yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JeffW8:
Love it. I say something stupid and the experts come out of the woodwork. Thanks stayclean and il dice.

(Posted while sitting on the train or on the... well, you know.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
If you mean whether it's better than the .29? Maybe, they both have their strong suits. I think overall the .35 is better in most areas, but again my feeling on battery life is that there is not a huge difference.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jaybob413:
Update Posted - 13JUN

Update posted to OP on 13JUN. Sources synced with AOSP/CM repos.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] youdug:
was just about to give this rom a try. great timing jb. thank you
[Hero CDMA Android Development] azr6:
So how is everyone liking this compared to cm7?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
Well compare 2.2 and 2.3... I get horrible battery life in 2.2 compared to 2.3 so no it's not all the same...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BallZDeeP:
just updated to 13JUN, will post battery performance soon
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
First off, I want to thank you Jaybob for an awesome ROM! This and aospCMod have been the most stable 2.3 ROMs that I've run so far on my HeroC. That being said I wanted to revisit this post by raz699 regarding the "Clear" option in the Notifications dropdown to get rid of the phantom voicemail. I have used the blacklist option in the stock messaging app and I'm still getting the voicemail notification :(. I know that aosp was able to implement this in his ROM and I'm hoping that we can achieve the the same thing here, or possibly get instruction on how to modify this feature for ourselves. Not complaining at all as this is a kick ass ROM. Thanks Jaybob for all of your hard work on the s0be .35 revival and the great job that you've done w/ this so far!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmartin72:
This is by far the fastest and most stable ROM I have ever ran on my Hero, and I have flashed them all at one time or another.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
+1. Its hard to really compare speeds conclusively but this is easily the most stable, .35 kernel and all
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BallZDeeP:
battery is meh :O
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
First I would like to say that I just did a fresh install of the 13th and that problem is gone. No vm iconeven shows up. Rom is running great but got some random fc's early on. They seem to be gone. Flashed last version fresh over a full wipe and had the same or worse battery issues then posted earlier. Battery would not charge fully. Sometimes it would say 100 after charging all night and after unplugging it would instantly drop to 82 percent every time. Ruu'd and re rooted and the problem stayed. Just flashed new version today and seems to be normal again but I haven't charged to full yet. New battery will be here tomorrow so I hope that helps. Not for sure it was the rom but sounds like a few had the same issues. Hero may just be dying, it has taken more then its share of my abuse. Evo 3d is probably in the near future for me. Thank you to Jaybob and all the other developers that made this antique like a new phone with professionalism.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roundaway:
Also been having unusually rapid battery drainage. Knew it was partly due to the new office building and weak reception. Battery useage seemed to indicate the phone was not sleeping frequently enough (interactive 264, 691).

Just came back from a trip where reception was o.k., not great. Battery drained very quickly and required a charge before the end of the day with very limited voice useage and some web surfing.

Today it discharged after 10 hours with one 3 minute call and one text message.

While on charger led turned green after 1 hour and fifteen minutes. Powered on and phone said 92-percent. Not normal for it to charge so rapidly. Other HERO was on charger at 42% and indicated 88% at the same one hour and fifteen minutes using aospCMod and 2.6.29 kernel.

Long story and I know each phone is different. Just sharing and appreciative of the work jaybob and others have done.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
As posted before by someone, the .35 kernel has had a bug in the past where the screen will lock on(even when it's locked) and drain your battery without you knowing it. I haven't experienced it on Jay's modified .35 kernel but its worth checking into. 352 is the recommended min on the kernel as well
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roundaway:
Trying a wipe/factory reset and formatting partitions. Left the kernel settings as set by jaybob, 352/691. Will report tomorrow night.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
I'm using this ROM as my "daily driver". I have no issues except an odd theming problem but other than that it runs well. The battery is just strange; some days it works as it's suppose to and other days it drains quite fast. *shrug*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
I can confirm this bug simply by how hot the phone runs when it's locked. I reverted back to the *.29 kernel and battery use was near perfect. I do think it's something in the kernel but I'm not *****ing because of the obvious disclaimer regarding the stability and the future improvements of the *.35 kernel.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
After a reboot and charging all night the vm icon is back and battery dropped to 76 right after it was unplugged. New battery will be here today. Hope that fixes the problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pstevep:
you shouldnt have to wipe to get rid of the bug that keeps it awake.. a simple reboot usually fixes it, or just a reflash of the kernel over top of it.. believe me, i have played this game many times.. i have been using the .35 kernel since s0be first released it, back when if you flashed it, it would jack your phone up majorly.. i have tried to pinpoint the reason why it gives the wake lock, and the only thing that i have come with is it still has something to with camera.. but i havent had the lock in a while, but i stopped using the camera as much as well.. if you get it though, just reboot and it should fix it.. jaybob's version is a bit more stable than the old s0be versions, due to him cleaning up the code, so the bugs should start to disolve..

EDIT: and the green light comes on once the phone reaches 90% charge, and my phone goes from literally a 12% to 100% in roughly 1 hour and 15 min.. i know this because i run my phone low all the time..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehiggins:
mine stays awake after using my tracks. Gps icon went away and everything
[Hero CDMA Android Development] riemervdzee:
Anyone can get me a dmesg when the battery-drainage has/still is taken place?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pstevep:
if i get again.. i will.. i havent gotten it in a while..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roundaway:
A tiny improvement in battery today after a fresh start, but I also know this is day one creating new battery stats. Battery stats still show the phone spent a lot of time awake. Also been using s0be's since the start but didn't have the battery drain issue. I'll get a dmesg tomorrow after a couple of hours at work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
yeah, my phone died last night while idling. Usually it never did before.

Using: aosp+cm7 and .35 kernel
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Got the new battery today, charged to 100 and working normal again. Haven't had charged up long enough to say how the 13th is performing yet.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] KyleBryant:
Camera still doesn't work, it will take a picture, but then it just locks up
[Hero CDMA Android Development] silberj:
Try using a different camera app. I recommend Camera360. I have never had any issues with taking photos using this app on this rom with this kernel.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] KyleBryant:
Eh it doesn't matter now, I just flashed over to OMGB.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] twcrosno:
Thanks everyone for this ROM. I love the fact that I am actually running the GB kernel and I have few issues. My stock camera is working fine the only issue I am having is getting my blueant Q2 bluetooth head set to be recognized, my car bluetooth works fine with this ROM. Again thanks!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roundaway:
First pastebin after being off charger for about 2-hours. Removed link

Second pastebin after being off charger 9 hours with battery about 29%.

Removed link

Battery goes downhill in a hurry below 30%, and it ended up powering off.

EDIT: Reception at work is bad. Turning off 3g/2g made all the difference in battery life.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
New oem battery, same problem. Charge to 100 and it drops to 72-84 every time except when it doesn't charge at all and I have to reboot. Not sure if it is a hardware issue but the results are inconsistent.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] phillyman02:
you on Jun13? Have you tried wiping cache/dalvik and reflashing? I was getting bad batt life as well and some wierd wakelock, the above worked for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
Sadly, I had to switch ROM's until this is worked out. I downgraded the kernel to .29 and saw an improvement but it wasn't enough since I use this particular phone for my business. Once the battery issues is figured out, I'll jump back on the ROM. Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
Same problem here. Battery was great now it sucks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Strange, i have been using this Rom as my daily since June4; I'm on 13 now and my battery yesterday was at 53% after 15 hours with using Bluetooth and data for over 12 of those.

Today I flashed the .29 kernal for fun and at over 11 hours, I was at 70%. I can't remember the last time I calibrated. I like to try out different roms to check things out, so is kind of pointless.

I am really liking this Rom and all of the work being done to keep or hero's interesting and fun still .

Sent from my chick magnet Hero: gingerbread with a side of salsa
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
WOW! That's hella' good battery time. You say you can't remember when you calibrated but did you do it prior to flashing this ROM or before that? I'm thinking about maybe calibrating mine and heard there was a program that would do it efficiently. Any ideas?

Regards,

rast4man
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
I switched from .35 to .29, no change.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] HEROEVO:
I'm typically getting between 20-24 hours of battery life on this ROM with medium usage. I haven't calibrated for weeks and I've been through about 4 ROMs since I've calibrated as well
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
What are you calibrating with? What is the best method? I'd like to calibrate mine tonight while I'm sleeping if possible unless I have to let it drain 100% then charge, etc.

Any help is appreciated, TIA.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] HEROEVO:
I calibrate using recovery...

I charge it to 100%, wipe battery stats, reboot, let it drain until it shuts off, charge it to 100% and then just do normal usage
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
Gotcha' I'm familiar with that method and have used it in the past. Someone posted somewhere that they have some software that apparently helps in calibrating and was just wondering if that's what people are using now rather than the boot to recovery, wipe, discharge and charge method.

Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JeffW8:
I found the app - it's called Battery Calibration, and it's in the Market. If you give it a try, would you let us know how it goes?

(Posted while sitting on the train or on the... well, you know.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] silberj:
I've been using this app for awhile now and from all i can see, it works great.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
Yeah I'll install it right now and calibrate during the day since I have a light day at the office and don't need the phone too much (hopefully). I'll report back later on tonight or during the day, whichever warrants an update as to how the program is going. :)

Thanks for the info.

Regards,

rast4man
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
The only difference between calibrating through recovery and using that calibration app is that you dont have to go into recovery to wipe the stat file. Other than that, everything is the same. still need to charge to 100%>wipe stats>drain til it dies>charge to 100% again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JeffW8:
:-) It's a useful placebo.

(Posted while sitting on the train or on the... well, you know.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] xDragod:
Can someone clarify how to wipe stats through recovery for me? I'm unsure if what I'm doing is correct.

I charge to 100% and stay plugged in.

Reboot to Recovery.

Wipe stats.

Reboot and unplug cord when I see the white HTC screen.

Boot up and it's usually somewhere around 95.

Run battery-intensive programs until it hits 0.

Turn it back on and let it die until it won't stay on.

Plug in and turn on.

Charge to 100%.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pstevep:
you should leave the phone plugged in until it boots all the way back up and then unplug at 100%.. but be aware your battery more than likely will suck balls for a while after a calibration..

personal experience battery stats dont fully re adjust for a while.. and it will seem like your battery life is getting worse, before it gets better.. thats why i quit trying to calibrate the battery..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
I am now. My battery just won't charge all the way. I have tried 3 different ones and ruu'd didn't fix it. Has to be hardware issue.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] xDragod:
Alright. I know about the readjustment period, but I was always unsure about when to actually unplug the phone. Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
FYI... theimpaler747 has a thread on calibrating. Do a search of his topics, it should pop up.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
The last little while I've been having some force close issues on the. 35 kernel. Go SMS and Handcent are two of my favorite apps that became unuseable. I started with go SMS and it became impossible to use so I did a full wipe and tried again with the same result. So I switched to handcent and had the same problem.Then I reflashed the rom with Jason Maloneys godmode hotaru kernel and its been running perfectly ever since
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Used this ROM for a week long road trip and for the most part it was flawless. Thanks! Here are a couple issues I encountered during my heavy use week:

1) Stock camera locks up. Video recording works fine. Used Camera 360 for pics...worked fine

2) Sometimes I got the black screen incoming call lag...sometimes I didn't. I think I got it when I was using the phone when someone called.

3) Google Nav lost GPS signal whenever I got a text message using Go SMS and I closed the pop-up. Had to restart Nav to get signal back.

4) Sometimes when I had been using my phone a lot, and I went to navigate to a new place, Nav would just hang on a black screen. Had to manually force kill Nav to get it to work.

5) Google Maps and sometimes pictures in the gallery or on facebook would get distorted (the weird line seperation distortion)...I don't know what caused it, but it happened a few times.

In all, these bugs were minor and few and far in between, but I just wanted to say thanks to the devs and let them know my experience. God bless!

-alex
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
Ok, ran the program as all it really does is allow you to wipe battery stats without having to boot into recovery. I let it discharge and kept turning it on to ensure it was fully dead. Then, I plugged it in and waited for it to be 100% charged and unplugged it. So far, here's the activity on the phone today:

4 texts, 3 calls which were ~3 minutes

That left me at 79% battery so the statement that the battery will suck before it gets better rings true at least in my case. I'm going to let it die again and charge it fully and rinse/repeat for a few days and see what happens. Luckily it's the weekend so I don't necessarily have to take business calls. I'll keep posting back.

Thanks for all the tips in the thread, I appreciate it.

Regards,

rast4man
[Hero CDMA Android Development] startak11:
I tried calibrating, re-calibrating - and gave several days to get better....going back to aospcmod 2.3.4 until battery issues resolved.

Very smooth though, best I've used except battery which kills it for me since I need a full day use without charging.

Looking forward to any updates to switch back
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
Ditto. At least next Fri I'll be retiring the Hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
I've retired my Hero roughly 5 times now and I keep coming back to it because I'm brutal on phones. This is the ideal size and weight for me and I have yet (knock on wood) to destroy it. It IS beat up but it works perfect. :) I do want a new large screen HDPI phone but I'll end up breaking it as I have with the HTC Touch Pro 2 which lasted me literally 1 day before I dropped it and cracked the screen.

Good luck with your next phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
The hero does seem to take abuse quite well. I work in an oil refinery, and I only have a rubberized protector skin and a zagg screen guard in it. This thing has gotten oil, deisel, gasoline, dirt, water, and various other nasty stuff on it. It's been dropped from 4-5 feet up more times than I can count. Aside from a bit of silver plastic missing from near the usb connection port, it is damn near perfect.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamega2f:
Those who are having good battery life on this rom, what are your CPU settings?

HUNGRY HERO EATING GINGERBREAD COOKIES :-D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ohbuckeyeman:
When I calibrated my battery, I literally got 58 hours of battery life waiting for it to discharge. I really think the key (more than cpu settings) is turning off 3g when you are not using it. FWIW, my cpu settings are 691/352 ondemand.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
That's what my CPU settings are also. I also think the WiFi plays a part. I am turning it off when not in use and it seems to be helping a little bit. I'm still getting bad battery times but I'm hoping it will iron itself out since I did the calibration, in a few days. We'll see.

Any input from the OP would be nice as to how this issue is being addressed since the ROM is awesome but some of us are suffering from the battery trying to use this as a "daily driver".
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamega2f:
say what are you serious, man i wonder how am i not getting those good battery life...but i calibrated let it drain all the way until it powered off and charging it back to see if that makes a difference, im going to look into a 3g/2g switch to see if that works for me also
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ksession:
Umm so for ome reason after I updated the facebook contact picture sync doesn't work
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
I got two batteries and a hero for sale.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
From what I've read about other phones, I'd hold on to the hero as a backup. It's " The Little Phone That Could ".....(except for adobe flash, but who cares....)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
This post is against forum rules, and really annoying, please don't advertise, thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cybertimber2007:
I found turning off "background data" helps SIGNIFICANTLY. Only a few apps dislike it (market), but most apps will still update properly including Facebook and the Weather Channel... they just don't do so constantly.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
Uh oh the forum cops are out...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ohbuckeyeman:
Well, I actually turn my data all the way off (including WiFi) while not in use. You can still receive text messages and voice calls. You will not get sms until you turn 3g back on. The power control widget gives a very convenient way to turn WiFi and 3g on/off quickly.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
I tried flashing this ROM earlier today and got stuck on the flash screen for more than 20 minutes. Had to do a nand-restore back to AOSPCMod. I'm running Firats at 100 18. What do the partitions need to be at?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Try 110 18. With 06/13 and AospCMod gapps 03/25 /system is @ 104. If you're stuck on splash then you prob need to up your /system number. Load up the ROM and then Run df -h in terminal and see where you're at and adjust your mtdpartmap accordingly. It may take a few tries but you'll get it. ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmphillips76:
.... I am living proof its a tough cookie I had mine for about 18 months and the screen only has one little scratch (because a friends dog thought it was a chew toy) other then that and the back cover having matching teeth marks my Hero has been dropped, flashed (over and over) all the while no screen protector ... a friends samsung vibrant has scratches all over the screen and casing and it had a protector screen and back on it for most of its 3 month life with her ... so keep the Hero as a backup ...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
Had my hero for almost a year now with the otterbox setup... no physical damage what so ever and mine has been dropped so many times... A friend has the iPhone 4 and cracked the front and the back within a week lol... I love my hero just wish it had a better gpu...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] radrian92:
Mine survived a car accident where the vehicle rolled. Found my Hero face side up on the road, intact! Not even the battery cover came off.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Does this kernel makes ROM waste more battery than usual when trying to search for signal? My phone is going down at a rate of close to 20% by hour without using it much if at all when in low reception areas. However this magnitude of battery loss hasn't occurred with other ROMS in similar areas.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roundaway:
Not sure it's the kernel's fault, but the battery will discharge quicker than normal when in a poor 2g/3g reception area. Someone else mentioned turning off the data via Power Control Widget and that's worked well. Just wish I didn't have to.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Yea I know that's the case. Just seems this ROM goes Dow faster than others in no coverage areas.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chalan30:
Does your camera work consistently?

So ive tried different cameras (360, FX, and stock) so i dont think a different camera is the solution. Thing is, I still get lock up after just one picture. sometimes a reboot will let me take one more picture but after that one it locks up 100% of the time. With the .29 kernel i can take pictures all day with any camera, but .35 performance is noticeably better, so much so that i would almost just go without the camera at all just for the performance (smoothness) gains. Tried almost every combination of re flashing, wiping dalvik, flashing the rom, flashing .29 then .35 on top, flashing back to an older restore and flashing back to jaybobs rom with .35, with the same results every time. I know from s0be's github that .35 has (had?) this camera bug but I couldnt find anything on jaybobs github, so I was wondering are you guys actually able to use the camera consistently?

piece out and thanks,

D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
Not sure why but on .35 the default camera works for me with no lockup...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chalan30:
i wonder if its a hardware issue. Kind of like the USB problems (if I'm understanding that issue correctly) which i have never had...

edit: IG Im feeling those tracks on your website!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dastin1015:
I think a lot of issues are arising on newer devices. Cause I bought my Hero when it was sold with Donut and haven't run into those issues.

Sent from my Hero that never dies! ;D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
Dam didn't think anybody clicked links in signatures lol... Yo good looking man...