[Miscellaneous Android Development] bunta126:
Hi there

I have been reading these forums for some time and have finally created my own cooked ROM for these MT6573 / MTK6573 based Chinese Androids that I wanted to share since there doesn't seem to be any here.

This ROM was created from a stock system ROM off a Hero H7300 which I believe should work on all HD7 or T9299 clones.

The ID for the base ROM is 10HX2P.H7300.111125.AD2_3_4_V1.WVGAC_EN.COM_V01_3G.

I don't like to customise things too much (since everyone has their own preferences) so I have just done most of the basics.

NOTE: Only ROMs v1 through v4 are based on the above 2.3.4 ROM.

v5 is based off a newer 2.3.5 ROM provided and modified by Bruno Martin.

Here is a list of what I have done to this ROM:

Based on mediatek ROM 10HX2P.H7300.111125.AD2_3_4_V1.WVGAC_EN.COM_V01_3G

Removed all Chinese based apps and useless apps

Installed ChainsDD's Superuser and set root permissions

Installed BusyBox

Removed boot screen audio

Installed AdFree hosts file to block ads

Deodexed all Apps

Installed task killer speed tweaks

Slightly customised default locker screen icons

Replaced statusbar battery indicator

Updated Android Market to 3.3.12

Updated Gmail to 2.3.5.2

Updated Google Maps to 6.0.2

Updated Google Music to 4.0.9

Installed latest ES File Explorer 1.6.0.8 and ES Task Manager 1.2.0 to data folder

Installed Go Launcher 2.71 and Go Locker 1.08 to data folder

Installed YouTube 2.3.4 to data folder

Installed TeslaLED 3.0.2 to data folder

Updated gps.conf for oceania region (See below to change region)

Updated apns-conf carriers from here to support all mobile data

Customised build.prop settings for better functionality and speed (see below)

Updated to v2:

Updated Market to 3.4.4

Updated ES File Explorer to 1.6.1.0

Updated Maps to 6.0.3

Installed Facebook 1.8.1

Installed Twitter 3.0.0

Installed Blackmart 0.49.93

Moved all updateable apps to data partition

Updated to v3:

Fixed apns-conf bug in v2 ROM so 3G data works correctly again

Updated to v4:

Fixed problem where market kept crashing

Configured busybox run-parts to support init.d boot scripts

Altered settings to increase battery life

Updated GO Locker to 1.09

Updated GO Launcher to 2.73

Updated Google Music to 4.1.512

Updated to v5:

Based on 2.3.5 V3.0MOD ROM by BM

Base ROM is based on mediatek ROM 10HX2P.H7300.111216.AD2_3_5_V3.WVGAC_EN.COM_V01_3G with modem baseband MAUI.11AMD.W11.37.SP.V6, 2011/10/29

Fixed stability and data connection loss

Customised interface (example here)

Added support for headset keys

Updated GO Locker to 1.10

Updated GO Launcher to 2.77

Update Google Maps to 6.2.0

Updated Facebook to 1.8.2

Updated Twitter to 3.0.1

Applied all fixes above

Updated to v6:

Based on 2.3.5 V3.2MOD ROM by BM

Base ROM is based on mediatek ROM 10HX2P.H7300.120227.AD2_3_5_V3.WVGAC_EN.COM_V01_3G

New base ROM by BM has sd-ext support (instructions here)

Customised interface (example here)

Updated GO Launcher to 2.85

Updated GO Locker to 1.15

Updated Google Play Store to 3.5.15

Updated Google Play Music to 4.1.513

Updated Google Maps to 6.5.0

Updated Facebook to 1.8.4

Updated Twitter to 3.1.1

Updated Voice Search to 2.1.4

Updated to v8:

Based on 2.3.5 VitMod_Lite 2.1.fullodex ROM by ViNNNtalik

Base ROM is based on mediatek ROM 10HX2P.H7300.120227.AD2_3_5_V3.WVGAC_EN.COM_V01_3G with modem baseband MAUI.11AMD.W11.37.SP.V6, 2011/10/29

Includes sd-ext support (instructions here)

Removed unnecesary apps and Extra Apps settings menu

Restored to english settings and language

De-odexed apps

Added Titanium Backup 5.3.1

Added DroidWall 1.5.7

Updated all apps the same as previous ROM

Updated to v9:

Based on v8 ROM

Added support for Headset Keys

Fixed problem with Camera button (Not fully fixed, see below to enable)

Installed madmack's patch to fix RTL Hebrew text using bruno's guide

Added Adobe Flash Player 10.2

Added Real Calc 1.7.3

Added TelStop 1.9 to avoid mobile hacks (see here)

Updated ES File Explorer to 1.6.2.1

Updated Go Launcher to 3.16

Updated GO Locker to 1.39

Updated Google Maps to 6.12.0

Updated Google Play Store to 3.8.17

Updated Titanium Backup to 5.6.0

Updated YouTube to 4.1.23

GPS Region Change

If you are in a different region (most probably are :p) you can go to this thread to download a gps.conf for your area:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953630

Dowload the file you need and then replace it under /system/etc/gps.conf

Having the correct file here makes a huge improvement in the speed of GPS fixes.

ROM v9 Camera Button Fix

In ROM v9 I fixed the camera button to open to camera instead of the phone interface.... Or so I thought.

Unfortunately I missed a file that was overriding the change.

To set the camera button back to camera functionality perform the following steps.

Right click the following link and choose Save As to save it to your computer:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/37057/Camera/mt6573-kpd.kl

You can either copy this on to your phone and into the folder /system/usr/keylayout by using root explorer and setting the permissions correctly or use the following adb commands to copy it in via USB:

adb root
adb remount
adb shell cp /system/usr/keylayout/mt6573-kpd.kl /system/usr/keylayout/mt6573-kpd.bak
adb push mt6573-kpd.kl /system/usr/keylayout/mt6573-kpd.kl

You then need to restart your phone for the change to take affect.

Be aware that the camera functionality is activated by a long press of the camera button.

Reversed BACK and MENU buttons

If you have a phone where the BACK and MENU buttons operate around the wrong way then follow these instructions to switch them around.

Right click the following link and choose Save As to save it to your computer:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37057/qwerty.kl

You can either copy this on to your phone and into the folder /system/usr/keylayout by using root explorer and setting the permissions correctly or use the following adb commands to copy it in via USB:

adb root
adb remount
adb shell cp /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.bak
adb push qwerty.kl /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl

You then need to restart your phone for the change to take affect.

Go Launcher and Go Locker

I have installed these two apps since they are my favourite ones and are very customisable and skinnable.

They are installed on the data folder so feel free to replace them with your own preferred launcher/locker.

Just remember not to move the launcher or locker themes to your SD card as they may not work properly after reboot. (especially locker themes)

Build.prop Settings

Currently these are the custom settings I have added to the build.prop

Feel free to alter these yourself to how you prefer by editing /system/build.prop file.

# fix some app problems
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
#enable hardware acceleration
debug.sf.hw=1
#increase dalvik cache
dalvik.vm.heapsize=48m
#Saving jpg at 100% quality
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
#Improved the quality of photos and videos
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=8000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=8000000
#Disable icon in the status bar debug mode when you connect the cable
persist.adb.notify=0
#Disable delay call
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0
#optimization of energy consumption
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=0
#Removing delay returning from black screen after/during a call
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25
mot.proximity.delay=25
#Helps scrolling responsiveness
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150
#Increase touch responsiveness
debug.performance.tuning=1
video.accelerate.hw=1
#Disable boot animation for faster boot
debug.sf.nobootanimation=1
#Disable surface dithering to improve image quality
persist.sys.use_dithering=0

Download Here:

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v9

Installation Guide

DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER WITH THESE PHONES AS IT IS INCOMPATIBLE

1) Download my ROM rename it to update.zip and copy it on to your sdcard under /mnt/sdcard/update.zip

2) Next you will need to install a custom recovery partition to be able to install custom ROMs.

Bruno Martins has provided an excellent guide for flashing these phones which you can follow here:

http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/10/mt65x3-flashing-tutorial.html

He also has his own Custom Recovery Image and ROMs he has developed with custom frameworks you can download from here:

http://www.eten-users.eu/index.php?/topic/21447-hd7-mt6573-support-thread/

Download the recovery image and then follow his flashing tutorial to install that to your phone.

3) Once you have the recovery image installed reboot your phone into recovery mode by holding down the volume up + power key to turn the phone on.

This will then boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.

4) First thing you want to do here is to go into backup and restore and create a backup of your phone that you can restore back to if you don't like my ROM.

5) Once you have a backup you can follow this guide to install the custom ROM.

6) After you install the ROM and restart your phone don't be scared if it sits on a black screen or the boot animation for some time as it's just rebuilding the dalvik cache.

This should take about 5-10 mins on first boot.

(I got nervous my ROM didn't work the first time I booted it :p)

7) [optional] Update your gps.conf for your local region using the instructions above.

8) [optional] If using ROM v6 or later you can increase your internal memory size by moving the data partition to an ext2 partition on your memory card. This can be done by following these instructions.

Old Versions:

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v8

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v6

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v5

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v4

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v3

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v2

Hero H7300 (HD7/T9299) Cooked ROM by Bunta v1

Donations are not a requirement but always appreciated :D