yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
This Rom has a custom ramdisk so no entire boot.img will work but ours.

You can use Zen's any kernel mod and flash whatever kernel you want but the ramdisk must be ours.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
I have been running this ROM for the past day or two, and let me start off by saying I am very pleased by the speed and performance. SetCPU running alongside MinFreeManager, this thing is blazing.

With that said, I did come across a handful of issues on the ROM. If there are known fixes for this issues, PLEASE let me know. I do believe that I am running the latest ROM, unless I did something incorrectly in flashing the ROM? Anyways, here they are:

1) Pressing "menu" to unlock the lockscreen causes the menu options to show up in the next screen on the bottom of the home page. Like if I'm on the lockscreen, then press "menu", it will not only unlock the lockscreen, but also bring up the gray homescreen menu on the bottom (as if I pressed "menu" twice).

2) Sliding down on the lockscreen to unlock is not responsive immediately after waking the phone. Like when the screen is off and asleep, and you press "menu" or "end call" to wake it, and immediately swipe down to unlock, it doesnt register the touch until a second later. Thus, often times I find myself swiping down twice on the lockbar to unlock.

3) The data icon on the top shows "E" instead of "Ev".

4) SMS notifications on the top bar do not show a count of how many SMS's were recieved (not a big deal to me, but still want to mention).

5) Is there any way to disable the portrait/landscape rotation on the homescreens? I find no functionality benefits from landscape homescreens, and it sometimes slows down my phone. Personally I dont think the resized widgets and such don't look that cool anyways.

6) Maybe its just me, but the spacebar on the keyboard is often times not responsive? Like I would tap it while typing and it just wont register. I find myself tapping the space bar 2 or 3 times, and then finally carefully aligning my thumb to hit the exact center of the spacebar to get it to register.

7) When listening to music with headphones, there are staticky buzz noises whenever pressing different buttons, icons, etc. Also when playing a song for the first time after plugging in headphones, there is a loud popping noise. This may be my phone's hardware problem though...

8) Unable to download additional widgets from HTC. I really like the "Tasks" widget and the "Battery" widget, but I can't download them.

9*) This is not an issue, just a question. Is there a flashable Desire-style lockscreen out there for this ROM? I'm talking about a lockscreen where you can pull down just the lock bar rather than the entire lockscreen in order to unlock, similiar to what is seen on the lockscreens of the Desire, Incredible, and Evo.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mcfarlan:
Can I ask what are you comparing this Rom to when you call some of the above "issues"?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
What do you mean what am I comparing this ROM to? I am running the 0.9.6.2 version of this ROM. I'm not comparing this ROM to anything, I'm just pointing some things out that I've noticed. Some of them arent even issues, just things I've come accross and wanted to point out.

Don't get me wrong, in no way am I complaining about this ROM, I think its awesome! I just wanted to know if there are ways to get around the issues and other things I pointed out that I may not be aware of.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mcfarlan:
Try this version http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7814940&postcount=2625
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
newest version is 0.9.7.0, best to get the newest version, and test things on it prior to giving a list of "issues"... not that your problems aren't valid, but a good amount of them are corrected in the newest version

also... that E instead of Ev is not an issue as much as it's just a change... i could just as much say that the E is completely unnecessary and that just the bars would be better... but this is subjective, and doesn't denote an issue as much as a personal preference, same with a lot of what you claim are issues.

1, 2, 6 = issues

3, 4, 5 = Personal Preference

7 = Normal, what you hear is the electricity between your finger and the screen, or, in some cases, the cpu doing it's processing

8 = Known issue, read the first page

9 = none that i've seen, and i've looked a lot... Simply Lockscreen is a nice alternative that seems to work with the rom, but experiences may vary.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nickelking:
Switched my kernel to uncapped and it installed on the CREDO Mobile Hero!

Thanks for your work!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
I should have made clearer the fact that not all of the items I listed were what I thought of as "issues" per say, and that some were just things I noticed, that even if never changed, would not take away from the ROM in my opinion. I just jotted things down on AK Notepad as I used the phone, and transported the information onto a post. Perhaps I should have grouped the items within categories, in which case they would look similiar to the categories you listed them in already.

In any case, I am currently downloading the newest update and will try it out. Meanwhile, IS there a way to disable the homescreen screen rotation? It's been kind of getting in the way when I slightly tilt my phone accidently while swiping between screens and the phone freezes for a bit to rotate... Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
in 0.9.6.2 go to settings -> display & sounds -> and uncheck orientation

in 0.9.7.0 it's not on by default (not included)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
Ah I see, thanks.

How do I update to 0.9.7.0? I downloaded the update via ZenUpdater and selected to "apply change" after the download completed, and it rebooted in recovery. Am I supposed to flash something at this point? And also, will I lose everything if I updated, or will it just updated on top of my personal settings (i.e. apps, contacts, customizations)?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
you don't need to flash anything, the updater does it for you... and it won't wipe anything, should still have everything there.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
Figured it out, thanks. Another thing: is there no way to get rid of the static sound when using headphones for music? I remember with my older Hero device, before rooting, it didn't do that.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
I just updated via ZenUpdater, and it WIPED EVERYTHING. UGH! I lost everything, I thought it's supposed to save my settings? What did i do wrong???
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pritch1011:
this rom rocks for those that know how to use it:p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
Always always always nandroid first - always!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pritch1011:
best rom i ever used for my hero and i would like to thank zen and zippy for it
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Gamesoul Master:
I actually completely forgot to backup *anything* when I saw this update and decided to install it. Of course, I expected that, being a pretty big update, that it'd wipe everything. Which it did. I can't really imagine it *not* wiping everything when it installs.

Either way, it seems pretty sweet so far. Everything seems faster overall (especially the messaging app), and there seem to be more updates available (especially themes). Picked the deodexed version, figuring they probably did a pretty good job with it.

Of course, I can't figure out how to apply most of those updates. I feel like I'm missing something though, because I know I installed at least the Sprint VVM last time (and they're obviously not in the recovery menu). Meh, I'll figure it out. It's likely posted around here somewhere if I can't figure it out though. I just need to try searching until I find it (as much as I love searching for answers, I find that in these forums specifically, it does seem harder to find things specific to my situation). Wish me luck :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
WOW just updated to 0.9.7.0, this ROM is SOLID!! I can honestly say I have not loved my Hero like I do now in a looooong time. This ROM is blazing fast and silky smooth (with SetCPU@768 and MinFreeManager@agressive). Going from the original post, I accidently flashed 0.9.6.2 thinking it was the latest update, but after flashing this one I am speechless. Props to EVERYONE who was involved in bringing us this ROM!

The only thing that's been bugging me though is I get forceclose for process.gapps every once in a while... is there some way to fix this?

And if someone can point me to where I can find Sprint Visual Voicemail to flash for 0.9.7.0 that would be great as well. It seems like the VVM links on the main page are broken...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
You can get VVM from the extras section of the Zen Updater
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Rob_ec:
How do I enable wireless n ? In the Zen config app....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
Hero does not support wireless N, unfortunately. So you will not be able to enable it.

Why the option is there? don't know, ask zippy or zen...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Envynet:
After getting my theme done I absolutely love this rom. Ill share my theme with everyone soon as the links are worked out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] churka:
wow, thats sick
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zeropants:
I want that theme...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexnaoumi:
Wats the link to 9.7. I thought the OP was the latest build.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
http://zenroms.com/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexnaoumi:
i think ill stick with fresh..there r still things that need to be worked out in this ROM...but im impressed...it has Flash 10.1......
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Thanks for the constructive comment I hope people like you don't use our Rom.

You don't need to comment stupid non needed posts. I honestly don't care if you are going to use some other Rom so really we don't need to know. If you have something relevant to say go ahead but don't post stupid ****.

Why don't you be useful and help fix the "issues" not just complain about them.

I am about ready to stop sharing my work because of people like you that are very ungrateful

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BrandoKC:
Please enlighten us as to what needs to be worked out
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
If you guys are finding issues let me know I can't promise I can fix them but I will look into it if it is a valid problem.

And thank you all for the nice comments makes the work we do feel like it was worth our time.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pwrmedia:
Can't let the bad apples spoil the bunch.

You've got a 270+ page thread going on an amazing ROM. Seems as if the majority do appreciate your work. Brush it off and keep going, man.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexnaoumi:
What is not working in ZenEXP-0.9.7

SMS Messages are limited to 160 char. (You can use Handcent and choose the option to split 160 for a temp fix)

Mobile Network settings will Force Close (This is a GSM rom from T-Mobile it does not have the CDMA Settings for Sprint)

There is no PRI or PRL Updates (Again a GSM Rom does not support this)

Contacts Widget will force close (This Rom had faves not a people widget)(This widget must remain for friendstream to work)

Get More Widgets Not Working

Landscape Rosie has been removed for the time being (Might be back in later)

myMode Themes will reboot the phone once applied (this is normal for our devices)

thats on ZenRoms.com... im not trying to be ungrateful, im sticking with FRESH because its STABLE! and everything is working well on it.. im not trying to say that Fresh is BETTER than this, i was actually complimenting ur ROM because of the fact that it has Flash! and i WAS planning on coming back to this when its 100% complete.. i would use it now, but with my school starting next week, i do not have time to worry about my phone if something goes wrong.

i actually like this ROM and ive tried it many times since i got my Hero last month.

u shouldnt over-react on 1 comment, do wat pwrmedia said, brush it off, keep going, ur doing a great job on this ROM

i appreciate everyone's work because ive tried about every damn ROM in this forum, and i actually encourage u and all the other devs to continue the good work.

i never woulda dreamed that my hero would have flash 10.1, but u accomplished that!..i never thought my hero would have froyo, but darch did that!

(this is in my top 5 fav ROMS)....

so to make this clear (cuz when i rant, i make no sense).......

I LIKE THIS ROM, i meant no disrespect, keep goin!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexnaoumi:
http://zenroms.com/content/download-zenexp-0-9-7/

maybe u should check out that website instead of acting like a smart A to make me feel like an idiot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
Don't mean to change the topic on you guys so abruptly but...

Is there any way to get the HTC Tasks widget, since downloading additional HTC widgets does not work? I really like that widget... Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BrandoKC:
A simple, "I'm using Fresh because it does not have the limitations of a GSM based ROM" would have done.

When you in passing say I'm using this ROM instead, because it doesn't contain the same issues makes it sound like you are flaming.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexnaoumi:
well i honestly didnt mean to flame
[Hero CDMA Android Development] derekwilkinson:
hahahaha.

that made me laugh man.

I've been using this rom for months and I'm loving it. :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
This is a GSM rom not a CDMA rom. Some things will never work. I believe this rom is about as close to 100% as it is going to get. It spanks every other Sense based rom out there. It is faster and more stable than any of them. I've refrained from posting a review until I had a chance to really beat on it for a few days to make sure nothing would crawl out of the woodwork, nothing has.

I'm a giant CM6 Froyo fan and have run the RC and every nightly since and am continually impressed - Froyo rocks and has some awesome features (Voice Actions!) but, what's on my phone now? This rom, and has been since it was released. Why? Smooth and solid.

What's wierd is the Quadrant scores are almost half of what I achieved on Froyo (246 vs 425) but I swear this rom is faster in every way. Battery life is just as crazy good as Froyo (going all day? no problem.). Positively no wake lock lag or ringer lag. I think the Hero is just happier running a Sense rom, not sure why.

Oh, I'm running mine completely as Zen/Zippy created it, no kernel changes, no performance mode, no JIT - stock. My wife has an Evo and this feels very much like a baby Evo now.

Zippy, please know that the thread is designed for most people to come and discuss issues they are having and look for solutions. It is a testament to the quality of this rom that it has not exploded with complaints/problems since the (soft) release. Happy folks have no real reason to come and complain, ya know. Silence is a good thing.

Please don't abandon us, you guys make a seriously kick-ass rom.

I'll report more after I've given the rom some real world workouts in the next day or so (GPS etc.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Thank you for clearing that up I do appreciate it. When you spend hours upon hours doing something that benefits yourself in no way as I dont use a hero anymore when someone does not having anything good to say it gets to you.

Sometimes I over react on comments. Today is a bad day.

I understand why you made the choice you did but do we really need to know?

fresh roms are built from a Sprint Rom where everything worked already. Not to say he is not a good dev cuz he is a great dev but it is a lot easier to make everything work when it did to begin with.

This Rom would not even boot when we got it. And we have come from a total gsm Rom and almost ported it 100 percent to CDMA i would say that is impressive. I don't know of another gsm Rom that works as well as this one.

We have to reverse engineer everything HTC did to get it working on CDMA. We don't have source so almost every fix is done through smali work if you have ever worked with smali you would know the dedication it takes to fix things.

I know the problems I made them clear people can make there choice from that.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
I am going to try and get all the slide widgets and get them up on the updater but I need a slide user that is willing to help first :)

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
I am glad to hear it is working great.

Believe me silence is golden i was stoked when after release there were very few comments. Means we did a good job :)

I get irritated over the I am just going to use x Rom instead posts.

I really don't need to know nor does anyone else its a personal choice.

When people make good posts with valid issues that's great as i don't use my hero anymore so the only way I really find issues is through the users.

Anyway back on topic my rant is over.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
One minor irritation I have come across is with the voice input. I yak at my phone all day sending texts and emails by voice (much better than typing) and almost every time (not every time) the microphone will just sit there acting like it is ready to listen but won't actually listen. It doesn't freeze up or FC but I do have to hit 'cancel' and then come back in, then it usually works perfect. Nothing major, just an irritation that I can work around if "that's the way it is".
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Just letting you know that you misspelled that it would actually be spelled, "Per se". There is no, "ay".
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zeropants:
I don't know how or why but this seems to be as fast if not faster in some parts than the 2.2 builds out. Plus I'm not running into some draw problems I had with the mobile reddit web page.

Great job, this is probably the fourth or fifth rom I've used in the past month. Nothing against other roms, I'm just a child that likes shiny new things so I try new ones all the time. Battery life has been great, I think the only thing that would get me to keep playing around with roms is a full sense 2.2 - if that ever comes. Now if only we could get that theme download :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] omair2005:
Bug?:

In the browser, if you visit sites like megaupload.com, and are a free user, the countdown ticker gets stuck? I've noticed this also on http://priceline.mobi/mobilesite/ when searching for flights...

any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
I think you mentioned this before or maybe it was someone else I can't remember. Anyway I have not experienced that on my end but maybe I don't use it enough.

Could anyone else verify please?

I will take a look at it see what I can figure out maybe I just need to update the voice apk

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
This seems to be a problem with flash in general.

I have the same problem on my evo running froyo so I know it is not the Rom.

It is so damn annoying though. I hate having refresh and count down all over again. I don't think anyone has a solution yet. That I know of.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
Experienced some strange issues yesterday... started with some constant power cycling... then data services dropped entirely... then a complete lock up...

To fix... flashed back to the .5 ruu, tested... re-rooted, tested... wipe, then flashed 0.9.7, tested... restored backup from nandroid, tested... seems to work perfect again now...

Curious though... anyone notice a significant difference between the odexed and deodexed versions?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gnatz007:
This is one helluva rom! I am really liking it. Super fast, stable, etc.

However, when I put on the google search widget, and hit the microphone, I get a FC. anyone else?

BTW, thanks a ton for all your hard work! 0
[Hero CDMA Android Development] danbula:
Download it today. Having fun with it right now. Great rom! One question through, how do I confirm that my apps are installed on the sdcard?

Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThatGuyFromSprint:
Back to not having data access again, tried full wipes, restores, fresh installs.. just about everything... same result... need to get home before i can troubleshoot more....

Too bad i'm working 3pm - midnight today...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BrandoKC:
My voice search is also fubar. There's no icon in the app drawer, but it does show up under manage applications in the settings menu.

When I attempt to use it from the search widget I also get a FC.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
I have no icon in the app drawer either. Didn't really notice it (or miss it) because I use the 'search' hard button and from there it works perfect.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BrandoKC:
I attempted to launch voice search from Astro and got an FC. However voice dialer did launch.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nickelking:
I hadn't found it on my own either, but after trying I got a FC as well. (though the voice does work with the keyboard in other apps.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dvdqnoc:
Don't know if this has been made known yet or not, but when the Mail app icon is placed on the homescreen, the unread count badge does not go away even after opening the Mail app and reading all of the unread emails. For example, it'll show a green circle with "1" inside of it indicating 1 unread email, but it will not go away even after entering the app and opening that email (this is with the HTC Mail app, not Gmail... don't know if its also a problem with the HTC Messages app or not).

Also, if an update is released to fix the issues that are fixable, will we be able to apply it without wiping the phone? Or will we lose all our apps, contacts, customizations if we decide to update?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
It depends on the update. Most small updates will not require a data wipe but if that is the only way we can get it to work then well its data wipe time.

As far as the unread count I have seen this before across a lot if roms. I am unsure why this happens atm.

Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cwill1111:
vvm mms links and updaters thru phone

hello all ive tried to d/l from here in the forum and also updated thru phone for vvm and mms fix i get the oops link is broke and on the phone i get the messgae that MD5 not installed... when the file d/ls and i go to flash screen i get the the giant triangle of doom .. any ideas... love the ROM and flexability with themes cant wait to see what youput out next! :]
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vrajpal:
How do I get the themes I download from from zenupdater to show in the mymodes app?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] omair2005:
im having the same problem.. couldn't text or receive till I rebooted.. weird
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Gamesoul Master:
@vrajpal: After you install them using the "Existing" tab on Zen Updater, they will appear in the themes section of MyModes.

Has anybody else had an issue with the phone randomly locking up for about 10 seconds and then just rebooting, while typing out a text using the stock messaging app? It happens to me maybe once every dozen or two texts, and I'm not sure if it's a real issue or not, but either way wanted to mention it. Using the deodexed version of course.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
Did it to me just once today. Using the Odex version of course :)