[HD2 Android NAND Development] ASCIIker:
EXCELLENT ROM!

i have an EU HD2 with a 32GB Kingston class 4 and created a 2GB ext4 partition also.

i decided to finally switch ROMs after using PRJ's build since waaaaaaayyyy back in Jan 2011. did my research this last weekend and shortlisted the following builds:

1. daekin's eclipse (GB Desire HD with Sense 2.1)

2. nrgz's sense 3 official desire hd (GB Desire HD with Sense 3.0)

3. and this one! (GB Desire HD with Sense 2.1)

i tried daekin's first, and no offense to daekin, but that ROM was NOT usable for me at all, whereas daekin's excellent support and positive user feedback indicated otherwise. oh well, i'm sure its truly a great build for some people, but not me.

disappointed, i considered going for a CM7 or MIUI ROM for a change. but decided to try xxxpachaxxx's work before i jumped ship...and i am dumbfounded! this ROM rocks! :D

its only been about 2-3 hours and i've installed 32 apps/games from the market and nearly completed restoring about 10,000 sms messages (using "sms backup and restore"). it boots fast, runs like butter on a hot summer day, and feels responsive and stable so far.

gonna try to see if it can run for WEEKS without a reboot (like my earlier PRJ ROM would)...and gonna report feedback within a few days. any feedback on the following items someone can share (i will also test them over the next 24 hours)?

1. gps - will i have to inject AGPS data for my region (South Asia)? or will i have to setup Asia region "gps.conf"? or is it all already set?!?

2. camcorder - most Sense GB ROMs currently seem to offer smooth recording up to 320x240...is this ROM also the same? or it can record smooth up to 800x480 like earlier Sense Froyo ROMs?

3. tethering - same as above, most Sense GB ROMs seem to have tethering problems...same situation in this ROM?

4. fm radio - i'm sure it will work!

5. flash in browser (i did the flash fix after first boot following setup wizard just as a precaution) - i hope it works!

6. gonna retest market using data connection because the market wouldn't load when i tried right after the setup wizard when the data connection was connected and working for everything else (initial contacts' download, initial gmail sync, etc) - was probably just a random thing, probably fine!

7. power menu appears once only, then remains unavailable until after next reboot - also a common Sense GB problem

8. wifi hotspot - if i remember correctly, Sense GB ROMs have issues with wifi hotspot and some advise using barnacle instead...true for this ROM too?

9. any SOD (sleep of death) issues?

a few general conceptual questions also:

1. what would happen if i unmount and physically removed the sd-card on my setup (EU HD2 with EU version downloaded from OP) while android is fully running? will the system remain stable or does this setup REQUIRE the sd-card to always be physically present while android is running? i sometimes need to remove the card so i can use it with a card reader for faster file transfers...i guess i can live with using the slower usb cable method and/or shutting down the phone before removing the card. any other alternatives to achieve faster file transfer?

2. i understand this contains the glitches fix from haldric. i think NRGZ mentioned in his thread that the glitches fix slows down things because it disables hardware acceleration for the UI. NRGZ also said that the slow down can be minimized with a kernel that "compensates" for haldric's fix. i think he mentioned HeirOS 1.7.5 has this ability (in addition to some unfortunate super bugs as well according to NRGZ). is all of that a FACT? so we can expect to see even faster glitch-free UI?

also, i hope xxxpachaxxx will release flashable updates in the future because i barely have time to try a new ROM just 1-2 times a YEAR these days! :eek:

once again, great work! looking forward to seeing the remaining issues resolved. this seems to be a daily-use build already and it will definitely become fit for daily-use and mass consumption once the remaining issues are solved! good work and good luck! :D