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[HTC ChaCha] odvala:
I see many phones with lower specs than chacha with ICS fully working. It is a shame that there is no one here that can do OmX and stagefright thingy for us. It is possible for sure. I played a bit with binaries and libraries and somehow I managed to play 480p videos without lag, but it wouldn't play lower res ones and youtube wouldn't start at all. I don't have knowledge to do this, but it would be such a nice addition to this mod and this phone. Adlx, I hope you will give another shot at this.

Cheers
[HTC ChaCha] furkandeger:
Maybe you should contact with adlx.xda? He tried but had some problems i guess. As long as the issue is not a dead end, he will work on it.
[HTC ChaCha] izi501:
You could contact devs from the Wildfire S forums, like modpunk. He made it work. Here are some links about thread for OMX patches : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1860561 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1977149.
[HTC ChaCha] kronflux:
anyone tried the ones from the wildfire s on the chacha? most of the repos for the chacha are based on the wildfire repos if I recall correctly.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
That might work, someone try and report here the result.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[HTC ChaCha] 9v9:
And I want to add...why was CM7 never finished before moving on to these other builds?
[HTC ChaCha] izi501:
It is the problem of every dev... But as someone said, no point to work on an outdated version of Android as the fixes you found for it will not work for the newer versions, and finally it is a kind of waste of time because the time spent to fix old Android is not spent to make the new Android better :) However, everyone has his opinion...
[HTC ChaCha] furkandeger:
Well, here I am, reporting.

I tried the omx patch in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1977149

Definitely, some things happened back there but, it didn't work as a result.

Video playback on browser is still not working but when you click full screen icon it gets full screen and says "loading video". After that, standart play pause backward forward buttons appear and you can actually see at the bottom bar that the video is being loaded. But it doesn't play and either stops responding or fc.

Videos played from youtube app are still broken. Just a little boost up. You can watch without lag for 2-3 seconds and then lag for 5. It goes like this.
[HTC ChaCha] izi501:
You can try the patch from modpunk in its own cm9. I think the link is something like code.google.com/p/cm9-wildfire-s but I'm not sure.

Envoyé depuis mon HTC FeuSauvage S avec CM10.1 :D
[HTC ChaCha] furkandeger:
I have extracted some files from modpunk's cm9, though not being sure which files. I will try them and feedback tomorrow.
[HTC ChaCha] by.adrian:
to bad we don't have good dev... i have a optimus one with cm10 work all HQ video and kernel 3.0 and has armv6 600mhz.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Thanks. Always happy to hear nice feedback. I hope you use stock rom.
[HTC ChaCha] by.adrian:
i stay on stock rom is fast and stable, i mean to say we don't have dev to work on this device maybe is old or have small screen who know, you are good dev and maybe you can finish this rom and i respect you have nice day :D
[HTC ChaCha] furkandeger:
None of the files i tried helped with hq videos by the way.
[HTC ChaCha] mrbtree98:
i found this while browsing, don't know if it will help but might get video playback working.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1960117
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Thanks, I believe I already saw that thread and try, but maybe not. Should try again one day if I have time.
[HTC ChaCha] Arlto:
I will try it.
[HTC ChaCha] Quadpixels:
Works even better than CM10 ROMs..

The ROM is amazing in that

1) Does not slow down like it would in CM10 ROM.

2) The keypad backlight turns off when it's bright.

One thing that's misterious is that I could not get the GPS to "connect" did not during my first installation of this ROM (i.e. the GPS icon does not even show up in the task bar). It did and I could get GPS fixes after I acquired a GPS fix with the Stock ROM then flashed this ROM again. After doing this I'm getting a GPS fix in less than 15 seconds in an open outdoor space.

BTW: I've downloaded the sources (adlx's device and vendor trees) and compiled it with the latest CM9 sources. The ROM feels even better! :D

Update:

If anyone is interested in trying it out

http://www.mediafire.com/download/vah182py6j7hmv2/cm-9-20131218-UNOFFICIAL-chacha.zip

Note: Superuser does not work (I'm not sure if it's the newer CM source causing this or because I forgot some patches), but flashing this SuperSU right after flashing the ROM fixes the ``Superuser stopped'' issue by wiping out Superuser and substituting it with SuperSU.

SuperSU: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1742522

Flash both zip files in recovery.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
IIRC this should also work fine in CM10.

Yeah that's a know issue, and this is the only known workaround for it IIRC. BTW it's not chacha specific, it also happens with other HTC phones...

Yes, I believe that's the same issue I have reported to CM, they never applied my patch though. It only happen when building odexed, not when deodexed. Get the patch here: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/23652/.
[HTC ChaCha] tokafondo:
Hello. I tried this and looked promising, until I started the camera and saw that is rotated...

Camera is a must for me. Thanks anyway for your work.

I don't know if it is worth trying to download 4.0.4 AOSP source and try to port it to Chacha...
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Good luck.
[HTC ChaCha] Furgy:
Okay, after 2 days of try-and-fail I can say: I'm not able to do the keychar-stuff... :(
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
What is the issue? I would advise modifying one key at a time, because if you make one wrong, the whole file won't load.
[HTC ChaCha] Furgy:
I don't know which key (physical) has which name in the file...
[HTC ChaCha] MagicalSword:
I thought I wrote this yesterday but it seems to be missing.... Oh, well...

I haven't been able to use Voice Search, it apparently tries to listen, but it dies without doing anything at all. It even closes while I am editing the preferences...

Has anyone had any luck with this? Otherwise, let's add it as a known issue...

(This includes Iris not working, Iris is a half-joke Siri counterpart which works quite okaish with CM7.2, I mean Voice works but Iris sometimes seems silly ;-)

Also, I tried to modify the Spanish keyboard layout file, but I only managed to get the shift and fn keys to just work while I kept pressing them (like in a normal keyboard) but symbols were all weird, so I reverted back to backup, there's something eluding me with this, and my adb not working after updating to Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't help a bit...

Anyway... Adlx, any ETA for a new Alpha or even Beta ROM that fixes some of the bigger issues already open? (particularly those without a workaround)

thanks!
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
If you open up KeyEvent Display you can see which key code is assigned to each key. Then you can pull from /system/usr/keylayout/chacha-keypad-xxx.kl for your device. Open that up and see what label is assigned to that key code. Then go to the .kcm file and modify the values of the label. I'll try to post a small guide later on if I find some time.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
That is given by the .kl file, see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26667692&postcount=32.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Shift and FN keys should already be working on all layouts since the latest version I published (S-On and S-Off), so I suppose you are not using the latest versoin.

Anyway, yes, it is expected that the Symbols are messed up, it's actually what people will need to fix and contribute. See http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26667692&postcount=32 for more explaination about that. (If they are not messed up, there is no point in chaning the layout, it should just work with the default one).
[HTC ChaCha] MagicalSword:
Yes, it's the last version, and both FN and Shift leys work correctly. What I meant is that after modifying the keyboard file, both keys stopped being sticky (usual behavior is being sticky for the next key press, pressing twice being sticky until you press it once more) and just worked like they do in a normal PC keyboard (as dead keys).

Something wrong I did, of course, but I also made all the changes at once... I'll try to get adb back working and try the differential approach you suggest.

OK, we are glad to be able to help if a little bit! :-) I'll have a look at that threat, thanks for the hard work!

Edit: Doh! It's this very same thread, LOL
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
What happened most probably is that you messed something in the file (too many changes at once, one was not ok), and the file was treated as invalid. Being invalid, the **** and FN keys behaved like a PC kbd, as you noticed. They behave sticky because of the type of keybd described in the file. No file or invalid file, and no sticky shift/FN ;).
[HTC ChaCha] OctoberNexus:
Any word on getting everything working on this?

Sent by my HTC Hero S
[HTC ChaCha] northman5208:
I already flash this rom but it show this "unfortunately, the process android.proscess.acore has stopped. Why??
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Did you wipe everything before flashing? Data and cache?

Did you install any apps afterwards?

Did you restore a data backup?

Post full steps below, from wipe to error message.
[HTC ChaCha] northman5208:
I think my mistake is install apps afterward.. now I re flash back.. everything going normal.. tq for help me.. btw it there any issue about receiving Bluetooth.. sometime it say Bluetooth stopped.. so I cant transfer file..
[HTC ChaCha] tasadar:
Are there any news on the CAMERA progression , can anybody tell if it will be fixed Soon ?
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
New alpha build published (20120605-1548)

I've published a new alpha build. Same link to download (see the link in the OP).

Build date: 20120605-1548

MD5: 35bdc225dcc0e283723a9550b9572645

AFAIK these issues should be solved:

10. Network drops when proximity sensors are activated

12. Physical keyboard and soft menu keys backlight doesn't work unless you have specific brightness settings

13. Android terminal emulator cannot open /dev/tty (permissions)

Maybe some other issues were solved too, if you try and find them solved please report here.

Fast changelog:
[HTC ChaCha] northman5208:
Did I have to wipa data tu flash this update?
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I would recommend it. It shouldn't be required, but you never know what problems could appear.
[HTC ChaCha] mikkijp:
Amazing !

Run fast and smooth on my chachacha!

Great Thanks! also waiting for your milestone.
[HTC ChaCha] kronflux:
I haven't yet tested this, because I want to be sure my phone will be fully functional for everyday use when I flash it. But I want to thank you guys for your work - I'm very happy to see this is under active development, and am very excited to see the well needed upgrade for this phone, as it's a very good phone for what it is.

I'd like to ask, who is all involved in the development so far? are adlx.xda and Alex C. the only ones? Once we have a "stable" rom running, I'd like to show my thanks by donating a bit to each of the devs. It wouldn't be much, but I'd still like to give something back, since I can't help in the actual development.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Meh, I wish I would actually develop something.. Apart from this, I won't have internet access for a while as I'm moving :) Glad you enjoy it!
[HTC ChaCha] northman5208:
Why I can't fix my gps??.. not working at all...

Edit=its work now
[HTC ChaCha] misters:
hello there ;),

i have try the alpha build of the 05 june, on my french HTC Chacha.

The install was fine, the rom work pretty fast.

I have encounter 2 problems :

-on my azerty keyboard, the 1 and the 7 are inverted, and i have difficulties with symbols (the @ was replace by the YEN symbol)

-i succefully connect to my private wifi, but after a reboot with the wifi on (before i reboot), the HTC loop in reboot... so i come back to me stock rom.

Last think, since i come back to my stock rom with an CMW restore, the link2sd do not succed to mount my data/sdext2 partition, even if the partition is ok (i check with a partition manager) and even with all the correct data on it. Have you an advice for that ?

Best Regards.

PS : thank you so much the theses great developers that work hard to port ICS on the CHACHA
[HTC ChaCha] datdaigia:
Thanks
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
- easily fixable

- i did not experience any issues with Wi-Fi -> and I can guarantee that I've tested and retested it more than 25 times.

Unfortunately I couldn't cover hidden AP's, tethering and different channels.
[HTC ChaCha] datdaigia:
when cal incoming, cant see the people? can u fixed it?
[HTC ChaCha] kronflux:
Apollo is stuck sideways. is there a way to fix this, or what would be a recommended media player alternative?
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I'm using Rotation Locker for now and it works properly. It might be that Apollo devs need to consider activating sensor orientation.
[HTC ChaCha] kronflux:
works! thanks :)
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
How abt the speed of CM9 compare to CM7, does it use more CPU than CM7 ?

I really like Android 4 UI, and CM7 UI also. Chacha got a very tiny screen (compare to any Touch device) so the UI is very important for me.

With CM7, i can run smoothly wit only 245MHz set on CPU and Performance option. I always use the normal functions : SMS, call, email, opera ... (no game). It can save ur battery life a lot.:)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
CM7 on 245 MHz running smooth? Ha! I've yet to see this one. What do you understand by smooth?

The "smoothness" is characterized by the FPS (frames per second) output of the device. Usually on 600 MHz (max CPU) the CM7 appears choppy.

On a side note, I've noticed that the latest CM9 build has been further optimized and improved and the max CPU can be left at 600 MHz with acceptable to good smoothness. This, combined with assets purging and kernel samepage merging has brought great improvement to the device and the ROM itself. On a side note, running on 600 MHz has improved my battery life with 1 day (from about 18-20 hours).
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
Hey guys. Dont u believe me :)

I dont know the CM7 mechanism. I jumped to Performance setting (CM setting) and set Max CPU speed is 245, Min also. Set on Boot checked. Restart.

On top of this current menu, i chose Performance.

I also turn off all effect and animation i thought them affect to CPU performance in Spare Setting and AW Laucher, CM setting .

It work smoothly, and the decrease of battery become slower than often.

I just get some lag of menu touch pad (3-4 seconds delay) and a bit slow when i load SMS, Email ( a litte bit slow only)

If i have a video record i will show up to u how smooth it is :) hehe
[HTC ChaCha] MagicalSword:
Well, some of us have the luck to have a 800MHz on our ChaCha, and it certainly goes fluid, both on CM7 and CM9... I made the mistake to set the CPU Governor to Conservative (i.e. 245MHz) and it slowed down the phone to a point I preferred to just recover from backup... :-P

But with OnDemand going on, both go really smooth

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 PM ----------

Hi all,

I have noticed I wasn't able to watch some WhatsApp videos sent to me by my young nephew while using CM9 (unable to reproduce video, with no one of the options available, Movies, QuickPic...)

On CM7 they go perfectly. Can this be related to ICS hardware acceleration and our lack of a dedicated graphics chip?

best regards

PS- btw, when will we have a new release? ;-)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
The HTC ChaCha has a 600 MHz ARM CPU. It's being overclocked to 800 MHz, even on the stock ROM. From my point of view, HTC could have went for a 1GHz, a bigger battery to compensate and a 1GB ROM and it would've been perfect.
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
I prefer having the final stable CM7 more than the unstable CM9. Wit 800MHz i think we dont have official Android 4 for Chacha from HTC. Why do we need to go further :) UI ?

However, if we could install simutaneously 2 CM on 1 device (like Ubuntu on Windows), i would try CM9 ^^
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
ICS runs better and smoother than Gingerbread. It has been optimized for speed mainly.

You can do a nandroid backup of your CM7 and try CM9 for a day or two; if you don't like it then just restore the backup.

As a side note, it's not just the UI that makes ICS special :P
[HTC ChaCha] MagicalSword:
Ah, I thought they had changed to CPU to run at 800MHz on the newer units (for Europe) after the initial launch in Asia... Overcloack is okay, it doesn't even warm up a bit... And, indeed, 1GHz and 1Gb (with accordingly resized battery, like, 1750 mAh) would make the ChaCha absolutely gorgeous...

Well, we can keep dreaming, right? But HTC has already stated their dislike for physical keyboard phones, so... We better try to get the best out of what we have!

Best regards
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
Android is great platform for backup data without PC synch, but how can i backup my setting. I make a lot of setting, even i didnt remember what i had done :D

I read new feature of ICS in here http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/10551507.cms

In my opinion, its not a big improvement for us to jump up. We can do all wit Rooted (except NFC). Im not talking abt "the system improvement" cause im not member of Google project ^^

Take a look at this, u guys can see how large of Gingerbread % in Android User:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/android-ice-cream-sandwich-june-2012-stats/

Anw, i'll install CM9 in near future, cant keep my mind out of it haha :P ;)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
You can perform a nandroid backup of everything using CWM. Which you already have as you have flashed CM7.

The features site you have mention only presents insignificant changes, except for the unified API. There are more in-depth changes to the system itself that make it worth while.

Oh and as the NFC goes, ChaCha does not have a RFID chip (as far as I know) so it will never work, regardless the ROM used.
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
Well, im in CM9 :)

Woah, UI look great, performance is really good. Effects and Animations are smoother than CM7. i like the lock screen, and the way i can slide between pages of apps. However i dont like widget space which appears beside Apps.

Some issues i found in this ROM:

-Camera DOESNT works (As Mr.Alex C mentioned), but flash work well in Torch App

-Phone number HIDDENs in BLANK screen when u have incoming call. Seriously, it's bad. U dont know who is calling u everytime!

Actually u can see it when u slide up the phone icon to SMS reply, u can see the number behind the Message-chosen Menu. Howerver, i realize another problem: the phone number doesnt match to ur internal phone's contacts ! I mean only phone number will show though u have the number in Phone's Contact

-When u make a call or answer the call, a call screen appears wit many icons below but u ONLY CAN USE 2 first left icons

-The lock icon DISAPPEAR after long time sleep! It's really fun.

Last night i fill some info in Owner Info, this morning i waked my phone up by pressing power button. What i saw: Clock and Owner Infor only, no lock icon, haha.:D I wondered how i could unlock my phone without this icon:confused:. I restarted but the problem didnt go.

At last, i remembered in CM9 we could access to Setting by sliding down the status bar and chose setting icon. I went there, delete owner info and press Back button, phew, i went back to main screen. :)

-U can NOT select input method by "touch and hold" the form u want to fill up (type). CM9 provides the Google Voice but i dont know how to active it. Is it 30 times talk for ur phone to have ur sample voice in apps called Speech Recorder ?

-Wifi range is weaker than CM7, i tested in the same distance.

-Apollo Music is design for Portrait mode. U CANNOT rotate it into Lanscape mode. So I recommend Real Player insteads of this default music. (and Video also)

-CM9 don't have Disable Animation for Faster Boot functions like CM7. The boot time is a bit slower than CM7

-In this ROM u can creat Folder instead of Catalog in CM7 AW Laucher. Accessing it same way the iOS does.

Last thing, with CPU configure Max=480, Min= 245 and Governor "On Demend", CM9 can run well after unchecking some effects and animation. The phone also keeps its temperature more stable.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
My turn for replies:

- Told you that it's much more than the simple UI to ICS :P

- The % Gingerbread users is so high in comparison with ICS because ICS was launched recently and makers only now started to use it.

- I had no problem with the lock screen icon -> can you provide more details? My longest "sleep" period was 10 hours.

- I have the same owner thing setup but I added it at the initial setup, as recommended:

1. Wipe data/cache

2. Flash ICS

3. Flash GApps

4. Boot device

5. Perform the initial setup.

- I have no idea what input method by touch and hold means -> can you provide more details?

- Wi-Fi range needs some tweaking, as it was done on CM7.

- Apollo Music - is an application modified by the CM team and it will be some time until it gets perfect. You can use Rotation Locker to switch it to Landscape.

- CM9 -> there are still bits and pieces missing as the ROM is in alpha stages.

- Folder/Catalog -> These are not ROM based, these are launcher based. As CM9 uses Trebuchet, it does not have the same features and functions as ADW.

More information:

The ROM is in initial stages, if I may say so, as the CyanogenMod team is working a lot of getting it stable/ready for deployment. There are and still will be some issues but these will be addressed in time. The Lockscreen can be customized with weather widget and app launchers easily through the Lockscreen settings menu. You can change the way Widgets are accessed from the Launcher menu in settings; you can also enable re-sizing of widgets.

I'll try to add more FAQ when questions will appear.
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
Thanks for fast reply to me.

-Abt Lock Screen, i took a screenshot. U can see no lock icon was on there.

I dont remember how long time it slept, from 2am to 7am.

More detail: 1st i typed in Owner Info, 2nd i charged my phone, 3rd i went to sleep and ... :D

-In Asia ROM, we have different input method. The way u chose the input method is touching to where u want to type and holding it a second. A menu will show up wit Copy Cut Select Text... and Input Method at the end. I cant do that in CM9.

Ques: how can i chose input method in CM9?

-Btw, Any suggest abt the phone number? I cant live wit it. I have a lot of incoming calls per day and i want to chose which call i need to answer.

Anw, CM9 is great, it made me surprise. Finding the bugs is making it more perfect after bug-fixed
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Weird issue with the Lock Screen. I've never seen it before.

- No idea about the touch and type thing; I'll check it out later to see if I have it.

- No suggestion yet with the phone number unfortunately. I'll try to find something of a workaround but time is not on my side unfortunately. I'm also in the same situation and I usually reject all the calls or set it to silent.

Thanks for your input!
[HTC ChaCha] abc_x3:
Number hidden temp way to see

U can see how input method works in here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnWEJuP2T1E

I'll change the main SIM to my Blackberry and continue use Chacha CM9 wit my 2nd SIM card. Hope the number problem can fix in soonest time.

Well, after restart, my phone matchs contact to number well haha :)

I have temporary solution for Number hidden:

Just take a look at my screenshot

As u can see, when incoming call arrives, u can reply it in SMS way by sliding the Lock Icon up to Message icon. Wat a surprise, the number and contact appear behind the SMS-chosen Menu as i mentioned in previous post.

Now if i delete the template SMS, i can see the contact more clearly.

If u want to come back to answer this call, u can touch to the range out side of this menu only. It's very easy

How can i delete them? Plz