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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kirstan:
These are the issues I'm having w/ beta2:

* Trackball light doesn't keep pulsating after receiving new email/sms/gtalk/missed call ... so no way to see them but turning on the screen.

* wifi seems to time out while being in idle mode for a while and switches to mobile. This sucks as I don't have an unlimited data plan (advanced wifi sleep option is set to 'never')

* Facebook updates don't show up in the status bar like they used to in villain 3.4

* Browser doesn't start in mobile view. (and no, I'm not installing any other browser; I'm reporting the default browser doesn't do it)

My biggest gripe is the wifi though, pretty annoying.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] haychau:
BIG ISSUE!

Hi all,

Just paired the bluetooth with my machine, then reset the phone. DO NOT DO THIS!! Sense FC's on reboot constantly, it wouldn't allow me to do anything on the phone i had to wipe and rebuild from scratch.

Just a warning with this version.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] AaronJoYee:
Unable to sync with HTC Sync on Win XP

Dear friends,

First of all, thanks for the great ROM.

I am not able to sync my Hero to HTC Sync. I checked my device manager, it says My HTC so should be the right driver. I did my adb devices and I see my serial number, I can even install softwares through ADB but not sure why there is still no response on my HTC Sync.

Anybody can help?

Thank you so much. Have a nice day.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] r_benamin:
reboot yout PC (XP) and than reboot your hero!

connenct now htc hero via usb to pc and HTC sync should be fine! :)

for htc sync is OK!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
I have reopened the issue, as you report it to be outstanding despite using the supposed fix. Feel free to comment on it

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] michael_ch:
Are you aware that one fix will always overwrite the other?! So indeed only one of them can be used.

As it seems the suggested patch is the GoogleSearchFix:

So this means that VillainROM4.0RosieFix.zip is obsolete and should be removed probably.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bigviv:
when receiving a call (as someone stated earlier) the phone takes so long to wake up so i can actually answer, i mostly miss the calls - unless it's awake

very annoying - only thing bugging me at the mo!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] HomerSp:
Indeed, you only need the latest Google search fix (my sig always has the latest patches, and if one of them isn't there it means it's obsolete, among my patches anyway)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jens.bergqvist:
Thanks for the quick response! I've just added the following info in the bug tracker:

Yes, unfortunately I'm having problems with browser resolution even after applying the latest Rosie patch (VillainROM4.0B2-GoogleSearchFix-signed.zip).

http://tweakers.net/devicedetect [^] still reports my phone as a Verizon Droid with 480x854 resolution. I've tried complete wipe and reapplying the update but that had no effect.

Another odd thing is that if I enter about:debug and set the user agent string to iPhone tweakers.net detects the correct resolution but Google Reader/Buzz/etc still switch between different resolutions. Is Google using something other than the UA to detect the browser?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] an0therus3r:
Thanks HomerSp,

Can you tell me what kind of fix Boot Notification Crash is?

Can't recall such problem here.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
yeah I was just wondering that?

Is this the same fix from beta 1 just renamed? in which case its good as it works.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] HomerSp:
It fixes a problem if you have the notification sound on your SD card on startup (the phone would crash). I made a more thorough explanation earlier in this thread if you're interested.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
Like what I said in the post above then?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] HomerSp:
Yeah, but I'm not sure if the patched file changed between beta 1 and 2. So you are better off using the latest one in my sig.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jeremy89632:
Where is the fix (update.zip) for the "Low Disk Space" notification in the phone.

Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
jeremy don't want to be rude or anything but can you rejig your sig abit? its taking up so much room every time you post :)

I'm sure you can squeeze it all together a bit more.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nprussell:
Lol, I've been thinking that...

But didn't want to say as it's not my forum :D

Thanks to Pulser, the DEVBLOG is now an actual blog. Check it out from the link in my sig :)

That's the best way to keep up to date with my progress, as this thread is filling rather quickly.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
yeah I tried to put up with it, but there is nothing wrong with a friendly request, he doesn't have to change it but would be nice if he did :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Bornin:
Unfortunately im forced to stay on 3.4 due 2 crashing sms and market in both bèta's.

Any news on a new bèta?

Edit: nevermind, i just read Nathan's blog
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
Really? I have had no problem with either SMS or the market?

Infact only had one crash which was yesterday (some htc process FC'd) and after a reboot everything working fine again.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Nacros:
Hi,

Problem for french users that are SFR customers (french telecom operator).

We call the "123" for listening vocal messages. But on the new 2.1 rom based on legend rom, if you call "123", you call emergency services. Same problem on BeHero 1.3.2. It's ok on Villain 3.4.

No way to get our messages so we cannot use your 4.0 rom that looks so good :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
You can configure your voicemail number to fast key and hold 1 (this may already work by default)

On my Orange Uk I can phone 123 (and it works) or hold 1 to get voicemail.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] flipper203:
Hello,

I have a question, I don t remember on wich rom I had this (on a 2.1 version for sure), but I had a nice copy/paste function in the Hero, like on the Iphone, with a magnifying glass....

I don t have the same function on this rom, is it normal.

Also I get an issue, when receiving a phone call, it takes something like 2 or 3 vibrations before I get the slider to answer...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] claudefrog:
I copied and pasted text this morning and this rom has the new feature, if you press the text and hold a clipboard and magnifying glass are displayed, the colour dots allow you highlight as much text as you want.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mattyguk:
I must say, now being on a fresh wipe to beta2 with the fixes applied I am as yet to find one issue with the ROM.

And i use the market, handcent, weather, a motorola s9 and a SE bt headset, etc......

(not including the known gps bug, and the gallery orientation)

Big thumbs up. I promise to donate soon as its well deserved.

One application issue i DO have though is I'm now unable to use the "skype on 3 beta" as it logs in then almost FC's immediately. If anyone feels kind enough to have a quickie look at it for me or my logcat i'd appreciate it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gc48067:
123 works fine in UK on Orange. If you cannot fix by using long press of 1 key have you tried using the international voicemail number...? Most providers have another access number eg 123 or you can dial eg +44 1456 789456 - if you put the long number in as the shortcut for long press does that work?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Deeko1:
I'm on beta 1 and my originally battery life wasn't great. Overnight a few days ago my battery ran out completely and I charged again the next day. Now the battery life seems to be much improved! Very strange. Anyone any ideas how this could happen?

I have now also uninstalled MMSZap and my battery life appears to be pretty much the same as it was with the HTC 1.5 latest stock build (sim free UK).
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] geoff_allix:
Pleased to say that the Sense FC bug is fixed and everything is great. One minor thing though. I wiped flashed and flashed the fix. When I booted it up I couldn't get FaceBook to sync no matter what I tried. Wiped, flashed, flashed patch, booted and same problem again. Then I wiped and flashed just the ROM, not the patch. FaceBook then synced fine. I then applied the patch and all is well.

Great work everyone.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
Yeah mmszap drains the battery.

however it seems to also take new roms several days (and several reboots) to "settle down" once everything has been cached etc the rom works much faster and much less battery drain.

You can't properly judge a rom with less than 3 days using it (unless of course a key app just doesn't work)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
was you trying to sync facebook before your contacts had fully synced? this is usually the main issue for facebook problems.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
Nathan:

May I suggest (if possible) that for next release of your excellent rom, the battery icon in the status bar is replaced with, let´s say, something like the Battery Indicator app, found in the market.

I currently use this because it gives me the % of battery remaining in the status bar, it ain´t a widget so it doesn´t takes space in home screen and it is visible almost everytime. The problem right now, is that I have 2 battery icons in the status bar, the green native one to the right, and the one that this "battery indicator" puts up in the status bar to the left, a little redundant.

Just a suggestion cause I find it really usefull, specially for watching battery life.

Thanks. Bye
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gc48067:
+1 Would love this, Standard battery indicator is no use and having 2 is pointless....
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
Have to remember that not everyone uses that app or would like a % indicator.

maybe a hotfix for those of you who like it that way, but not as standard.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
If it can be done as an update, I´ll surely use that one!!!!

Thx
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] reza_baher2001:
cpu usage

thanks for this great ROM

this is the best 2.1 ROM ever seen

but when put hero to sleep CPU usage goes over 90%

and when wake it CPU usage comes down to 10%

i think that's why battery goes off soon

any suggestion on fixing it?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] D3_:
Hold the end call button when at the home screen, you can turn off the mobile internet connection there

Just tried it out, confirmed. Logs in, works normally for half a second or so, then force closes.

There have been a few suggestions for this, if your GPS is turned on, turn it off and reboot your phone. GPS prevents the phone from going to "sleep"
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] reza_baher2001:
everything is off

3g gps wifi and all the extra tasks but still it shows 90%
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Konradwalsh:
Something else i noticed... If you visit m.facebook.com or touch.facebook.com... scroll to the bottom and you'll see your phone listed as a nexus one!!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Arkanius:
Newbie here with a un-rooted HTC Hero 1.5

I'm thinking on installing this ROM for the first time

I'm going to follow this guide to do it:

[Guide] Newbie Guide to Install a Custom Rom [Updated 19/03]

Is everything covered there or do I need to do something else?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
I am guessing that is a problem with facebook detection rather than the rom, they probably class all android devices as a nexus one.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] an0therus3r:
Follow guide and you'll be ok.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] boolat:
I can install on villain3.4? without losing data?

so far its running well villain4.0?

you advise?

Thank you
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lennyuk:
You need to wipe if coming from 3.4 as it has a completely different base.

And yes it is running very well.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Leeejohn:
I did install the Rosie fix. After that i had a problem with sense. FC Loop.

I did wipe my Hero and installed the Rom with the fix.

Now this ROM works great. He is very fast.

I dont use Apps2SD. I dont think it will make a big difference.

Exchange Sync works, Twitter Sync works and Weather :).

Battery drain is minimum :) I do about 3 or 4 days with battery :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] zapateria:
I've been running 4.0 b2 for a few days now and it still takes up to 10 seconds when I get an incoming call before I can see the caller. Kind of a showstopper. Also Exchange push mail seems unstable, not sure what causes this.

Think I'll go back to 3.4 until a new beta is out. 3.3 was very stable and fast.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
Thoughts:

Hi, can someone answer me some questions or thoughts about the Hero:

Maybe I´m missplaced with my comment in this particular phorum but....

I also have a HTC HD, kind of same rom, ram and mhz specs than the Hero, same 5mpx camera.

First, in HD I hace a HD2 rom running, of course it is not the same as in HD2 but it runs pretty good and it has live wallpapers....so why can`t the Hero handle this?

Second, the HD camera took very nice and sharp pictures in daylight and open spaces, really good, I was pretty satisfied about this feature, so why can`t the Hero cam take good pictures? Is it a software issue, a hardware feature?

Thanks for any replies,
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] boolat:
10 seconds!

is a general problem villain 4.0 beta ? or just you?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
+1 Also have this lag
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] foxmeister:
Why can't the Hero handle what? A WM ROM?

Regards,

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
Live wallpapers....
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Morak75:
+1 lag issue on incoming call
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] NumbGreenThumb:
Thanks for the great ROM. I've been holding out for a while on moving to a 2.1 ROM but today I was bored and decided to take the plunge. So far all is good but I have three questions that I hope someone can help me with.

First I was under the impression that app2sd was enabled by default. When I'm in the shell and 'ls' I don't see any sym links and I've noticed my internal memory is going down when I install apps.

Second, and maybe this is something within the newer version of Sense itself, but I can no longer select which gmail contacts to sync. I know I read on some of the posts this same issue so I guess I'm just curious if it's a new "feature" of Sense itself.

Finally, I can not connect to mobile internet. When I go to "Choose carrier" I get a FC (com.android.settings). Any ideas of how else to add the APN?

EDIT: Ok, so I searched some more and exported my APN list and added only the entries for Vodafone NL but when I try to go to the "Choose carrier" setting, I still get a FC. I thought I had the correct APN settings (found via Google) yet it still isn't working. Can anyone with Vodafone NL export their APN by any chance....?

EDIT #2: Ok, fixed by removing all APNs and then manually entering them via the settings. Once I removed all APNs, no more FC. A pain, but it worked.

I've tried searching this thread for these issues and didn't get the best results so sorry if any of this has been mentioned.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] karma0321:
For everyone suffering the battery drain issue, i have been trying every kind of solution and today it seems i solved the problem.

i just did 3 steps and i don't know exactly which one of them really did the trick:

1. Updated busybox to the version provided by titanium backup

2. Wiped dalvik cache through recovery

3. Removed mmszap (don't actually know if it is necessay anymore as i don't use MMSs)

Somebody more competent can guess which one could have been the responsable...

BTW, i found somethig weird while searching this, in the info section of the settings menu there's an option about firmware auto update.. deactivating it shows an obscure warning and after doing it almost everything begins to FC... quite weird..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] immya:
i had this lag in 3.4 also

same with 4.0
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skedone:
+1 of lag on incomming call as well THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED as a priorty.

Also as for the battery drain many programs cause it but the biggist one i found is advanced task manager with this installed my battery last 11 hours tops with EVERYTHING turned off. but with out it installed so far i have had wifi on and gps and battery has just crossed the 65 hour mark SO a MASIVE difference
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] RD1945:
Found another bug (I guess).

The weather widget crashes when I add a location and refresh the widget.

Now I cannot even add it to Rosie anymore because then it keeps crashing all the time.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kwiksand:
No need to shout..

And anyway, I've had incoming call lag on every ROM I've run, anyway, I dont think its ever been perfect.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] D3_:
Yeah, I've had lag like that on the stock ROM I ran before Villain, and I've never had lag as bad as some people are reporting.

I even had lag when making a call on the stock ROM (it would take a few seconds before starting to make the call) but that lag has completely gone in this rom, calls are made almost instantly.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Morak75:
Take advantage of that : No incoming call lag issue on Villain ROM, the only one!

lol

But lag time could be reduced, couldn't it ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] karma0321:
Sorry i'm on my phone now and i cannot edit,

I forgot to say i have also reset the battery stats.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BlueHawk:
It's the way the facebook site detects the browser identification strings sent in the HTML communication from the browser. That's a facebook programming problem, not the Villain 4.0.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Hey all. On my phone. So excuse spelling abd predictive keyboard errors.

Mmszap is known to reduce battery life. It can be removed from legend dumps.

Apn force close can be solved using apn backup and restore from market to delete all the apns. No more fc :)

Just a reminder about the bug tracker and forums, which can be accessed at www.villainrom.co.uk, where you can see the known issues and (ever growing) workaround list. Check it out, and hth
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
This issue is related to a known one where the user agent of the browser is that of the motorola or verizon droid. This makes Google sites the wrong size (different screen res reported).

I may try and fix this tonight, but does anyone know where the actual user agent string is stored? Not about:debug, that's just to let you pick from 3. I'm thinking getprop, or inside the apk...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nprussell:
MMSZAP gone from next build, which isn't too far off release now (Sat/Sun)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] chrisjasper:
That will give me something to do Monday, thanks Russell.

Wipe or overflash??
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Arkanius:
Just installed this ROM

So far so good, needs more testing.

Haven't really tried battery life since it's been plugged to PC all the time to Sync and stuff.

I notice it's a bit sluggish at times, but that is to be expected no?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] djoanes:
Same thing happened to me.. This rom worked perfectly for a day, then went spanish on me.. now this.. Odd.. Has anyone remedied this?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] marksyzm:
I believe so... I did the upgrade_fs which showed the partition as EXT3? Or am I wrong? Not a defensive person as per this sort of thing so feel free to tell me otherwise
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mantrajt:
Hi, just tried this:

Inside google calendar, I created a "work" calendar besides my personal calendar, then I added some events in it to see how it works with the Hero calendar.

Eventhough it works, this second calendar takes longer or have to manually update in order for events to appear or disappear. :(

Mi personal calendar updates almost inmediately.

Is this a rom bug or a Hero calendar bug?

Any help?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] MojUk:
ok this is gonna sound proper n00bish but where is mmszap.apk stored?? i can't find it in with all the other apk's on the phone? looking to remove it!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
On Villain 4 Beta 2, it is in /data/app like any other apk :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] behnaam:
Would be nice if u added me in the creds on this rom since I looked at ur rom a bit and noticed the base is mostly from my rom :) cuz the build I got with test key signed apks and unodexed isnt leaked anywhere ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nprussell:
Anyone that saw the original Villain 4.0 BETA 1 thread will vouch for me when I say that I did add you to the credits; and stated that most of the base is from your original Legendary rom (the slow one with a lot broken at the time). I was told by another developer that yours was entirely based from his. I'm not naming names, but that's why your name was removed.

I honestly can't be bothered with petty dev politics, so I just removed both names.

If it's going to cause issues in any way, I can re-add the names, but to be honest, I don't see this as a competition. I don't care how many developers there are out there making roms; as long as the better of the bunch work together now and again, as some of us have been doing recently.

We all want to create great roms for the community. I'm not in it for fame, and I'm not in it for the money. Sure... donations are nice, but they're not the reason I am doing this.

Benham, you're a good bloke and are generally helpful (if not at times a little overly competitive ;)), so I will respect your wish and add some form of credit, regardless.

Anyway... thread back on topic now please!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] shelnes:
Gaaah

The best thing would be if people was less competative and more co-operative and wished to do the best for the community...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nprussell:
I need to talk to you btw. I downloaded your Semi-vanilla rom; and have some advice for you if you want it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] shelnes:
Cool... I uploaded the wrong version btw... Uploading the correct one tomorrow... But all advice is good
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nprussell:
Okay, I'll test that before I say anything.

Your idea is sound; similar to how I'll be making my Vanilla rom. I'll chat to you soon anyway...not on a public forum :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jeremy89632:
Calling out to all Villian4.0 Users.

I need a pretty banner for Villian 4 Series and I hope someone can do it using photoshop (as I am bad in that), your creation will be the new header image in the bug tracker and you will be given props for!

Any takers?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] behnaam:
It's not a matter of competition man, in the same way that u give credits to the bugfixers u give credits to the other devs that help u along, I mean it took me a night to fix all hardware issues related to the Legend port, e.g. bluetooth and WiFi.

Im not asking you to rename your whole thread after me or something like that, I just think its fair enough to leave a small line saying thanks for the contribution or help. Cuz u know that all thoose fixes save u alot of time rather than spending hours trying to fix stuff :)

And the other dev that we wont name is totally wrong, since im the only one having access to the build we're both using as base for ours, believe me on that ;)

In the end it's totally up to u, but I think I should be able to share my point of view without anybody getting offended or feel like im competitive, im just a person with principles, and these are some of them.

just my 2 cents...