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Netflix on Gingersense ROMs (Discussion and hoping for a fix)

Since there was no unified thread for this, I created one.
As everyone knows, Netflix is working on the Evo, but only on CM7 and Froyo Sense ROMs.
Those of us with the gingerbread sense (1, 2 or 3) ROMs don't have working Netflix.
I have been reading through the various ROM's threads and it seems that we don't really know what is going on. The app makes it as far as the loading/buffering screen before turning completely white and then goes back to the app home screen.
So I create this thread with 2 purposes
-to keep a central thread that all Evo owners can discuss the issue
-to attempt to find out what is wrong
-to hopefully fix a workaround/fix.
I know we can simply switch to CM7 or rollback to 2.2, but I really like having GB with sense and I'm sure others agree with me.

I agree, On all the Gingersense roms I've tried it does the same thing.

Virus has it fixed for the upcoming beta of his kingdom port.
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i dont know if this has been said but virus kingdom rom's next update will have netflix.... should be ported to all other roms right after iam sure....

Does anyone know what the specific issue is?
It is it something that can be fix via flashable zip or does it require significant changes that necessitate a complete ROM flash?
Does anyone know what the fix is or does?
I'd like to try it out and if possible, make it usable on all ROMs, so we don't have to rely on his ROM (not that there is anything wrong with his ROM).

netflix on 2.3.4
Netflix is working on my Evo and I'm running deck's 1.2c, which I believe is 2.3.4 . I'm don't remember re-downloading netflix when i flashed 2.3.4 because I came from mikfroyo's 4.62 . I used TB to restore and it works just fine.

MrReptar said:
Netflix is working on my Evo and I'm running deck's 1.2c, which I believe is 2.3.4 . I'm don't remember re-downloading netflix when i flashed 2.3.4 because I came from mikfroyo's 4.62 . I used TB to restore and it works just fine.
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As I said, Netflix is working on all ASOP, CM7/CM7-derived ROMs. This thread is refering to Sense based GB ROMs for the Evo.

RileyGrant said:
Virus has it fixed for the upcoming beta of his kingdom port.
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Do u know the ETA for the upcoming beta?

It seems that Virus isn't releasing a ROM with it fixed.
Does anyone at least know why it doesn't work?
There doesn't seem to be much details on this. Virus said that it was too buggy to be released, but details would be nice.

I just installed gingersense b4 yesterday and went to download Netflix and it isn't even coming up in the market

XxBman83xX said:
I just installed gingersense b4 yesterday and went to download Netflix and it isn't even coming up in the market
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I believe netflix took the app off the market so you won't find it there.

Netflix will post an updated version, so its best just to wait, or run an asop ROM if you can't.

[Q] [REQUEST] Android 2.3.5 on G2

Hey all,
I've been dying to have a fantastic essentially stock (real) gingerbread ROM for the G2. While the OTA update is pretty good, it still is missing a few key aspects of what gingerbread should be - blinking LED notifications, the CRT screen turning off effect, a bunch of other stuff. I just recently threw android onto my mother's HD2 Leo, and put this ROM on there. Stock, obviously rooted, with a bunch of awesome features that you can see in the link there. It is FANTASTIC. Probably the best ROM I have ever dealt with.
I guess what I am looking for is a Gingerbread AOSP stock that is currently on the Nexus One - (2.3.5 Gingerbread)
I would love to see a rom identical to this on the G2! Does anyone know of a rom available for the G2 like this?
Or, even better, would someone like to help me figure out how to port this ROM to the g2?
Cheers all
- D

You could try CyanogenMod 7.1-RC1, it has all the features you said you wanted. It does use ADW.launcher, but you can install the stock launcher by following the instructions here.

CM is actually pretty good - my issue is that the look, feel, and operation is nothing like stock gingerbread! I really want something like the stock AOSP Gingerbread Nexus One rom.
EDIT - Hey! One hundred posts!

Cm 7.1 isn't 2.3.5. U need to install the latest nightly. Have a new rom to install every morning is not only exciting, u get new features as they are implemented. What are u talking about CM not being like stock ginger? It IS aosp gingerbread. The true android with zero carrier additions or overlays. You must be confused as to what stock ginger is. Also, get rid of adw the second you install ginger. Adw is a piece of garbage that brings CM WAY down. First thing I always do is search gingerbread launcher in the market and install the real stock ginger launcher. Then your experience will be perfect
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xsteven77x said:
Cm 7.1 isn't 2.3.5. U need to install the latest nightly. Have a new rom to install every morning is not only exciting, u get new features as they are implemented. What are u talking about CM not being like stock ginger? It IS aosp gingerbread. The true android with zero carrier additions or overlays. You must be confused as to what stock ginger is. Also, get rid of adw the second you install ginger. Adw is a piece of garbage that brings CM WAY down. First thing I always do is search gingerbread launcher in the market and install the real stock ginger launcher. Then your experience will be perfect
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Ah - I think that adw launcher is what turned me off of it! I'll give it a go there.

Use the stock launcher, and CM7 is exactly what you want.
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Nospin said:
Use the stock launcher, and CM7 is exactly what you want.
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This. I've been running a stock GB launcher on CM7 for months now. Check the thread in my sig for it.

I used cyanogen's latest nightly (2.3.5) then xboarder56's converter. Works like a charm!

[Q] Which ver. of HTC Sense works well with G2 ver. 2.3.4?

Are the bugs fixed already? Or is there a custom UI that works better?

ronzkie21 said:
Are the bugs fixed already? Or is there a custom UI that works better?
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Not sure what you're asking... Are you looking for the "best" 2.3.4 HTC Sense build? HTC Sense isn't something you add ontop of any G2 ROM, if you want Sense, its going to be a 2.3.4 Sense Desire Z ROM you want...

As mentioned, Sense is part of the ROM, you can't install it alongside your present ROM. You have to flash a ROM that has Sense, and it will completely overwrite your present ROM. So your present ROM Android version doesn't matter.
"Works well" is subjective. Sense 2.x is faster and less memory intensive. Sense 3.0 (Virtuous Unity) works very well, and has some great features. But it takes lots of memory, so sometimes the launcher and other memory hungry apps will fight for the available memory, and boot each other out. But apparently, there are tweaks to improve this (which I haven't personally tried). There are also hybrids of 2.x and 3.0, like InsertCoin.

Thank you very much for the replies. So, how and where do I get the 2.3.4 Sense Desire Z ROM? And how do I install it? I read somewhere that there's some glitch on some ROM like the landscape or WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't work. Is this ROM affected? I'm sorry about the 21Q guys but I'm really a noob.

You can try virtuous sense 2.0. Built based on stock sense 2.3.4 with a few tweaks and improvements
Sent from my Desire Z

Ok guys, so I found this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186458 and downloaded myVision, Cyanogen's development tools and Cyanogen DSPManager. What do I do with the 2 Cyanogen files? I know I have to transfer myVision from my PC to the root of my phone's SD card and do the Power and Volume Up thing to boot.

I really like how the phone looks on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XfYD8rUTE0. Will this work with ver. 2.3.4? Or do I have to downgrade first?

[Q] Dezire Z & ROM Manager Question

Hey Everyone,
I have a rooted desire z with an insert coin rom installed.
I want to mess around with ROM Manager. When I go to perform the 1st step, "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, it asks me to confirm phone model.
Options are HTC Desire HD and HTC G2. I would assume I want to use the G2 as this is pretty much the G2.
My phone was originally Bell Mobility.
Any insight would be great.
Thanks.

Yip choose the HTC G2

thanks!...now to decide what rom to try.

barryweston said:
thanks!...now to decide what rom to try.
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Choose whatever you want. But remember there are more options than show up in ROM manager. You can download from the dev section too
Also, ALWAYS back up in recovery before flashing. Save yourself a lot of headaches.

Dont limited yourself to what can be downloaded through rom manager, head to the developers section here and read up on the different flavoured roms
Sent from a htc desire z

And recoveries lol, 4EXT is actually pretty damn cool, and has more features than cwmr, and it's from the same creator I believe

This is only my 3rd adnroid, 2nd i've rooted.
The 1st was a Rogers Dream so I was limited to CM6 really.
One thing I wonder on the desire z is do I need to flash a different kernel? I would guess no since the insert coin rom I am running is Gingerbread 2.3.4 the kernel would be fine for something like CM7.1.
Anyone running CM 7.1 on a desire z? how is it?

barryweston said:
This is only my 3rd adnroid, 2nd i've rooted.
The 1st was a Rogers Dream so I was limited to CM6 really.
One thing I wonder on the desire z is do I need to flash a different kernel? I would guess no since the insert coin rom I am running is Gingerbread 2.3.4 the kernel would be fine for something like CM7.1.
Anyone running CM 7.1 on a desire z? how is it?
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When you install a new ROM (like cm7) it installs a new kernel with it. FWIW the CM7 stock kernel is amazing.
There are thousands of people running CM7 on the Vision. Head over to the 7.1 thread and see what people are saying. Its worth a try. I like it.

If I go with CM7.1, any way to get a good looking sense clock/weather widget? The ones on market suck to put it simply....
The onlything I like about sense really is that widget...

barryweston said:
If I go with CM7.1, any way to get a good looking sense clock/weather widget? The ones on market suck to put it simply....
The onlything I like about sense really is that widget...
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Take a look at Fancy Widget.

killj0y said:
And recoveries lol, 4EXT is actually pretty damn cool, and has more features than cwmr, and it's from the same creator I believe
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Different developer, but 4EXT is based on CWM.

I guess I could just use Launcher Pro instead of ADW and then buy the Sense Widget for $1.50...

P.S
+1 to 4EXT recovery,that is the absolute best recovery for your phone IMHO
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271775 check it out.

barryweston said:
I guess I could just use Launcher Pro instead of ADW and then buy the Sense Widget for $1.50...
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Check out Beautiful Widgets.

Well, tried CM 7.1...compared to InsertCoin I was running it is pretty weak...the insert coin is far better as far as stability...as soon as I opened market it crashed, settings, crash....etc...
Nandroid restore to insertcoin and smiles again!

barryweston said:
Well, tried CM 7.1...compared to InsertCoin I was running it is pretty weak...the insert coin is far better as far as stability...as soon as I opened market it crashed, settings, crash....etc...
Nandroid restore to insertcoin and smiles again!
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hmmm.... so? what ROM should i download? CM7? or InsertCoin? what do you recommend guys?

Why don't you just try yourself? Would take much less time than reading about personal preferences of people
I never tried CM and probably won't in a visible timeframe, because I chose HTC over Samsung because of Sense (and the fact that my operator had the DZ dirt cheap compared to others ).

Riro Zizo said:
hmmm.... so? what ROM should i download? CM7? or InsertCoin? what do you recommend guys?
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I prefer InserCoin. More complete for the device. CM7.1 is okay...but like the last person said, sense is why some ppl like htc...buy htc...etc.
It is all personal preference, but from what I have found so far...sense roms, insertcoin included are much nicer on the device...

[INFO] Preferred Setup for Vibrant

I have recently came into the Vibrant community, coming from the MyTouch 4G community, and all I can say is that this phone is so much better, except the 4G portion.
For the past 3 days, I have been flashing over and over, different ROMs, kernels, etc. I just wanted to post the best setup that I believe is the fastest and most stable for this phone:
ROM - CyanogenMod 7.1.0.1
KERNEL - 2.6.35.14 EB-Streamline
GPS FIX - Yet Another GPS Fix (YAGF) Version 2
RECOVERY - ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
BOOTLOADER - Gingerbread Bootloader
If you have a better setup that you have been using, that you believe is faster and more stable, please let me know. Thanks.

troby86 said:
I have recently came into the Vibrant community, coming from the MyTouch 4G community, and all I can say is that this phone is so much better, except the 4G portion.
For the past 3 days, I have been flashing over and over, different ROMs, kernels, etc. I just wanted to post the best setup that I believe is the fastest and most stable for this phone:
ROM - CyanogenMod 7.1.0.1
KERNEL - 2.6.35.14 EB-Streamline
GPS FIX - Yet Another GPS Fix (YAGF) Version 2
RECOVERY - ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
BOOTLOADER - Gingerbread Bootloader
If you have a better setup that you have been using, that you believe is faster and more stable, please let me know. Thanks.
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I've been using the exact same setup for about 2 months and its been running like a champ the entire time!

creeve4 said:
I've been using the exact same setup for about 2 months and its been running like a champ the entire time!
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The only thing I haven't tried yet is the last nightly that the Cyanogen Team put out before retiring the Vibrant, nightly 182. Have any opinions on it before I flash it?

ROM- ICS PASSION
Kernel - Streamline - eugene373's
Bootloader: GB
Thats the best i've had.
Not only does it give the best GPS and battery life, its also the newest firmware, which I love the new UI.
I get around a day of battery life on light - medium-wise moderate usage, and GPS works all day long for me, there are infact some issues, it is BETA Like Mute/unmute issue, which I think is the ONLY major issue left.

xriderx66 said:
ROM- ICS PASSION
Kernel - Streamline - eugene373's
Bootloader: GB
Thats the best i've had.
Not only does it give the best GPS and battery life, its also the newest firmware, which I love the new UI.
I get around a day of battery life on light - medium-wise moderate usage, and GPS works all day long for me, there are infact some issues, it is BETA Like Mute/unmute issue, which I think is the ONLY major issue left.
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Is this an actual ICS 4.0.3 ROM, or is it just a modified Gingerbread ROM to look like it? Because I've looked at many other threads for ICS development, and there are very few that operate at a level this one claims. I understand that in the settings it says 4.0.3, but that's easy to spoof. Has anyone actually verified this as an actual 4.0.3 ROM? If so, amazing, I will flash it soon. Thanks

troby86 said:
Is this an actual ICS 4.0.3 ROM, or is it just a modified Gingerbread ROM to look like it? Because I've looked at many other threads for ICS development, and there are very few that operate at a level this one claims. I understand that in the settings it says 4.0.3, but that's easy to spoof. Has anyone actually verified this as an actual 4.0.3 ROM? If so, amazing, I will flash it soon. Thanks
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Having ran this and onecosmics i9000 port myself I can say that yes it is indeed ICS.

Just to let you know passion has the mute/unmute bug. Some people can live with it....I find it too annoying tbh. Everything else is really smooth and fast though.
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Good thread.
ROM - CyanogenMod 7.2 KANG
KERNEL - 2.6.35.14 EB-Streamline
GPS FIX - Yet Another GPS Fix (YAGF) Version 2
RECOVERY - ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
BOOTLOADER - Froyo Bootloader
FIXES/MODS - ICS Pulldown, Boot animation, Supercharged, minor init.d twears & build.prop edits.

troby86 said:
Is this an actual ICS 4.0.3 ROM, or is it just a modified Gingerbread ROM to look like it? Because I've looked at many other threads for ICS development, and there are very few that operate at a level this one claims. I understand that in the settings it says 4.0.3, but that's easy to spoof. Has anyone actually verified this as an actual 4.0.3 ROM? If so, amazing, I will flash it soon. Thanks
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The only ics roms I know of is
Passion
Onecosmic
And I think there's a kang of cm9 going around.
They are indeed ics.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium

xriderx66 said:
The only ics roms I know of is
Passion
Onecosmic
And I think there's a kang of cm9 going around.
They are indeed ics.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
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Awesome. I'm downloading Passion now. Do you know if this ROM uses the default ICS launcher, or is it the Trebuchet launcher that CM9 will be using when released?

theexel said:
Good thread.
ROM - CyanogenMod 7.2 KANG
KERNEL - 2.6.35.14 EB-Streamline
GPS FIX - Yet Another GPS Fix (YAGF) Version 2
RECOVERY - ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
BOOTLOADER - Froyo Bootloader
FIXES/MODS - ICS Pulldown, Boot animation, Supercharged, minor init.d twears & build.prop edits.
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Where did you get the CM 7.2 Kang?

troby86 said:
Awesome. I'm downloading Passion now. Do you know if this ROM uses the default ICS launcher, or is it the Trebuchet launcher that CM9 will be using when released?
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Im actually using a kanged passion rom. Its awesome. Passion has ics launcher but i fc's on me often. The kang uses nova launcher. But i can tell you that passion is so good, it pulled it me away from my g2x back to my vibrant.
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shovelhead83 said:
Im actually using a kanged passion rom. Its awesome. Passion has ics launcher but i fc's on me often. The kang uses nova launcher. But i can tell you that passion is so good, it pulled it me away from my g2x back to my vibrant.
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Actually, I just installed Passion 10.6, and it uses Trebuchet 0.1 launcher, not the stock launcher.....but, this ROM is amazing, my new daily driver. My new setup:
ROM: ICS Passion v10.6
KERNEL: 3.0.15-ICUP ICS-Streamline
RECOVERY: ClockworkMod 5.5.0.2
BOOTLOADER: Gingerbread Bootloader

troby86 said:
Actually, I just installed Passion 10.6, and it uses Trebuchet 0.1 launcher, not the stock launcher.....but, this ROM is amazing, my new daily driver. My new setup:
ROM: ICS Passion v10.6
KERNEL: 3.0.15-ICUP ICS-Streamline
RECOVERY: ClockworkMod 5.5.0.2
BOOTLOADER: Gingerbread Bootloader
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Thanks for clearing that up. I don't want to mislead anyone. And yes.....this rom is awesome.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

troby86 said:
ROM: ICS Passion v10.6
KERNEL: 3.0.15-ICUP ICS-Streamline
RECOVERY: ClockworkMod 5.5.0.2
BOOTLOADER: Gingerbread Bootloader
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Same setup here. It's awwwwesome!

dpaul007 said:
Same setup here. It's awwwwesome!
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Mine's a little different:
ROM: ICS Passion v10.6
KERNEL: 3.0.8_ICS_Passion-Vibrant-g0143457-dirty
RECOVERY: ClockworkMod 5.5.0.2
BOOTLOADER: Gingerbread Bootloader
Just flashed to v10.6, but my last v10 flash lasted me over 2 days on battery! This ROM is amazing!