[HD2 Android NAND Development] iPAQ 6515a User:
1109 pages in one post - Installation Manual

When I decided to upgrade to Dorimanx I was overwhelmed with the amount of information (and colors) on the first page. As a matter of fact I had second thoughts about moving to this ROM as the way the information is presented, links provides, instructions given is discouraging if not somewhat off-putting.

I guess it was made this way to make someone's effort of learning about this great ROM worthwhile.

Still I think it does not make much sense to go through all the pages, problems faced with different versions, obsolete solutions, tips, etc in order to become a part of Dorimanx's followers. That is why I am presenting this summary of what I found necessary to know.

Before you upgrade you need to decide whether you are going to use a lot of apps (>40) or just minimum number of them (<40).

If the former you want High-End Rom, if the latter Lite-Version.

As I am a High-End User I focused more on this version of the ROM. However I did notice that Lite-Version Users are almost problems free.

When you opt for High-End you MUST have two things for starters:

1. SWAP (partition, on SD, swap in ext)

2. Task Auto Killers (suggested and preferred: System Tuner Pro and Advanced Task Killer)

* you could add/or use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer (tested by some)

Recommended settings:

System Tuner Pro: Auto-kill on Screen On, Screen Off, Low Memory

Advanced Task Killer: Auto Kill Level - Aggressive, Frequency - Every 30 minutes

Do not exclude more than 45 apps from auto-kill list if you want a fast phone !!!

Now you can add more tweaks:

1. cron - speeds up the phone

2. better auto brightness mode

3. odex - speeds up the phone. To activate, write in terminal:

su
sh /data/odex/odex.sh

4. change 1st Boot Logo to the masterpiece by krook6023

5. To check how your zram and swap are doing, type in terminal:

zram_stats
su
free

6. To change the density, edit prop.build file (use Root Explorer or other) in 'System':

ro.sf.lcd_density=192 (or 240)

and change the number to the desired density

7. If you decide to use OC Daemon - download ilwt tools from Market and remove SetCPU and System Tuner Pro. It won't work otherwise.

8. To make market see all the apps:

a. Density 240/160 and Not Hacked Market

b. Density other than 240/160, use Hacked Market and edit prop.build file (use Root Explorer or other) in 'System'. Find the lines:

ro.product.model=HD2
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC

and change them to:

ro.product.model=nexus s
ro.product.manufacturer=samsung

c. you can also use Bologna's 'Market_All-Apps-Unlock-Lock' (find it in mirrors in the OP) but you will end up with a green-tint-in-photos bug

9. To fix Green-Tint-Bug open /system/build.prop and change htcleo to bravo in:

ro.product.device=htcleo

All changes done to build.prop must be saved and the phone rebooted.

10. Dorminancy explained

11. Governors explained

12. Thinking about adding SuperCharger? NO NEED. It's already here

13. GPS auto-update-every-24h fix in mirrors. Use the appropriate continent version

14. To edit the build .zip before flashing, open WinRAR, edit from within (remove, add, edit files), close it and let it save it. If on MAC, use BetterZip.

Upgrading to a new release

1. just install it from the recovery (do not use Task 29, repartition, etc)

2. dalvik will refresh any way (so whether you deleted or not, it will be rebuilded anyway)

3. (version 305+) on first boot you can delete any app from system and add yours, on second boot all system will be loaded to ram, and then its unchanged in app folder, all you add will be gone on next boot.

4. first time boot takes long, after that it is fast again

5. After the very first boot your apps are not displayed properly in the app drawer. Do not panic. They are not really gone, just invisible. Reboot and they will reappear

Extra Info

1. Dorimanx SetCPU Advanced Settings (posted in the past):

Sampling: 80000
Treshold: 60
Nice Load: 0
Powersave: 0

2. cLK partitions info + Flash Ready

3. Installing Dorimanx High End 3.0.0 (Magldr) from scratch (w/o odex)

4. Minimum Requirements for DATA to EXT are:

*Class 6 TO class 10 sdcard!
*EXT4 partition with 2GB or MIN 1 GB.
*Not heavy loaded ROM! less than 45 Services in RAM all the time + 5 for temp
apps and then they killed when no use
*Light ROM preferred! as it's will not rise more than 40 services in RAM and all
will be cool.

5. Everything you should know about network types

6. A very good read is attached to this post

*** This one was found outside this thread ***

Your touchscreen became unresponsive ????

Don't panic. The problem is a hardware failure. The digitizer ribbon is under the end (red) button and it is being slowly damaged with daily use, that is why it recomendable to use Tablet Tweak Buttons and Button Savior.

The Solution :eek:

Press the top of the red button (when pushing on the top your pushing the ribbon).

Press the bottom of the red button thus releasing the stress on the ribbon.

Press the green button.

Do this till the touchscreen works again :D

Some of my Qs

1. I know that the ROM has Ads block in HOSTS file .... does it mean my Ad-block app is redundant now?

*** Answer ***

No, it is still needed as it can update automatically.

2. With OC Daemon on, we may not need SetCPU anymore, ilwt tools will do the trick. But is there a substantial (read noticeable) advantage of the latter?

*** Answer ***

SetCPU is more reliable, Antutu CPU Master is even more user friendly and more reliable (at least for me)

3. And do we really need SetCPU? Are CM settings not enough? Temp profile we can always set up in System Tuner, right?

*** Answer ***

It makes a difference, without SetCPU or Antutu CPU Master I got less battery life

4. Is Green Power making a real change to the juice usage? If not, is Juice Defender better? For your information Green Power was a bit buggy on my second device (SGII) and JD did the job.

5. Has anyone confirmed 'Radio 2.12.50.02 for maximum battery savings'? I tried that with American Android SD and found no difference but maybe it is a different case here?

*** Answer ***

I can confirm that there are no changes or whatsoever .... just worse reception for me

6. Has anyone confirmed substantial changes in speed using Boost SD tweak/app?

*** Answer ***

Yes, 2048 on 32GB Class 4 SanDisk does the trick. It is faster, still the ROM itself is so fast that you may not notice it.

7. Does RAM Manager work properly with this ROM?

*** Answer ***

It does work but eventually messes up original tweaks and ROM begins to be very draggy. So DO NOT use RAM Manager !!!