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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Phil_McRevis:
hey you should make a new thread for these because i'm sure a lot of people want this stuff
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] walie:
Just a completely newbie thought, but I thought you didn't need to set up partitions for a2sd or compcache with 32a magics because they come with the added RAM, or am i missing something?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] roriii:
apps 1.6

Hello hotweiss are u able To add to the existing rom 2.12 the new appmarket 1.16-

Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
True, you probably don't need them, but I just left the ROM's as they are.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I will try, but I don't think it's possible to add it without the whole framework behind it - which means updating everything. I could be wrong.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I am not going to support Drizzy's ROM in the future, and because of that reason I didn't want to start a new thread.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
If someone has some time, can you test my new kernel:

http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo213b.zip

If you experience a problem, please let me know if you also had it with the previous version.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ichijin:
Confirmed that there is no timestamp issue with Drizzy's Hero Rom w/ Hofo Patch
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
2.1.2 here we go.

thanks hotweiss, good work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] electro-mike:
What a great rom. Thanks for keeping it stable.

I would love to see all the calendars sync. I saw in other roms that the first calendar will sync, but, it is just not so on the hofo rogers rom. Is it possible to change that? Please :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ChillyEli:
I'll test it out for you but I can't report back till after work at around 6:00pm EST today. What changes did you make from 2.1.2?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] doctoren:
Upgraded to 2.1.2 earlier today but am now trying the beta. Only problem I've had with the previous ROMs were that the camera application would crash on startup but this was fixed in 2.1.0 IIRC. And as ChillyEli also asked, what did you add to the kernel in the beta?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I took away a lot of the unnecessary kernel modules and I added some settings that original Magic had. Plus, there were some changes made to the CPU behavior.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Since what version are you having these calender sync problems? I notice that the calender syncs if you make a change on your Desktop, but the Desktop doesn't sync with the Magic.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Calendar/thread?tid=621aa7f1507039dc&hl=en

http://androidforums.com/android-applications/9035-android-calendar.html

As you see others are having the same calender sync problem. I have left the core untouched, so it seems like the problem is on Google's side.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sephonly:
Hey will this work on the handset that is just labeled HTC MAGIC? It is 32A also. Or is this only specificly for the Rogers version? Thanks to neone in advance.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lifeflayer:
iirc all 32a magics are the same. you'll have to manually input your own apn settings though.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sephonly:
By APN settings you mean my mobile network settings? Yeah, I have those saved. I have never installed a ROM on my own before and I'm using this website for referral: http://www.karrderized.com/romguide/

I myself already have a HTC ROM installed on my phone and I believe it's a chinese developer's... my own phone is this

SAPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H

HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.20.17

What does all this mean anyways (besides the 32A)? Ne help in loading the best HTC Hero ROM will be appreciatd! BTW, I'm assuming this HTC Hero ROM comes with apps pre-loaded?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] electro-mike:
Yes, that makes sense now, because it was a hero rom port that I was using that enabling the syncing of all calendars.

Thanks for the reply
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
hmmm i experience some force closes in 2.1.2, especially "google services" (or sth. like that?) died about 3-4 times today.

but i'll give the beta kernel a try :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] covertless:
@hotweiss

Thanks for porting over the dizzy and Jac rom. Any chance you might be free to port the following rom?

KiNgxKxROM Beta 1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=563294
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mstolpner:
hotweiss, i used the newer recovery image and all probems are still there. It seems that I am the only one with these problems so I guess the issues most likely are related to my phone or somethig that I do and NOT to the ROM. Thank you for your help!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Did you wipe first?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
first impression of 2.13b is really great. it's fast and i had no forced closes.

BUT the keyboard is not working for me, all i can use is the spacebar :-(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
i did not wipe as i came in from HoFo 2.10
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Phil_McRevis:
LIES! For me the timestamp issue's there... i think it has to do with the rom not the kernel
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
They work for me, but I will be releasing an update soon. Probably in the next hour - see if it helps.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ichijin:
2.1.3b is a little rough, as in not as smooth feeling as 2.1.2, have more studdering when scrolling
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Case_:
If anyone is interested (unless I'm stating the obvious and/or there's some better theme I couldn't find), I've managed to apply Hero theme from TheOfficial Rogers - Enomther's mod ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=556962 ) to the 2.1.2 HoFo ROM. You have to get the OLD theme for the 1.7.4 version of Enomther's mod, the new one doesn't work. There is still a few drawbacks, though:

1. After you have applied the theme, you have to push Loccy's Better Browser back, as the theme has replaced browser with it's own vanilla browser.

2. The lockscreen is still vanilla, not themed.

3. Clock and the notifications are black (on dark grey). Not great, but somehow readable still.

Still, I guess it's better than nothing (at least for me, as I was looking for a Rogers based 32A ROM with Hero skin).

Oh, and the HoFo ROM itself is just great, thanks a lot!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
i wiped and re-flashed 2.1.3b but the keyboard issue remains. if i tap any button the cursor blinks shortly but no character appears. if i hold a key long enough to bring the alternate characters up, htcime crashes ...

unfortunately wiping and reverting to 2.1.2 did not solve the problem, i'm now back at 2.1.0 and it works again ...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] frankinmerth:
I'm on 2.1.3b and not noticing any issues, just screwed around with the keyboard a bit and no problems with click'n'hold for alternate keys etc.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lifeflayer:
I have not had any force closes with this rom. The keyboard feels great but I do find the battery life to be worth than 2.10, which is the last Rom I used for an entire day. I have noticed a few more slowdown with the gui. One question, is it normal to experience massive lag when typing on this forums with the magic? I have had this problem since like 1.5 or something.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mstolpner:
2.1.3b works well for me. Keyboard works just fine.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ChillyEli:
2.1.3b is so far working smoothly. The only glitch I saw (and it's probably not a glitch) was after loading it and rebooting, it took a little longer then usual for the home screen to fully load.

Other then that, I also found that I was accessing a Wifi network at work a lot better then I used to (stronger signal) but I'm not sure if that's due to the updates or just my luck that I was in the right spot for once (as later on it cut out like usual).

I also noticed that my 3G was sometimes not loading webpages when I was outside of a Wifi area. I also don't think this was the ROM's fault as I was coming outside of a building at the time but I'm keeping my eye out and monitoring it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lifeflayer:
Try clicking menu while on the WiFi screen and change WiFi sleep to never. I stopped losing connection after doing that.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ChillyEli:
Nah it's this one wireless signal all together. It's just the positioning of it vs. me.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
I'm seeing strange behaviour with Root Explorer on Hofo Com. 2.1.2.

Although I can delete things from the /data/data directory (e.g. delete the default browser.db to get rid of the bookmarks), it won't let me paste things in there. Backup for Root Users also failed to restore all my applications, even though the same backup works fine under CyanogenMod.

Seems something is a little screwy.

And yes, I?ve made sure that /data was remounted as r/w before doing anything just in case.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
What kind of file system (e.g. - FAT 32, ext2) is your back-up on?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
vfat (according to 'mount') which (IIRC) is Fat 32.

... I have a feeling I've missed something obvious here.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Hmmmm, I removed the support for many file system's to reduce the kernel size. I'll make a test image with all of the file systems restored for you later on tomorrow and tell me if it will resolve your issue. I'll pm it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
From my understanding of linuxy things, if the file system support has been removed, then it shouldn't be able to mount the sdcard or view things off it.

E.g. using root explorer, I was able to navigate to /sdcard/Backuproot/apk/ (or whatever the directory is called) and install .apk files from that directory.

However, if I try to copy the .apk's from that directory and paste them in /data/apps (or whatever THAT directory is called) it won't paste - just throws up a strange error.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
OK, so it's not a file system issue. Did this app work with the old HoFo ROM's?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
As far as I remember, yeah.

I'm also seeing weird **** from the command line (via Better Terminal Emulator, for example).

$ su

( works, because it gives me the hashprompt)

# reboot recovery

not permitted!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
That reboot recovery never worked on the Rogers ROM. It's actually strange that cyanogen's kernel source didn't solve this issue. I think this is an HTC issue to some extent. As I was just reading the comments about the app, and people with the Hero have the same issue. I will pm you a vanilla kernel based on cyanogen's 4.1.11.1 kernel tomorrow. If it fixes the issue, I have some searching to do.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
Yeah, its true.

I'll try to nail it tonight with adb fired up.. there's gotta be something I'm missing :(

This is the command sequence I'm using:

$ su

# cd /data/data/com.android.browser/databases

# cp /sdcard/BackupRoot/Browser.db .

cp: cannot remove './Browser.db': No such file or directory

Why its trying to remove Browser.db from the current working directory I have no idea - there is no such file in there (which is why I'm trying to copy it there in the first place!)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
Further on this - I've worked out the error, but not what's causing it.

It's a permissions thing.

# cp /sdcard/BackupRoot/Browser.db .

cp: cannot remove './Browser.db': No such file or directory

That didn't work, clearly. However if I do this first (in /data/data/com.android.browser/databases):

# chmod 777 .

then this:

# cp /sdcard/BackupRoot/Browser.db .

works just fine!

Which is weird - because a superuser shell should be able to write to that directory anyway, without needing a chmod to change permissions first ...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Thank-you. I have an idea about what is causing this error. Hopefully I'll get it fixed soon.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Version 2.1.3 (September 24th)

- now using the HoFo-V2 kernel, it should give you more speed

Download: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo213.zip (rename to update.zip)

Chinese input added by tom0927:

- Chinese input version: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo213cime.zip (rename to update.zip)

You don't have to wipe, all of your settings will remain after the update.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ma678:
The download links appear to be broken.

Hi Superman,

Are you uploading two roms now? Neither link works.

Thank you for your hard work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
What do you think is causing it?

BTW the 2.1.3 url isn't working. Is the filename still got the 'b' in it on the server?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lifeflayer:
go to http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/ to see a list of files he uploaded.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Thanks for letting me know. I'm re-uploading the files.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ma678:
I guess both are not done yet.

Nice job.

Thank you for your hosting.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
It's most likely the su file in the bin directory...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ma678:
I found two issues after 2.10. Signal strength is weaker during 3g mode. It turns stronger when using 2g only. Before 2.10, there is a checkbox in front of each mail in Mail inbox. I could check those mails I wouldn't like to read and delete them all together even without opening them. Now I cannot find this function anywhere.

The rest are fine. Thanks a lot.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
That's exactly what it is.

Replaced /system/bin/su with /system/xbin/su and all is working as it should.

For 2.1.4 :)

Just an afterthought - it'd be really good (if it wasn't too much work) to release a kernel with debugging available - particularly logcat - as its quite useful when debugging ROM/app quirks. Possible?

(and in relation to a question a few pages back - yeah this is kinda important)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
am i really the only one with the keyboard issue?

I reverted back to 2.1.0 and it worked again, but today i tried 2.1.3 and the problem occurs again, but only in some apps like sticky memo widget and Parallel Kingdom and, (thats the worst) the SMS app ...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
The radio files haven't changed since version 2.0.6. I experience the same thing, I can barely get a 3G signal in my room.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I'm suspecting that it's your locale that is causing the problem with the optimized keyboard. Here's the old keyboard:

http://www.4shared.com/file/135116120/ff8a316b/HTC_IME.html

To install it follow these commands:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Making version 2.1.4 as we speak.

The reason why logcat is not available is because I would not know what to do with the output if I saw it. I could put it back in if you want it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Version 2.1.4 (September 24th)

- fixed a problem with su that was affecting some applications (thanks apacheo)

Download: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo214.zip (rename to update.zip)

Chinese input added by tom0927:

- Chinese input version: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo214cime.zip (rename to update.zip)

You don't have to wipe, all of your settings will remain after the update.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
you're the man! now it works again.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dBartoz:
Hi, I use your rom and really like it, I only miss the original android LatinIME keyboard..

Is there a way to push it back?

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I've tried adding it, it doesn't appear if you try too use it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dBartoz:
Mhh, I wonder where the problem lies..

I tried to add the files too, but I didn't even get the settings for it..
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
You probably need the Ion framework, plus the keyboard integrates itself with the Settings app. It would be probably very difficult to port it over.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] MagicManu:
I have just installed the 2.1.4. Wow great job for this ROM. I will normally to use tethering through WiFi.

I have some issues with the keyboard and input generally:

- For example, I'm unable to use the AZERTY keyboard (I'm french :)) within the APN settings form

- In landscape mode the "Touch input" crashed

- In MMS form using AZERTY keyboard "Touch Input" crashed and I'm not able to write a mms.

Is their a way to have the typical HTC magic keyboard? The one provide by HTC in their official rom.

Regards,
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dBartoz:
Yeah, I could try, but I think I miss too many pieces..

If you ever find a way to have the LatinIME, your rom would become almost perfect!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I'm suspecting that it's your locale that is causing the problem with the optimized keyboard. Here's the old keyboard:

http://www.4shared.com/file/135116120/ff8a316b/HTC_IME.html

To install it follow these commands:

It should fix all of your problems.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] MagicManu:
Thank's a lot It seems to work now.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] MagicManu:
Now I have another issue. Once you stop camcoder, you've got an error for the process com.android.camera.

Regards,
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I can confirm this, and will see what I can do.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] frankinmerth:
I see this too.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bademasta:
also happening in 2.1.3
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Yes, now I am testing a kernel with cyanogen's 4.1.8 config to see if it's his new source or my new config that is causing the problem. And it's my config :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] midtoad:
Market Enabler

Back in 2.10, I could not get Market Enabler to fake a provider, e.g. T-Mobile USA, from here in Argentina. Today I tried 2.13 and... yay! Enabler works once again. I was then able to buy Better Keyboard from the Market. Thanks so much for whatever you did, hotweiss, to get that working.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Sotarsh:
+1 vote for turning it back on. Being able to have the logcat working is handy for writing apps. I still screw up enough for it to be helpful.

If it helps speed wise that much though, I'll just stick to the emulator. Doesn't having it on make it handy for finding problems with the rom though ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mstolpner:
Looks like 2.14 resolved all my issues with yellowpages, etc.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
A page or two back hotweiss said that he (I'll assume he.. don't know too many female android hackers) didn't find logcat output particularly helpful.

Like Sotarsh though, I find it _very_ helpful. I beta test software for a few places (incl. Sygic) and being able to give useful debug information to them is vital. If it can be added in without a significant speed penalty, or compiled as a separate 'bolt-on' kernel that can be flashed over the normal hofo image, that'd be ab-fab.

Thanks for fixing the SU problem too. Cheers!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lotacus:
Let's not forget that a lot of users are not developers. turning logcat on would not have any benefit to us. if it makes the phone more stable and or faster then let's leave it off. For those who want it left on, can manually turn it on if they choose.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] apacheo:
Its not just an on-off switch - it requires changes to the kernel.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mstolpner:
I am not a Linux guru but I think that in general from the performance perspective writing data to log file takes the biggest chunk of time spent for logging. I would be surprised if there is no way to redirect logging to null device when we do not need it and switch redirecting to a file when we need it. Logging to null device probably will not significantly impact performance. But then I am surprised there is no on/off switch. :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
It seems the culprit is wlan driver:( I even loaded the boot.img from the stock ROM, and the camcorder failed to work. Now to see why...

PS-well it seems the issue can be fixed with a patch to the camera app, I will be using enomther's camera.apk to fix this issue.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bruor:
Location and WIFI disable on startup.

I've noticed a nasty bug recently that was driving me nuts. Tonight I attempted to track it down.

I did a wipe and install of 212, 213, and 214 to test and all of these are affected.

I noticed when I was attempting to use locale that it wan't quite working properly, I figured locale had some issues so I stopped using it for a bit because I'm loving the speed. Then I stumbled across WAZE and noticed that in the morning after I updated to 214, it complained that location was disabled, and I kept noticing that the wifi widget showed wifi off.

to reproduce the bug, enable wifi and location services and reboot your phone. the phone will show a wifi connection and after around 1-2 minutes, the icon will disappear from the status bar. If you check the location and wifi settings they will all be un-set.

I wanted to test this on all 3 roms to rule out hotweiss's kernel changes as the culprit, I haven't gone back any further but maybe someone on the older versions can help nail down which rom this started on so we can figure out a fix!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Another 2.1.4 bug: setting alarms in Klaxon leads to a boot loop.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I'm using version 2.1.5, which should be up shortly and can't reproduce this issue.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I can't reproduce this issue. And you are not the first person to report it.

PS-go into your wifi settings, press menu, and set to never sleep. See if that helps.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] SpaceBoy2000:
Hmm, I loaded 2.1.4, and I can't seem to get wifi tethering to enable. I reverted to 2.0.8, and it worked like a charm. Can you check this for 2.1.5?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Daneshm90:
Hey hotweiss, dont wanna annoy but wud "adb logcat" work with this build ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
I can confirm this. I guess version 2.1.5 will be delayed a bit.

PS - the camera issue is fixed, and I know what is causing the tethering issue...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ma678:
WiFi doesn't work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ma678:
Neither 2.12 nor 2.14 has WiFi connection. Sorry, man.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ichijin:
Wifi works for me on both roms
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ichijin:
I can confirm this was happening since 2.0.9 and onward. I use Locale as well.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Version 2.1.5

- fixed camcorder FC issue (thanks to enomther's camera app)

- now using the HoFo-V3 kernel

- removed some scripts from /system/bin

- fixed wifi tethering issue

Download: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo215.zip (rename to update.zip)

Chinese input added by tom0927:

- Chinese input version: http://hotweiss.lifeflayer.com/hofo215cime.zip (rename to update.zip)

You don't have to wipe, all of your settings will remain after the update.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hotweiss:
Which locale?