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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
2.3xx does not have a google contact sync issue.

IMHO 2.3xx is the fastest, stablest version.

2.4x had the issue with the google contact sync on my phone and i didnt try 2.5 because its a downgrade from 2.3xx
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
2.5x is now online. Everything should be working correctly. Well, most things. ;D
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] finalgear:
awesome dl now
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bobdude5:
post your results soon please :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] vtecbros:
2.5x is fast. I used swapper for my settings and it work just fine.

Oh and contacts didnt sync the first time so i disabled and enabled and then it worked :)

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
got it flashed. contacts work. haven't got to play with it yet but will report later.

edit: so far so good. set up swapper and setcpu. everything seems to be running quick and snappy. will do more testing and report back

problems i've run into:

-GPS toggle widget was not on the home screen like it usually is. I added it and when I got a TouchFLO fc after browsing and a home reload, the GPS widget was gone

-The AudioHack does not install correctly.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
Huge problem

I tried to make a phone call and i get an unexpected error on the phone app and then I get a fc on location service and i lose service for a min and then it comes back up but i still cant make a phone call. text messaging works though.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pritesht:
Is this on 2.5x?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sardroid:
For me phone call working fine.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
yea on 2.5x.

thats weird. i wonder why mines not working

@sardor: how did you root your phone? the one touch method or the long method?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pritesht:
may be a silly question but did you wipe before you applied the update?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
yes. i always wipe/format before i install any rom.

i was using 2.3xx with zero problems. when i went to 2.4x i had the sync issue and now 2.5x has the sync issue fixed but i cant send or receive phonecalls.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sardroid:
I root my phone with long method.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
see i rooted my phone with the one-touch root method and i've been having lots of problems with the hero roms. i'm starting to think that that could be the problem.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
What do you mean about the audio hack? It's already cooked in the update.

Maybe something to do with the 1-click root....
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
the audio isn't loud. when i watched the logcat of the install there was an error installign one of the files.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pritesht:
I also rooted my phone with the 1 touch method and am currently on 2.3x. I'll update now to see if i get the same problems as you and report back in a bit.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
have you experienced any other issues with other hero roms?

which hero roms have you tried?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pritesht:
Tbh evils 2.3x is the only rom I have tried, I got my phone two days ago so rooted and updated the rom on the same day.

I have had a few issues with 2.3x though such as a few force quits, being shown the HTC screen after leaving the browser and it hanging every now and then. I cant say if that due to the rom or if its the 1 touch root method?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
Everyone has those issues. Try flashing jacxheroski Rom and see if it gets stuck in a boot loop
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Newer version 2.5xx is up. This will probably not fix any issues anyone has reported with 2.5x.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] priide:
Is this using the latest BFS patches?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
it was pulled from jacxheroski 2.1. iwould think it is. unless they just released one moments ago
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] priide:
cyanogen released a update yesterday so I believe there is a newer BFS patch. The jacxheroski 2.1 is from 2 days ago.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
I flashed 2.5xx w/o formatting sd card since im at work. did data wipe though.

-Able to send and receive phone calls.

-Contacts Work

-GPS Widget is back on the home screen

-Auto-rotate works in browser as well as multi-touch

-Auto-rotate works in Gmail and text messaging.

-Doesn't seem as snappy as 2.5x

-When receiving text message, phone vibrates twice but does not play notification sound. (Fixed with reboot)

-When receiving e-mail, phone does nothing. (Fixed with reboot)

Will test further

-When using the camcorder, sound is not recorded.

-It is running very slow. Keyboard is very laggy (96 swap, 60 swappiness). I am going to go back to 2.3xx until stuff can be worked out

Not sure what other problems people were having.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pritesht:
Just updated to 2.5xx, I was on 2.3xx before.

I cant comment on builds after 2.3xx but to me 2.5xx seems much more faster than 2.3xx, only been running it for about 15mins or so but so far I havent been given any messages about force quits or been presented with the HTC screen. Maybe its just me thinking this but I seem to be getting much less lag when changin screens aswell.

I can confirm that no audio is recorded when using the camcorder, but I'm getting no lag at all when using the keyboard it actually seems a touch faster to me.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
Who knows. I'll use 2.5xx for the rest of today and if I continue to get lag/speed issues then i'm gonna use 2.3xx because i was having any problems with it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
I would try to re-root and root another method. There is either something wrong with the one-click root or MT3G. But, I'd bet it was the root.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] AGTCooke:
So far so good

I've beeen running 2.5xx most of the day, and so far it's been the snappiest Hero build (and most functional) that I've tried of the XDA-Devs posts. I say so far because what usually happens is that the ROM is fast at first, and then as time goes on it gets lagged-down, which sustains through reboots.

As of right now, I have the following setup:

- Swapper w/ 96MB linux-swap, swappiness 40

- HTC Clock\weather widget

- HTC calendar "bar"

- Exchange connectivity

Now, I typically also add the HTC mail "flip through" and full-screen calendar widgets, but I'm holding off on them right now figuring they might have contributed to lag I was seeing on my device.

Nice build, keep up the good work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Sounds good and tempting to try it out.

Is there anything not working as far like contact sync or anything at all?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hitman4485:
issues

I've been having issues on 3xx with sms over 3G but with 3x all was fine it sorta makes me not want to go to 5xx. May even go back to 3x it's all so frustrating.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
I'll try the new 2.5xx...(i really hope it works) - always clean wipe

If this doesn't work, I'll be trying out 2.3x

AND if that doesn't do it for me, back to 2.1.1 :( ....(kinda laggy)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
I would recommend to make troubleshooting easier that you:

Phone model

ROM version

sd card and class

MT3G only (root method)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
*one up...................
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Have you flashed 2.5xx yet?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] young3g:
No Volume Youtube App *

I tried Youtube a couple of times and there is no volume.

Anyone have this problem on 2.5xx :confused:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Yeah, testing things out and it is a bit faster. A few stalling and fc (calendar,touchflo, etc...) but once I used taskiller to kill most of the apps, it was better. Contact sync works but I was missing a few of my contacts which is not normal. Not sure if this is google's fault or the rom, but I'll look into it more.

What I've notice working so far:

Text

Youtube (Sound and everything)

Auto Rotate

Contact sync (most part)

Browser

Flash 9 (Sound, Video, etc...)

I haven't tweeked my cpu and/or swapper yet (which I normally would) but I think I'll keep it how it is right now. I'll be staying on this for a bit :)

I'll keep testing other things out but so far, good stuff evil....keep it up man...keep me posted
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Just FYI:

Been trying to fix my contacts but the whole sync is off with google. Calendar works fine, but without my contacts, I might have to revert to v2.3x till there's a fix on for 2.5xx
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
i only had a contact sync issue on 2.4x
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] zapote21:
I have an MT3G rooted with 1-click... I have tried this, Jac, and Modaco Hero ROMs... And I cant speak of any major issues... Yeah, some ROMs give me the home load screen, etc... But none of the issues being reported...

I dont think its the method of rooting...

I am not a fan of Hero ROMs, so I am now on Cyanogen 4.1.9.2 and have done experimentals on his ROM since the stable release... Again, a few annoyances, but no major issues like the ones being reported on his thread...

I am beginning to think that I am fairly lucky and my phone loves to play nice with ROMs...

But it also makes me think that it is not the rooting method...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
how could you leave the sexiness of the hero ui though? thats the only reason im sticking with it
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] AGTCooke:
Not that I've found. So far so good.

What I have noticed with this build, and maybe it's just coincidence, is that it seems like *more* apps "stick" open. I don't know what the default behavior is supposed to be when you exit an application by a given method, but running TaskManager shows a lot more open apps on this build than previous builds have. Maybe it's application dependent and I'm running new apps <shrug>.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] AGTCooke:
I know, right? I refuse to give up the Hero sex factor. I went back to a regular build (what's it called? Cupcake, Donut?), and man... How lame. It was like going back to Windows 95.

...and with this build I haven't noticed any "issues". Smooth sailing so far.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
I had to reboot 2.3xx cause the HTC logo was stuck on the screen and when i rebooted i got stuck in a boot loop (first time ever happening on this rom). so i decided to try drizzys new release 1.4 and so far its going pretty smoothly.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
Strange. Just flashed 2.5xx and all my contacts are there?

Everything else seems to be working. I will see if it is fast enough for real life usage.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
I do have a few questions though.

Question

1. How do I remove some of the apps that come with this ROM? Not being in the US I can't use the AmazonMP3 app for example (not sure why not but there you go...). Peep, the T-Mobile settings apps, stocks, footprints(?), bizcard reader, etc... Is there any way of removing them once installed? They obviously don't show up the "un-install" button in settings>manage application.

2. Is anyone else not getting sms notification sounds playing? Edit - A reboot has sorted things out.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
You can use adb.

type "adb shell"

find -name *.apk

**this will give you a list of .apk's on the device. Find the ones you don't want and remove by:

rm system/sd/app_s/nameofapp.apk

rm system/sd/app_s/nameofapp.odex (if it applies)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly but it isn't doing anything for me?

I get

#

I type

find -name *.apk

and I get nothing?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Yes, hero is my reason for upgrading to mt3g :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
try downloading adb explorer. search xda for it
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Contacts worked but not all my contacts were there...I'll try to reflash and do it clean again and see what I get.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Let me know how dizzy goes with the new 1.4...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] AGTCooke:
I just did a sanity check of my phone contacts vs. Exchange contacts, and they're all there.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
I think I need a class 6 or higher....gonna order one today
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] skimz:
Were you able to take out the apps you didn't want?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
2.6 with build 2.xx+ online.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mykenyc:
i can't get pass the sign up after screen. Basically after i sign up and it loads touchflo it keeps crashing?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] yipcanjo:
You need to rebuild your SD card partitions from scratch, then re-flash the ROM.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Suggestions.

Here's a list of a few suggestions that IMO would greatly enhance your already ideal build of this Hero port:

- Integrate Plurk social network

- Transparent notification bar (Similar to JAC & CC's...NOT Twisted's.)

- Standard lock screen (No transparency)

- Pull some libs, etc. from Drizzy's latest based on the 2.86 build of Hero

- EXT4 support (far superior to EXT3)

- Black dial pad (Similar to Twisted's)

You would be flashed on both of my devices hands-down. That's all I think you should change/add.

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] TheArtiszan:
is this rom still a little slow like switching between applicatons, or reciving a call. the last version I tried was like that. Been using jachero for a while and runs good but liked the look of evil better. How does this compare to the jachero build any better or slower any input would be appreciat it. Don't want to reformat and flash just to do the same thing and go back.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Thanks for your feedback.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Well, I think my goal like everyone else, is to create builds that keep getting faster, smoother or responds better.

I personally think this (2.6) is a progression, and is really good, if not the best. To me, calls seem to be getting to me faster and the phone pops up when a call comes through pretty quick. Along with the charge light, I don't think I can go back. ;P

I obviously have many builds and everyone and their phones are different. The only real testing I can do is on my ION, so all these builds are based on how my phone reacts.

BTW, i'm sure i've formatted and reflashed well over 200+ times.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] finalgear:
Holey **** this is almost perfect (prays he don't jinx himself) BT is turning on don't know if it pairs yet wifi works great, home screen scrolls between screens awesome, didn't get the HTC screen yet, the only things as of now that would make this perfect would be sound working on startup,a zoom feature on the camera,sound dose not work when playing recorded video and have the home screen's rotate < might be asking for to much.:rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
So far, so good.

Evil, you have simply outdone yourself man! Your most recent build is fantastic.

I've been testing this for a few hours on my spare phone (G1) and it seems to be flawless thus far.

But again, seriously...my list I suggested earlier is all I can even come up with. There aren't any issues, random reboots, load screens, etc. that I've come across. It's much better than literally 90% of Hero ports out there now.

Do you happen to use Twitter, it would be much easier for me to keep tabs on updates as I do with Cyanogen, JAC, CC, etc.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Edit the boot_animation.xml

Use Root Explorer or SUFBS to edit the file.

Changing all the "0" values to "1" to enable the audio for the boot images.

EDIT: The HTC camera does in fact have ZOOM. Simply press the screen or swipe finger across to reveal the zoom increase sliding panel.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] finalgear:
Where can i find these?

EDIT you are correct about the Zoom, sorry i didn't work for me before.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mykenyc:
tried this still no luck
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
You're Welcome.

Here's a website I often use for paid applications.

http://android-leak.com/

Enjoy!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Another idea.

Evil, you should try and contact Twisted in regards to his progress with the LEDs being fully supported for the Hero builds on both the Sapphire and Dream.

I'm not terribly worried about the LEDs to be honest with you, however...just in case some of your other fans might be interested, follow up with him for some assistance. Again, if you make that transparent notification tray (styled the same, just a clear black look) normal lock screen, PLURK (along w/ the widget), and EXT4 support happen...you will be a ****ing God! Lol.

I will be flashing (your ROMS) more than a drunk ***** @ Mardi Gras!!! ;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Which process?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] finalgear:
what file's am i looking for because i don't know what i'm looking for to edit thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] unikhmer:
Just flashed mine and I couldn't get passed the initial sign-in. Kept force closing. So I took the battery out and rebooted and got in fine. Rom seems to be running very stable haven't ran into any problems yet other than the screen flickering when turning the screen back on.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
FIRST force close found.

The only force close I have encountered thus far...can be found while trying to select a different wallpaper from the "Wallpaper Gallery" which only has one picture there. When you scroll across to the other slots, which are empty...you will receive a TouchFlo force close.

Evil, just throw the default wallpapers back into your ROM. Trust me, people use them, you'd be surprised.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] csoto09:
Google Voice priority?

Evil, great rom - very stable and fast for a Hero rom. The only problem I've found is with Google Voice. When I use the dialer to make a call, it doesn't go through GV even though it should. I don't have a problem if I choose to make a call through the People or GV apps. Any idea as to why this might happen?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eatabagel:
The first Evil Hero ROM I tried was 2.2x and this bug was present then.

Anyway, Evil-- thanks for your work on this ROM. This is a really good build. It's very fast (like JACxHeroSki 2.1 but without the force closures and reboots I constantly got), and it is near flawless on my 32B. Really good job. Very stable. I was happy to see my little orange recharge LED back, which I hadn't had since I was on plain old Android.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eatabagel:
Ok... I encountered my first real issue. (the wallpaper one never bugged me because I use my own wallpapers)

Plugged my phone onto USB cord connected to my PC. Phone went to sleep. Phone never woke up. Had to do a battery pull. Has anybody else encountered this?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tazz9690:
happened to me as well. just once though. it never happened again.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
2.6? :eek: Damn! Just as I got round to putting 2.5xx on :rolleyes:

The usual question - is 2.6 noticeably faster? Do I have to wipe from 2.5xx to 2.6?

Edit :

Ah well, reformatted the whole thing, recreated all partitions with a Swap of 96 and will set swappiness to 40. We shall see.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Menace-es:
in this rom still remains the ring delayed ? or the bug has correct ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] StreetGuru:
Hands down, the best Hero ROM out there by far!! Been on 2.6 for half day and am so, but so very impressed! It seems to be stable and fast, faster then Vodafone shipping. Am sticking with this baby for a while if it doesn't lack performance in the future. Brilliant work eViL, absolutely brillliant work! Thanks for finnaly bringing the Hero to the Magic!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
I'll second that. A good test for the hero ROMs has always been using Copilotlive for a bit and then coming out, other Hero ROMs invariably have to reload, this one just takes me back to the Home screen with no fuss.

Excellent.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Wayneh73:
Has the issue of delayed ringing been sorted yet?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
Just tried phoning from my home phone to the mobile. It took about 2-3 seconds between hering the ringing tone and the Magic to start ringing. So ther is a delay but pretty small.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Deicist:
any comments on whether this rom drops messages or not?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
Haven't seen any go astray yet.

One thing though, video has no audio?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mgorman:
Video recording? Its a bug on all hero roms
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jaangunnar:
I'm yet to have my phone actually ring on a call with 2.6, i just get notified that i missed a call later on. Also very slow to bring up the phone book or messaging.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bluecluenj:
Hi

This is running crazy slow on my mt3g, Im sure its because I did something wrong.....

I have a class 6 sd card which I used RAv1.2.1G to format first to fat32, then to fat32, ext2 and linux swap, then I upgraded to ext3, fixed file systems, put on the ROM and flashed. Can someone clue me in on where I messed up? I assumed that doing that would also wipe the ext3????
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] WebghostDK:
This ROM is slow :/
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mykenyc:
first time boot-up and the sign in screen to sign into your google. After i skip everything and the htc logo shows next the rosie theme tries to load then fails.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jaangunnar:
not getting texts, either. . . (2.6)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] palexr:
Strange how different people are getting different results with the same basic equipment?

Phone rings within 2-3 seconds here, and I haven't had a dropped text yet.

I have found a useful, in general, app - task panel x. You can set it to run in the background and kill selected apps, thus freeing memory.