[Miscellaneous Android Development] NAZUnlimited:
hi, guys

some users notified me about a "serious" defect in the clockworkmod recovery of the huawei ascend, the one that "everyone" had to install in order to flash this rom or anyother in the u8300

apparently (?!), the ascend CWM Recovery doesnt allow a full backup, some users lost all their linked apps after restoring the backup

the reason this happens is a simple one, the ascend cwm recovery v3.0.0.4 and v3.0.0.5, lack the hability to mount the sd-card's sd-ext partition but it can wipe it, so... wtf?!

for this reason and my own fault (i knew this problem for more than a year and half but i forgot, so my bad :silly:), i'll release tomorrow not one but 2 cwm recoveries suited for our little toy.

both can make full backups (sd-ext included)

one (ascend v3.0.2.8) is a hacked version of the ascend v.3.0.0.5 with more options and a more smooth scroll, not a crazy one like v3.0.0.4/5

the other is a modified v4.0.1.5 of the huawei pulse mini (i think :confused:)

i worked with both and they didnt give me any problems this year

about the rom

i updated the sources and compiled a new one :fingers-crossed:. the results were not what i expected :confused:. it seems nothing has changed when compared with the sources previous version, in fact it feels heavy and more unresponsive. the benchmark test results were awfull :( .

so where is what i choosed to do, instead of doing/releasing an updated version using the "new" cm sources (if nothing was changed - or changed for the worst - in the sources, it isnt worth the trouble, specially when the rom lose the ics rotation, green screen glitch even with patch or with wiped dalvik), i decided to improve more the vicky's stable version

were is what is done so far (this last 2 weeks, sorry :p) and what is to finish and what is removed

- inserted the missing functions of the earpiece (earphones or what name do u call it), now it has the skip to next/previous, etc, functions

- messed a bit in the rom frameworks, so it can be more faster

- readded the internal sd, HWUserData (i dont know if all the u8300 had that, the europeans did). now it only needs to be able to mount it when we connect the phone to the pc, so we can have a pc access to the sd-card and the internal sd.

for the ones who dont know what was that -> the internal sd is a 20mb partition that acted as an internal sd-card, mostly used by the stock camera and the voice recorder. that means we had 20mb lost in the phone. now it can be used to put there photos or other stuff that we dont want the gf to see. ;) the main point was to add those 20mb to data partiton but it is dangerous to mess with the partitions or the size of them. for now...

- the /data/dalvik-cache is now in the /cache partition, this option saves a little more than 50mb (at least) in the /data partition, so more space for apps and theyr cache

- since we used /cache partition to cache our downloads or downloaded apps (market) and those temp files were wiped every reboot by script, those stuff ( cache downloads/apps/temp) will use other partition.

-->> instead of /cache partiton,

--->> it will use the /obb partition - its a ~90mb virtual(?!) partition that isnt used by nothing (at least, i never seen anything use that). the fun in this one is, since it's a virtual partition, it's more faster writing data and it doesnt require wiping/cleaning scripts, just a folder structure building script.

--->>or it will use a folder in the sd-card (for the ones who download roms (for example) directly to phone, files with more than 90mb) - even thought i dont have that problem since i start using swap partition

- this one will be optional, swap, for the ones who want more available memory for multitasking, etc, i will include a patch(s) and instructions of how to make a swap partition in the sd-card, but be aware, swap, either by a file in the sd-card or by a swap partition will reduce the sd-card "life". i'll put more info about it when i finish the new version

- some stuff i forgot

Removed

- the integrated battery bar and cpu bar drained more power than the apps used in v2.2.8 and most times leaved the phone stuck-and-reboot or unresponsive or worst case, "sleep of death". so they arent included in the next version(s) until i figure out were is the problem/conflict but i'll maintain the apps for the same effect (they are less drainers than i expected and they dont provide problems)

- Huawei's GB stock camera keeps crashing, apparently there is still something missing, still have to endure cm stock camera for a while

and kernel dev is still a big mindgraine... same problems, wtf?!

i'll go back to 9.10, 12 isnt letting me compile right

when will the new version be released?

since i need to restore my previous sources, install uby 9.10, first among things and this just while in my time off and i need to make the stuff from the changelog above stop making toggles stick like glue. (it is anoying, same problem as patch 1.5 for adrenalin, the kernel is a good one but it is a bit (what is the word?) kinky?).

hopefully around 15 october

edit- CWM Recoveries added to Extras section in 1st post