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[HTC Amaze 4G] Petronoid:
Ody, I have been using this ROM as dd after getting frustrated with recent ARHD5 and KitKat versions. The latest Cyanogenmod 11 is promising till it's camera bug is fixed. Funny that I don't have any wakelock issues with this ROM. I can turn NFC on and off with no battery drain. APN settings work well without issues. The wireless/WiFi signals are good. The signal strength numbers in settings are wrong but the signal bars show correct strength. I posted my battery graph in Q&A section, you can see the Android/cell standby use of battery is pretty good. The battery life I get with this ROM is pretty good. I did some changes though, like turning off location and unwanted sync in some apps but I have multiple IMAP accounts with push notifications running.

Try downloading and reflashing again. Also, I have the testing update installed as well. Very nice effort by Evervolv team and Jeepers. The KitKat version would be good once it's issues have been resolved.

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Here it is for your ref ody.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9cgqhm2bhclucia/Screenshot_2014-02-22-17-27-31.png

The one issue I am having is the charge curve... Last 20% to full takes a couple hours. But it's with every ROM I have tried. Maybe I need to replace the battery.... But you can see the cell standby and android is battery use.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I appreciate the info, but I'm back on energy at the moment. I get better battery on PAC than I do here because of the NFC issue. In fact NFC is second only to screen in terms of power drain and I don't use it at all. The 1/04 update when used with the camera app I mentioned a few pages back is a great combo. I'll look for another solution tomorrow, but I'm heading out now
[HTC Amaze 4G] Muneeb Saeed:
before the install

ok how about editing the rom before install and removing nfc apk there.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Like he said, NFC will break data connectivity. NFC most likely has a relationship with data connectivity if it turns it off completely. Removing the apk won't help in this case. There's something wrong with the Evervolv code, according to my guess.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Petronoid:
Like I said in my post above, I never had NFC issues with this ROM and I tried it multiple times. Something else might be wrong.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Muneeb Saeed:
old version

maybe hes flashing an older version this once happened to i flashed a older version of the rom and thought it was the newest and got problems in the rom which no one else had so after 2 days of flashing over and over i compared my version with the one shown on the main post of the thread and then i knew.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I'm using the update from 1/04 that's available through the update tool in the ROM. Jeepers007 mentions it in this post a few pages back http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49126524&postcount=274&nocache=1&z=1525563502218574

I'm going to reinstall later this evening and post screenshots showing how much NFC is draining my battery. The older version on the website has more camera issues than this has, which is why I was using it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] butthurtlocker:
Wakelocks

Anyone having any wakelock issues? I am a bit with Play store and Google services.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
After a bunch of trial and error I believe I've finally have this setup as best as I can get it, for now at least.

It seems that the reason I was loosing my APNs after disabling NFC and rebooting, is because for some reason it would automatically reboot into airplane mode. Once I figured this out I was able to turn off airplane mode, NFC remains turned off and my APNs were restored to working order even across reboots. Without NFC turned on I'm getting significantly better battery life.

Now comes the fun part, I've tweaked this ROM to make maximum use of its camera and set it up so that nearly every function now works for it well enough to use as a daily driver. I'm using the latest JB update from 1/04 because this one has the improved camera as jeepers007 mentioned in the post I linked to above.

I downloaded the "stock" camera app I mentioned in a previous post from F-droid, renamed gallery2.apk to gallery2.bak (so I won't end up with 2 cameras and accidentally use the stock one and lock up my handset) then used Titanium to clean the dalvik. Then I renamed The "stock" camera2_1.apk removing "_1" and moved it to '/system/app', changed ownership to root and permissions to 644 and rebooted.

Now the camera takes excellent photos up to 8mpix and records video up to 720p without crashing. I can get bluetooth to pair with both my earpiece and my laptop. I've been able to successfully transfer files back and forth between my PC and phone, but have been unable to get tethering working at all even with the app suggested in the OP. Perhaps [MENTION=693610]jeepers007[/MENTION] can chime in with the settings he used to get it enabled for him, or what version he used, but I couldn't figure it out. Now if I can get SpiritRadio to work I will be set.

I hope this helps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Petronoid:
Ody I haven't been able to do it yet but maybe using latest Adreno drivers might help too. I am using a saved ROM image and using as DD, hence couldn't switch the drivers. I think they would work for 4.3.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I'm pretty sure the latest Adreno drivers only work on ION kernels, either JB or KK, but ION is the critical element for them to work. I'm more inclined to think the tethering issue is related to the stupid Texas Instrument chip. All it's going to take is one dev to get it figured out then they'll all kang the result, but in the meantime we're SOL until it gets sorted out.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Muneeb Saeed:
Yeah dont flash them on any pmem i did and got stuck on intial boot
[HTC Amaze 4G] NooBOnTheBlock:
How Would I Add DSP Manager To This Awesome ROM?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I've looked into it myself and found it was beyond the scope of my abilities. Several libs have to be imported from a comparable CM ROM (in this case 10.2.x), as well as, modifying jars, besides installing the DSP Manager apk. Like I said, it's beyond my very limited coding capability.

The only other way I can think of would be forking the evervolv tree then adding the portion of the CM git responsible for the DSP Manager into the build, but again that's more than I'm capable of doing.

Edit: I forgot to mention that there are a few mods here on XDA that include the apk and libs that are supposed to work with JB-4.3 ROMs, but I didn't have complete success with them, because the DSP doesn't seem to work with all musical apps in all situations. I think this is because the required jar files aren't being modified. Again, perhaps someone more capable then myself can figure out what needs to be modified to get it to work all of the time, in all situations.

I hope this helps
[HTC Amaze 4G] NooBOnTheBlock:
Well prior to this ROM I was on PAC man ROM and DSP manager worked awesome...PAC is 4.3.x I think .3 to be exact and in a I wanna flash but have no data connection sense...I flashed this and used PAC gaaps and it works fine with your ROM....maybe PAC creator or porter can assist you...his ROM let's you know its possible....I'm gonna try a few things and do more searching to find a zip...dirty flashes restores and other things to add it myself...maybe compare your ROM and his and see what the catch is lol...wish me luck
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
First off, this isn't my ROM. [MENTION=693610]jeepers007[/MENTION] is it's developer for the Amaze. I'm just someone who's been trying to make the best of this since it seems to be one of the most stable JB ROMs we have. [MENTION=4200595]josegalre[/MENTION] is the dev for PACman which uses many of the best features from several different mods including CM which is where DSP Manager comes from. I too have used that ROM. I find it's very good and has a ton of features including many performance enhancements, but this ROM gets me a bit better battery (after I figured out how to disable NFC) and a better camera (once I added the camera I mentioned in previous posts).

Like I said, getting DSP Manager to work in all instances is beyond my capabilities, but if you do a search you'll find several projects that use it that will work (most of the time) with this ROM.

Ciao
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Isn't there something you can do with xposed framework or pimp my rom to get 'awesome beats' or something (basically the same ui as dsp) to work? There's also the sony xloud in there, I think.

I had done it once, can't exactly remember. Maybe this would rekindle a memory if you've done it before.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sarnz:
Didn't exactly understand what you did with camera and gallery. Renaming part got me confused. All you get from the site is just an apk for the camera ryt? What did you do to improve the quality?end i just cant switch off NFC no matter wat?ryt nw camcorder nd battery life s bad
[HTC Amaze 4G] NooBOnTheBlock:
The Camera already takes 8mpx and up to 720p video...but you may get a freeze or fc...what he did with the camera was I guess replace his apk with a more stable one...other than that I get heavy freezes when multitasking for example I'll be downloading A file 30+ megabytes and if I let the screen turn off I can't turn it back on...and I really have to pull battery if something else happens like a received text message or auto sync...I used to underclovk but that's asking for a total freeze up if I UC lol great ROM though....oh and there's white in white text in the messaging ask...
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
See below for explanation on the camera and reread my previous posts on the subject. As to NFC, you must reboot immediately after turning off or it will come back on by itself and continue draining battery unnecessarily. Then after rebooting for some reason it will be in airplane mode though with no indication that this is the case so you'll have no data connection and no APNs will appear. Just turn airplane mode on then off again and NFC will no longer be on, your APNs will be restored, and battery will improve significantly.

Exactly, the camera apk that comes with either version 3.3.0p1 or the OTA are unstable. The update is more stable, but for some reason it's limited to taking 3mp photos. Both will take up to 720p video (1080p causes immediate lockups), however, the OTA is much more stable while recording video. The Camera I suggested is more stable than cameras from either version of the ROM. I suggest the name changes because this way you won't end up with multiple cameras and accidentally use the wrong one and lockup or crash your handset.
[HTC Amaze 4G] lovecomplex:
usb tethering.

This is about all I've got for tonight, but I have usb tethering working on my ruby.

http://pastebin.com/C9U1Trqc

I think I can clean it up a bit more and give more details tomorrow. Lemme know if you have any questions.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Okay, so I'll just start by saying that this rom is just........ *whew* magnificent :')

Camera works! Pretty damn good, if you ask me :D

Antutu scores 11722, 2D graphics being about 700 and 3D graphics going over 3500 slightly.

I just have 2 concerns; 1) The processor speed only up to 1512mhz? Guessing cause of the kernel, not a big issue

2) Games are laggy? Well, Subway Surfers lag alot, which is odd cause 3D graphics scores lead me to believe that it should be running smoothly.

These are not exactly major issues.

The rom is still by far one of the best and most stable rom above 4.0 I've used.

BTW I love the lockscreen features on this phone! I absolutely love being able to choose which one I want.

I've always been a fan of the old school lock screen (The one that comes with eclair/froyo and some gingerbread. Not the ring looking one, the normal unlock slide bar)

Will keep this as my daily driver :3 Thanks again! :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I've been using it (the Jan-4, OTA) as my daily driver for about 6 weeks now. I concur with all you've said except for the camera / video. The 12/31 release camera takes better photos (up to 8mp), but experiences random crashes and lockups on video. The OTA is much more stable shooting video (up to 720p), but will only take up to 3mp photos. I've described some of my findings in previous posts in this thread along with solutions.

The only thing I regularly use that doesn't seem to work at all, is WiFi tethering. I've even been able to get the paid version of Spirit Radio to work, which was a pleasant surprise. There are some battery consumption issues that I've been able to tame through experimentation using different tools like Snapdragon BatteryGuru, Greenify, and by adjusting different system / kernel parameters.

I highly recommend you try out the Xposed Framework mod with GravityBox. Once you use it you'll be hooked (and trying more Xposed mods). There are so many customizations available.

This may not be as fast or as efficient as the latest ION enabled CM or PAC builds, but it has greatly enhanced stability since more features are working properly. Until the other Devs are able to iron out the major outstanding issues in their ION builds, I'll be sticking with this. For me it gives the best combination of functionality and stability of any of the post ICS ROMs.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
How about posting instructions on how you were able to get it working. I'd prefer getting WiFi tethering working, however, USB tethering would be the next best thing as it's speed is comparable. I've tried Bluetooth tethering, but it seems problematic with occasional drops, disconnects, and crashes making it a challenging endeavor.

Please follow-up and post back your results. TIA
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Hot damn! I love Gravity Box!

And I totally agree with everything you said above, it may not be as smooth and snappy as CM11 or PacRoms but it's definitely more complete than any other JB/KK rom. Wonder if we could flash faux kernel to this....?

And I looked, but haven't come across the feature to disable wallpaper scrolling (something that I actually dislike lol I have no idea why.

I don't think I'll use the update to Jan, I like the 8mp cam lol although I do have to touch the screen to re-focus at times, but it seems pretty clear to me :D I don't really video that much lol

Only gripe is that the GPU clock speed is 266mhz and not 300 or 320mhz
[HTC Amaze 4G] Superchill11:
What settings for SpiritFM did you use to get it to work with this rom?
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
That's great news! :D Put me down on the list to test lol I can't wait for it :D

And bout the kernel lol I'm a noob but not that much of a noob :P backups are always made
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
[MENTION=5463522]Odysseus1962[/MENTION] I have a question for you.

In 4.3 Evervolv, my Gallery causes the phone to reboot.

Third party galleries also cause a reboot.

Is this fixed in the January update?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
The phone is rebooting because of an unsuccessful attempt(s) to record a video. The resulting file(s) is(are) corrupted and can't be read by gallery, so it crashes every time it tries to load a preview. Delete the offending file(s) from /sd card/dcim/Camera or 100ANDRO and you'll be good to go.

As I've stated previously, the Jan. 4 OTA is more stable than the official 12/31 release. Just replace the included camera/gallery apk with the one from 12/31 or another of your choosing and enjoy all, but 1080p video recording with this. I can live without 1080p video, but absolutely need 8mp photography.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Thanks for the reply, I would have never guessed that an unsuccessful video caused it. But, I didn't take any videos with it. I do however have 1080p videos on the memory card, so I will try deleting them and check if it's still rebooting.

It just randomly occurred.... I will delete all my videos though, and I will back up the camera app with Titanium Backup, update and restore.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
You should only have issues with the ones in the folders I mentioned. If you use a file manager that previews files you'll notice the offending files will just show black images. Any other file which previews correctly aren't a problem and can be left alone.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Ohhh well that saves me the trouble of deleting all of them, cause I have some pretty cool stuff and I wanted to show off lol

But I will do as you say and check it out.

Thanks again for the info. I appreciate the help :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
You might have to check the /dcim folder on both the internal and external SD cards, but I'm sure you'll find the offending file(s) there.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Well it did have a few files that were in fact just black preview icons but after deleting them it kept crashing, so in turn I had to delete all the videos (including some 1080p ones that I took over the weekend using a sense rom)

Which brings me to wonder......

Can this rom play 1080p videos?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Which version camera/gallery are you using, and which version of this ROM are you using? The original 12/31 release sometimes has issues and crashes at 720p too, but photos are at maximum 8mp. The 1/4 OTA has no problems recording 720p and below, but won't photo above 3mp. However replacing the camera/gallery resolves the photo issue and all crashes at 720p and below. 1080p is still problematic. Playback at 1080p should work, but depends on the format. If the format is supported it should play back regardless of the resolution.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
mp4 format, and I'm still on the 12/31 release.

It's not going to be a problem lol I already backed up my data. My pictures are more important than the videos (on my phone, anyway)

Thank you for helping me resolve the problem :D

I'd hit that thanks button, but we're limited to 8 thanks per day :( So it wouldn't work lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Boy I hope you had all of those videos backed-up, it's a shame you had to delete them. I just tested for myself by downloading and trying to playback an HD mp4, and yes 1080p playback of mp4 files will crash the gallery. However if you have a 3rd party video app like VLC or MX Player installed they play fine. This leads me to believe that the problem with the camera / gallery is in the implementation of the required codec that's making it crash.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
That's what I thought too cause I had Dice Player installed and everything worked smoothly so the only other possibility is that the problem was baked into the rom, so 1080p videos will cause the phone to crash and reboot as long as the gallery is being opened. It's a weird problem, really.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Does Dice player work OK for you? I don't have it installed as I've been using VLC. At the Play Store Dice says, "Limitations * Video capability depends on your devices HW video decodes' capability." So this would lead me to believe that if there's an issue with the default decoder it will manifest in Dice Player too. I know MX Player and VLC both include their own codecs based on the open source ffmeg project.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I dunno, Dice worked pretty nicely with me in the past. When I was running 4.0 T-Mobile (fresh from RUU) I watched Ironman 3 in 1080p (was about 4gbs in size), so since then I've had it. Haven't really had cause to use it much, since I don't watch movies on my phone anymore but the UI was generally nice. Swipe left side up or down for volume control, right side for brightness, horizontally for skipping. Stuff like that.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Slarty73:
hi there,

I'm new to JB and to this awesome evervolv ROM, please prompt me how can I switch from MTP to mass storage mode when connected via USB to my PC?

When I plug the USB cable nothing happens on the smartphone. And there are no possibility to set the required mode in menu 'Settings -> Storage -> ?..'

Previously I used sense based ROMs on ICS, which doesn't support MTP but provide ability to choose between some options like only charge, usb storage, usb tethering etc when connected to PC. But how does it work on JB and how I can choose the mode or to set up needed option?

Should I make some adjustments in system files?

thanx
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
I below e that right in the settings is the option for how the connection to the computer behaves.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sgtfoo:
Hey guys,

Coming from all stock ICS based ROMs, is this Evervolve ROM feature-complete? what's not working? I didn't see a working/not-working post at the start of this thread
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
working?

Supposedly some camera issues, with presumed work-arounds. An occasional nfc or wifi tether issue.

If you wanna try it and report back, it might be helpful to others.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kaleemmks:
gallery is also buggy always force to reboot
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
The problem is when the camera crashes at higher density photos/videos, it leaves behind a corrupted image file that gallery can't read. The result is the system crashes when gallery scans said file(s). Eliminate the corrupt image(s) and gallery will work properly with no more reboots.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sgtfoo:
OK, so I went ahead and flashed the LATEST evervolv for A4G, and the gmail app is un-usable, with messages blacked out.

I resorted to evervolve Jellybean.. 4.3... and all is well with this ROM... had no issues so far and it's pretty fast
[HTC Amaze 4G] billyckot:
Everything but wifi tethering/hotspot

Hi,

I painfully upgraded my Amaze from stock GB to josegalre's CM11, but couldn't get a few things to work (access to external SD, camera, gmaps, large battery drain, etc.) so I moved on and tried this Evervolv 3.3. So far, it's working good. Everything's working except wifi tethering. In OP's first post, he said he could use the wifi tether app with the included link to get it to work. I tried it but no deal. I have tried several other wifi hotspot apps but none of them worked for me. I re-read the thread several times but couldn't find any suggested fix.

Has anyone found a solution or work-around for this issue? Other than that, I like the ROM.

thanks all,

Billy
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
It's been 6 over months since my Amaze was stolen, so I can't say from personal experience what the current state of development is for this device, however, if I'm not mistaken, the last ROM release to have fully functioning tethering was sportsstar's CM10 ROM. I was able to compile my own CM10 and later CM10.1 ROMs using his and teamnightmare's git repos, but couldn't get it working with CM10.2. If you want a jellybean ROM with this feature you either have to find a copy of his CM10 or try building your own using his repo's like I did.

I hope this helps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] azcledel:
Hmmm might be that battery problem people keep complaining about. Clean the contacts on the battery and the phone. See if that works, if not try the paper trick. Fold a piece of paper and put it under the battery to lift it up and keep it from moving around.

Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G running Evervolv Jellybean 4.3
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
I tried to replicate this issue, but works fine on my phone.

Which nightly are you running?
[HTC Amaze 4G] dthomp01:
I've seen it on 828 and 830, and on two batteries now. I don't think its related to that. I've seen the battery issue and it hot reboots while active, not waking. Odd too that it only triggers on SMS. I hear the notificatioon , try to wake my phone, and get a backlight on /black screen, then evervolv boot logo, not a full restart.

EDIT: two batteries while running CM, I'm newly returned to evervolv.
[HTC Amaze 4G] dthomp01:
I've just had a crash on the gallery. Logs attached at http://paste.evervolv.com/view/2a64db51

I'm loving this log upload utility!