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[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tstack77:
I am trying to change the lockscreen timeout from the default 15 seconds down to a pocket friendly 3-seconds for my chinless CDMA hero.

I removed the Htclockscreen apk/odex and the timeout remains the same, leaving me wondering exactly where this information is stored.

Anyone tackle this issue already?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveKid:
I've been looking through the posts and some are sort of old. So i'm posting this just to make sure I have all the current and correct information.

I'm coming over from a T-Mobile HTC Dream that I flashed to Cyanogen.

I want to flash my Sprint Hero to the Modaco Custom ROM primarily so I can wifi tether but also because I suspect that the Modaco ROM probably performs better.

anyway here are my questions:

Can I use Cyanogen's 1.4 Recovery Image to gain root access? If not, which should I use?

What version of the ModaCo ROM do I want to use? Is the most recent also the most stable?

Do I need to flash on a new Radio? If so, which one?

That's it. Like I said I did read through a bunch of posts first but since most of the ones I found with good information were from 6 months ago, I just wanted to make sure I had all the current information before going forward.

DaveKid
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig0r:
You may want to mention that it's a Sprint Hero in the title of your post. I was hoping to help you out, but like the majority of people here, I have the Telus/European model, so I don't think I'm qualified to answer your questions.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecodemonk:
Instead of the Cyanogen Recovery image, use this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581521

We don't have a new kernel so MoDaCo's ROM is just some tweaks to the stock OS until a working kernel is built and optimized. (Also wifitethering is working on the stock ROM for me, just gotta use the pre-release version since they only recently figured out what was blocking it).

You can find the CDMA MoDaCo here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581846

There's no new radio firmware so you shouldn't need to flash the radio.

It can be tough sorting between GSM and CDMA information but hopefully this will start you in the right direction. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveKid:
Thanks thecodemonk, that information helps alot. So based on your information it probably doesn't make any sense for me to flash to Modaco right now. How do I get my hands on the pre-release version so that I can tether?

Thanks

DaveKid
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecodemonk:
Sure thing DaveKid.

I'm running stock myself but it's really more of a preference thing. If you like MoDaCo's stuff, I am sure he will continue to improve it (once he gets back from his trip). I'm more waiting it out and I like tweaking things myself so I'm implementing some things he's done and doing other things differently. :) If you like MoDaCo, go for it!

Here's the link to the issue thread where I got the pre-release issue (as well as pros/cons of using it from other people...it's worth a read!)

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=188

Direct link to the apk file: http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_1_61-pre1_htc.apk

It's working well for me but some others are reporting an issue with wireless from it. I'm sure in time, they will have a more elegant official release for us. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveKid:
one more quick question....

do I still want to format my MicroSD card into 3 partitions: fat32, Ext3, Linux-Swap?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecodemonk:
The point of partitioning is to use Apps2SD (Ext2/3/4 partition) and to use your sdcard as a swap drive (Linux-Swap).

The point of Apps2SD is to store all your apps on your SDCard (surprise!)...usually because you have *that* many apps that it doesn't fit on the internal storage area. The other reason people do this is because they want an easier way to backup what apps they have installed.

As for the swap issue, there are a couple camps in this arena...

Some believe that Android should be left to manage it's memory as it was designed to do and that putting in a swap partition messes with that (since SDCards are slower than internal memory). I fall into this camp.

Other's believe that it gives them more flexability and overcomes some of the limits...they like having more things in "running state".

Hopefully that will educate you to make your choices the way you want your device to be. :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mikroland:
Investigating replacing ROM on my tilt2 with a custom 6.5.1 ROM and have several questions.

Question#1 What are the risks to performing this?

Question #2 How do I backup the entire phone so I can restore it like it was when I opened out of the box from AT&T? (even after a hard SPL)

Question #3 If I need to return the unit for any reason back to AT&T, would I be able to do this after flashing the ROM and performing hard SPL ? Or will they detect this has been done and deny me?

Thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] rvashi:
I'll try to answer the best I can. Anyone please chime in...

A1) Primary risk is permanently messing up your phone if you don't perform the HardSPL correctly! Other than that, every other risk is minor when you're actually flashing the ROM becuase it seems to me like its close to impossible to brick your phone with HardSPL.

A2) There is no REAL way to backup your entire ROM like you can in Android (Nandroid backups). However, there's always the stock AT&T ROM that you can flash back and than use programs such as Microsoft MyPhone to backup and restore your personal data.

A3) You can Relock your phone using the relocker. This is available in one of the stickys...probably the one with the HardSPL.

Anymore questions, please ask! :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] glitzbd:
yeah

I think rvashi pretty much nailed it all, however if you ever do have to revert to stock make sure to read all the info! You'll need to revert to stock ROM and Radio. I've never done it on my Rhodium but on my Raphael it was quite easy... I assume its no different on Rhodium!

Just read the stickies and check out the wiki! I made sure I'd read through the procedure thoroughly prior to starting and had no issues! Of course I've been flashing ROMs starting with the Kaiser and not much has changed from that device procedure wise!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] carhigh:
Not all roms include radios. Ive never flashed a radio yet, on my kaiser or my tilt 2, but it sounds just as easy as loading the roms.

Here, i have a question to ask. Whats the difference between a rom that lists WWE and one that doesnt?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] rvashi:
WWE is short for 'World Wide English' as far as I know.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] qinstaller:
+1 .
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] hchavarria:
WWE means that the language of the phone will be english, if you install a ROM with something else like FRA then the phone will be in that language, in this case french.
[Hero CDMA General] diesel556:
Extracted/modified from MoDaCo's Rosie Removal Update.zip found here. A Nandroid backup is recommended beforehand.

NOTE: This only removes the modified homescreen and widgets. The HTC dialer, and other HTC modifications are untouched.

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/app/Rosie.apk
rm /system/app/Rosie.odex
rm /system/app/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
rm /system/app/htcbookmarkwidget.odex
rm /system/app/htccalendarwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htccalendarwidgets.odex
rm /system/app/htccontactwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htccontactwidgets.odex
rm /system/app/htcmailwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htcmailwidgets.odex
rm /system/app/htcmsgwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htcmsgwidgets.odex
rm /system/app/htcsearchwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htcsearchwidgets.odex
rm /system/app/htcsettingwidgets.apk
rm /system/app/htcsettingwidgets.odex
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
If people are removing Sense, what are they using for a dialer afterwards, since the Hero doesn't ship the standard Android dialer?
[Hero CDMA General] rockcrawler:
If I remember correctly, and I may not be, the dialer is a separate app that is not part of the rosie package.
[Hero CDMA General] diesel556:
This. The HTC Dialer is unaffected by the above script (which is good, because it's one of the things I think HTC improved on :))
[Hero CDMA General] redram38:
Isn't the sence UI the big feature and why everyone wanted the Hero in the first place. If you are going to get rid of it all together, whey not just get the Moment with the 800 Mhz proc. I may be missing something here but just don't get why people don't want it.
[Hero CDMA General] diesel556:
Not that it matters, as this thread wasn't posted to discuss the merits of Sense but instead its method of removal, however, I purchased the Hero because it was the first Android device on my network (Sprint). I also have no interest in the Moment as I have no interest in the bulk of a hardware keyboard.

I've had multiple HTC devices on other platforms and after a few months I always end up disabling their "customizations" (touchflo 3d).

In addition to that, according to HTC's twitter post we have Sense UI to thank for a delayed Android 2.0 update for our phones. There is no excuse for that in my opinion, update the drivers for 2.0 and be done with it. Release the Sense UI update later if it's going to take so long. Not to mention the fact that 1.6 is being completely bypassed.
[Hero CDMA General] redram38:
I am not trying to step on anybodies toes, I was just wondering.
[Hero CDMA General] diesel556:
Not to worry. No toe stepping was involved! You asked a question, so I tried to answer it from my perspective :)
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
The Hero doesn't ship the standard Android Dialer app. You remove Rosie. So now you have stock Android. How do you place a call again? Through the People app?
[Hero CDMA General] N0J:
I would imagine that way or by using the dedicated phone button ;)
[Hero CDMA General] c4sp14nx:
Removing Rosie does not give you stock Android (I WANT stock Android, and tried!). All it does is get rid of the HTC-customized homescreen. Separately, the HTC widgets can be removed. Even then, you still have other HTC-customized apps like the dialer, contacts, Peep, etc. left over. Now, I suppose someone could remove those apps, too, but I don't think anyone would remove the dialer.

Even doing all of that, you STILL won't have vanilla Android. The top taskbar will remain black, the notification icons are all HTC-customized, etc. Without a custom ROM that will install vanilla Android, there is no way (yet) to get all of the HTC stuff off this phone.
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
Ok, so that app isn't part of Rosie, it's part of something else? There's no icon for it.
[Hero CDMA General] Treefallingquietly:
Is it the sense ROM that causes the bugs in the phone? SMS battery drain, BT core dumps etc?

thats enough for me to want it gone.

Too bad the phone was manufactured with a stupid class 2 card reader. this is HTC trying to dump overstock I guess.
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
Link, please? The phone ships with a class 2 *card* in it, hardly surprising, they're the most common.
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
Well, in the sense that HTC either modified the stock Messaging app, or wrote their own, I guess Sense is responsible for the wake-lock.

I can't answer for the core dumps. I've been waiting for my phone to throw one so I could grab the file and find out what process is actually dumping. Not that I could do anything about it, but more information is always better. What really bugs me is why does Android even *create* core dumps? Is that an HTC-ism, or did Google forget to disable them?

And if they're enabled on-purpose, why doesn't the phone clean them up on a restart?
[Hero CDMA General] BrianDigital:
man the hero is odd, you would think removing all that stuff manually would free up some internal space but no. faster though
[Hero CDMA General] jmanley69:
There is an icon for "Phone" in the apps list. You may not be able to see it through Rosie (kinda like a rootkit, they just hide it from you since it's not necessary). Or, you can just press the green talk button and it opens the dialer as well.

I removed Rosie and my phone is super fast all the time.
[Hero CDMA General] lv2bll:
once u unninstall sense, how do you get it back on, just re-install whatever rom ur using?
[Hero CDMA General] jmglidden:
I don't think you have to have root to disable Sense UI. See this guide.
[Hero CDMA General] lv2bll:
im sorry, i would like it completely off my phone, if you disable it it will open up in the background and suck up like 15-25 mb of ram, and even with a taskiller it always opens back up
[HD2 General] Megacamz:
Hi there, I'm pretty new to the WinMo scene, i had a touch pro 2 then went to an iphone which ive had for 2 years.

So I back my Iphone contacts up to "windows contacts" in windows 7.

Then i thought it would be as easy as using mobile sync manager and ticking a box to sync them with my HD2, but things are never so easy, there is no option to do so.

So how will i go about getting my contacts from windows onto my beloved HD2?
[HD2 General] mickfarr:
Try using My Phone, you can install it from the market place.

http://sn1-p3.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po?mkt=en-US
[HD2 General] Megacamz:
This is a great feature but only works if i already have contacts, the website wont let me upload any :-(
[HD2 General] tnyynt:
Setting up Exchange could help you. There are some free services. Also, Windows Mobile Device Center will sync your Outlook Contacts.
[HD2 General] Joa:
Unfortunately, Microsoft almost disabled Windows Contacts in Windows 7.

The recommended solution for you would be to get a Windows Live ID from www.hotmail.com.

Then, in Hotmail, go to the "People"-page. On that webpage, there is a menu link, choose: "Manage"->"Import". Choose import from Windows Contacts.

Your contacts will then be imported to Hotmail.

On your phone, install the Windows Live program, add your hotmail credentials. You can choose to sync your contacts between you phone and hotmail on a regular interval.

For your windows desktop, you can download the Windows Live Mail client from http://download.live.com

Add your Windows Live ID credentials and you now have a similar solution to Apple Mobile Me.

The only drawback is that for some incomprehensible reason Microsoft in their infinate wisdom have disabled Calendar sync from Hotmail to your phone. But, mail and contacts will sync between your desktop, the cloud (www.hotmail.com) and your phone.

Of course, you can still add your other e.mail accounts to the phone if you do not want to use hotmail for anything else than a contact sync solution

Also, because of the decisions microsoft made for Windows 7 and Hotmail, you no longer will be able to find your contacts on your computer by using the search feature on the Start Menu. The only way to find your contacts is to open the WIndows Live Mail client, navigate to Contacts and search from there.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Gormandy:
I got it to work and sync with windows 7... but I tried installed a WWW RUU and it didn't install, it gave me an error saying something like incorrect id or something...

I just got my Hero, its brand new... Unlocked GSM version. I dl'ed the GSM WWW RUU from the sticky on this site.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] adwinp:
Looks like you're cross-flashing.

Read the tutorial about making a goldcard.

That might help you out.
[Touch HD General] fernandosaez:
I am looking at this phone on ebay and it is a lot cheaper cause it has a bad esn number. I read what it is but does it matter 2 me? I live in CHile and will use it unblocked with the chip I have right now. It will work fine, right?

Thanks
[Touch HD General] DRTigerlilly:
The HD is a GSM phone it doesn't have an ESN
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] hamzawy55:
i upgraded my snap to wm 6.5 and i want to return to wm 6.1

can i? and how
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] drewcam888:
sorry you are out of luck. I dont think any carriers have posted there 6.1 files.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigdagod:
Do Blur have the MyFavs app? Their online myfav isn't working and i didn't want to flash back to an earlier build to change a myfav. Thanks.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafty023:
Here ya go, just unzip and install
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigdagod:
Thanks shafty I appreciate it again
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisrodz07:
G1: White (Like it makes a difference lol)

Recovery : RAs 1.3.2

Rom: MLIGN 3.0

SD: 8 gig class 2

Love MLIGN but obviously my sd is the only problem keeping my phone running smooth, so I am upgrading my SD to a class 6. Is there anything special that I need to do since my phone is already running MLIGN and RAs when I pop in the new sd? (i.e. partition?)

Thank you in advance!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandomegabosses:
you won't have apps on your ext unless you pull them on adb then push then onto the new card.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisrodz07:
Cant I just backup the apps on my comp, and place them on my sd card again?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b0ricuaguerrero:
no because ext partition is linux, windows wont see the partition. i use paragon partition manager and just copy the partitions from my sd card
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
If you know how to do it properly, you can
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisrodz07:
Is the right way popping in the sd card, partitioning it, then adding the apps?

If it wouldnt be to much to ask, can someone take me step by step, or advise if the above method in red will work.

Thank you in advance
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
Well you need an ext file browser

try extfs browser by paragon

open up the ext partition on the SD. Take the folders app, app_private, and put them on your computer

partition the card, plug it in, and copy over the folders back onto the new ext partition
[HD2 General] madindehead:
Hello all,

I like having my phone locked on the Windows Classic lock screen, as it means I can see the Manila homescreen when the screen is locked (unlike the slide to unlock of the Windows Default screen).

However, when I receive and incoming call on the Windows Classic lock screen, I am first asked to unlock the device, before I can answer the call with the Manila answer slider.

This isn't the case with the default lock screen.

Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this? Or some fix?

Or do I just need to get used to the Windows Default slide to unlock screen?

Thanks ^^
[HD2 General] madindehead:
Anyone got any ideas if there anything we can do about this?
[HD2 General] madindehead:
80 page views and no one has any ideas.
[HD2 General] madindehead:
Hey again guys,

Sorry to bump this, but I was wondering if anyone knew/knows of a way around this. Basically, what happens, is this:

When the phone uses the Windows Classic lock screen (ie what it used to have on WinMo 6.1, not slide to unlock) when someone phones me, the phone brings up the unlock button to press, before I can use the slider to answer the call.

As far as I remember, it only did this on my X1 when I switched to itjes Leo 10 version, which had the Manila version our phones had.

It's a bit annoying, as I like to have my phone locked on the Manila home screen, but having to unlock the phone before answering a call is very annoying.

Maybe someone has an idea of a fix, or a work around to stop it bringing up the unlock button?
[HD2 General] piflechien:
Hum and what if you just press the real physical answer button ?
[HD2 General] madindehead:
I could do that yes. But the screen stays locked with the unlock button on the screen. So it still doesn't really fix anything other than being able to answer the phone.

I was wondering why it does this (always used to bring up the slider on Manila 2.1 on my X1) just wondering why it doesn't with WinMo 6.5 and HTC Sense on.
[HD2 General] madindehead:
Anyone managed to get this to work yet?

Can't get the screen to auto-unlock when someone phones =(

Still having to use the slide-to-unlock slider. Oh well.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedysilwady:
Hi all, this might be a n00bish question, ive searched and ive noticed some people having a similar problem but i havent read a solution.

My G1 and specs are in the signature. I am on Radio 1.22.14.11 and im trying to update to the 26I from HTC's site but everytime i flash it and I hold Power+Camera it still says im on the 11 radio...why wont it let me upgrade? I didnt use the trackball btw, if that has anything to do with it...i renamed it update.zip and everything. idk why it wont upgrade. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dead2hill:
Hello, I had issues like this, I noticed it the first time with a jf rom and onne other time with the recovery, somethings not being saved right on ur end. I wouldn't know the exact answer to this question, however, my fix was a complete start from scratch, back to dreaimg.nbh and formating.partioning of the sd. Srry for weak suggestion, I'm sure there's a reason and an answer but if all else fails a fresh start never hurts! Hope u fix it!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
Try to use cyan 1.4 recovery.

The reason I say this is because I think there is a bug with amon_ra's new boot image where it will select an option by pressing the home button, thus doing the same thing as using the trackball to press the reboot option.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedysilwady:
Thanks guys. it seems like theres no simple fix for it. i tried flashing in cyans recovery a few weeks ago and it still didnt work. I wonder if any of the others who had this problem solved it. Ill admit if it wasnt for the Recovery Flasher app that came out a while ago, i would never have been able to root. Im still a n00b, but im learning a lil more as i read along here. Thanks guys ill keep looking for info.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
flash the radio through fastboot.

fastboot flash radio radio.img

fastboot erase system -w

fastboot erase boot

fastboot erase recovery

fastboot flash recovery

doing all that, you can also flash the recovery image that you tried to before, but could not.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedysilwady:
sorry for the extremely late response.

Ive installed the sdk successfully but each time i install the drivers and connect my phone itll sense it for like 30 seconds and then the phone wont be sensed anymore, this happens on my win 7 64 bit laptop and on my windows xp desktop. I updated to RA's 1.5 recovery image and gave it another shot but it still shows up as the old radio in the phone settings.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedysilwady:
i just realized you said fastboot. idk if i can use that since i have stock spl. forgive me if im wrong like i said im still new to this
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
No you can't, you have to use the hard/enginering spl
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedysilwady:
Hm....I don't think I can upgrade my spl if I can't upgrade my radio, is that right? I don't know why it doesn't flash through recovery. It writes the image and boot, then shows a picture of the htc logo and reboots into recover and says clearing cache. I don't know what could be causing the problem, I even tried formatting my memory card and wiping everything but still it remains on the 11 radio....