Boot to Gecko Port - Desire HD General

Hey guys,
I would like to port Boot to Gecko to our HTC Desire HD
Perhaps you know Boot to Gecko, it's the new Linux based OS from the Developers of great Firefox.
It is in an early state of Developing but it runs on an Samsung Galaxy S2. There are others out there who are also would like to see a port of it on an other Device.
Here and here for example..
herrsch0rdev wrote here that we just need to replace/add some drivers, perhaps a talented Android ROM Developer ore some one else who can help or poste some information or knowledge reads this and can provide help.
thx
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Good idea, but why not wait till the final version comes out and then port it on our devices? Even if you will port it now, people won't use it as a daily, but only to see how it works. I suggest you wait for the final version and then port.

Hmmm... I love panel 4-8, but those massive icons are a turn-off.
No widgets? I like clock/weather and facebook/twitter and whatnot.

Bringing this thread up again because I found a port guide from mozilla
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Boot_to_Gecko/Porting

Would really love to see this live
Firefox OS look promising and running on our device would be so awesome. wish i could help in development. but would be able to help in graphics and testing once someone picks up the task.

man this looks nice, I would most definitely try this one if it came out Love the simplistic idea for GUI.

Yeah it looks absolutely stunning but is this something we can post in Development section?

I believe randomblame has started to port this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31094653&postcount=6560

I'll put my support behind this as well. I really like the UI. if any devs need someone to test, then beam me up scotty! send me a PM

TheJokah said:
I believe randomblame has started to port this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31094653&postcount=6560
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Score! Maybe this forum hopefully will be a support for an upcoming Firefox OS rom

cant wait
rb is one of the last awesome porters we have.. (for non-sense roms)
im sure he will get it to boot, and even fully functional.

TheJokah said:
I believe randomblame has started to port this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31094653&postcount=6560
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DubelBoom said:
cant wait
rb is one of the last awesome porters we have.. (for non-sense roms)
im sure he will get it to boot, and even fully functional.
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No doubt , he is really good!

I'm wondering if this would be any sort of solution now that HTC has abandoned us. I mean I don't see ICS or JB fully stable any time soon(maybe I'm wrong.. I'd love to be wrong to be honest)
..wondering how they would make it work for our phones(driver wize), of course maybe it would be just the same "ship" with different name.. either titanic or britannic the fate might be the same as these too.
I guess will have to wait and see..

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I'm wondering if this would be any sort of solution now that HTC has abandoned us. I mean I don't see ICS or JB fully stable any time soon(maybe I'm wrong.. I'd love to be wrong to be honest)
..wondering how they would make it work for our phones(driver wize), of course maybe it would be just the same "ship" with different name.. either titanic or britannic the fate might be the same as these too.
I guess will have to wait and see..
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Ahem, jellybean and ICS is pretty much as stable as needed.
Latest JT and Pacman roms are pretty much bullet proof, MIUI has some lag issues. If you're getting reboots try disabling HW overlays
ICS is as good as done, I would even say that Sense roms are more stable than non sense, and overall I feel they certainly match the stability of sense 3.5.
but......I would love to see a gecko port!

xxkid123 said:
Ahem, jellybean and ICS is pretty much as stable as needed.
Latest JT and Pacman roms are pretty much bullet proof, MIUI has some lag issues. If you're getting reboots try disabling HW overlays
ICS is as good as done, I would even say that Sense roms are more stable than non sense, and overall I feel they certainly match the stability of sense 3.5.
but......I would love to see a gecko port!
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I prefer non sense roms and trust me they are not as stable as I would like. When I mean stable its not just working all features, its beeing bugfree too
P.S. android 2.3.7 is stable, ICS and JB ..hmm not ..working and in a very good state but not near stable at all.

lol
:crying: lol

So, did anyone started working on it?
I'd love to test it

Bumping this for the motherland.
Would love to see this, or Ubuntu Phone OS or OpenWebOS (May my Palm Pre RIP) on the DHD.

jb and ics roms are ok but launching apps is way slower than sense, and camera is never stable...i like to try this

So I assume that this boat sealed
Damn, I'd like to see Firefox OS in our phones.

Related

ROM Request - Vanilla AOSP 2.1

I am not knowledgeable enough to do this myself, or I would. I would like to request a plain AOSP 2.1 build ROM for the CDMA Hero. I figure since the kernel source code is out and Android 2.1 source code is out, this one shouldn't be too difficult to achieve.
I'm not big on the extra apps in a ROM either. I'm talking almost barebones. I don't want Sense either...just a plain AOSP.
Anyone want that too? If so, add your comment here and let's see if you can get someone more skilled than me to do it.
I also realize that it does take time to make a ROM, so if this doesn't come to fruition I'm not going to get upset, but figured I have nothing to lose by asking.
Thanks
yeah would love 2.1
i love the bottom menus with the dots instead of drawer and new icons
i hope its like this onedaylol
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A plain just from source build would be right up my alley as well.
I also would like. Anyone want to start a donation pot for the dev that does it? I would donate.
Me too. Just like the Nexus One, no Sprint-specific apps, but also no funny stuff like adding apps or changing colors. What is AOSP?
AOSP = Android Open Source Project
daveydave said:
What is AOSP?
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Christ man...
HERE
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Christ man...
HERE
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LOLLL
I usually hate posts like this, but the situation DEFININTELY called for it
Sweet, Advanced On-Board Signal Processor, got it.
Uh, that's a joke btw.
+1..... a fully functioning plain vanilla 2.1 ROM for my Hero!!!
This may take some time.. Although we have the kernel, from my understanding there is still some porting that needs to happen to the 2.1 code so that the AOSP will run on our phone with all the different hardware. HTC was right on time with this release i was two days away from ordering an n1 from google. guess ill stick around and learn as much as i can and see what happens
yes please. as plain as possible
You can use flipz 2.1 Rom, turn sense off, and that would be a 2.1 vanilla Rom ...... that is what I'm doing right now for the moment
REDFOCZ said:
You can use flipz 2.1 Rom, turn sense off, and that would be a 2.1 vanilla Rom ...... that is what I'm doing right now for the moment
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Not exactly. What you describe would still uses the HTC apks for phone, contacts, calendar etc
REDFOCZ said:
You can use flipz 2.1 Rom, turn sense off, and that would be a 2.1 vanilla Rom ...... that is what I'm doing right now for the moment
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Thats not exactly vanilla.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_software
Damn, looks like mcgrathx beat me to the punch. lol
Well I know its alittle different but just thought id mention it
On the androidcentral forums there is a Donut ROM witch is actually reallly good.
REDFOCZ said:
You can use flipz 2.1 Rom, turn sense off, and that would be a 2.1 vanilla Rom ...... that is what I'm doing right now for the moment
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Besides having the hero apks, does this ROM (when sense is turned off) look and act like the Nexus 1 ROM?
(I would try it for myself, but I don't wanna go through the hassle of wiping my device and restoring all the info/data)
Thanks for answering my question.
PS: I actually like Hero's Phone, Contacts and Calendar a lot more than stock.
Yeah, I would definitely be interested in this too. I just switched over from a Touch Pro a few weeks ago, and have been reading up on Hero ROMs, but none have really caught my attention too much yet. I'm not usually a fan of all the HTC goodies....
(Also, I'm a new poster here.. This seems like a better place for Hero stuff than where I was over at PPCgeeks)
bwshockley said:
I figure since the kernel source code is out and Android 2.1 source code is out, this one shouldn't be too difficult to achieve.
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If only
The kernel source is out, yes, but for 2.1 to run at its best, it needs to be running 2.6.29 kernel version, which is not released (for our phone). I'm working on a port, but so far it doesn't boot )) and others may be in the process of doing the same.
There are other projects to get AOSP 2.0.1 and 2.1 on the phone, and those have been working with the 2.6.27 kernel, which is not going to run as well as intended. Of course all it'll take is replacing the kernel, hopefully, and I'm sure someone will make a breakthrough in porting the kernel soon

Port Meizu M9 ROM to N1 | Awesome UI!

I know many people would enjoy this ROM, it's kind of like MIUI. The engineering rom was just recently released for the Meizu M9.
It can be downloaded here -
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3ZZ3AA2
I also found this xip.bin + LBE_Android Folder (don't know if it's of any help or not): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NCZ8NKHB
I was hoping someone could try and port this to N1. It would definitely be a top ROM (I read that it support English by default, though i maybe wrong)
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Here are some links you may want to check out and see it's beautiful UI!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/18/engadget-chinese-goes-hands-on-with-the-meizu-m9/
http://micgadget.com/10338/meizu-m9-preview/
http://www.meizume.com/meizu-m9-news/12506-reviews-meizu-m9-start-flooding-gates.html
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/meizu-m9-christens-site-launch-with-full-specs-list/
http://www.meizu.com/products/m9fun.html
I've always hated MIUI for some reason; maybe it's because as a dual iPhone user it kind of felt like a poor man's iOS. But this? This looks incredibly polished. I mean very, very polished. Would like to see how it looks but I know that the inconsistency between this and other Android apps will break the effect.
Edit: I'd personally would like to see someone take the current Android creative direction and polish up what's already there.
Award Tour said:
I've always hated MIUI for some reason; maybe it's because as a dual iPhone user it kind of felt like a poor man's iOS. But this? This looks incredibly polished. I mean very, very polished. Would like to see how it looks but I know that the inconsistency between this and other Android apps will break the effect.
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Agree, I hate MIUI because of its wannabe iPhone look, but this just looks freakin' awesome, clean and colorful!
Hopefully some devs will get interested...no matter if the rest of the android apps won't follow
miui with adw launcher doesnt bother me. i still hate the iphone-like setting menus but with the amazing battery life i get i can live with them.
I would love a port! I've been waiting ever so long
martinl1030 said:
miui with adw launcher doesnt bother me. i still hate the iphone-like setting menus but with the amazing battery life i get i can live with them.
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You can change the iPhone style menu by going to Settings-->Personal Tab-->Menu settings..
And BTW I would also like the Port of M9.. Plz somebody do it..
People don't seem to be porting much of anything to the Nexus at the time. The only real "port" we have is Sense (All of the Sense's).. I would love to see something other than stock Android on the Nexus, especially with a nicely designed UI.
I personally love MIUI, despite it's iPhone like appearance -- all the functionality of Android with the plain, somewhat boring, UI revamped.
I downloaded the update.zip but it doesn't have a boot.img. The build.prop says this: ro.build.display.id=meizu_m9-eng 2.2 FRF91. Its probably a Froyo hybrid of sorts? I've been able to port a few ROM's for my personal testing, but I usually need the boot.img which the update.zip doesn't have. I'm downloading the M9 ROM.zip now which is really huge at 471mb. Don't know if that has boot.img. Maybe a FRF91 boot.img might work. I'll have to play around with it with no guarantee's.
MicroMod777 said:
I downloaded the update.zip but it doesn't have a boot.img. The build.prop says this: ro.build.display.id=meizu_m9-eng 2.2 FRF91. Its probably a Froyo hybrid of sorts? I've been able to port a few ROM's for my personal testing, but I usually need the boot.img which the update.zip doesn't have. I'm downloading the M9 ROM.zip now which is really huge at 471mb. Don't know if that has boot.img. Maybe a FRF91 boot.img might work. I'll have to play around with it with no guarantee's.
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I'm really hoping it works out
kerodean said:
I'm really hoping it works out
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Same here..
Well I couldn't get it to boot using a FRF91 boot image. If somebody can find the the boot.img maybe we can get it to boot to play around with it.
Finally somebody noticed the M9's ROM.
I am a Chinese,so I can tell something: Meizu is a company of China.
LBE is an UNOFFICIAL team which porting Android to M8(a WinCE based phone,has the almost same UI like M9).
Maybe you can cantact with the LBE team (they are active at bbs.meizu.com) for some help.
That's all,and sorry for my poor English. : )
Had a Meizu M8 for almost a year, so I know what´s going on there...
..would be of course very interesting, to test a M9 Rom on N1,...but I think just to test.
yay! lets make this happen MicroMod! Lol
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has anyone tried miui boot .img that might work because the roms are almost the same.
wildchild048 said:
has anyone tried miui boot .img that might work because the roms are almost the same.
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I can try that next!!!
Miui boot.img didn't work. Somebody like OP guy find me the original boot.img.
Nice... hope to see a port also!
I tried taking some of the APKs from Meizu to MIUI.. like Filemanager, Launcher2, calculator..
And only calculator works.. .. It seems better than default..
Lets see what all apps can run..
But I am still waiting for the M9 ROM port..
Keshav_CoolDude said:
I tried taking some of the APKs from Meizu to MIUI.. like Filemanager, Launcher2, calculator..
And only calculator works.. .. It seems better than default..
Lets see what all apps can run..
But I am still waiting for the M9 ROM port..
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I think the m9 files have to be Deodexed for then to work on miui rom

Ice Cream Sandwich

Will we ever get a fully functional ICS build?
From what it looks like now, yes. The current ICS builds have had an amazing progress and what we need now is someone to backport the gingerbread kgsl drivers or compile an msm-3.0 kernel so we can get a fully functional hardware acceleration.
Obviously, the low internal memory or ROM memory is no problem since we can, using blackrose, repartition the whole internal memory.
What's your thought in all of this? What are you looking forward too? A Cyanogenmod ICS build? A MIUI ICS build? Or simply a vanilla ICS build with no elements of Cyanogenmod or MIUI? Please share your thoughts.
I would just like to thank all the wonderful developers here for doing such an awesome job at bringing us an ICS build - buggy or not, it's still a huge step forward.
I believe CM team will be the first with full functional ICS for N1 and i'm definitly looking forward to it. After that all the others will come up with their different Roms.
I think CM won't be the first, since CM will be way to busy for all the newer phones! Like the Galaxy S2 and the newer dual cores, those will probably get bigger priority..
Can't wait that the ROM works perfectly or almost perfectly!
I'm be super happy with a stock ICS build for the N1. It would extend the life of my phone for another year until LTE gets sorted out by my carrier.
Definitely stock ICS with few tweaks like custom shutdown/reboot menu, FM Radio app, builtin A2SD support, Wifi calling support etc.
Texasice's ICS is doing pretty well on my N1 right now..
It's already stable any ROM?
I'd like to try out a vanilla ICS rom first, then maybe I'll check out CM9.
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Texasice's ICS is doing pretty well on my N1 right now..
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Yeah, it's amazing what he's been able to do with it on such short notice, being a "college droput" as he said
Totally off topic, but I'd just like to know: Is it true that you pretty much need a college education to get a respectable job over there in the U.S? I mean, after nine years of elementary school and another three in high school (or whatever it's like over there), college is the last thing I'd ever want to go to.
JoshX said:
I'd like to try out a vanilla ICS rom first, then maybe I'll check out CM9.
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So basically, you should go with texasice's ICS ROM and then samuaz. IIRC, texas said he would never incorporate CM9 into his ROM, so you're good to flash it.
I don't really know what I'll go with. I think it depends on the features and stability of the two. I like Cyanogenmod but maybe, just maybe, I'll stick with stock ICS and first get the hang of it.
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So basically, you should go with texasice's ICS ROM and then samuaz. IIRC, texas said he would never incorporate CM9 into his ROM, so you're good to flash it.
I don't really know what I'll go with. I think it depends on the features and stability of the two. I like Cyanogenmod but maybe, just maybe, I'll stick with stock ICS and first get the hang of it.
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I am using the samuaz ICS build right now on a day to day basis and I must say I'm pretty impressed.
Almost everything works fine - gapps, wifi, 3g, a2sd. Pretty amazing for an alpha release.
Most likely I would preffer an pretty much vanilla ICS build in the future.
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I am using the samuaz ICS build right now on a day to day basis and I must say I'm pretty impressed.
Almost everything works fine - gapps, wifi, 3g, a2sd. Pretty amazing for an alpha release.
Most likely I would preffer an pretty much vanilla ICS build in the future.
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a2sd implemented by texasice is the best compared to all other implementation I have tried so far. Check out this post by texasice if you are interested.
I am using the "xdata" feature so I can finally see 2 GB internal space! Also I have not seen any slow down in speed while using "xdata".
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I have already custom blackrose hboot, latest 4ext touch recovery ready for the video recording feature on texasice rom to be ready!
Have been using texasice's on my old N1 as well since he started developing it. His implementation is very good.
I just flashed texasice's ICS ROM p6. So far so good. When CM releases CM9, I will wait for others' feedback and then give it a try just to see the difference.
Am i the only one not even slightly interested in ICS? Everything about it seems to be a big step backwards from Gingerbread. My N1 with CM7 is absolutely spot-bollock perfect as it is, so i don't need a new device and i don't need a new OS!
DirkGently said:
Am i the only one not even slightly interested in ICS? Everything about it seems to be a big step backwards from Gingerbread. My N1 with CM7 is absolutely spot-bollock perfect as it is, so i don't need a new device and i don't need a new OS!
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Probably are the only one.
Those afraid of change are really in the wrong place browsing XDA.
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Probably are the only one.
Those afraid of change are really in the wrong place browsing XDA.
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You're kidding right? Change just for the sake of change is idiotic. I know the teens go for the whole 'Oh look a new shiny thing', but they are also notoriously unreliable, are known to have bad taste and couldn't have an objective thought if their lives depended on it.
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Am i the only one not even slightly interested in ICS? Everything about it seems to be a big step backwards from Gingerbread. My N1 with CM7 is absolutely spot-bollock perfect as it is, so i don't need a new device and i don't need a new OS!
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You're not the only one, I'm actually quite happy with my N1 right now, its fast and stable, I don't need anything more atm. I will update it only if its clear to me that the latest versions are better
I am interested in quite a few things about ICS, the most important of which is not in any of the current ROMs:
New camera software
Better multitasking (cards)
Better and faster browser
Better notifications
And most importantly...HARDWARE ACCELERATION. This is the only thing missing from current ICS roms and the reason I have not flashed any of them.
The moment this gets stable, I am all over it...
But ICS is a HUGE upgrade because of this fact alone. Personally, I feel like the SGSII will be a better overall phone vs the GNex once it is on ICS. Other than touchwiz...
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a2sd implemented by texasice is the best compared to all other implementation I have tried so far. Check out this post by texasice if you are interested.
I am using the "xdata" feature so I can finally see 2 GB internal space! Also I have not seen any slow down in speed while using "xdata".
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Man now i wish i kept mine :-( Oh well, the HTC sensation hasn't let me down yet, but you never forget your first time..LOL love/miss my N1

ICS On Galaxy SII

I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
What were you expecting?
ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.
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ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.
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I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Is this Samsung ICS or Android ICS as Samsungs ICS is terrible and htey have destroyed it, the Android Stock ICs is much better
Yeah stock ics with touchwiz must be pretty depressing... But I would always prefer a good ics custom rom to one with GB! I love the ICS design
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thinkharry said:
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Try Omega_v3.0_AOKP_build_36_ICS_4.0.4
Beautiful ICS rom. You will see difference from GB.
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Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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ive never had it on ics so where do we go from here?
MrPeel said:
I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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I'm not going to compare AOSP/AOKP roms with Samsung ICS. They are a joke compared to what you get in a stock samsung firmware.
Comparing samsung ics and gb... GB has less gestures and small polished features (contacts, dialer) however it offers the best browser on any phone. As a comparison, install flash player and open up youtube.com, scroll down and switch to the desktop version. Compare scrolling. zooming in. Now try to play a video using the browser. GB is super smooth never lags. Same goes with big websites that have lots of ads and flash content.
GB never force closes. It's super stable. It doesn't eat as much battery with screen on. It doesn't have the data usage info, nor the fancy task switching.
Also the stock samsung gallery is awful compared to what you get in aosp ics...
However, overall I rate it the highest for stability, functionality and great battery life. I'm sorry but ICS just doesn't cut it for me. To be honest I wish they would put out an anniversary gingerbread build with everything maxed out (like they do for the I9001 for example).
I'm not hating on ics. It's a step forward, it's just it hasn't reached the level of GB in terms of daily usage. Maybe one day.
if it wasnt for this free community android would be a mess or the manufacturers may feel obliged to make a better rom,
when you think about it samsung must use thier Android phones stock i wonder if they think its sufficient
go with hydrog3n-ICS ROM
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are the most sarcastic and also the smartest of all, if you do not like that man posted, skip ...
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Is this 'Skip' function a new feature of ICS?
Android always rules whatever the system..every system has its flaws...the perfection is in the communtity that we have..the hard work of rom makers..
and we are thankfull to them.. but my wife don't...lool ics rules on my 9100 with batista foxhound ...PEACE...
Have U looked at SlimICS?
Great fast, stable
This thread is pretty bad and now we're just recommending ROMs
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ICS Sense (3.6 or 4.0) to release from Virtuous very soon.

Turns out our devices are supported too. No worries on DHD ics update cancelled. Virtous team found a way to make the camera work.
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edit: its not Primadonna or Affinity. They are releasing a new rom i think its called Infinity.
Though would I be correct in assuming that even if they do get the camera working fully, that porting such would only work on Sense roms. (i.e.: I don't much care for Sense).
there are already ics roms without sense with working camera so it is a huge step up for desire z.
btrst said:
there are already ics roms without sense with working camera so it is a huge step up for desire z.
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Well I know that much, cuz I'm using one. I'm talking bout *fully* working camera, all the same bells and whistles as gingerbread and 720p recording. Not talking bout the current state of non-Sense roms.
With that I'm guessing what Virtuous is planning to release camera-wise would be about the same as what some of us are already using.
kbeezie said:
Well I know that much, cuz I'm using one. I'm talking bout *fully* working camera, all the same bells and whistles as gingerbread and 720p recording. Not talking bout the current state of non-Sense roms.
With that I'm guessing what Virtuous is planning to release camera-wise would be about the same as what some of us are already using.
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well, they were talking about a fully working camera so i guess that includes the 720p recording. they said they used the 3.0 kernel source from primo so it will be different from what most of us using.
btrst said:
well, they were talking about a fully working camera so i guess that includes the 720p recording. they said they used the 3.0 kernel source from primo so it will be different from what most of us using.
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Hopefully if that's the case, that one can be ported to other (non-Sense) roms.
I know that for some Sense doesn't matter, but I find it as an integral part of owning an HTC device. (The Flip-to-Silence feature got me hooked when I saw the ads ) and each and every time I tried another ROM, I found myself going back to the good ol' Sense. Whatever version it might be (2.1, 3.0, 3.5).
It adds small stuff that some people care about - for example, the clock app has a stopwatch, timer, and other functions right in the app. I know I can download another app to do all that stuff, but hey - it's more integrated, it looks better in my opinion and I like to keep things stock because they are more in tune with the rest of the UI.
I really love the „Holo” theme in ICS, but we have to admit it still lacks in the App department. Yes, you can get apps to get the functions, but they aren't as finished and as polished as Sense apps.
Also, that Car Home app in Sense 4 is S-W-E-E-T!
You see my point. Different people have different needs. I'll stop here, or else this post will get waaay too long.
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.... ooohs and ahhhs ...
You see my point. Different people have different needs. I'll stop here, or else this post will get waaay too long.
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Yea I can certainly understand the appeal of Sense, as I've tried some of Virtuous's roms, problem is that for me it's much too sluggish most of the time and I would prefer some functionality over some of the aesthetic. (kind of funny when I say it that way, cuz my somewhat minimal ICS rom looks cleaner than the gingerbread stock Sense I had).
In any case, any progress is good progress considering that the alternatives we were waiting for (i.e.: DHD/etc getting stock ICS) isn't going to happen.
In regards to cameras. Right now on the rom I'm on right now, I can take 5MP pictures and record videos at 720x480, granted however the process was much smoother and crisper in gingerbread ( I guess cuz you'd get full hardware control in those cases ). But as long as one can actually take a quick snap or scan a barcode I think that'll make most people happy across the board.
We all love the virtuous team though
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