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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] BinaryFabric:
First off thank for the hard work, and good luck on your exams! You are #1.

Second. Does anyone know if the Vodaphone Ram is a big issue? Has anyone seen it on both. If it is working relatively faster on other phones, then i believe that we have been stiffed. Maybe it is time to post the device on eBay.

I'm loving all the new features, but all the loading that goes on, besides the fact that it is eating my battery, starts to get a little frustrating after awhile.

Anyways my two cents...

Thanks again Fatal1ty, we wouldn't get service like this in a hotel :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
How / where do you disable touch flow, I cant seem to find it
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] motionUS:
Anyone who has flashed a rogers magic with this rom, do you now have full access to the appstore include paid and copy protected apps?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
settings/applications/manage find touchflo, click it, then scroll down to clear defaults, press home then click use for default box then choose home.

To reverse do same but clear defaults on home then choose touchflo
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
Damn thats quick. I wasnt having the lagging you were getting but that has to be the fastest rom yet withour it enabled
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
This is interesting.

Set back to normal home, then do a long push on home key. Touchflo is in list of apps. i chose it and it loaded so I hit home. Played with a few bits, nothing major but then did same and touchflo launched INSTANTLY.

Maybe it isn't RAM maybe its cause it's set to non essential...if we fix that maybe that cracks it???
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] timmy1980:
That IS interesting! So... are you thinking that it is not being killed off due to a lack of memory but more to do with it just not being deemed essential enough to keep running in the background?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kivenage:
this is crazy insane, i've been following this thread and forum so closely.. and i don't even have my magic yet. i should stop really, i can't stand the wait. i went on ebay and got myself the google i/o conference ion. don't know if i'll be able to flash this rom but will definitely try.... can't wait can't wait. thanks to fatal1ty and everyone else in advance for your work
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] adrianhensler:
With this ROM, I can't get beyond the Terms of Service, so the Market is completely broken. The first time it opened, I turned off the phone to do something else and I think I borked it.

Waiting to try the next iteration. With other ROM's I could not access paid apps. I didn't try the market enabler before. It did not help this time.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] BinaryFabric:
Thanks using it now, seem to help quite a bit.

If we loaded all that into the ram and kept it there Im pretty sure that there will not be much room left for other applications. However this might be where the phone with the bigger ram have the upper hand.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
Pretty much thats what i'm thinking. Does anyone have the older TOUCHFLO from the previous (super)hero leak that we could maybe push into this ROM to see what happens?

I'd be happy to try, but I still don't know how to extract files from a system.img LOL, so I'm kinda stuck.

Maybe swapper will help, we'll see downloading 1.2 now.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] TjerkW:
Does 1.2 solve rosie restarts

Does 1.2 solve the rosie / touchflo restarts?

Sometimes when i go back to the touchflo home screen i have to wait a minute before it appears.

Is that fixed in 1.2?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
Flashing now. I'd say in conjuction with swapper it may help with the restarts, but think theres more to it so maybe a few more days yet before fully up and running.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hkfriends:
anyone please mirror this to other server - not megaupload

btw, how to port to HTC version?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] adicken:
Ok, got me aVodaphone UK magic but is unlocked. I want to put a new rom on. Looked on here and can't find a step by step guide. Anyone help me out? What do I need and what do I have to do ( a numpties step by step)

Cheers

Andy
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
Initial findings with 1.2 + swapper installed are:

Seems better, used market & browser and no HTC logo, HOWEVER

Get info in swapper shows 0 swap in use. I have changed the settings and always shows 0 usage, so don't know if its on or not.

Haven't tested MP3 yet, camera in portrait still stretched, and bugs if you use the zoom.

Some nice improvements here though Fatal1ty, good work!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
I am uploading to rapidshare now for you.

Hope you dont mind fatality.

Guess what I am getting no lag on v1.2 and havent done anything
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
I am uploading to rapidshare now for you.

Hope you dont mind fatality.

Guess what I am getting no lag on v1.2 and havent done anything

http://rapidshare.com/files/2507000...signed.zip.html?killcode=16235942664430129751
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hkfriends:
thanks pal

the url shoud be:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250700050/Fatal1ty_Hero-Full_v1.2-signed.zip
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
I can't understand why EVERYTIME i try to make a call with all version of this awesome hero rom i've got a crash.

Even if i push the green button happens the same force close of TouchFlo(processocom.htc.launcher).

Am I the only one?i've tried almost all the roms posted since today and no problems.Any help?

Good Work Fatal1ty and nk02!

Sorry for English!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
I hate you magpie :D JK.

Swapper still not working, running 'free' in adb shell shows no swap in use, and yes I am still getting the HTC logo show up.

So...

run these commands

# dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdcard/swapfile.swp bs=1024 count=65536

# mkswap /sdcard/swapfile.swp

# swapon /sdcard/swapfile.swp

and free show swap now being used, and so far...no HTC logo. The swap is getting hit, showed over 20mb in use after exiting browser but was nice and quick :) This is all on a class 2 sd too, I used the class 6 for my camera

I'm not clever enough to automate those commands at boot - can someone help with that?

Fatal1ty - add that to the next release and were good to go I think, Maybe can I request CPU gets put back to normal / make it optional as I'd love to see how it works scaling naturally
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
Looks like you could be onto something here.

are you saying this will get yours working but if you restart it then you would have to go through the procedure again
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macsbac:
dazcox5181,

I have the memory challenged Vodafone magic and after executing the commands you proposed not only have I not had the Rosie starting up issue but the performance is vastly improved.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
Yep those commands get me working, I *think* swapper will now be able to manage, I'll check and report back.

since that I haven't seen the HTC Logo Of Death! But I need to get the class 6 card in as you tell when it's swapping!

Seems like this ones a keeper! And there goes my theory about it just being because rosie was quitting...

Wonder what a really small swap file would do...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
:D Glad it helps starting to think I was going mad!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
where a do you enter these commands? in cmd i get a error saying that its not a command. thanx
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] avimak:
So there is no big bugs on this ROM after those commands?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
you need the android sdk & tools installed.

you run them from adb shell
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] DarknessTM:
Waiting for Skittle to release the Roger's Version for us Canadians :) :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
you have to go in the adb shell,from the prompt go in tools directory of sdk then write "adb shell"

if you made it right then yo will see this #

EDIT seems to run a lot better,great work.

now i have only to fix my dialer problem,anybody had the same issue?

it's so bad because i can't see the famous facebook synced contact or even make a dial without installing phonebook or similar apps!!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
thx where now able to enter those commands , how do i now see if its done correct and swapper is active?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
WARNING

enter 'free' at adb shell will list ram types & usage.

AS A WARNING

Its seems as I read up on swapper that having the swap file on the Fat partition of your SD card is a bad idea, ideally want a second Ext2/3 partition on the card for swap.

I will try this, and report back with instructions.

Also, a 24mb swap is working well for me, and use this command to set the swappiness (at adb shell)

echo 20 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

Fatality - SWAPPER from market is NOT working, but I don't think this is down to your Rom
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
@thuglife

its not related to swapper,it's a stand alone command.

Anyway you have to write the command "free" in the adb shell
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ExTREmE99:
Does anyone have a problem with notifications? It doesnt clear once i check my email for instance or my text messages.

Also where is that facebook widget? I cant seem to find it
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
done that now and its saying:

total used free shared buffers

Mem: 98908 96888 2020 0 8

Swap: 0 0 0

Total: 98908 96888 2020

dont think that swapper is working am i right?

i still got the ext2 partition on my sd from previous hero build.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
disinstall swapper and then run taht command.

worked for me
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ckale82:
Camera

The camera doesn't work... the Video camera it's OK!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] timmy1980:
So is anyone still getting the sms problem or has this been fixed in 1.2? It was this that made me switch back to a non Hero build this morning after my girlfriend messaged me about the job that she got and wondered why i didn't reply!!! :rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
all commands??
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] parrot5:
Question about the volume.

In Version 1.1 it states audio FIXED.

In Version 1.2 it states audio NORMAL.

is version 1.2 as loud as version 1 again? :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Roy Jovero:
Is it just me, or is anyone else having problems downloading apps from the Market? I was downloading just fine yesterday, but today, no dice.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jmenbalek:
The downloads from the market works fine .
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Roy Jovero:
Weird. Oh well, I wiped and updated to v1.2. Hopefully things are back to normal.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] imasna:
confirmated!

but if reboot sapphire,swap is off,start with adb command.:rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] scoobyturbo:
i wanna root my phone but cant get the usb driver to install comes up with some error that theres a bootloader or somthing tryed installing on vista 64 and windows 7 64 any1 help me
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] cbaltzer:
Can anyone confirm the time issues are fixed?

Timestamps are still off in 1.1, as is the network updated time.

I'm in NS, so, Atlantic time
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macsbac:
To get the swap file working without having to type in the commands every time you boot.

Download

http://www.4shared.com/file/115343799/91fcf582/init.html

You must restart into recovery mode by holding the home and power button.

then

adb push init.rc /init.rc

thats it then reboot
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] SpiffBB:
Search on google- there is an app (I hav lost the link) that cleans every rest of the old driver and then reinstall (and dont forget to put the phone in debug mode FIRST or you will get the wrong driver again).

Good luck!

/O
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] scoobyturbo:
thing thats what i did wrong first didn't enabled debug oops please excuse my noobiesh
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
Thank you!

i posted this solution on an italian forum,hope it's ok for you.

Great Work!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] SpiffBB:
Thansk! Just installed it and it seams to make a great improvement on the Vodaphone branded Magic.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
It is much quicker thank you very much
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hughyb:
install problems

Complete noob here

have had a good look through the thread but cannot find anyone with this problem:

When i go to appy sdcard:update.zip

i get

E: can't open /cace/recovery/command

install from sdcard

finding update package

opening update package

verifiying update package

E: no signature (834 files)

E: verification failed

Installation aborted

Please help as i want to join in on using sense :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macsbac:
New link for the init.rc file. This version creates a 24 mb swap file and the swappness is set to 20. You can change these valus in the file just make sure you use a linux compatible text editor that does not mess up the return characters.

To get the swap file working without having to type in the commands every time you boot.

Download

http://www.4shared.com/file/115350573/c3fb6322/init.html

You must restart into recovery mode by holding the home and power button.

then

adb push init.rc /init.rc

thats it then reboot

i posted this solution on an italian forum,hope it's ok for you.

I have no problems with anyone posting this anywhere though I hope you can update the link as the old one is now broken.

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Ok Rogers users, here it is:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250750337/Fatal1ty_Hero-Full_v1.2-Rogersfixes-signed.zip

This has the fixes from 1.2, plus the following things for Rogers people:

-Changed the boot.img so the T-Mobile screen has been replaced with the original HTC Magic

-Changed the apnsettings so Rogers (and hopefully Fido) users can have it work ootb.

-Changed the wlan.ko so it works for Rogers users ootb.

-And lastly, Google Voice Search is now in the rom by default (sorry if this is infriging on anything :D )

As usual, thanks again to Fatal1ty and nk02 for making this possible, and all the other tech gurus who set the path for us.

Happy Flashing!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] magpie2000k:
wouldnt mind google voice search in the standard version Fatality if you get a chance
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] parrot5:
I was just THINKING of making the port and then I refreshed and here it is :D Thanks so much!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] BboySidetracked:
Side Question:Where to buy

This is a side note...

Does anyone know where I can purchase an Unlocked Htc Magic that will work on U.S. 3g network and not just GSM?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Yeah sorry it took so long. Now that I know what needs to be changed and where it is future ports should take less time.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Fatal1ty2787:
Thanks for the missing part, but I think it won't set the swappines to 20, cause (correct me if I'm wrong) the syntax is wrong :D gonna fix it and add the missing part to the rom if you don't mind....
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
Cool,Fatal1ty please could you explain me why the dialer doesn't work for me?

I asked but no one seems to have the same problem(su androididiani magari ne parliamo in italiano che è meglio;),Grazie di tutto).

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] parrot5:
Are you joking! I haven't even finished loading up Linux.

Have you tried swapper on the Rogers rom? (It probably doesn't make a difference, but if you've already tried it then even better :D)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hughyb:
anyone? what am i doing wrong?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macacomachec:
Check if you have renamed the file downloaded as update.zip,if you are under vista the file extension may be hide,so you should renamed it update.zip.zip.It's the only thing passed in my mind,i don't know.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
Thanks for the init.rc file,

I have moved my swap file to a dedicated partition on my SD card, which is the recommended way to go. Having swap as a file will cause problems if you mount the sd card to your computer.

It's easy to do using the gparted live cd, or use unetbootin to create a bootable usb stick.

You need a 32mb partition at the end of your sd card with type set to linux swap. Then instead of referencing a file in initrc you point it to the swap partition.

Really does smooth out the whole experience, and the class 6 SD card runs much better than the included one, they're about £6 for a 4gb and well worth it.

I'll post a better guide later, unless someone beats me to it.

fatal1ty, please make sure if you do include swap space in the rom to make people aware of possible issues, the dedicated partition, whilst more work initially for the user is a better long term solution.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hughyb:
I have file extensions showing and i have named the file update.zip as per the instructions and copied it over.

hmmmmm
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Yep. Swapper and MarketEnabler both work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] parrot5:
APN list is empty so we still need to set up the APN.. but that's ok ;) I can almost memorize it by now, after so many rom flashes
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] anidel:
Swapper is somewhat not working... to make it work I did activate it, but I had to manually format the swap file, so do these steps if it is not reporting the swap activated:

remove the swapfile:

adb shell rm /sdcard/swapfile.swp

activate Swapper, when it's done do:

adb shell mkswap /sdcard/swapfile.swp

after that try turning Swapper off and then on again.

If doesn't work, activate it manually:

adb shell swapon /sdcard/swapfile.swp

(at each reboot)

EDIT: swapper created the swapfile.swp but somehow does not initializes it correctly.

So every time I reboot or enable it again, I find the swapfile corrupted.

Thus I disabled it at boot, enabled the swap file for the last time (so it created the file for me) and run

the above mkswap / swapon manually. This is a temporary solution.

EDIT2: forget everything, you've already got a functional init.rc file :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Fatal1ty2787:
Sorry guys didn't know that swapper wasn't working...

I will add a fixed init.rc and then included it in some future version ...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] cicciokio:
While installing ROM v1.2, i wanna tell you that I also experimented a notable performance boost, as told by other users here, just by changing default home manager from TouchFLO to Home app (Settings > Apps) and then back from Home to TouchFLO.

Is "slowness" not caused by lack of RAM or CPU clock as we think?

Waiting for your response, see you soon!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dazcox5181:
I went to recovery and pushed the init.rc, but it isn't working after reboot? Where should I put this file? Once up and running there seens to be a file init.rc~ which has the cpuspeed line at the end, but cant find where it is?

Help
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hughyb:
This is really cheesing me off. Tried downloading by different browser etc and still no joy
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] avigan:
leechin time, flashin time!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Infinitly better. So fast and useful.

One bug to report: portrait mode for the camera is all freaky stretched and distorted.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mac208x:
i get an error when i try to apply update.zip

E: cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcb1k0)

E: cant mount SDCARD:update.zip

installation aborted
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thecuso:
People say it's running slow on spanish vodafone magics, might be because of the lack of ram...

I wonder how this will work with apps2sd class 6, swapper and overclocked to the max.

I'm using nk02's ion v4 full with the clock set to 527mhz it eats my battery in 10-12 hours of normal-heavy use.

I'm sure this Hero rom will be slower and less efficient but hey, it's just a first version!

Good job guys, now bring us some extra battery and make it fly like the demo videos of the original hero ;)

Thank you so much, I'll pay a few "beers" to the one the cooks a better rom than the one im using now ;)

-Alejandro
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Remove and reinsert the SD card. You might need to do it a few times.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] parrot5:
SD card needs a minute to come online
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] gerazzo:
it is possible to have some screenshot in the first post?

Thanks so much
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] snakeman65:
On UK Vodafone magic, clock crashes for me every time I try to go into it, the widget seems fine though. Also, rosie restarts every time I go into anything else and back, guess this is because of the poor ram on the uk Voda!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] birchboi96:
yes camera is all messed up... i must turn on right side to take picture
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] LadFromWales85:
Seems to be :(

Been spoilt now, liking the Facebook intergration etc, just the added extra touches are so nice :) May have to get me a 288MB Magic, or even a Hero haha.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
yeah same for me here butt other than that its looks great!!!! THX guys
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] k4r1m:
WOW this is a must must must must have rom.... keep up the good work guys i love you!... no homo.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] cbaltzer:
Is root available on this rom? I'm downloading now, I can't wait!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] k4r1m:
Yeah it is... i just removed teeter and htc sync using it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skittleguy:
Interesting consequence: multitouch browsing works ootb. Nice!

Another bug (probably Rogers specific): received SMS are timestamped in the PAST (ie. received at 5:12pm, timestamped at 1:12pm). It's like the reverse of what it used to be!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] k4r1m:
lol hahahah.... something interesting under Settings -> Security -> there is setting for firmware download.... over the air updates by htc lol?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] theillustratedlife:
Fatal1ty,

It would be really cool if you'd explain what you did. That would help the rest of us learn how to make these sort of changes (taking the burden off of you) and also help us avoid the sort of mines that brick phones. =)

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] thuglife:
maybe stupid question,

i`ve got the working apk`s from previous hero build on my sd card is it possible to overwrite the current not working apk`s like music and alarmclock with the one from the sd? thanx
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] cybermobile:
Can anyone give instructions on how to get this working on the HTC magic rogers version.

Thanks

Cybermobile
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Killadude:
just another small error rogers cant sign into flickr says wrong api...

PS THANKS A LOT GUYS AWESOME ROM>>>>>> YAY
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kingchris:
and i can not push the init.rc. from recovery. i cant do adb commands from there

and from system it say to me this is read only file system :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] macsbac:
Hughyb try the one in the zip file.

http://www.4shared.com/file/115366779/42617b5e/init10.html

just extract and follow the earlier instructions.