yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] djmace:
I had the same problem and took me ages to find out, it would vibrate but no sound. The actual alarm volume was set to 0 although all other volumes were on max. Try setting an alarm for a few minutes ahead and when it goes off turn the volume up. You will need to have the phone awake when doing it as if it is sleeping when it goes off you wont be able to turn it up.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cambria83:
I just registered to show my appreciation for all the work you do for us Hero users Paul. I just upgraded to 2.5.1 from 2.2 and it's working perfectly so far. Haven't run into any problems just yet, but Ill be sure to report them if I do.

I haven't updated the new radio yet though will this be a problem? I'm a UK user and have heard rumours about mobile data not working correctly on this radio.

Does anybody know if I upgrade the radio, to test it I can just roll straight back to the old one should I have problems?

Also has anyone noticed a significant improvement on any areas with the new radio?

Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Tirabytes:
Regarding about the Data Synchronization crashing,

Just found out everytime Advanced Task Manager ends all task, I can't access Data Synchronization > Google.

Using Taskiller did not have the same effect as Advanced Task Manager, I can access Google Sync without crashing.

I have HTC UI, Touch Input, Clock ignored on both managers.

Also one of the issues I found out, trackball scrolling right doesn't work sometimes. After a reboot it works - odd.

But the update made Sense abit responsive. Good job Paul! Donating now :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
You can re-flash with the older Radio ROM if you don't like it.

Really like the new 2.5.1 ROM. I don't know if it is really faster than 2.2 but the power consumption seems to be less. The awake time when viewing in phone status, seems to have dropped from about 13% of total up time to about 6% of up time which is amazing, and a real battery saver. Based on current testing, I'd estimate it should last me about 2.5 to 3 days on a single charge, versus 2 days on the 2.2 ROM.

You can configure Advanced Task Manager to exclude applications from the auto kill. I kill the Advanced Task Manager application as well (this shouldn't stop the Advanced Task Manager background kill process) since the application (visible as appearing in the notification bar) does keep the phone awake longer too.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] slimfady:
Is there a reason why the new Radio was recommended in the first post? The older one (6.18) seemed to work better for me.

Loving 2.51 so far, the speed is amazing.

Just a question, is it me or did notification volume become lower? It seems that my alarms volume is lower than before even at maximum.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
I use zipalign on all my ROMs.

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] josswinn:
2.5.1 trackball issue: not scrolling left through screens

The title says it all, really. On previous builds, I was able to switch screens by scrolling the trackball left and right. On 2.5.1, I can only move to the right and not the left. Pushing the tackball to the left does nothing.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ZenorGR:
Have you tried to reflash? Maybe something went wrong.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rhapsodhy:
reboot infinite loop

I installed the 2.5.1 ROM onto 2.2 modaco without any wipe, but when i reboot my phone, it will freeze at the lock screen (i can see there is no gsm service), and then reboot the rosie environment (i can see it isn't a complete reboot, because it's too fast, and has the animations).

If i wipe the phone, it'll work as expected, but i have nothing i had before, which is no-go. However, if i reflash the data partition (using nandroid i restore nothing but the data partition) after wipe&install, the same problem rises as above.

If you have a solution to my problem, i'd really appreciate that!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] M3 SMGII:
Does anybody also has the problem with the boot tune?

Before I rooted the phone and custom roms, I had a boot tune when the green monster appears and at the HTC logo. Now it is gone?

Is it normal or is there something wrong with my phone?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
Animation sound is disabled by default in the MoDaCo ROMs. You can enable it by editing the file /system/media/bootscreens/boot_animation.xml and setting the use_sound property to 1 (it is set to 0). More details at: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4485078&postcount=846
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Nemo0815:
Been using 2.5.1 for some days now as well. Everything works just fine as it should, no bugs whatsoever.

Speed is also very good.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] keyra74:
nice, didn't even have to wipe and apps moved to sd at first boot

from 82 mb free to 127 with the same amount of app

can't wait for real update to come and be modded
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] geovass:
Update, the notification actual stops from blinking once you have power on the device...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kwiksand:
That's a weird one, I don't think there is 4-5 different ways of partitioning the card for use by android, you either have one partition, 2 with space for apps or swap, or all three. I guess you change all the ordering of the partitions too, part from that there's not much else to it
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] djmace:
What is the best method to partition a card in vista? Ive seen paragon being mentioned for xp but this isnt a free prog. Any easy to use free progs out there?

Ive just ordered an 8gig class 6 card so will be attempting this as soon as its delivered.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Winkelpaleis:
Hi,

I followed this procedure which worked perfectly for me.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] keyra74:
easus is free or you could install ubuntu in a virtualbox like i did
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] freddykr:
Why don't you do it directly in the phone....well you need the recovery img loaded, but much easier then installing things on the PC.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=543985
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] djmace:
Thanx, not rooted my hero yet though, was planning on just rooting it with this rom.

Did you root yours before following this?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ammurad:
how are you meant to open the console in recovery mode without a physical keyboard
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Dayzee:
Thanks for the info on ways to partition SDcard for Apps to SD - I've added those links to my Noob Post on page 12 - Thanks to Winkelpaleis and freddykr for those.

Ammurad - on the hero, any typing is done via USB but on your PC/Laptop using SDK tools like adb and fastboot. (I think!!)

Dayzee
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jamesking420:
Daisy,

In your guide, you provide two links for creating the ext partition.

One is a link to a general thread on "Parted", the partitioning program.

The other is a link to a guide.

Using this guide WIPES YOUR SD CARD when you follow it. But it isn't necessary to wipe your SD card.

I followed an alternative guide posted on the board. It worked perfectly, and didn't wipe the SD card. Firstly, you create an ext2 partion:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4370871&postcount=101

Secondly, you upgrade it from ext2 to ext 3:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4406637&postcount=12

(note, I think you can just type upgradefs at the end of the first process to upgrade it straightaway.)

Hope this helps someone who doesn't want their SD card wiped before addding an A2SP partition!

Cheers,

James
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Dayzee:
As I said, I've not used those methods and they are there for info - I'm certainly no expert, I just try and put the info in one place. I've just listed the way I did it with Paragon. :)

I've added your advice and methods there too. :)

Dayzee xx
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ammurad:
What is the benefit of Apps2sd aside from the additional download capacity? does it speed up your system in any way?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jamesking420:
Yup, sorry wasn't tryign to criticise, just explain why I'd given yet another method for how to partition the card!! Keep up the good work.:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] behnaam:
Okay ;)

Download my ColorChanger_behnaam_Hero-mod.zip and unpack.

Connect phone to computer without mounting or syncing.

I've made a .bat file for each Rosie color pack which runs the adb commands for changing the color. So eg. if you want green, click on green.bat and the phone will reboot with the color of Rosie changed!

Thanks to Teh Dust who made the Color Changer first for the HTC Dreams Hero rom, I've just made the process of changing Rosie color for Hero users with this rom easier :)

-Enjoy!

Your Hero must be rooted with 'adb remount' support!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Huey85:
@behnaam: excellent work buddy! just installed the white Rosie mod and it's looking absolutely lip-smackingly smexy!

EDIT: some of the text is a bit unreadable (i.e. in the notification bar) with the white mod but still the rest look great.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
:D

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] behnaam:
Yeah I know, we have to wait for a update on color changer from Teh Dust or customize it our selfs, I'll check what I can do with that issue :)

@modaco: If you wan't pics on color changer, check the original thread here

This is my phone with blue Rosie:) :
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Winkelpaleis:
Yes, I did.

1. I first installed the Recovery Image

2. Ran Nandroid

3. Installed the Radio

4. Created an EXT3 etc

5. Installed: update-hero-modacocustomrom-1.1-signed
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Huey85:
Here ya go Paul :P

Using the blue mod as behnaam is as well - best looking out of the lot at the moment.. Hopefully the white one gets fixed up some time.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] chetermaat:
Please some one here

Please some one tell me
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] shaji007:
i did the new upgrade but i still cant seem to download applications from market?

whats wrong with it
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] notxel21:
I've heard that a wipe fixes issues with market downloads.

Did you wipe data and ext partition before updating?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] shaji007:
noooo i hate clean wipes :(

i end up losing all my contacts and texts

is there a way i can save all my info then restore the data later?!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kwiksand:
How about doing a litle bit of research about the hero, Google will have told you in about 5 seconds that is has an ARM processor.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] xpod:
I have a Hero Asia version which comes with no Market app. Now I have installed Modaco custom ROM but still there is no Market app. What can I do to enable it?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] M3 SMGII:
thx!Just updated it and works fine!:)

me happy:)

Why is the sound disabled?Smoother start up?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] notxel21:
Well you're contacts are backed up to Google Automatically so that solves that.

You can use the app SMS Backup to back up SMS messages: http://www.cyrket.com/package/tv.studer.smssync
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] robboy:
Radio Rom

What is the latest radio rom I should be using on 2.51? for my T-mobile UK
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kwiksand:
Hi robboy,

Paul (modaco) recommends the latest radio for 2.51, the one ending in 07.08.

Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] josifbg:
Thanks again Paul for your perfect work but for the first time iam facing a problem with your rom.

I`ve flashed as u recommended from 2.2 to 2.5.1 including the radio but seems like my browser experiencing some problems on wifi connection...simply doesn't work.

On 3G is ok but when i connect the phone to a wifi ... it`s not opening any web site.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] keyra74:
@paul

i found a little annoying problem in your enhanced rom, the build.prop isn't fixed

had to push the one from core into my hero since it didn't show paid apps anymore
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
Ah yes, well spotted keyra74! I will update the enhanced version to 2.5.1 with the new build.prop!

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mcmugchu:
hi paul, please provide 2.51 chinese version

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
2.5.1 Enhanced pack uploaded with fixed build.prop for market issues. Only needed for enhanced users of course!

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Dayzee:
I've definately experienced probs that seem linked to Advanced Task manager - I get repeated force closes that won't stop until I shut down and restart the whole phone. Happens if I use "end all" - even with the usual excluded apps.

The force closes are for system and sense UI even though I have touchflo on exclude.

I can live with this, since I'm not feeling the need to use Task Manager for killing stuff cos battery performance is so much better in the recent ROMs anyway. Just for info, really.

Dayzee
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cambria83:
A quick update from me... I've been using the 2.5.1 ROM for a couple of days now and I'm not experiencing any issues at all. I upgraded from 2.2 without wiping. This ROM is seriously fast too. It makes my Hero such a pleasure to use. Thanks again Paul.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Phil_UK:
Hmmm....2.51 Enhanced with latest radio. White Hero, O2 SIM only.

All well APART from cannot see private apps in market still. e.g. BlueX, Mobile Defense . :eek:

Phil
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] monocay:
Hi to all

one question - i have some weird problems with my phone, and would like to try the official rom / radio update, but would like not to lose root

pls, does anybody know which is the Radio shipped with RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5 ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
I only get the unrecoverable force close when I hit "end all" which literally does kill every running process. I suspect with the new ROM, HTC have a reliance on one of the processes and things need to start in the right order. Probably in the restructure to reduce battery strain and make things more efficient, the penalty is having a single critical process.

The Advanced Task Killer periodic kill process works fine - I've excluded all the HTC processes available from the list. The periodic process sweep only kills idle processes which is the main difference as far as I can tell. I'm now getting about 2 to 3 days out of the 2.5.1 ROM compared to about 2 days from the 2.2 ROM. Nice work Paul! :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cdmackay:
It's not just Sweden; I get this regularly, in the UK.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] josifbg:
Anyone experiencing problems with the Browser on WiFI? Any suggestions?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cadwizzard:
Thanks Paul,

I've been running 2.5.1 since it was released and it seems perfect to me.

One thing i did notice was after a ROM upgrade, a few hours later the phone turns off and needs the battery removing to power on. After that its fine.

Happened on 2.3 and 2.5.1. No issue though, the ROM is amazing and can't fault it at all.

Great work :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cdmackay:
thanks Paul, looks good.

One nit: seems that 2.5.1 claims to be 2.5 in the phone's About pages.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Beekhouse:
I have the same problem and there are a few more people at the modaco forum with the same problem. It started since 2.5. When using wifi the browser just hangs. Ive posted this problem a few times on MoDaCo. But since Paul does not have the same problem I think he cant solve it or something. So there is not yet a solution. :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] salmanbodla:
Hi,

Is the improved battery life a feature of only MoDaCo's ROMs only or also of the new official WWE version 2.73.405.38?? I think Paul used zipalign with his ROMs that improves battery life... I want to try the 405.38 first (with root of course). Should I expect to see a better battery performance?

Secondly, can I simply replace the new contacts widget with the older one via ADB pull and push commands? Will that work?

Cheers,
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] salmanbodla:
Hi BlueHawk,

The 2-3 days that you get with battery, how extensively do you use the phone?

WiFi?

GPS?

Music?

Email? etc...etc.

Please elaborate a bit so that I can compare with my battery life. Thanks :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] deeren:
version 2.5.1 is awesome. Only drawback i saw was that sometimes my phone only vibrates on incoming calls although the profile is set to normal. i remember it happened to version 2.3 too even with wipe on install.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] matt6gsr:
I get this problem too, but I like killing my running apps on a regular basis just to keep things as fast as possible. Any ideas on how to fix this and still use ATM?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tkm89:
Exact same problem here. Hmm
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] risterdid:
experiencing a few problems...

wifi - same problem everyone posted before, my browser just hangs. can't seem to get it working anymore.

sms - when opening a certain conversation box, the person that sent me a message has their picture shown but mine is blank. i rechecked my personal conact card in conacts and my photo is shown any idea why it shows and doesnt show in the conversation box?

radio 63.18.55.06FU_6.35.07.08 - upgraded to the latest radio but my reception is weird, first its full bars then to one bar and sometimes it displays no service. i reinstalled my sim card a few times and it still did the same thing. im on T-Mobile and located in the United States. Anyone recommend me a good working radio?

All in all i troubleshooted everything i could think of from rebooting the phone, wiping the phone, nandroid back up, reinstalled Modaco's 2.5 Core, etc...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jpalo:
I get this same with the earlier version (EU), so it might be somewhat generic issue.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Tirabytes:
I had this problem, not anymore.

Fix?

Taskiller, seems like Taskiller "end all" doesn't screw up anything. I still prefer Advanced Task Manager auto-end. :\
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] JBNAquatics:
I'm not sure if this is a ROM problem but whenever a notification comes in (email, text, etc), the phone vibrates then 12 seconds later the notification sound occurs. Is there suppose to be a lag between the vibration and the sound?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] j2kquest:
Plurk

did the plurk client install for anyone else

i installed the enhanced version after the core one............still no plurk
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] matt6gsr:
I rolled back to 2.2 and did a fresh install of 2.5.1 last night, was ok for hours (was playing robo defence ;)) no problems, and I was using Advanced Task Manager as normal, then this morning I went into settings/data synchronization and it forced closed and closed and closed etc. Don't know if this infomation is of any help because last time it wasnt the setting/data synchronization that made it force close

So now Im using taskiller and it seems fine, it does the job, but there must be a reason why Advanced Task Manager and 2.5.1 dont mix. Anyone got any ideas?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
I thought I put that down somewhere in this thread or the one on the MoDaCo site. ;)

I usually receive or make phone calls to about 40 to 60 minutes total per day. WiFi is on at work and home - about 80% of the day (WiFi locked even while phone is dormant). I don't use music. I receive or send about 10 - 15 e-mails a day. Travel to and from work, I browse the news sites - about 30 minutes total browsing. I get Twitter updates every 3 hours and I receive Facebook updates every 3 hours. I manually sync calendar and contacts. I only occasionally check weather and stock market.

I use Twidroid and removed the stock Twitter client. I have the Pure Calendar Agenda widget. I use Y5 to lock WiFi when at known locations (it switches off WiFi when out of range). GPS is off - it's not really needed when in the city.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] deeren:
2-3 days with all that? i must say wowwwww. i barely get a full day when using mess for about 1 hour, around 90 mins calls, and emails.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kwiksand:
Yep, all that on one day us just amazing, mine barely lasts from 9am until 7pm when I get home, and I don't do half as much as that, though I have sync settings on everything set very aggressively, so that may be it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] salmanbodla:
Thanks for the reply :) That is very good battery life indeed. I found that WiFi was the major drain on the battery. Mine lasts 1.5-2 days on Official 2.73.405.5 (Orange network)... that is without WiFi and music, but with a lot of emails, facebook, newsbuzz widget, about 1 hours calls/day, and some browsing and gaming. So would you recommend MCR 2.5.1 or the new 2.73.405.38 to improve battery performance?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] HTC_MISH_MASH:
Just Installed

Total noob just installed your 2.5.1 ROM from whatever generic rom I got from htc and it works perfectly (so far)

Followed your instructions word for word…asked a friend but he wasn’t any help.:D

Thanks Paul
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
I must also note that I run on Edge, not 3G, being in North America with a non-Sprint Hero. I understand the HTC Twitter client can also draw a lot of power.

I would recommend the MCR 2.5.1 upgrade. I'm not so sure about the Radio update though. It tends to bounce a lot on the work network compared to the other one - we have 3 APs in the office - and that can drain your battery (as losing and re-acquiring lock is energy expensive as well). Maybe in a week I might swap back to the older Radio to see the difference.

I don't like the stock ROMs as they are imposing more and more difficult root blocking, and not having root can restrict you in many ways.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rivak:
Just installed the new 2.5.1 Rom and the new Radio update. Using the new radio rom gives a great boost to GPRS Connections (Eplus Germany). The new Rom itself is really fast and smooth, it even makes a noticable difference to 2.2 modaco rom.

Thank you, Paul, for your great work !
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
Version 2.6 is now online.

Changes:

MCR now includes Wavesecure in ROM, allowing you to lock / locate / wipe your device remotely in the event of loss and be notified if the SIM is changed. The application cannot be uninstalled by a thief and we are actively working with Wavesecure to ensure that in a forthcoming release, your settings will survive a hard reset!

The Chinese version also returns, I am uploading this now.

P
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bunt83:
I updated Advanced Task Manager this morning and ended a couple of tasks that were running in the background i.e. the stock messaging app because I use Handcent SMS.

After a while I experienced the same thing as Dayzee, which meant I had to reset my phone...

Is there a known issue with Advanced Task Manager and 2.5.1??

Not that I need to use Advanced Task Manager much anymore thanks to the super fast ROM! :p

But it would be nice to know that I COULD use it if needed without crashing my Hero... :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
FWIW, I use 'eRay' for my task management...

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] AndiTails:
2.6 now my my mirror for anyone that prefers it! ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] paulobrien:
Chinese version now online!

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] matt6gsr:
just flashed 2.6, il post back with update :-D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] matt6gsr:
Just to let you know Paul, i just tried eRay and it force closed my UI just like ATM, uninstalled and back on taskiller now