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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mturco:
Best ICS build I've used, but definitely still a beta. Many of the same issues are still there (capacitive buttons are not backlit after a reboot, some gallery issues, wallpaper does not scroll, camera obviously is still not working, etc). All of that said, some progress has been made. It does feel quicker. UI scrolling seems really, really smooth (the settings app for instance). Another thing I noticed is that the keyboard feels much better (coming from the NTSH b2 build anyway).

Also, I miss having the CM9 Trebuchet launcher from the NTSH builds. Anyone know of a way to get this on here? We don't have it in apk form, do we?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ABQNM:
Woohoo! I get to flash this and play with it and also today I signed into my Verizon account and found that instead of August 2012 it said I was eligible for an upgrade. Nexus on the way... Wasn't going to wait to see how long that stuck around for.

Woohoo!! I am like a kid on Christmas... Only with phones and operating systems rather than toys.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] yurilebbie:
I still find graphical errors with google music and gallery cropping as well

and also this version does not have a preferences option when you press menu at the homescreen, something that annoys me as I like using auto-rotate
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mturco:
Yeah, it doesn't have the CM9 launcher (so no launcher preferences). It also doesn't have the CM settings (at least I can't find it) which is strange since ProTekk builds are CM9 based and I could have sworn some of his previous builds had the CM settings.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
Christmas Rom is by far the best out so far. Way smoother, virtually no lag in homescreens, launcher no longer fc's. Now the issues:

*Maps fc's in landscape, portrait has graphics issues still.

*Google Music fc's in "recent" section when turned to landscape, all other landscape modes have heavy graphics issues to the point of not being able to view anything.

*Gallery fc's 75% of the time when using it to crop pictures for anything, it also occasionally fc's just when opening normally (*EDIT, It actually FC's quite alot just from opening or closing it.), when it doesn't fc it has major graphics issues when using for cropping.

*Softkeys have to have auto-brightness toggled on and off in order to light up after reboot if not default set to auto-brightness being on.

*No Crt Off Animations

These are just the bugs I encountered, I am in no way knocking this new beta, Like I said, it's probably the best to date. It is definitely replacing NTSH Beta 2 as my new daily driver. :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] it2swbrown:
Isn't there an auto rotate option in settings> display? There is also nova launcher which is basically the stock launcher on steroids. The link is on page 144 I think. I like it because I can have 7 home screens instead of just 5. I am a widget junkie.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
I'm using Nova Launcher because it allows me to natively edit my icons instead of having to download a 3rd party app to do so. Another awesome thing is actually what you guys are speaking of, the ability to force the homescreen to stay in portrait/landscape. I like to be able to rotate everything except the homescreens so it works perfect, i used to do the same thing with launcherpro on GB.

As for those wondering about the missing preferences selection in the homescreen menu, that is because this Beta is using the stock Launcher2.apk whereas NTSH Beta 2 and Protekks Beta 4 were using CM Teams Trebuchet launcher.

*EDIT, and yes, there is a auto-rotate selection in settings/display on the stock launcher. ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] JLow0214:
Best ICS Rom so far runs so smooth and looks great. Still sad panda about camera but I know its being worked on. Back to cm7 til next rom
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] yurilebbie:
The auto rotate in the options>display does not affect the homescreen. Only when you press menu and then preferences>general that you can change the options for the homescreen. :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
eh, don't bother me either way, i'm using nova launcher with my homescreen set to force-portrait. ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] cory.spicer:
Yeah, youtube is tough to watch, and Netflix doesn't work at all. Don't get me wrong though, the work is much appreciated. Thanks to all the great devs as always.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
I may have a Christmas present for you soon that fixes all of these issues :)

(Assuming the new changes actually work...).
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
You are the man, besides the graphics issues and the fc'ing gallery this rom is perfect, everything runs super smooth. Any chance of CRT animations returning? ;)

Question, is it gonna be a patch or are we gonna have to wipe and install fresh? Only asking cause I spent half the night customizing this thing lol.

Thanks Aeroevan and Merry Christmas!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] touchpro247:
Have you done anything w/ Kali's latest 7x30 kernel? It should speed things up a lot.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone... :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
Yep:

https://github.com/aeroevan/htc-kernel-msm7x30/tree/android-msm-2.6.35-ics

and

https://github.com/dinc2-ics/device_htc_vivow

Just about to flash a build (I merged in some new frameworks/base from cm that I haven't pushed yet... also switched back to Trebuchet to see if real egl helps the FCs).
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xHoLyx:
That's what Nandroids are for.

But it shouldn't be a problem flashing with only dalvik and cache
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
That build didn't really work and I'm busy the rest of the afternoon :/ maybe protekk will work some magic.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] :
I've been running it since it was uploaded, nice job devs.

The GPS doesn't work, the wallpaper goes blank after each reboot, and the network mode changes itself randomly.

If anything, I'd call it an RC because it is mostly stable. At least its one of the most stable ICS ports I've seen yet
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] wmsforties:
I am synced up and no problems except what has already been reported,except I keep getting a notification telling me to sign in to Google when I already am.

Maybe every couple of hours I get that notification.

Great and awesome Christmas gift.

You guys Rock!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
I get what your saying but I meant that if I had to flash a new rom I would have to go through the whole customization process again, I already have a nandroid. ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] joefrog1996:
I've been out for a while, is this Rom dead or are they back to working on it?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] hightech316:
Is the download link on the op the most recent?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Linch89:
Go back a page or two and look for the link from aeroevan or head here > http://rootzwiki.com/topic/9984-rom...ncredible-2-403-christmas-edition/page__st__0
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tattedupboy:
I'm hearing and reading lots of good things about this ROM, but I would have a problem calling a ROM a release candidate if it doesn't have a working camera. As much progress as has been made, you can't call it that until the camera issue is fixed. That said, the developers have dine a great job and I'm confident that it won't be long before it is fixed. Then I will try it again.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xHoLyx:
They will call whatever they want to and you shouldn't have a problem with that. It's not like they aren't listing what's not working.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ChrisDDD:
Agreed, they aren't hiding the fact that the camera isn't working, and they aren't asking for money for their (significant) work. They can call the rom whatever they darn well please.

At this point, I think they need to take a page out of JT's (from the Fascinate) book - when he was working on bringing CM7 to the Fascinate, MMS wasn't working for quite a while. He knew it, he explained it to everyone, he knew what the issues were, he said he'd get to it in due time.

Yet people kept asking about it over and over, week after week, release after release. Finally, he said every time anyone asks about MMS, he'd add 2 days before he'd start working on it, when he got to that point. No one asked about it again, and soon enough, he got it working.

Please people, don't push these guys to that point. The camera doesn't work, we know it, they know it, they know the issues and as soon as they have the resources to get it working, they will. Give it a rest already.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] hightech316:
Thank you very much, I missed it the first time.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Linch89:
I just started using nova launcher its pretty BA I recommend it
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PalmerCurling:
Not only do we know it, but at least for me it drives me nuts. Because there's little yo nothing we can do- at least as far as we know. Im sure TeamDouche can do something magical, but our team doesn't have as many people nor as much experience is them, so we might not get it working until they do.

Tl;Dr: no camera for know, don't remind us. Lol
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kerfex:
And Protekk Said " Let there be a new rom"

Hot Damn! Best rom yet is right. Great great job Protekk! Christmas rom Rocks! Almost perfect for god sake! Nice dude. Anyway to mturco:

My captive lights work great. So does my Youtube . I am using Gapps 20111128-Workingsycn.zip. I think touchpro uplodaed them a week back or so...... So far I am having very very few issues. DD for sure! Gotta try this NOVA launcher though......Thanks again Protekk and thank your woman too! Merry Christmas indeed! Feel free to copy my sig pic!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
dunno why, but this latest build seems to break my 3G and phone calling abilities.

whenever i try to make a call, the second someone picks up or speaks it immediately reboots. everything else is fine. any ideas?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vrgelinas:
That went straight to my signature...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kerfex:
That is strange, The phone works just fine for me. I have made a few calls and sound is good on both ends. Can't test the 3G though. I am at home on my wifi. Live in the mountains, no 3G unless I drive to town...... I havent tried switching to GSM yet either.

Side note, NOVA launcher pretty cool. I dont like how it does the previews. I wish it was like ADW and sense. Ony go to previes from home screen and if your on another screen and hit home it goes home, not back to priviews. Just my opinion. I do like how in the drawer that if you click where the upper market icon is, you get a menu of choices. That's pretty cool. And very smooth too. Me like.

EDIT: NOVA launcher, big bummer that you cannot access the phone settings from the main menu in NOVA launcher.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
strange indeed, had no problem until i flashed newest.

i reflashed after full wipe, updated radio and no fix.

the reboot isnt instantaneous, i got 2 words in this time then it went dark.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PacerguyDon:
I've been messing with both Nova and the latest version of Trebuchet. They both are working very well with the Christmas build. So far though, I'm leaning towards the Nova launcher. I like having the ability to change the icons, and being able to long press on a screen and have the regular menu pop up that let's me choose the widgets from there instead of having to using the app drawer widget (which you can in Nova) like the stock launcher or Trebuchet.

I do agree though... The Nova launcher needs to add the system settings to the menu. I'm getting used to just using the pull down and accessing settings from there, but I hope that Kevin will add settings in the menu.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kerfex:
I did not load the update Areoeven uploaded after reading his post about 2-3 after he uploaded it. He said it did not work, so I stuck with the first Christmas rom and I have been having no problems. BTW GSM works after reboot.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
i am using protekks merry_christmas rom, not aerovans.

im going back to beta 4 to see if its a phone issue or the rom.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kerfex:
Now I am really perplexed!

EDIT: I was thinking about this, I notice people that have issuse's with all roms, that I do not have; use that superwipe script.I do not. I just use clockwork's tools and wipe everything three times.. What are you formatting with before you flash?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vrgelinas:
Aren't they one and the same? I thought Protekk is using Aeroevan's kernel as his base...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ryankliber:
I agree. I use 4ext touch recovery and i do the factory wipe which includes cache, then dalvik, and /system and i haven't had 1/4 of the problems I've heard.

Also i think some of you guys are confused about the Christmas build. As far as i know there is only one and protekk released it. Aeroevan posted a link here to that thread, not his own build. He was working on a xmas build, but was having problems with it, and didn't have any more time to work on it, so he never got an xmas release out.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
I use 4ext recovery and wipe data, cache, dalvik, system.

this is the first time i am having any problems. Is it possible that the touch screen affects anything? i bought a replacement screen (which i HAVE done previously) and installed it as normal, but this one says HTC at the top instead of Verizon. I didnt think the digitizer could have any effect and after installing the screen i switched the phone over with the ESN and dialed 228 no problem, the following day, yesterday, is when this problem sprouted.

It tells me to i need to activate the phone when i load a rom, but immediately upon connect kills itself. also, when i turn off Data in settings, then turn it back on, after a 10 seconds or so, it kills itself. it seems to be related to the service and having made a connection on a phone call, because i can let it ring hang up call and let it ring, and as long as nobody picks up, its fine. similarly i can receive calls but just cant answer. texting works no problem.

if i do anything involving the Mobile Networks section in settings it dies
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
Mostly, we are working off of the same code. I usually go try new things and my builds are eng builds (ProTekk usually does userdebug builds).
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
You set tapping the home button to take you back to your main homescreen by going into nova settings/behavior/home button actions and then set it to home default. Also, no reason to have the phones regular settings in the menu, you can access them anytime in the pull-down notifications bar right next to the date. ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pioneersohpioneers:
Ive got the same issue on my phone. Any time I make or receive a call, it connects for ~3sec and then reboots. When I was trying to activate, *22899 would connect for 3 sec and then drop. I had to flash a gb rom to activate.

This is a "brand new" asurion replacement.

Side note: nice user name, I'm sending this from Essex county
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
sweet, im over here in Ocean County. nj rep!

did flashing GB then back to ICS fix the issue?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] it2swbrown:
I used to live in Cherry Hill by Philly for two years. I have really good friend from the navy who lives in Toms River.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FinalAssault:
Might be a silly or dumb question but if I don't like the beta (or any other reason - like I really want to use my camera or something), can I just run whatever release of CM7 nightly I have through recovery?

Edit - Also South Jersey love? Sweet.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] it2swbrown:
Do a full wipe and then flash the rom of your choice in recovery. Depending rom might need to flash gapps also.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
That is of of course unless you have a backup, then you just wipe and restore.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FinalAssault:
Have a backup ready. Just wanted to make sure, thanks.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Yeah, so just wipe (precautionary, you don't want some stuff being carried over) and restore.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
I got a question, anyone able to get flash player to work? I installed the newest flash player that is supposed to work on android 4.0 devices and all i get is a black screen in the video window on any site I try to use, this issue is persistant in all versions of ICS for the Inc2, anyone actually get it to work or is it just something that still needs to be looked at?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pioneersohpioneers:
flashing to GB let me dial *22899 and activate my phone. Back in ICS, phone calls both in and out still crash the Christmas Build for me.

The Y!webplayer embedded in Puck Daddy doesn't work. it tries to load and then says the playback timed out. Embedded video in the page doesn't even load. I just get a nice blank spot where the video should be...

Other issues I'm having with this build:

- Wallpaper disappears after reboot

-- is this an SD card issue? I've run into this with a few buddies' phones running CM7

- Wallpaper doesn't scroll

- Use only 2g radios doesn't work

-- after enabling only 2g, my Network Mode randomly changes

-- it reconnects to 3g when I change network mode to CDMA w/ evdo

These are all small issues though, once I get this phone call issue sorted out this xmas rom will be my solid DD.

aerovan, protekk and everyone else, y'all are the men
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kerfex:
Not the same behavior. When you set the home button binding to home, it DOES NOT go to previews first. Don't like that. Also, I know the setting is in the pull down. Don't like that either. I like the setting choice to be in my main menu like it has been since day one in Android. Just my opinion. ;)

EDIT: NOVA also does not have "pinch" to zoom to previews.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
For a build with real egl: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13435-rom-cm9-kangwip-for-the-inc2/

There are some strange rendering issues with webkit (and the old gradient banding issues is still there since I had to use the qcom/display gralloc for real egl), but almost everything else works.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
oddly enough, i flashed GB, activated, and now my phone calls work fine but 3G is broken. ive toggled airplane, 2g, bla bla bla, but the only thing that occasionally pops up is R , even though roaming is off
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] live2die:
happy to see the update! yiu are awsome aero!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] silentjoker:
When I had rl the r it was because I was on GSM system not cdma
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vrgelinas:
How's it compared to protekk's Christmas build?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Very similar. It uses a different launcher, which is also identical to both the stock and NOVA. In the notification bar it adds those "quick access settings" like in GB, with the wifi, gps, etc.

And also, it seems it fixes the graphical glitches that appear when "setting a picture as a wallpaper" and also Google Maps runs correctly, with out the artifacts and distortion stuff.

Overall, it's not bad. But not really that different compared to this one, at least for now.

.....

Also, unrelated. But have you guys noticed that ICS seems to have some sort of "caller id" embed into the rom? I just got a couple of telemarketer calls and along with their phone number, it also showed the state that they were calling from, like Washington, Texas, etc.

Definitely cool and sure does help with "I don't know anyone from ______"

It was probably already available elsewhere whether in rom or app, but I personally haven't used one, so this was definitely welcoming.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
What is the best ICS ROM so far?? I have aeros cm9 kang on my card now, and I'm curious about which one is the best.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
i think im on cdma,, although when i first turned the phone on after flashing it said, detected SIM , starting international bla bla bla

how can i check this in the newest CM9 kang which BTW runs awesome, but the browser keeps getting cracked out.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Aero said in his post you have to use opera or Firefox.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vrgelinas:
Thanks. So basically not worth switching and redoing everything yet.

Unless I can flash over xmas and combine them.... Lol.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jewnersey:
ahh thanks, didnt see that. was too absorbed in getting my flashing fix
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mcsplatt:
Yes we're all addicts, aren't we

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Any answers??

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] it2swbrown:
Christmas build for me. Haven't tried aeros yet.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] yurilebbie:
Aero just like you said there is the gradient problem, but I also cannot use email now. Here is an example:

However, I love the quick settings and how well this runs so far. Keep up the good work!

Edit: there is also shearing when increasing the speed of scrolling up or down with your finger.

Edit2: just noticed voice commands don't work anymore
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] platodd:
I can't download from market with the Christmas build.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
He'll probably see your bug report faster if you post on his wiki for the build. :)

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13435-rom-cm9-kangwip-for-the-inc2/
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aeroevan:
Gmail also uses webkit to render email :(
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] NickAVV:
You guys are doing great! Keep it up!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rm2011:
*UPDATE* We have a fixed kernel thanks to AEROEVAN!!!!!! That means, perfectly working touch screen :) As soon as I get the Okay from him to use his kernel, we will release a new version.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] it2swbrown:
Sweeeeet!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
Too bad my thanks only let's me thank this once!!!!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tmlhodge:
Aerovan likes rootzwiki. You may be able to contact him there
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rm2011:
We got permission. SD and 3G- and you guys will have a release. We're working on it.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
I'll be able to be a good tester now :-) yay
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] DiGi91:
hell yeah not gonna lie I will prolly try it out... so backing up my current rom now! :rolleyes:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Nephilim:
Hey man, first off, big thanks and props for all you guys working your asses off to get this up and running on our Inc2's, I've been silently following this since the thread started. Just a quick question that does not relate to the uber important stuff just curious for when the rom is finished or at least almost fully stable up the road. Are you guys gonna be able to remove the virtual buttons since we do not need them due to the Inc2 having softkeys? It's quite alot of screen those things will be taking up that does not need to be. Like I said, this is just a question about if you will be able to and plan to remove them, not now, since you have much more important things to worry about, but when everything is ironed out and you release the rom for day to day use up the road.

P.S. Is this rom gonna be ext4?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Un1c0de:
You guys are awesome! :-)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bradsinram:
could i get a link to the updated build without the kernal and ill just grab it from aeroevan's build myself?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rm2011:
We don't have it uploaded yet.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rm2011:
I'm sure we CAN remove them. And we probably will eventually. But that's pretty low on the list of priorities.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bradsinram:
ohh alright thanks, keep up the awsomeness