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[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sturmie:
i'm a newb and DC's 2.08 is the first custom ROM i've tried...i have to say, i LOVE it! thanks!

i do have a couple questions though...how would i go about deleting unwanted system apps? i looked in the /system/app folder in Astro...do i just delete the unwanted files in there (like Sprint_Nscar)? also, where do the Amazon Market apps get installed to? i thought i read somewhere that they get installed to /data, but mine is empty and i have ~12 or apps installed after putting on the 2.08 ROM.

thanks...Sturmie
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bk718:
start here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581635&highlight=remove+stock+apps
[Hero CDMA Android Development] barnacles10:
You can also download Titanium Backup from the market which allows you to delete protected apps, as well as any other apps you might want gone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sturmie:
thanks! worked like a charm. btw, if i don't ever plan on using Sprint Nav (i prefer Google Maps + Nav), is it safe to remove that as well?

EDIT: nm...that other thread has a lot of good info. thanks again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] barnacles10:
I think it should be. I was considering doing so myself but wanted to wait to try google navs. Glad to hear you prefer it. Nandroid, just in case, or if you ever want it back you can just restore back.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] amdme127:
Battery Life

I upgraded from DamageControl 2.07.2 last night to DamageControl 2.08, and through today I have noticed that my battery life is way below what it should be through out the day.

I am in a school with thick walls, so signal is not anywhere near where it could be for most other people. But with 2.08, I went for 12 hours with almost no use, besides being in my pocket all day and was below 20% battery life. I noticed that I might have issues when earlier I had unplugged it for 20 minutes and lost 10% battery life in my dorm room and I got it fully charged before going off to classes and finals. With 2.07.2 I could go through 15 hours of medium to heavy use and have a hard time going below 50% battery life.

The environment is the same and I used the phones for no calls and 4 text today (usually 1-2 hours on the phone and 30-40 text and 30 minutes internet) and noticed quite a discrepancy in battery life. I made sure I have the same settings in the settings menu.

This is an issue I think needs fixed if I noticed such a difference with much less usage. Any thoughts or anyone else having the difference in battery life that I am?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] KingChilly:
this rom is lagging a lot compared to 2.0.7.2 for me. if i hit the home button the screen goes black for 10sec then goes to the home screen. any suggestions?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] docjon4:
Trying to flash from 2.07.2 using DC Updater. Downloaded the v2.08 and right before the download hit 100% I got a force close. DC updater still promped me to flash the v2.08 rom, but then I got an error saying the file does not exist. Anyone have any suggestions.

I might just have to flash the rom the old fashoned way, but I want to make sure this isn't an indication of a bigger issue.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bad--Dog:
dumb question alert

i have enabled jit here does that mean no friendstream widget cause i sure as hell cant find it..... whats the file name for it ? anyone? thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bad--Dog:
lol do u know what directory its in
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chaos67731:
What is JIT?

I did a search and have seen people talking about it but nothing telling me what it is.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bad--Dog:
stands for just in time its a way for android to read code quicker therefore making it more responsive
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chaos67731:
Thanks, I did read something about that but thought it was a program so just passed it by.

I see people saying they are having problems with it,

I have stayed away for a few weeks waiting for 2.1 to come out before doing any other updates. And have not seen this problem before.

It is a new problem or just one people are starting to understand? (Or have I just not seen it all along and really been in the dark?)

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Archon810:
Tubedroid was removed from the market - I actually spoke to its developer. Google nixed it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bad--Dog:
this just got implemented in a few roms recently...... id say it about doubles the speed of the phone in practical use. when i enabled it on the 2.07.2 rom i had zero problems.... on this rom its pretty much problem free although i do seem to get some random boots a couple times a day
[Hero CDMA Android Development] crunchybutternut:
If you have A2SD enabled, make sure you do not have ext4 on your SD since you are coming from Fresh. DC needs ext3 to work properly.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
With JIT you have no Sense so no Sense widgets. Sorry.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
Battery life

Damage, nice job on this. Battery life is nice.

Up time 7:43:59. Awake time 0:27:55. Battery level 92%.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] R2D2-AKU2:
Is it safe to mount SD to PC with dalvik moved?

Hi, all. I read almost every single post in this thread and I haven't seen this question posed yet. I moved dalvik to SD. Is it safe to mount the SD card to my PC? I did this once and when I unplugged the USB, I got an error message. Something about needing to reformat the SD card because it might be damaged. A reboot cleared that notice, but it got me thinking. Is it safe?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kelvala:
Uptime 25:47

Awake time:19:03

Its been like that for me since 2.07... :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] riggsandroid:
I posted a similar post. My battery life is pretty bad. 30 minutes off the charger and I'm at 90% with 16 mins. Of use. I she install with wiping data so could be an issue there, but I also have a few areas where signal isnt the greatest.

Treve/Damages

Was something changed with how the radio seeks a signal in this build?

I am getting a new SD card shortly and could wipe and reflash if you think that would help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] riggsandroid:
No issues here. You got that error because you should always unmount the SD card before disconnecting your phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
chompsms

hey damageless, sent youa bug report. having issues with chompsms. won't even start ?

Sent from my HERO200 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero CDMA Android Development] omair2005:
Works fine over here..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kelvala:
To those with GREAT battery life, what Radio Version are you using?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] noonanjs:
Ever since flashing my phone is constanly attempting to sync in the status bar, and I dont even have auto sync on? Any ideas
[Hero CDMA Android Development] omair2005:
I'm getting good battery life using 2.42.00.03.10 (Fresh) Baseband.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
Sorry to hear that it doesn't like your phone much. I seem to have issues with about every other ROM out. But for some reason this one seems to like me.

Updated Uptime 9:44:31, Awake 0:53:23. Did a couple texts, a couple downloads and installs, went out into the boonies to drop kids off at school, roaming. Battery down to 86%.

No JIT running. Using Rosie. Friendstream widget, HTC Calander widget, Weather clock widget, BT-GPS-Mobile-WiFi widgets, HTC Twitter widget and HTC msg widget "couldn't they have themed that one like the others". Although BT and GPS are off most of the time for me anyways.

This is the 1st ROM I am almost 100% completely satisfied with. Here is a screen shot of my main screen. Today I'm gonna mess with the clock some more to match the look and try and edit those 4 small widgets also.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] okcppcnut:
[ROM] DamageControl v2.08 | FriendStream, Theme Server, DConfig, more | Android 2.1

I just realized that lwp keeps you at 100% awake time. Bummer.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scott2020:
I removed the Friendstream widget and that seems to be helping my battery life quite a bit.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] subcypher:
I read this and immediately thought of FML, except it doesn't start with "Today, " and end with "FML". LOL

That does suck, man. I figured they'd be smart enough to shut off the wallpaper when the screen was locked. What kind of defective crap is that?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kelvala:
I am no genius, reflashed my radio back to original and here is my current state:

Uptime: 1:20

Awake: 26:22

Awake time is dropping...I wonder if it was the radio I had installed...I'll keep you posted in about 24 hours.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kristopherstoker:
Any chance we'll see Wi-Fi Tether in a future release? It's really the only thing that I miss from other roms...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
What Radio did you have ? All I know about that is my signal is at -92 -97 area, inside my house and I live in the city.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] subcypher:
Android Wifi Tether

Use the 1.6 version for the Hero. Turn on USB Debugging. Works for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] subcypher:
I used to use the stock radio and remember having 4 or 5 bars everywhere I went. I've been nervous since I switched to the new one (2.42.00.03.10). It says I'm getting -90 - 92 dBm inside my office building, but it only shows 3 bars. Are they treating the bars differently or am I just unnecessarily paranoid?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
I don't know. But I just went to the 2.32.40.11.09 and my bars shot up to 4 with -96 then down to 3 bars with -93. I think I live in an area with revolving cell towers. LOL. I dont touch my phone and the dBm is up and down like every 3 seconds. Maybe I will run this one for a day and see how it handles the battery life.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kelvala:
I had Fresh's 2.41.04.02.03 and am now back to 1.04.01.09.21. Bars are same/maybe a little better.

There is 1 place I go to that would ALWAYS force my phone into Roam, so I will see how it does this weekend.

Awake time still dropping...lol...as crazy/frustrating this is, its still fun. :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bobr0949:
I went back to 2.32.40.11.09 and seem to get a better signal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
In a way I wish this phone was ATT. The coverage in my part of NY state is great. Sprint and Verizon don't come close to where I can get signal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rank78:
2 questions

1. How do i go about setting up App2SD? I see there are settings in DConfig but its already checked, and i doubt its set at default especially seeing as i only have 33mb free. I know you have to partition the SD but thought with all the options that DConfig was able to do that. Where do i go?

2. How do i get LWP going? I flashed the extra zip but long-pressing the screen only lets me choose widgets/shortcuts/etc.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BZWingZero:
This is the first rom I've installed, was running stock (rooted) before.

I backed up, wiped, and installed a couple of days ago and its awesome. However, I've got a couple of problems: Gmail doesn't like to stay synced and requires manually checking for new mail. Also, charging the phone (wall charger) takes forever, at least twice as long as it used to before upgrading. I can deal with the long charging, as I get nearly double the battery life.

Any idea how I can fix the gmail issue?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mikiemon:
Wi-Fi Tether

I use Wireless tether for root users. It works really well on my Ipod touch. I'm new to the forum and can't post the link for you. It shows up in the UK androlib.com site, it will not show up in the US site.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] illushinz:
help?

HTC Hero (CDMA)

PRI: 1.70_003

PRL: 60664

Kernel: 2.6.29

Recovery Rom: recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2

I've wiped, flashed, wiped Dalvik, wiped data, wiped my ***, this ROM always goes into the Sprint->HTC boot loop. I've tried a dozen times, even tried a different SD card, both partitioned for app2sd and unpartitioned. I've read as many of these posts as I can (I think its over 300 pages now) but didn't come across anything super helpful, other than wipe. Any other ideas?

edit: Also - is "baseband" the same as the radio version? I just want to make sure I'm looking at the right thing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] smstutler:
A1) Apps2sd should be installed by default. You can check this by using adb shell and typing command ls -l /data and seeing if the output is "app-private -> /system/sd/app-private" and "app -> /system/sd/app". If those dont show then it didnt setup right. You must have partitioned your sd card correctly for this though, ext, sd, fat32.

A2) Hold the menu key down to select wallpapers to setup LWP, not long hold on screen/desk
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bielinsk:
Try this.

Wipe everything.

From recovery, flash the image.

Power off your phone.

Remove your SD card.

Power phone on.

If this works, then something is wrong with your SD card, most likely you have an ext4 partition or something. I had the same problem. This fixed it, so I went back and re-partitioned my SD card and all was well.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] illushinz:
Awesome, I'll try that right now. Should I just repartition my SD card from the recovery menu? I just backed up my pics, zips, etc.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] illushinz:
Worked like a charm! Now I guess I need to format and repartition the SD card?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bielinsk:
Sounds like there was something wrong with your SD card.

Now, I am rather sure this will keep apps2sd disabled (because you didn't have the ext3 partition). So if you wants apps2sd you can enable it through the dcconfig or manually after you repartition your card.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mjpuczko:
hey all, finally got this rom installed (had the same reboot issue as someone a few pages ago). i thought i had my sd card formatted for apps2sd but i guess not. is that something i can do w/o reflashing the rom?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kshelton:
DC 2.05 + clear lockscreen + espresso + 6 bar battery...... priceless

;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bob2300nx:
In the settings you can enable swype down to hide keyboard.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jayceekay:
i've scanned through this thread and the one before (when i was awake to keep up with it) and still can't figure out how to get apps2sd working. this time i wiped my phone and sdcard, partitioned the sd with the triple selection (ext3/swap/dalvick or something), then copied the damage205 rom onto the sd, installed, rebooted, and i'm still not seeing apps2sd. any tips?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bob2300nx:
Not happening to me. Maybe reflash. I literally hit menu twice so fast that I dont see it unlock and I dont get a menu popup.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bob2300nx:
Here is what I did. Wipe the sd, then in recovery I selected swap at 0mb (wasnt sure about this setting), 512mb for ex2, and the rest for storage as fat32. Everything works fine have over 60 apps installed and I am at 101mb used. I doubt that helped, but thought I would post my experience with it. And I have never tried apps2sd before.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] brennen.exe:
So of the HTC widgets, the only one I really want is 'Notes'. A friend of mine said his 2.1 (Eris) leak didn't work for downloading HTC widgets at first, but a few days later it suddenly started working for him. Was anyone else this fortunate on their Hero? Any way I can get this widget another way? APK or from him, perhaps? (Reminder: I'm a noob)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Fadakar:
I get a bootloop. :/

I see quietly brilliant, then it flashes the Sprint splash screen, and then immediately back to the htc boot screen. This has been going for 10 minutes now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmxp69:
Ok, so the only issues I have:

Wifi tether is flakey (I think this is an application issue)

Can't encrypt e-mail (I think this is a ROM issue).

I don't really care about the wifi because the work around is simple. But the encryption thing is a big deal.

Damageless, Great work man. This thing is tight and fast. To me, this is your best work yet; however, e-mail encryption is a big deal. Can you look into this? I've posted logs. SSL and TLS are both broke. I can live with a workaround of using unencrypted connections, but that really kinda sucks. I don't trust Uncle Dan with my e-mail.

Thanks for the ROM dude, great job. Little something headed your way for your troubles.

J
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jayceekay:
where in the recovery are you able to tell it what size for swap to use? for me i just have the option "Part SD: fat32+ext2+swap" and i select it, press home, and away it goes without any other input from me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kshelton:
I had that also, I wiped, re-flashed and problem solved.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aggie6600:
Got more protected apps

READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 3 EDITS BEFORE TRYING THIS

After digging through the forums and internet. I understand that the protected apps issues are on Googles side b/c the unofficial roms we are using aren't 'registered' with them.

Using a modified procedure from Flipz and zippy-man I got more protected apps to show up. I now have Pure calendar Widget, DocumentsToGo, and other misc apps that didn't show up 20 minutes ago.

Here is a step by step of how I did it. Special thanks to Flipz and zippy-man. I got the basic procedure from http://geekfor.me/category/known-issues/known-issues-resolved/

1) In Damage v2.05 install any protected apps that you want and can find.

2) Nandroid Backup

3) Wipe -> data/factory

4) Flash Fresh 1.1

5) Sign in using the same google account that you are using in Damage v2.05

6) Go to the market and install a couple of protected apps that you couldn't find with Damages rom. I installed Pure Calendar Widget (agenda) and DocumentsToGo Full.

7) Go back to recovery and Wipe -> data/factory

8) Restore your Nandroid of Damage v2.05

9) Sit back and relax for a few minutes. The apps I installed while in Fresh 1.1 automatically started to install themselves. If they don't automatically install go to the Market and they might start or you will have to search for them, but they should be there.

10) Search for more protected apps.

It is a long drawn out process, but it worked for me. YMMV. Don't blame me if you screw up your phone.

Also a very special thanks to Damage for this kick ass rom. I threw some $ your way. I encourage others to do the same. This **** ain't easy. I know I can't do what he does.

EDIT: When you do this you may notice that some of your installed apps do not show up under 'downloads'. Just back out of the market all the way to the home screen and them go back to the market. Everything should show up under downloads then.

EDIT 2: Something I did in the last 45 minutes screwed up Sense. It kept force closing. I fixed it by clearing the data for HTC Sense and Rosie Utility. Went back to home and it loaded back up fine after that. I normally use Helix so I didn't notice it right away. I don't think the above procedure did it, but I don't know for sure. Someone willing to test?

EDIT 3: After clearing the data for HTC Sense and Rosie Utility Pure Calendar Widget (agenda), DocumentsToGo Full, and xGalaxy2 paid version no longer show up in the market. But they are installed and working so I will have to live with it for now. Is Sense causing the market problems? I'll have to play with it some more tomorrow.

EDIT 4: Tried this again this morning. Sense works fine. I must have done something else previously. Also clearing Sense and Rosie do not adversly affect which protected apps appear. I don't know what happened last night, but it works great this morning.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stinky634:
Cant get Digital Clock Widget, weird.

Other than that, kick ass job dude.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] imneveral0ne:
what do you guys make of this screen shot. im only getting 1x evidentally and i have this weird triangle over the signal bar. any ideas?

Edit:

ok it says im digital roaming. i did a prl update, it was working fine before that. now im digital roaming. im at my house which has always had good sprint reception, up until i updated my prl. any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] frostrunner:
flash a 1.5 rom/nandroid to a 1.5, then start over.

thats at least what ive had to do when that happens
[Hero CDMA Android Development] frostrunner:
Oh nos!

Dammage has 666 posts!!!

AHHHHHH
[Hero CDMA Android Development] imneveral0ne:
thanks, i'll do that if i cant find any other solution. hopefully someone has one other than that though, i dont wanna start all over again lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] brian2220:
i had the same problem

its updates the prl to some random number

i had to manually apply prl 60663 to fix my issue
[Hero CDMA Android Development] imneveral0ne:
how do i do that? sorry i know its a noob question, but im drunk flashing here lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jayceekay:
okay. the partitions on my sd card are correct, i think:

/ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3
Using /dev/block/mmcblk0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
print
print
Model: SD SU02G (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 1978MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 512B 1446MB 1446MB primary fat32 lba
2 1446MB 1946MB 500MB primary ext3
3 1946MB 1978MB 31.6MB primary linux-swap(v1)

i did wiped/flashed again, and not seeing apps2sd. i should be looking in the programs list, right? also, is superuser supposed to be just a black screen, or am i supposed to be seeing something?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chocmatic:
something like that :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] animal7296:
Should be able to just boot into recovery and partition your sd card and be fine.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mjpuczko:
yep, realized that after i posted! ha. so far no issues w/ the rom or apps2sd. really loving the speed of it. i was on fresshhh yesterday & liked it but thought i'd try this one. probably stick w/ this one

thanks for all the work! this rom stuff's addicting. i used to flash roms on my old t-mobile dash.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rank78:
A1q) Alright I figured everything out, partitioned the SD as required and available memory is now 64mb and i checked through adb as you suggested and got the right results, so things should be running. My next question is about the DConfig settings...

Enable SD swapping?

What value between 1-100 for Swappyness?

Move dalvik to SD? thought i read 'yes'

Move Audio to SD? think someone said it doesn't work yet

Dalvik heap 16mb or 24mb?

A2) Got it. I was using helixlauncher on fresh 2.0d previously and to access LWP it was a long-press.

Thanks for the help :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] illushinz:
Bielinsk - Super thanks to you!

All seems well now. Up and running on 2.08, app2sd is configured correctly, and my new .apks are landing there.

One more question, I do see alot of talk about the 'radio' on your Hero. Is that the same as baseband? And do I need to think about trying a new one?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mario23:
Trying to use adb to change the lockscreen settings but for some reason my phone won't come up in the command prompt. like its not mounted...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] WhiteWidows:
Is Damage's server down?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bielinsk:
Glad I could help.

I have read a lot about radio chatter, but I have yet to install any radio. I know the radio is one thing that can FRY the phone, so I don't want to put any radio on my device that isn't from Sprint.

I am not the best one to comment on the radio stuff.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] animal7296:
I am still having a reboot problem when ever I recieve a sms or mms messgae. Is anyone else experiencing this or know how to fix it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raid31:
I also get random reboots with VVM from time to time, i had the Fresh boot screen flash once. i wiped completly b4 i flashed too.