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[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
You could try manually applying any updates yourself, NOT using the ZenUpdater 'Apply Now' choice. Just select the other option after the update finishes downloading. Then plug your USB in, navigate into your SD card and move the downloaded .zips out of the 'zenupdater' folder and into the root/main level of your SD card. Then reboot into recovery and flash the zips manually from there. Let us know if that works for you or not.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rek410:
I copied the ZenUpdater2.1 zip and the ASOP Voice Keyboard zip to the SD root and they installed manually from recovery with no problems!

Not the ideal solution but I can make due - thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hayabusa03rx:
I agree it isn't the best but even with other rom's you still need to manually update them.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Re: [ROM] ZenEXP-0.9.6.2 New Expresso MT3G Slide Landscape Rosie. Overclocked.

I will take a look at this not sure why you are having problems. Seems to be working for most.

I will run a few tests on mine to see what happens.

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Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rek410:
OK, nix that - it's still not working 100% right.

I manually installed via the recovery menu and they worked without error. It actually did confirm "install complete" before I rebooted.

I installed ZenUpdater 2.1 and ASOP Voice Keyboard.

I rebooted and launched ZenUpdater and when to the ABOUT menu, it confirms I am at 2.1

The problem is that when I delete my existing updates and re-scan for new ones it still finds and downloads ZenUpdater 2.1 even though I an downloading it via ZenUpdater 2.1

Again, not the end of the world compared to the zillion other awesome things about this rom!:D:D:D I even loaded the test build of Froyo and Zen is just about as fast and fluid for me!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BigBadBuu:
I also have this issue, though as you said--no biggie.

Other issues I'm having, that may be related are:

1. Gmail sync is not working automatically

2. Contact/dialer application is not linking Facebook to Google contacts. (apps is almost identical to the stock 2.1 app; should work the same)

I'm assuming these are somehow related, as they both involve syncing (and are both controlled from the same settings page).

These issues are the only 2 problems in an otherwise perfect ROM...

Great job guys!

EDIT: would a solution be to replace this dialer/contact app, with the stock 2.1 dialer? I'd like ##codes## as well and can't with the current build... Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
This is the case on mine too. Just keep a mental note to yourself that you've already downloaded and installed it so that you won't do it again. :)

It doesn't yet in this ROM. You will need to manually refresh it every time.

This works just fine on mine. Try clearing your Contacts and Facebook settings. Go into Settings>Applications>Manage Applications, then 'Clear Data' from everything related to Facebook and Contacts. It will take several minutes to re-build/re-sync your contacts after this, but maybe it will fix your facebook contact sync problems.

This ROM doesn't have the ##codes## in the dialer because it's a T-mobile framework and not a Sprint one. I think they are trying to figure out how to get these working in this ROM, but they don't work yet. Zen or zippy, correct me if I'm wrong on that?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Re: [ROM] ZenEXP-0.9.6.2 New Expresso MT3G Slide Landscape Rosie. Overclocked.

Thanks all of that is correct.

Facebook is working just attempt to clear the data and cache as mentioned above.

For the updater it will not download unless you say download. But it will show up even after you have updated to the current version. This is a limitation of the updater as it is looking at your Rom version not the updater version. I am working on a new method for this but atm it is what it is.

The dialer does not have the codes as this was made for a gsm Rom and not cdma so the entire dialer was built using gsm and has very little cdma support. Enough to where we can use it to make calls but that is about it.

This also ties into the mobile network settings problem. The settings from there are pulled from the dialer and phone and again no cdma support so it crashes when looking for cdma stuff. We have tried many different ways to get this working but it is very difficult without source code as we have to reverse engineer the entire phone and dialer and import all the cdma bits and so far it has been a no go.

We can get mobile network settings and the codes to work but then can't make calls or visa versa.

I spent countless hours at getting it working and had to take a break I was gonna break or punch something in frustration.

We thought of the idea to use the phone and dialer from a sprint Rom which might work with a bit of smali work but the you would loose the new dialer function and looks so not much time if any was put into it.

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Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rek410:
OK, glad I wasn't going crazy with that updater issue.

Just an idea if you really need your Gmail to sync, or provide instant notice of new emails... if you go to your Gmail settings (on a computer) you can set it to send you an SMS message when you get new mails. That should cover your butt.

Just be sure to disable it once the Gmail syncing is active or you'll be ding'ed twice for each new email.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tdf666:
Is it normal for the 3g icon to never show up? I don't know if I have bad service or maybe its only supposed to show edge. Oh and I think the faves mail fix in the Zen updater kinda broke sync with friend stream and Twitter. Awesome Rom though basically 100% flawless.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Re: [ROM] ZenEXP-0.9.6.2 New Expresso MT3G Slide Landscape Rosie. Overclocked.

There is no 3g icon in this Rom only E

The faves mail fix had no ill affects here.

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Sent from my Sprint Htc Evo 4g
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BigBadBuu:
Re: friend stream sync

I tried clearing data for contacts, facebook(s), and phone(s)--all to no avail. I had applied the mail fix mentioned below, so there's indeed a chance it may have something to do with this particular problem.

I'll be doing a factory reset in a few to see if that fixes things... I'll also nandroid and see how/if any of the updates impact sync.

Also, re: the dialer issues

Would it be possible to have the CDMA dialer available in the drawer app? I'd then use it exclusively for ##codes##. If that's not an option, perhaps we could have updates that allowed us to switch between the two?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tdf666:
Thanks for the quick response. For some reason after I flashed that fix my friend stream widget stopped pulling info. It just went blank. The widget was there it says no new updates. Oh well could be something else. It's such a great Rom that it really doesn't matter too much.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] danaff37:
followed the directions here to get the genius button to work, but it only works for calls. Trying anything else gives you a no internet connection error. I assume it's because it is looking for tmobile maybe? I know that you guys (zen and zippy) said a long time you were going to work on this, and from what I saw it was closing for people on start-up. It stopped that now, so any chances of you guys (who are already pulled many different dircetions, I know) working more on it? Here's a log cat of a texting failure, giving the no internet error. I don't see anything to point me anywhere to start, so...

edit: the reason I'm most excited about this is because it works from bluetooth. You could text and search through bluetooth, that would be awesome.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] skoo9382:
i can't seem to get setCPU to work. after installing it when i click on it , it just takes to me to a black screen. from there i press home and press the icon again. but i only get the black screen. help?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] danaff37:
Make sure usb debugging is on in settings/applications/development

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] skoo9382:
unfortunately i'm still getting the same problem. =( maybe i'll try a hard reset.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] skoo9382:
i'm assuming something has to do with my Super User Permission? when i click on that, i get the same blank black screen. and also when i try using the wireless tethering, i get the same results. =(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
That usually means your USB debugging is off. It has to be on for all that to work. Try rebooting and then turning on USB debugging again. Then reboot again and see if it stays on after. That stuff would hopefully work after that.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] skoo9382:
after a reboot, it started working fine. THANK YOU!! wow...i'm loving the speed. it's my first non-Fresh rom i've flashed.
[Touch HD General] paracyte:
Hi

htc touch hd

I did instal some SPB application and after deinstaling it my task manager icon in top right corner disappeared. I managed to get it back going to settings/system/task manager/button nad enabling it. But every soft reset change back this option and I have to change it again and again. Could someone please let me know how to change it permamently ?

cheers.
[HD2 General] hawc1506:
Hey all,

Let's get to the tip first. Some of you have been experiencing lag with the keyboard as I have. I've found that by turning off the tactile feedback vibration, the keyboard becomes much more responsive.

Next, my question is, how can I get Word Mobile to display in landscape so I can take advantage of the larger keyboard?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 General] hawc1506:
(bump) Anyone help?
[HD2 General] jizreal:
Look for "tx total landscape" cab. If i had the cab i would attach it....sorry
[HD2 General] hawc1506:
Hey much appreciated, thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsafk:
Hello Everyone,

After much testing/researching, I have finally found the best solution to encode .MKV files to .MP4 for flawless playback on the HD2 using MediaCoder. I have tried many of the other methods and settings provided by others on this forum and many of them were good, but simply took too long or sometimes caused choppy playback on the HD2.

UPDATE 9/6/10

Thanks to everyone who has helped out with new settings and testing out encoding methods in this thread and the entire forum. I have recently had major issues with encoding certain videos in H.264 resulting in audio sync issues, frames, and artifacts. Doing some more testing and help from forum members, I will be updating the settings to what I have been using recently and having absolutely no issues with even on 1080P files. Just remember to use Windows Media Player, it provides the best playback for these encodes!

MediaCoder Settings:

Format: H.264 ( If Possible use CUDA Encoder, much faster!)

Mode: Average bitrate @ 1500Kbps

Audio encoder: FAAC

Audio Format: LC-AAC

Audio container: AAC

Audio mode: Average bitrate @128Kbps

Container: MP4

Resize: 800x480

Effects: Filter by Encoder

Aspect ratio: Keep Display AR

With these settings I have tested 12 different files ranging from 500MB-1.8GB in size(720p quality) and the largest took 34 minutes on my dual core CPU (intel i5). First tried playing the files with HTC Album player and CorePlayer and the results weren't very good and they included a lot of choppiness. After reading some others success with WMP, I decided to give it a shot and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it played the .MP4 files beautifully and without a single hiccup.

Some of you may already have solutions for encoding videos for playback on the HD2, but I have found these settings to be perfect for anyone who wants to encode HD .MKV files.

I want to thank everyone who has contributed to finding the best method of converting/encoding files for playback, but I can honestly say these settings will give you amazing quality and smooth playback, even in the most intense action scenes. Give it a try! :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirphunkee:
Smack it up, flip it, rub it down,

Sticky this to be seen all around :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egzthunder1:
Very nice find!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2Rude:
Wow, tried many of different settings and this one has worked the best for me so far! Sticky this!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Great find. This is now stuck:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htpw16:
Great find. One question though, I have been using XenonMKV to package my MKV files to MP4 and it never takes longer than 10 minutes to do and the videos work flawlessly on my XBOX 360. Haven't tried it on an HD2 since I haven't got one yet. Do the MKV files have to be re-encoded to work on the HD2 or can they simply be repackaged into an MP4 as XenonMKV does?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbhocky19:
one reason ud wana change them up is to lower the resolution and bitrate since you dont need it so high on the smaller screen and it uses less battery
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domineus:
I will try it but I don't even convert mkv I just hit up coreplayer but I will keep this in mind
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbhocky19:
i dont have the option for 800x450 does that just depend on the original aspect of the video? its lost so should be 16x9
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuppaacc:
same here I dont see the use of it (at least for me)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snarksneeze:
You probably meant to say "16:9" which is the aspect ratio. Also, check for 800x400, it should be there.

Depending on your encoder, you might want to see about removing the black bars that are so prevalent on TV shows crammed onto DVDs. The black bars not only take up precious screen space, but they cause the decoder to render them, which is CPU-intensive. Also they cost you in battery life since black is the most expensive color rendering for our screens.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnakePool:
I've tried these settings 3 times on .avi and .mkv amd I either get an unreadable file or sound but no video. the HD2 WILL NOT play ANy of my .avi files and it lso doesn't play some .mp4.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1M1TZ:
I have tried .mkv files and yes, some of them fail when I try to play them. I kept the same settings from the first post and only changed: Aspect Ratio = Keep Pixel AR.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medrison:
Which MediaCoder version do you use?

Thank you,

Mike
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsafk:
I use MediaCoder 0.7.3.4625 x64. For some of you having trouble playing .MP4 files, what player are you using to open them with? I have found WMP to give me no trouble playing any .MP4 file I threw at it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsafk:
Re-encoding the MKV files seems to be the better choice for size and smoothness of playback. At the native bitrate of 3000+Kbps playback is choppy for me even when using WMP. Not only will lowering the bitrate provide smoother playback, but it will lower the file size. The videos I encode are around 500MB average, and when encoding is finished they are no larger than 250MB, which helps a lot since I only have a 16GB memory card.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1M1TZ:
Using MediaCoder 0.7.3.4625 x64. On my PC I have no problems playing the .MP4. The only issue I get is when I transfer the file to the phone, and try playing it on the phone. I hear audio but no video, but after changing the Aspect Ratio that seem to have fixed my issue.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsafk:
Glad to hear things are working fine for you. If you don't mind me asking, how's the playback, and what player are you using?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkphantom:
Gentlemen, let me introduce to you AnyVideoConverter - this little baby is free and does the job just fine!

Tried it out w/ some anime. Select file, and hit convert to mp4 - perfect sync!

http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medrison:
Wait....250MB...I end up with 1Gb/movie with your settings.

May I ask if you are sure you wanted 800/450 px and not 800/480?

Thank you,

Mike
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisrj28:
Yeah I had a 560gb Avatar Dvd rip and converted it with those settings (altering to 800x480) and ended up with 1.5gb lol. Which I don't mind but DVD rips are just not that great on this screen. It really does need to be a .mkv. Now someone told me that when you purchase a blu ray it has a .mkv file you can copy from the bluray disc when inserting in your cpu. Is that true?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsafk:
If the resolution and bitrate of the original file is lower than what you are trying to output, you will see some increase in file size. However, I posted this tutorial for people who want to encode HD .MKV files for HD2 Playback. If your goal is to playback DVDrips that come with a resolution lower than 800x480, the resulting file will have terrible quality and have been stretched just to fit the screen. You are best off starting off with a file that has a resolution higher than 800x480, and a bitrate higher than 1300 to see good results. Most DVDrips are 640x272 with bitrates ranging from 700-1000kbps.

If you have a BD-ROM, there are programs to Rip Blu-Ray Discs to your hard drive in MKV format, but they do not come with a single .MKV file for playback.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medrison:
What settings do you use to get a movie at 250MB?

Thanks,

Mike
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1M1TZ:
Just using the HD2's default player. I haven't had the time to play around with the phone as it belongs to the wife and I'm stuck with a dinosaur Nokia phone. Can't decide which phone to get yet. The playback was smooth although I wasn't impressed with the resolution. With that said, it makes me wonder what they used to convert the transformers movie because those movies were crystal clear. I guess I'll play around with the software some more and post any better configuration.

By the way, the movie was 2012 at 4.2 Gbytes and after encoding it, I got it down to 1.4Gbytes.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medrison:
I got a nice result with AnyVideo converting MKV to mp4 and plying on HD2. I use the following settings:

Codex x264

Frame Size 800/450 Fit to Height

Bitrate 768

Framerate Auto

Pass 1

Audio ACC

A Bitrate 96

With these settings I got Zombieland on 547MB
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkphantom:
^yessir, it is pretty decent, and encodes subs if you have them in the same directory. (Anime people :) )

The pro version does more I guess
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeff7790:
Ok i agree with that but what if i have an mkv with dual audio how can i choose the audio i want.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkman90:
use MKVtools to make the one you want.

http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] addicus:
Here is how I've been making ultra clear, clean and vibrant MP4 videos that are full screen (even if original file is widescreen with the black bars on the top and bottom).

I use Xilisoft Ultimate Video Converter 6.

Step 1. Under the profiles I go to Android and choose the Nexus 1.

Step 2. The size will be set to 480x320 so I go to the size option on the left hand side and change that to 800x480.

Step 3. Then I click the big arrow (facing right) next to Basic Settings in that same option box. Another option box pops up and it has a setting under Video Codec called Zoom. I change this to Full (keep aspect ratio). Then I press APPLY TO ALL on the bottom.

Step 4. Now that I have the settings done the way I want I save the settings. There is a place at the bottom that says Profile (tells you which one you are using) and a Save button next to it. Use this save button and save it as HD2 800x480 full screen. Now it is easy to get to under User Defined in the profile section.

Step 5. Now just import your file, choose the HD2 profile you've just created and tell it to start. It isn't the fastest, but it makes beautiful movies.

I took a 10.4gb 1080p file of Avatar and converted it this way. The file size came out to 1309mb. The sound and video are beautiful and it runs without stuttering in the HTC Video Player, Coreplayer and Windows Media Player.

That's how I'm doing it so we all have another option now.

P.S. - If you don't want every movie to be full screen then skip Step 3 or go back and change the option to the original choice or your choice and save it as another profile.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camusa:
Custom Response

OK, My friends on a ripping forum found me a freeware coverter with an actual preset specific for the HTC HD2 and it works just fine my friends.

The proggy is called: Xmedia Recode 2.2.3.2

http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=47942

Choose HTC model.

Choose the HD2

Choose your video prefs.

Much love.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirphunkee:
Thanks camusa, I'm gonna go play with that today :D

For anybody still wanting to go the handbrake route, here's some settings to try that ericm115 posted over in another thread:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camusa:
You'll have to tell me your thoughts.

I ripped one disc at defaults and one a little larger and was quite pleased.

Handbrake is great and I have used it for a long time, but it is very "Apple-centric."

ETA: The OP with the Handbrake Screenshot did not note which preset he started with...ericm115?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Homestar1217:
New to the scene

Hello all. I'm new to the HD2, but I decided I would create a custom profile in my PSPVideo9 software since it encodes to the same format the HD2 needs, and it works pretty well. The video looks amazing, and audio quality is good, if a teeny tiny bit out of sync. Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in :-) 1024kbps video and 192kbps audio. I'm assuming the 800x450 resolution you guys are using is meant for Anamorphic widescreen movies?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maniep:
This MediaCoder works and converts well.

Only problem is the play back sound is way out of phase with the actual video.

What a shame :(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] addicus:
Maniep that may come from an issue with your source file. If you put it in ConvertXtoDVD, go into the source file and look at the audio it will show if the syncing is off. I have had this issue before myself. On the other hand I like this encoder since it is free, but I prefer the one I listed above with those preferences.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maniep:
Thank you very much for information.

I actually took post number 30 from this thread and downloaded his find.

http://www.xmedia-recode.de/download.html

This coder worked perfect for me, and the sound Sync is fantastic and so is video quality.

Now I can view the movies with the HTC viewer and take advantage of hardware acceleration.

This was a very nice thread to read. Thank you guys/gals very much for the good information.