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[ROM][PORT] VillainROM - FroydEris 1.7.2 for the Droid Eris (V1.1) 2/27/11

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I bring to you the not-so-impossible, Froyd on the HTC Droid Eris! =D
This is my first time on VR, but thanks to my good friend Pulser for helping me out Iam now here.
This ROM is brought to you by Me (Captainkrtek), with thanks to:
Punk.Kaos - For his base ROM KaosFroyo v39
Pulser
Conap
Decad3nce
Gnarlyc
invisblek
Everyone at VR for their hardwork!
This ROM is incomplete and probably has a few things not working, but I think is a good daily driver till I fix some issues.
What currently works:
Data (3G)
SMS
MMS
Camera
Haptic Feedback
Trackball
Wifi
GPS
Bluetooth
And other stuff that im too lazy to list
What doesn't work (yet):
Vibration
Probably some other stuff
Im not responsible if this ROM causes your Eris to implode/explode (I hope it doesnt) ;-)
Download V1.0 Here
Download V1.1 Here
UPDATES:
1.7.1
1.7.2
YOU MUST FLASH 1.7.1 FIRST THEN 1.7.2
Whats in these updates? As quoted from Pulser's post on VR:
Fixes twitter apps, apps missing from market, HTC IME mod FC etc. After flashing, you MUST wipe the app data for the market (menu, settings, applications, manage applications, all, market, clear data). Fixes voice search and speech support. Flash over 1.7.1. You MUST install 1.7.1 first, or you won't get those fixes. This goes in ADDITION to 1.7.1
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NOTE: First Boot takes a Long time (5 or more Minutes)
Leave feedback please!
Thanks =D
VR Post
Sources:
KaosFroyo
Froyd 1.7.0
My Github

Reserved, if need be

Good job cap

edit: read the wiki for vr further. so this is froyd which is froyo with no sense.

mjb413 said:
edit: read the wiki for vr further. so this is froyd which is froyo with no sense.
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Yes, this is Froyd 1.7.0 Ported for the Eris, No Sense, Ill upload some screenshots in a bit

Might have to try this once it gets a little more stable!
Sent from my Ginger Tazz using XDA App

spc_hicks09 said:
Might have to try this once it gets a little more stable!
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It's stable, just some hardware not working

mjb413 said:
edit: read the wiki for vr further. so this is froyd which is froyo with no sense.
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Correct
2.2 vanilla, cm based
Regarding sense, there is a Hero rom called VillainROM 12 that I am reliably informed is very, very fast on the eris, to the point of it being more responsive in use than a newer device It would need ported though, so don't go flashing it from the gsm version
If there was/is demand for a 2.1 sense rom, that is fast but fully featured, let CK know

Interested
I am definitely interested in seeing this move forward from here .... not so sure about 2.1 w/sense, but VR 2.2.1 with CK (+PK !) & Pulser behind this project sure sounds like a winner to me !
Any new ROM that is FAAAST & STABLE with good support^(!!) for the lowly little Eris is ALWAAAYS a welcome option ..... that is, until the 'option' is an early upgrade ..... to a ThunderBolt, maaaay-be
Many Thanks to the Capt'n for showin' sum love for the many Erii still out there !!!

Ill keep improving this I also already have VR12 semi working.
Thanks!
C.Hatfield said:
I am definitely interested in seeing this move forward from here .... not so sure about 2.1 w/sense, but VR 2.2.1 with CK (+PK !) & Pulser behind this project sure sounds like a winner to me !
Any new ROM that is FAAAST & STABLE with good support^(!!) for the lowly little Eris is ALWAAAYS a welcome option ..... that is, until the 'option' is an early upgrade ..... to a ThunderBolt, maaaay-be
Many Thanks to the Capt'n for showin' sum love for the many Erii still out there !!!
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Can't wait to try out, but alas I have others to try first. Ty for your continued support for our eris guys

Captainkrtek said:
Im not responsible if this ROM causes your Eris to implode/explode (I hope it doesnt) ;-)
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I hate the imploding but I kinda like the exploding.

At least for me it appears GPS isn't working yet. With only GPS turned on as a location source Maps complained that no location source was turned on. Not a complaint in any way....just thought I'd check since I believe you said GPS hadn't been tested.

I wish the bootscreen was just teh android, no text. I'd rip it and use it on every ROM I use lol

Just making a comment so this thread will show up in my xda app easier. Sorry to take up space
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Captain... whatever
lol, nice job sir!

Thanks work...whatever you are

Captainkrtek said:
Thanks work...whatever you are
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I'm still trying to figure out what YOU are
No problem

tombepa said:
Just making a comment so this thread will show up in my xda app easier. Sorry to take up space
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Read/open thread in app, tap "Menu", tap "Subscribe". No need to add a post...

very nice rom, I like it but question, why do 3d gallery app keep appearing on these roms? Yes its nice but everytime I load something using usb and then go to the gallery it takes forever to load. Thats why I like xtrROM because it gives you the option to choose which photo app you want to use. If this rom had it that'll be awesome. Its just that 3D gallery is not ment to run smooth on the Eris. Maybe or Maybe its just my Eris.

About to root a friends evo...... need advice... ran into problems

So I'm about to root my boys evo and start tinkering with it, my question is, what's the best Tom to load and what are the best battery saving mods available to you guys? I'm currently running cm7 on my hero but over always thought the miui rom looked pretty cool but the main thing he wants to improve is battery life. Let me know what your suggestions are. Thanks guys!
Edit: rooted with unrevoked, gained soff, wiped, flashed miui, works great for awhile but then start getting force closes like crazy! Only way to stop it is a reflash! Any suggestions?
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

Root using Unrevoked... And it depends if you wanna run a sense rom or not? I would perfer Myns RLS5 or CM7 RC1.

for each phone.. it seams to react differently with each.
i think it has to do with phone/ location / use.
you just have to try.. and see which works best for your boy.
you can try the top ROMs:
Mui
Myn
Fresh
CM
then try different Kernels...
there is a lot to choose from too.
me.. I like Myn + Netarchy-Toastmod 4.3.2

tbgreen89 said:
Root using Unrevoked... And it depends if you wanna run a sense rom or not? I would perfer Myns RLS5 or CM7 RC1.
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he is used to sense but dont think it really matters
Dan330 said:
for each phone.. it seams to react differently with each.
i think it has to do with phone/ location / use.
you just have to try.. and see which works best for your boy.
you can try the top ROMs:
Mui
Myn
Fresh
CM
then try different Kernels...
there is a lot to choose from too.
me.. I like Myn + Netarchy-Toastmod 4.3.2
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Guess we will be playing some, theres only like 2 kernels for my Hero so im not used to alot of kernels.

Rooster85 said:
So I'm about to root my boys evo and start tinkering with it, my question is, what's the best Tom to load and what are the best battery saving mods available to you guys? I'm currently running cm7 on my hero but over always thought the miui rom looked pretty cool but the main thing he wants to improve is battery life. Let me know what your suggestions are. Thanks guys!
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App
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For rooting the thread below has a lot of good info about the Evo, for battery life that depends a lot on the ROM & kernel. I highly recommend you do not use a SBC kernel as they charge the battery in a way that every single authority on li-ion batteries tells you not to and can be dangerous.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865204

Rooster85 said:
So I'm about to root my boys evo and start tinkering with it, my question is, what's the best Tom to load and what are the best battery saving mods available to you guys? I'm currently running cm7 on my hero but over always thought the miui rom looked pretty cool but the main thing he wants to improve is battery life. Let me know what your suggestions are. Thanks guys!
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App
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If 42 hours off the charger sounds like good battery life, check out MIUI.
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Honestly, that was minimal usage for me, so I don't usually get that kind of battery life, but it still easily gets me through a day with normal usage.

i think im diggin the Miui rom, are you using the kernel included with the rom? any other tweaks?

EndlessDissent said:
If 42 hours off the charger sounds like good battery life, check out MIUI.
Honestly, that was minimal usage for me, so I don't usually get that kind of battery life, but it still easily gets me through a day with normal usage.
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Damn bro, those are some kick ass stats; pretty impressive, minimal usage or not.
Sent from my Evo using mikfroyo 4.5

Up for an updatr
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

Hopefully someone an can chime in with more EVO ROM'ing experience than I.
I have an OG Droid and like all phones, each phone is different from the next. one evo can run a rom and kernel setup great, and another evo will be unstable.
same in the droid world.
the one thing is to back up after root using clockwork recovery or similar methods. that way you can just try the next suggested rom and/or kernel.
also, this was true in the droid world. but is it necassary to wipe data when flashing to a different rom? Do you evo guys need to this as well?
anyway. my keyboard is broken. shift, 0, and the c key is getting flakey.
...off to the store...

foghorn67 said:
Hopefully someone an can chime in with more EVO ROM'ing experience than I.
I have an OG Droid and like all phones, each phone is different from the next. one evo can run a rom and kernel setup great, and another evo will be unstable.
same in the droid world.
the one thing is to back up after root using clockwork recovery or similar methods. that way you can just try the next suggested rom and/or kernel.
also, this was true in the droid world. but is it necassary to wipe data when flashing to a different rom? Do you evo guys need to this as well?
anyway. my keyboard is broken. shift, 0, and the c key is getting flakey.
...off to the store...
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Completely correct. Evo users should backup before flashing another rom or kernel, and always [at a minimum] wipe the cache and dalvik cache. If you get a bunch of force closes or issues [can happen when going sense to aosp or vice versa] a clean wipe might be needed, in which go into the rom, backup all apps and data, then restore only apps and data, not system settings.

Rooster85 said:
i think im diggin the Miui rom, are you using the kernel included with the rom? any other tweaks?
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I usually flash the latest Savaged-Zen BFS kernel. I use SetCPU on Savaged-Zen governor, no profiles, 998 max, 128 min.

Rooster85 said:
So I'm about to root my boys evo and start tinkering with it, my question is, what's the best Tom to load and what are the best battery saving mods available to you guys? I'm currently running cm7 on my hero but over always thought the miui rom looked pretty cool but the main thing he wants to improve is battery life. Let me know what your suggestions are. Thanks guys!
Edit: rooted with unrevoked, gained soff, wiped, flashed miui, works great for awhile but then start getting force closes like crazy! Only way to stop it is a reflash! Any suggestions?
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App
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Is the wifi sleep policy set to never?
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I LOVE 2.2 stock

I've been one of those people who listened to others saying "stock sucks" so i always flashed a rom etc.
Today after getting my refurb, and TimeWarner Cable calling us saying our wifi might not work for a hour or two...
I just checked out the stock i got.. 2.2
It was pretty damn good.
I rooted it later, but without the root and everything
Mine was fast! No lag what-so-ever!
Now i don't get why others say their stock is SO LAGGY. I've had more lags on bionix than on stock.
0 fcs
0 lags
0 freezes
NOTHING.
Is this because my phone CAME with 2.2? or... idk.

sigh....
come back after you have it loaded up, lots of cache and you are still on a crap file system... then compare to an optimized, zip-aligned custom rom on EXT4.
Thought you knew better man.
That said, 2.2 is much better than stock 2.1.

no i always thought stock would be laggy because everyone hated it.
I know i can make it faster with EXT4, but i'm talking about stock.
just stock.
I have 98 user apps on it.
It's running pretty well for me, thats all i'm saying. 2.1 was hell.

Lol, just lol.

i haven't tried stock 2.2 but there's 2 applications that i noticed that runs faster on stock 2.1 than any other custom roms on 2.2. That's the stock broswer and gallery.
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I just don't know what to say about this.
If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.
- Thumbper's mom
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This guy is on every thread i read...
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then maybe you should start reading threads without my name as the OP, i usually help people on the Q/A alot as well.

Actaully after updating from 2.1 just a week ago I have the same experience as OP. The Stock BUILD IS FAAASSSTTTT. Battery lasts two days of minimal use. More than a day for havy use. I dont know why people are hating on the stock builds. Sigh... I have yet to root and put a custom rom in mine. But with HD2 all i had was 2.3 RAM BUILD(out of this seriosly. basically some system apps and resources are stored in the ram the the UI and general apps run super fast, faster than nand.) Compared to that vibrant with 2.2 is pretty good. Not as fast but very smooth....

xriderx66 said:
I've been one of those people who listened to others saying "stock sucks" so i always flashed a rom etc.
Today after getting my refurb, and TimeWarner Cable calling us saying our wifi might not work for a hour or two...
I just checked out the stock i got.. 2.2
It was pretty damn good.
I rooted it later, but without the root and everything
Mine was fast! No lag what-so-ever!
Now i don't get why others say their stock is SO LAGGY. I've had more lags on bionix than on stock.
0 fcs
0 lags
0 freezes
NOTHING.
Is this because my phone CAME with 2.2? or... idk.
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But he's right .... ever since I got the vibrant I've been running stock and never had any issues .... That's why I took issue for a while when people came here for help and were advised instead to do a lag fix or a custom rom, instead of telling them to root and remove the apps causing issue or educating them on how android works ..... There is nothing wrong with stock .... and now combined with Eugene's deadhorse221[no lag fixes used] its blows away any custom 2.2 rom out there ..... as far as battery life, smooth`ness and stability ..... and before any of you lag fix lovers try to chime in, know this .. I've got two vibrants and tested lagfixes, custom roms and whatever ever else is out there and they CAN'T compare to stock 2.2 ....

iynfynity said:
i haven't tried stock 2.2 but there's 2 applications that i noticed that runs faster on stock 2.1 than any other custom roms on 2.2. That's the stock broswer and gallery.
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Id have to agree with you there,unless when using overstock kernel i notice its as fast as the 2.1 if not faster
Bionix-V 1.3 w/a Splash of Color

dan0zone said:
But he's right .... ever since I got the vibrant I've been running stock and never had any issues .... That's why I took issue for a while when people came here for help and were advised instead to do a lag fix or a custom rom, instead of telling them to root and remove the apps causing issue or educating them on how android works ..... There is nothing wrong with stock .... and now combined with Eugene's deadhorse221[no lag fixes used] its blows away any custom 2.2 rom out there ..... as far as battery life, smooth`ness and stability ..... and before any of you lag fix lovers try to chime in, know this .. I've got two vibrants and tested lagfixes, custom roms and whatever ever else is out there and they CAN'T compare to stock 2.2 ....
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How did you get stock 2.2 with eugenes kernel? Did you update from Kies and then flash the kernel? Or did eugene make ROM like this?

Eugene's kernel isn't exactly stock... To say a custom rom can't run better than stock is an insult. Nobody is claiming stock 2.2 isn't good. Our phones have great hardware.

s15274n said:
Eugene's kernel isn't exactly stock... To say a custom rom can't run better than stock is an insult. Nobody is claiming stock 2.2 isn't good. Our phones have great hardware.
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People saying its laggy, choppy, and freezes is not people claiming that 2.2 is good either

I guess I haven't really noticed those posts...

s15274n said:
I guess I haven't really noticed those posts...
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Ya me neither... this post is getting more bizarre by the minute!
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robertd0619 said:
This guy is on every thread i read...
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Your a ******.
Oh! Whoops! You can't read this!

Samsung 2.2 runs fine with a different launcher. Depending on usage touchwiz performs like crap, at least in my experience. The main reason I chose to switch to custom roms is because I'd already stopped using all the samsung software I could. I can honestly say I've had a much better experience on Bionix 1.2.1 coming from samsung 2.2

xriderx66 said:
Your a ******.
Oh! Whoops! You can't read this!
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Flaming will get your point through.

[ROM] 666th Sense V1.1 - Retro (2.1) - 7/17/2011

I've decided to run it Retro for a little bit. This is a 2.1 Sense ROM based on the March 2011 OTA for the HTC Eris. As of right now everything seems to be working very smoothly. The Rom is default O/C at 710400 with on demand governor. Min CPU speed default is at 19200. You can easily change the cpu speeds and governors with setcpu or Conaps CPUBoost. I've also went ahead and changed the kernel to zanfurs kernel by popular request. If you want to use Conaps it can be flashed from recovery. There's also been a ton of other tweals I've added with some help from HaRdC0r3 so a big thanks to him for his input on this.
credits:
zanfur - kernel
btfb0 - all his work catching the OTA and sharing with us
Make sure you perform a nand backup before flashing. Also.. as always, what you do with your device is you're ultimate decision. No one has told you nor forced you to do anything so if anything happens to your device it's no one's fault but your own.
I recommend a full wipe on this update. All updates after this I plan to try and keep as dalvik only.
666th Sense V1.0
md5sum: 499a0d11ef9b9f9bfbf4f15f6489a85e
filesize: 97.35 MB
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One more - just in case

CondemnedSoul said:
I'm hoping to have this ready to post later tonight or tomorrow morning before leaving for vacation. I decided to go a little retro on a new ROM for something different since it's been a while and GB and CM7 are getting all the attention lately lol. This ROM is 2.1 Sense and based on the March 2011 OTA. With conaps cfs v9 kernel.
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Looking forward to something different!

Hey CS ... I think you missed the download links in the OP!

Nope didn't miss the download links
"I'm hoping to have this ready to post later tonight or tomorrow morning before leaving for vacation."

gospodinwizard said:
Nope didn't miss the download links
"I'm hoping to have this ready to post later tonight or tomorrow morning before leaving for vacation."
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I was kidding around.
Sent from my ERIS using XDA Premium App

I'm actually pumped to try this. It should be pretty snappy since it being 2.1. Hows it going on it?
Sent from my Gin-Tazz beginning of the end using Tapatalk

csleverette said:
Hey CS ... I think you missed the download links in the OP!
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It's there now lol

I wouldn't mind going back to Sense for some nostalgia, but I'm not sure if its worth dropping GB.
From what you got tested before the phone decided to go parachuting, minus the parachute, how does it compare speed wise compared to GB ROMs?

ToastPwnz said:
I wouldn't mind going back to Sense for some nostalgia, but I'm not sure if its worth dropping GB.
From what you got tested before the phone decided to go parachuting, minus the parachute, how does it compare speed wise compared to GB ROMs?
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I honestly didn't think there was much difference in speed. I also had not o/c'd it at all. I was running it at stock which is 528. It can easily be oc'd with conap's CPUBoost or Set CPU as well. But I personally didn't think it was a noticeable difference from GB.

Dude you got a sick sense of development
Welcome to porting...

Ok. I flashed this bad boy last night. It is very smooth and fast. Of course it is 2.1 though. But really to me, when you have a phone like the Eris, trying to put 2.3 on it is pointless. Im liking this Rom. Plain and runs great. I think a black keyboard with white and gray lettering would be awesome. Good job man
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Edit: I have found one problem. GAPPS is force closing on me. Every few minutes it will do it.
Edit 2: the market for some reason won't start downloads at all. It was working last night. I have cleared cache and uninstalled updates still nothing

im liking the background lol do i flash gapps still? and will that sense theme work that you made for tazz's rom? or is that a different 2.? thingy lol

dragonrazorz said:
im liking the background lol do i flash gapps still? and will that sense theme work that you made for tazz's rom? or is that a different 2.? thingy lol
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this is a sense android 2.1 based rom, gapps already included and condemned's theme will work as well as sensibility theme by jonathanphx1, but this is very exciting as i use xtrsense!

thanks, so then i would flash the themes over this sense rom correct? its been booting way longer than other roms i flashed....its not looping but when how long does it take to finish? lol

lildoug2410 said:
But really to me, when you have a phone like the Eris, trying to put 2.3 on it is pointless.
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Out of curiosity, why do you feel this way?
I have tried many of the 2.3 Roms on my Eris and have always had a great experience with them. 2.1 wasn't bad either. It was the trivial things that made me want to leave 2.1 and try a newer rom.

csleverette said:
Out of curiosity, why do you feel this way?
I have tried many of the 2.3 Roms on my Eris and have always had a great experience with them. 2.1 wasn't bad either. It was the trivial things that made me want to leave 2.1 and try a newer rom.
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Well every 2.3 Rom I have tried hasn't been the smoothest. I was just saying that the Eris is getting dated. It is cool though that we are able to put it on if we want to. 2.1 is just so smooth that I find it hard to leave. I like both sense and aosp but if I can find a smooth sense Rom, ill take that any day.
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lildoug2410 said:
Well every 2.3 Rom I have tried hasn't been the smoothest. I was just saying that the Eris is getting dated. It is cool though that we are able to put it on if we want to. 2.1 is just so smooth that I find it hard to leave. I like both sense and aosp but if I can find a smooth sense Rom, ill take that any day.
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Thanks. I am with you on Sense. I have always enjoyed it. It's what drew me to the HTC offerings when I dumped ATT and my iPhone.
Just 2.1 underneath made a little less enjoyable for me. Not that it wasn't smooth or anything like that but things like when I get a notification while I am listening to music or an audio book. In 2.1, the music or the book keeps playing even though the volume for it is replaced by the notification sound. In 2.3, the same actually pauses plays the notification sound then resumes.
I am enjoying Tazz Ginger Sense.

As you guys may know I was away for a little bit. I'm back and have some other things taken care of and I'll be looking into these problems some of you have posted and working on and update soon...

De-romming HTC Hero + best current rom?

Hey guys, I bought some on insurance on my phone while I went on holiday and obviously it got broken, so Orange are ever so sweetly replacing my phone tonight with a brand new one. However, to avoid the questions, I'd like to make my phone exactly like I first got it, if that is atall possible.
Second issue, once I unpack my new baby I'd like to install the newest, most stable rom.. good battery life, fast, efficient.. etc. Any advice?
Thanks guys.

el-grosso said:
Hey guys, I bought some on insurance on my phone while I went on holiday and obviously it got broken, so Orange are ever so sweetly replacing my phone tonight with a brand new one. However, to avoid the questions, I'd like to make my phone exactly like I first got it, if that is atall possible.
Second issue, once I unpack my new baby I'd like to install the newest, most stable rom.. good battery life, fast, efficient.. etc. Any advice?
Thanks guys.
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Well...seems that you want a custom ROM. If you want to run the stock Sense ROM with android 2.1 you can install VillainROM 13 (it has some tweaks that make the phone rocket )...but you can try an AOSP ROM with android 2.3.5
Here are the links were you can download them
1.VillainROM 13 [Stock ROM with tweaks] -> HERE
2.Elelinux AOSP v3.3 [Android 2.3.5 with some tweaks and extra stuff] -> HERE
3.OMFGB AOSP by JieeHD [Android 2.3.5 with little modifications] -> HERE
4.Elelinux Speedmachine V5 [Android 2.2.1 with custom settings] -> HERE
5.Floyo 1.2 [Android 2.2.1 with custom settings] -> HERE
I recommend all of them, but you choose what you like, i used the first 3 and like them a lot. PS: i put some of the roms with the direct download link, if you want to see the page go to the development section
Keep me posted if you have any problems
Stefan

Sorry if I'm hi-jacking the thread, but thanks for the helpful post stefpaul. I'm getting a Hero this week (won it on eBay for under £100) and going through the development section to look for a good ROM is like looking for a needle in a haystack!

Not that the ROMs are rubbish you understand, it's just hard to find one I like out of all the choice!

dftba said:
Not that the ROMs are rubbish you understand, it's just hard to find one I like out of all the choice!
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you'll find one that will be the best for you. If you have other problems tell me
Stefan

The fastest rom atm, is Vanilla Eclair. By a mile! it's awesome, good battery, as stable as it gets and the speed is incredible!

Habarug said:
The fastest rom atm, is Vanilla Eclair. By a mile! it's awesome, good battery, as stable as it gets and the speed is incredible!
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youve convinced me, im going for this one. what does 140/160 DPI mean though? and can I still run most apps that the HTC hero itself can run? Thanks.

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youve convinced me, im going for this one. what does 140/160 DPI mean though? and can I still run most apps that the HTC hero itself can run? Thanks.
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on the 140 dpi version everything gets a little smaller. For me there's no problem to read the text and it is pretty useful to display more content at the screen. I've not found any apps that don't like the new lcd density

Yes i agree VE is the fastest rom, but still there's something need to fix, the graphic when you press the power button there is a line should not in that place.. Just a small thing, but arent we want a perfection right?
Sorry for my bad english
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I've been using VillainRom since I got my Hero and never turned back, only reason I've upgraded is that mines getting slow and I cant use any apps

bochdi said:
Yes i agree VE is the fastest rom, but still there's something need to fix, the graphic when you press the power button there is a line should not in that place.. Just a small thing, but arent we want a perfection right?
Sorry for my bad english
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What do you mean? When you turn.the screen off or in the power menu? I can't find anything
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There maybe some apps on 140 DPI that look funny. But in spareparts there is an option for that. Compatibility mode. change that and then reboot and all apps show full screen

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What do you mean? When you turn.the screen off or in the power menu? I can't find anything
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in the power menu, please look at closely there is a line/border of power menu that out of pixel.. or its a customize?? thx for ur reply...

you mean that line at the bottom? the grey one? I don't know what it is, but it doesn't bother me in any way...

I am running 6.1 and I am lookin at that menu for 2 min now but I can not find it XD

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in the power menu, please look at closely there is a line/border of power menu that out of pixel.. or its a customize?? thx for ur reply...
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Could you.take a screenshot and show us where it is with an arrow or something?
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Here is the screenshot
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I know its just tiny things, but it can be fixed right?
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bochdi said:
Here is the screenshot
I know its just tiny things, but it can be fixed right?
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Yes, you're right. It's there on 140 dpi version (whig I use). Pretty sure it can be fixed, but we will have to find someone who knows how
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