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[Motorola Droid Android Development] DrGit:
The end of the beginning

I've been tempting fate a lot lately. Despite my attempts to keep this platform alive, my Droid bit the dust yesterday.

Its digital contents live on, but the hardware wasn't so lucky.

It always had a way of inconveniencing me, so I'm somewhat relieved about it.

Unfortunately, finding a replacement is going to be a pain.

Mostly due to a lack of money (WiFi+Google Voice+plentiful open source software = less spending/work incentive)

and the length of my uncompromising list of requirements,

I am beginning to realize that my dream phone might never exist.

Somewhat refreshingly, I'm around "weird" people a lot, and they remind me (without using words!) that there are better things in life than shopping for a smartphone.

This isn't exactly goodbye, but I may be away from the XDA scene for a while.

Apologies to any users of my coding experiments... Hopefully, if nothing else, they inspire something more useful.

Thanks y'all for the fun time and for reading this long post :P

Don't stop inventing!
[Motorola Droid Android Development] edw00rd:
Hmmm.... how would I go about checking into this for the transformer prime?
[Motorola Droid Android Development] DrGit:
1.) Figure out how to run an unsigned kernel image. Kexec, fastboot, USB kernel flasher, etc...

2.) Replace the Android initramfs and/or tell the kernel where to boot from (depending on which method you pick above, you may need to compile a custom kernel);

3.) Install a root filesystem image on an SD card (internal storage may work, but it's less risky to dual boot) and point the kernel to it.

I got Ubuntu running even better on my "new" Epic 4G! Other devices should work with this method, but I'm not too enthusiastic about porting for devices I don't own :P
[Motorola Droid Android Development] ReCreate:
I know this is a very old thread, but the OP has disabled his PM messaging system, so I have no other choice.

I'm interested in repeating what this guy did here, as I too have a moto droid (a855) and i'd like to get at least a little use out of it.

I have some questions.

Where did you get the kernel sources? (i see you're saying to modify something in arch/arm/kernel/setup.c)

How did you get debian to boot from the SD Card? You mention kernel modification but you never mentioned anything about the setup process.

Will the process here https://wiki.debian.org/HowtoDebianInAndroid work for this? Everything mentioned there except the kernel seems to not be device specific.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyneoh:
hi, all member . i facing a problem is my update Atrix 4G 1.5.7 to 1.8.3 version after , i install all my app inside my sd card , then the screen pop out say [ this application comes from an unknown source,and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed. ] :(:(:(:( .

then how i need to do , is it i missing some root or rom cracking ???

i very urgent for it , if not i have many think need to using it at my 3rd party app .because have some is chinese app i need to use.

god please bless me , have good kind member will coming to telling me how to do it .and god bless all helper in good luck forever .

thank you .

p/s : i have root it before but still same like this problem.

regard ,

tonyneoh
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoSlayer:
you have to enable sideloading
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyneoh:
may i know where can find the [ sideloading ] ???
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1017373
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyneoh:
thanks
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] skuzzie:
I'm starting my web development class and my laptop broke. Is there an app that works like notepad?...I need to be able to create simple web pages.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] goodintentions:
http://www.touchqode.com/index.htm
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] skuzzie:
Thank you sir.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
This is the midNIGHT ROM Gingerbread Thread

Current Releases:

midNIGHT ROM EE03 v6.0 Beta 1 (Public).zip (149.77 MB) RFS ONLY (Beta reflects a leaked build and not a final release)

I WILL POST FULL CREDITS VERY SOON..I PROMISE

Change Log: Actually a pretty stable ROM

EE03 Gingerbread (leaked) HUGE THANKS TO k0nane

Sprint and TW stripped out

1% battery mod (Gingerbread battery icon)

CRT/Over Scan Animations

Call Log fix

Carrier IQ removed

“Pure Google” 4G icons from the Nexus s 4G

Fixed erroneous Sdcard icons in mediaprovider.apk

added the following apps:

Netflix

Titanium Backup

Launcher Pro (replaced the stock launcher)

AOSP Themed icons

Injected with Autism Awareness

Clock package from Nexus S

Default ringtone to OldPhone

Contains the standard Edition midNIGHT ROM apps

Installation Instructions: The below links are Thanks to k0nane as well. PLEASE remember to Thank his posts for everything he does for ALL of us.

Note: This is NOT tweaked and will NOT auto backup and restore. You have been warned (queue ominous music)

1) You MUST ODIN to EC05 FIRST

2) You will then need to ODIN the EE03 Modem

3) Then OneClickRoot CW3.0.2.5

4) Boot into clockwork and wipe EVERYTHING x3

5) Flash the ROM

FULL CREDITS COMING SOON
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
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[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
miiiiiiinnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeee
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mutiny32:
Holy crap. Thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Art2Fly:
Thanks for this, it is basically the EE03 rom, but with awesome midnight tweaks. Can't wait to try it out!
[Epic 4G Android Development] sniperkill:
Nice!! Downloading now!! Hey ptfdmedic, did you get my pm?
[Epic 4G Android Development] djbacon06:
Oh sweet Jesus! I might have to jump ship to this! Glad to have you developing again, Rob
[Epic 4G Android Development] zenvita:
I knew he couldn't stay away.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jpmorris123:
Good heavens Rob ... that was a fast first to ROM EE03 ... congrats.

I'm tempted to Odin, flash, and report.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrhocuspocus:
can i flash straight from ee03 if im already on it? or do i need to odin back first?
[Epic 4G Android Development] sniperkill:
Yes, you can go straight to the EE03 rom from midNIGHT...
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Yup
[Epic 4G Android Development] TrentB:
Downloading now, have yet to try any gingerbread on my phone except for cyanogen alpha 4 for about 20 minutes.
[Epic 4G Android Development] CrfEpic4g:
I love how you instantly got to work on this you are amazing !!!!!!

Sent from my Urban Legend
[Epic 4G Android Development] js042507:
Oh my gosh! I knew it rob. You are coming back! No seriously though, I love your work and have had your roms on my epic for the past 6 months. You rock and have a work ethic, heart, and love for your family like very few in this world. Thanks for your releases, and I got your back anytime. ;)

13th! Hooah!

EDIT: darn, I was 16th. Oh well. :-)

Sent from the most "Epic" phone in the world! ...Using XDA Premium app :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] vita10gy:
Can we restore a backup to go back to ext4/froyo if we want to go back?

I don't remember how I got to ext4 in the first place. :p
[Epic 4G Android Development] lancelane:
Rob

Do you plan on releasing an ext4 version or are you going to wait until final release for that.

Just when you think your out....they drag you back in.

Thanks for all that you do for the community, both on here and the autism awareness community. You are a class act.

Samsung Epic Midnight 5.2 (for now)
[Epic 4G Android Development] p3dr0maz:
No. You need a custom kernel for bootanimation.zip's to work. This kernel is still stock.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mammon88:
No, the stock kernel needs to be modified for custom bootanimation.

GREAT WORK Rob!!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Have you actually opened the Market?

-Sent from my custom Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
No problem dude.... It's just one of my buttons. No harm done and no ill feelings. I've had a bad day. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Settings>Applications>......

There are only a few things that I made removable. If you want to pull system apks then you'll need something like root explorer. If you go down that path, then for the love of god and all things holy DO NOT remove the systemui.apk....the world will implode...or you'll need to reflash your phone. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] henboffman:
Has anyone had any trouble with the facebook app? I've tried clearing data and reinstalling, but that didn't do anything. I'm receiving notifications about new messages in chat, but when I open the chat log, no messages are displayed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mdmogren:
multiupload is down

does anyone have a mirror?

EDIT: I'll upload to my server and host for free if someone can get me the file.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bjl95mustang:
This is the most stable Rom I have used. Thanks Rob.

The only issue I have run into is when I unlock the screen I get a black screen once and a while. The buttons for phone and contacts show up and if I hit the app menu button the home screen pops up and then it goes to my apps. OR if I touch one of my widgets just the widget and that part of the backrgound around it shows up not the whole background.

I turned off all of my widgets and it still does it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] zodiak951:
How do I flash the modem since its a tar file...
[Epic 4G Android Development] budderocks:
When in Odin, check "Phone" instead of "PDA" and select the tar file for "Phone".

It will flash quicker than when you flash a whole system.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
U can still put it under PDA
[Epic 4G Android Development] Gorguts:
Flawless victory!!!!

Great job my man. Been up on this for a few days now. Netflix was fixed with a simple uninstall reinstall and beyond that....all else is golden.

THanks Bro
[Epic 4G Android Development] chino331:
flashed this on my wife's Epic - so far running good! Thanks as always for your solid roms!
[Epic 4G Android Development] henboffman:
After installing the GPS fix, GPS is still not working (GPS test is unable to find a single satellite). Figured I would report this in the event that you're keeping count of functional/broken GPS. That is really my only complaint. This rom runs great, and the phone is nicer than it has ever been.

Has anyone found any other workarounds for the GPS?
[Epic 4G Android Development] raptorseye:
download gps status in market, run it, wait till it locks, then you can use your gps/maps...
[Epic 4G Android Development] troy22:
i love this rom. but when my 4g idles it stays on idle and i need to restart 4g to get it to work again. is there any fix for this?
[Epic 4G Android Development] droid newb:
I just flashed 5.3 yesterday...and now I wanna flash this one lol!

You guys are killing me with this!

Someone convince me to stay with 5.3 for now...quick!
[Epic 4G Android Development] bradbutter:
what exactly is the vtt.apk and the sprint voicemail .zip for
[Epic 4G Android Development] Kif420:
Yeah what he said...
[Epic 4G Android Development] rckozma:
Not sure what the vtt is, but I believe the voicemail one was to fix the visual voicemail that did not work on this.
[Epic 4G Android Development] imann:
I am giving this rom a try and so far it sekms a lot smoother than swiss cheese. Excellent rom so far.
[Epic 4G Android Development] imann:
Anyone else having a problem with nandroid backups after flashing this rom? Ever since I flashed the ROM, when I try to make a backup it says can't mount system. I was going to try to wipe cache and dalvik and reinstall the rom but it is having problems wiping dalvik, doesn't go to the option with the nos and the yes - wipe dalvik cache option.
[Epic 4G Android Development] youngpro83:
Just read the past few pages. Bugs galore. I was going to flash this bcuz I thought Robs version was going to be better than the rest but nobody is able to clear the bugs with ee03. Its laggy with scrolling. 3g and 4g go in and out sometims. There are times where u might even have to go into airplane mode just to get data again. My biggest thing was the scrolling is so smooth and nice on 5.3 but on this its really laggy and annoying. Then the fact that my gps wouldn't work, and on top of that my data would go crazy. I use my phone too much to deal with bugs. 5.3 is bug free for me and its stable. Also the battery drain on ee03 was ridiculous fr me. (There is bound to be that person who claims to get 50 hours) I ended up getting about 7. I average about 17 to 20 with 5.3. I've even went as far as going over 24 hours but I barely used my phone at all. I wouldn't do an ee03 ROM. Ill wat for the official to drop and then Ill consider it. Now if Rob comes out with another ee05 ROM then I'm all over that.

Sent from My Beastly @$$ phone
[Epic 4G Android Development] HipHopIsLyfe37:
Does anyone else get outstanding battery life? I love this ROM

Sent from my Gingerbread-ified Epic 4G
[Epic 4G Android Development] Migital Warfare:
YoungPro, I think you found your guy. I was getting **** battery life on Swiss Cheese and this version of Midnight, so I'm back on EC05 until Gingerbread is official.
[Epic 4G Android Development] henboffman:
Yeah, my battery life is WAY better. The drain in my office went from 10ish%/hr to 1-2%/hr with the new modem
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
It's important to note that there are only a few changes to this from k0nane's release. If it runs better it's because I pulled a lot of bloat out as well as integrated the known fixes. Just wanted to be clear about that cause I don't anything taken away from k0nane's AMAZING efforts.
[Epic 4G Android Development] durhamite:
Google Music Beta

the Google Music Beta app was updated today and it now works on this ROM!

YAY
[Epic 4G Android Development] eyecannon:
Yes, getting MUCH better battery life now compared to Froyo, like double battery life... also my phone feels much cooler to the touch than before.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Nitefall:
I searched but didn't come across anything, and i'm sure its been asked before but is there a way to get the reboot mod into this.

It's not a big deal but it makes it easier to get into cwm then turning the phone completley off then booting into it
[Epic 4G Android Development] maltydog:
Lots of things I like about this ROM (Netflix, for example), but I am having trouble with it. I have found the phone doing a partial reboot multiple times a day-never totally shuts down, but just quickly goes to the the startup screen and loads up. Have had data go off a couple of times. But the worst thing is the battery usage. Battery burns pretty quickly on this phone anyway, but with this ROM, it seems to run out much quicker. I commonly have to recharge my phone 3 times without actually using it heavily.
[Epic 4G Android Development] budderocks:
My Battery is doing pretty good actually...it seems to be one thing that varies amongst users.

I am at 26% battery left right now and it has been 15 hours and 17 minutes on battery.

46 minutes of voice calls

1 hour and 10 minutes of screen on time

1% Time without Signal

Data is on and I have all my notifications set to push (Gmail, Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, and Words with Friends - 5 minutes is the shortest setting on WwF)

This is all on wifi, except for about an hour and a half and that was 3g and a few minutes of 4g
[Epic 4G Android Development] durhamite:
+1 on this.. getting CRAZY battery life. LOVING it!
[Epic 4G Android Development] rckozma:
I ended up going back to 5.3. I was having an issue that just about everytime I unlocked the phone it would go to a black screen (the shortcuts would still be there if you knew where to push on the screen it would take you there), battery life on my phone sucked (went from not having to worry about charging the phone on 5.3 to having to find the nearest outlet to plug in as soon as I came into a room). I was also having an issue of text messages being delayed in delivery to me, I would get them 30 to 40 minutes after someone sent them, same with visual voicemail alerts. And I had several occasions where someone would call me in a known good coverage area for me and get no rings, just sent straight to voicemail. I did like the feel of it, and liked the netflix working too, so when this gets fine tuned a bit I will be re-loading it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] adrift02:
Is there something that was changed that could be affected GPS? I'm on GB for Netflix and really would love to use this rom over ACS as it's faster, but I just cannot get GPS to work (on EE05 or EE03).

I dropped back to EE05 and tried other roms, like ACS 1.1.1, GPS was working fine. Updated to the ACS cheescake (GB) on EE05, still had GPS locking. But, no matter how many times I flash this rom GPS break is broken. I even tried applying the GPS fix from cheescake, no go.

I just don't understand why it's working fine with k0nane's rom and breaks on this when they should be relatively similar (at least with regards to the modem/kernal which usually causes these bugs right?).
[Epic 4G Android Development] nfamisnme:
Great rom, I'm definately going to stick to this. The only serious bug I've encountered that I can't stand is the audio volume while watching movies. The audio level is so low.....I miss voodoo sound..... hey rob any idea on a fix? I tried the voodoo control plus, it doesn't support this kernal....
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Just changed to this ROM from 5.3

I am not having any issues; I created a thread in general that explained what steps I did and which files I used in each step to get up and running:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1099041

if you're interested.
[Epic 4G Android Development] altimuh:
I'd venture to say that there will be roms/kernals coming out that will support not only voodoo but OC/UV (overclocking undervolting) and much much more - but only when there's an official release. EE03 is just a leak. Be patient. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] unodish:
I'm somewhat newbie, I have rooted and flashed a ROM, do I have to follow these steps every time I want to flash this ROM?

1) You MUST ODIN to EC05 FIRST

2) You will then need to ODIN the EE03 Modem

3) Then OneClickRoot CW3.0.2.5

or can I proceed to flash another ROM after clearing everything 3X without performing the above 3 steps?

Thanks in advance
[Epic 4G Android Development] warrior420:
Love the ROM, been using it for a week now, and it definitly suitable for a daily driver, except one thing... the keyboard lag. ITS SOO ANNOYING!! I read that a custom kernal will have to be in place for the fix to be inputted. But i sure hope a kernal is coming soon. I came from a G1 of many years, (had an EVO for 5 months too), and the keyboard is what i got this phone for... I hope Samsung fixes this on their own, and not have to have devs fix it for them.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
These steps are because EE03 is a pre-released version. Once GB is released and the source is made available, there will be new custom ROMs created. Those you can simply wipe 3 times and flash without needing to use odin.

It will be a little while longer before GB gets to that point.
[Epic 4G Android Development] unodish:
Thanks Jdelano,

So my understanding is this:

Currently have the Swiss ROM running, in order to flash the Midnight rom, I would have to flash the default epic rom, do the oneclickroot, wipe everything, and then flash the midnight Rom?

Please correct me if I'm wrong before I proceed.

Thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] aal1:
When will there be an ext4 version? Is there a new version in the works now?
[Epic 4G Android Development] nfamisnme:
I was running swiss all u have to do is the 3 finger salute 3x wipe and flash through clockworkmod. Its an amazing rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] nfamisnme:
I know I know, can u blame me for asking lol, I miss having a louder volume.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samuraiinblack:
TO THOSE OF YOU WITH BATTERY ISSUES:

I -think- I my have found a fix. It has worked for me BUT as with anything, YMMV.

Download Spare Parts if you don't have it already. Go to the wi-fi sleep policy and set it to never sleep. Keep your wifi enabled even if you are not in a wifi area or connected to one.

I was losing battery like mad until I did this. I was at 92% as of 7:30 this morning. Now I am at 89% mid-day at around 1:30 and that is after a few phonecalls, some texts, checking email and well, browsing here.

Prior to this my phone would normally already be at 60% or less even fresh off the charger.

Give it a shot and see how it pans out.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Android Development] Custodian:
Testing now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] omair2005:
wouldn't enabling wifi when you don't have wifi just drain battery?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Gorguts:
The Government would never want to hurt people....

It's all a matter of what you believe and who you trust. Governments have always used religion and science to control.....historical fact. Before anyone cries "conspiracy theory", Why is our environment, food, and water systematically contaminated, why are cigs and alcohol legal when they are proven to destroy us in various ways, why do crimes committed by the gov go unpunished, why is education so bad, why are the arts being taken from schools, why are farmers getting shut down and replaced by bull$hit kill factories and gmod labs, Why do good leaders get shot in the fking throat.

The answers to all previous questions are simply. The gov is responsible for regulating food, drugs, water, environment, education, general health and public safety...all of which have been deteriorating and getting worse. Meanwhile, top priorities are gay marriage and abortion...WTF!

You don't need a conspiracy to see how we are treated in this country, they don't care about you or your family or your friends or your children. History is a fking treasure, try looking $hit up and thinking for yourself. Use common sense because any truth can be spun....ex: if jet fuel rained down and melted all of the steel in the trade center because it was soooo hot, why did we see people trying to flag down the choppers in the air from the fking impact craters. Why were there fire crews all up in the top floors and using elevators moments before the towers fell.

It is scary to think that no one has your back out there but it is the truth. I'm not going to get into 911 or anything else, I was just trying to point out how the truth is in your face but you wait for someone to say anything to refute it because the truth is so fking scary.

Bottom line: there is a surge in; cancer, autism, and diabetes. If you look up what the $hit in our food does to your body, you will find it aids a general unhealthiness that leads to all of this...save autism which it a product of vaccination.

"Life is influence and perception. There is no other truth." - Jeremy Holmes
[Epic 4G Android Development] adrift02:
Are you in a wifi connected area? That's the only time this should help. The idea with using wifi to help battery is to avoid using the 3g radio.

For example, since my house is near-roaming my phone does a ton of searching for not only 3g but service in general. This is a major drain on my phone (my no-signal time climbs dramatically). The fix is to stay on wifi (with "never-sleep" that can be enabled in the general wifi options) as well as forcing roaming with roam control (get full bars on verizon).

Feel free to try using wifi to save battery, it may help a lot for you. But be aware of the point, if you are driving down the road with your wifi scanning the whole time it's not helping anything.