell phone signal meter.
4. Wifi works fine.
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Got it flashed. Seems VERY fast.
So far I've noticed the following:
1. Camera is sideways
2. No audio on speakers until I plug/unplug headphones.
3. Phone APKs appear to be loaded? I'm showing a little cell phone signal meter.
4. Wifi works fine.
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video please!
1. Also noticed that camera orientation is incorrect.
2. Micro SD properly mounted in /sdcard now.
3. Internal storage is now in /emmc
4. Settings properly shows storage for internal and microsd
5. Can't mount storage on pc
6. Can confirm that 3d Maps is working.
7. Haven't been able to get Quadrant to run completely
8. Wasn't able to restore Angry Birds from Titanium Backup
9. No fancy power off screen animation
First time using Cyanogen Mod, so some of this may already be known.
Legend, thanks!! Giving this a crack now
Edit: As stated in the first post the drive mappings are different - external SD is /sdcard and internal sd is /emmc
This has implications for Titanium Backup when you try to restore your USER DATA (user data only, don't restore system data)
Copy the contents of /emmc/titaniumbackup to /sdcard/titaniumbackup using Root Explorer or similar.
Titanium will now see all of your old backups.
Rockplayer wont play movies in Hardware Decode mode. Software decode mode is jerky.
Coming from VEGAn 5.1 I find this rom a bit laggy
Flash not working on the sites I tested - www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/
It's a great first effort and still worth booting up to see it. Might go back to TnT Lite for a bit
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Here goes... My first (successful) attempt at compiling from source. This is Cyanogen Mod 7.0.0RC0 compiled from the latest sources as of this evening. It's a real-live taste of gingerbread This uses Bekit's 2.6.32.9 kernel and brings things up to Android 2.3.1
Use CM .8, wipe data & cache, and install as update. If you're installing over TnT Lite: failure to wipe the user data will give you never-ending tap n touch keyboard FCs.
You'll need to install the market (see below).
This should be considered as an experimental build, with all the usual disclaimers about turning your tablet to slag, starting global thermonuclear war, etc.
It is important to note that my role in this is "guy who compiled other people's source". I am nerd, but neither guru nor dev.
without further ado...
http://www.mediafire.com/file/y3iq7jr956t14tb/update-cm-7.0.0-RC0-Harmony-KANG-signed.zip
Update: very cool new google apps installer **INCLUDING MARKET** choose the CM7 Tegra builds from
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
WORKING: Google Maps including 3D tilt and coarse (network-derived) location, navigation, speech input, wifi, full market (looks full - YMMV) cool pull-down status bar (like Vegan but thinner), remembers date and time on power off, sleep/wake appears to work, Flash (install from Market)...
ISSUES: Angry Birds won't install, sound may need plug/unplug or widget toggle, no file transfer to PC via USB (won't leave debug mode)...
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Regarding the Angry Birds not installing issue - something in the crypto loop device probably isn't working for apps that try to install to SD. That's what Android tries to put on /sdcard (or /emmc in this case? not sure how this gets handled with the changed mount points). Could also be crap in /emmc (specifically, in the .secure or .android_secure, whatever it's called directory) from a prior ROM install that needs to be deleted. Or using a kernel that's not compiled with all the right options (make sure you're using a kernel that's known good from other installs - clemsyn or pershoot's kernels, or the kernel rothnic compiled for Vegan 5.1beta should all be good).
Also Roebeet, Rothnic and Gojii all dealt with the sound issues on TNT Lite and Vegan, so might be worth asking them about how they resolved that.
Not sure about the USB sticking in debug mode issue, you'll have to dig around and figure that one out.
reminds me very much of zpad clean 3, which i love but has auto brightness missing.
however, it seems as if cifs isnt built in. is there a cifs.ko i can insmod in this rom?
Sent from my UPC300-2.2 using Tapatalk
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Regarding the Angry Birds not installing issue - something in the crypto loop device probably isn't working for apps that try to install to SD. That's what Android tries to put on /sdcard (or /emmc in this case? not sure how this gets handled with the changed mount points). Could also be crap in /emmc (specifically, in the .secure or .android_secure, whatever it's called directory) from a prior ROM install that needs to be deleted. Or using a kernel that's not compiled with all the right options (make sure you're using a kernel that's known good from other installs - clemsyn or pershoot's kernels, or the kernel rothnic compiled for Vegan 5.1beta should all be good).
Also Roebeet, Rothnic and Gojii all dealt with the sound issues on TNT Lite and Vegan, so might be worth asking them about how they resolved that.
Not sure about the USB sticking in debug mode issue, you'll have to dig around and figure that one out.
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Thanks! Knowing where to look is my biggest problem. I really only started this so I could make my USB GPS work in the car, and expect the real devs will be along shortly with stuff that's not so experimental. This is literally the first working OS I've ever compiled
I have installed it and very nice. I am coming from vegan and robeet is really nice and will help. they are working on a new platform right now as well.
Time to start playing.
Thanks for the link!
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Time to start playing.
Thanks for the link!
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LOL ROE i was just talking about you..... Yeah its pretty nice Iam at work so i cant play with it but so much but can you make it faster quad scores like 1045. the gapp functions is sweet as well. Plays movies a little choppy but i have to see once i load everything up. USB/sdcard2 detection is good money.
The update.zip is completely ripped out, which is actually quite nice from a modding perspective.
Some of the reported issues are things gojimi / rothnic had dealt with on the VEGAn build, so the fixes might be similar. As for me, I'm all about packaging. Right now I just want to look at this and get a feel for it.
I'm assuming that the big issue is lack of hardware acceleration? I'll know for sure once I test it - this is again something that gojimi wanted to work on once he had his Gingerbread rig setup.
EDIT: Yep, video acceleration is not there. Sounds like this is all still "alpha-code" stuff, so keep that in mind. Just nice to see this next step, but definitely not a replacement for your Froyo build (yet).
Wow bit Great work!!
Cant wait until some of the issues are ironed out which I am sure will be done very quickly with the dev team we have working on this device!
any screen shot or something? Eager minds are waiting..
Congrats on Compiling Your First ROM
Congrats on Compiling Your First ROM! I love seeing others trying there hand at compiling. You can learn a great deal about the Android system and how it operates. That being said. This is not an official release of Cyanogen Mod 7.0.0. We should be careful when posting our non Official releases of CM7 as it can cause confusion for the uninitiated.
Here is a link to the Official BETA 1. http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/update-cm-7.0.0-Beta1-Harmony-signed.zip
This Official ROM still has alot of the same issues as the original ROM but is using the proper kernel, etc. This is brought to you by Bekit and Scepterr and the rest of CM development team (myself included now... though I haven't done anything as of yet.... just got my Development Machine up and running).
Also for the time being until I can get the fix into CM7 this will fix the speakers so they are on at boot. Install it like you would any other app. There is no launcher link to this app... it starts at boot fixes audio and then kills itself till the next boot. http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/audiofix.apk
Again... Congrats to the original poster for compiling cm7! hopefully we will see you join in on our development discussions!
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The update.zip is completely ripped out, which is actually quite nice from a modding perspective.
Some of the reported issues are things gojimi / rothnic had dealt with on the VEGAn build, so the fixes might be similar. As for me, I'm all about packaging. Right now I just want to look at this and get a feel for it.
I'm assuming that the big issue is lack of hardware acceleration? I'll know for sure once I test it - this is again something that gojimi wanted to work on once he had his Gingerbread rig setup.
EDIT: Yep, video acceleration is not there. Sounds like this is all still "alpha-code" stuff, so keep that in mind. Just nice to see this next step, but definitely not a replacement for your Froyo build (yet).
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One thing you could start looking at is merging in the performance pack considering that cyanogenmod is at ~2400 quadrant without it. I am curious if there would be any change if you can get it working with CM.
rothnic said:
One thing you could start looking at is merging in the performance pack considering that cyanogenmod is at ~2400 quadrant without it. I am curious if there would be any change if you can get it working with CM.
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Yep, I start throwing stuff in there to see what sticks.
There's no /lib/hw section -- I wonder if that's a 2.3 change? EDIT: Never mind, brain fart.