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[Hero CDMA Android Development] sekarpdkt:
Upgrade EXT2 to EXT3. Never / ever upgrade to EXT4. EXT4 was not working for me in this ROM (and in A2SD thread referred in first post warns not to use EXT4 on stock ROM).

Just start installing applications from market. They will get installed in SD Card.

Without A2SD applications will be installed in /system/app folder. If A2SD is installed, you will find that they are getting installed under /system/sd/app folder

If you find your applications under /system/sd/app folder, A2SD is working.

PS: In market you will find comments like 'Application to SD support ready'. It does not matter for this great work. Till Android 2.1, applications can not be installed on SD as base does not support it. Great team came up with idea to get it installed in SD and we are enjoying it. You need not worry about 'Application to SD support ready'. Leave it to our great discoverers.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Are you using the actual BofA app from the market or just the BofA mobile web page? I use the BofA mobile web page and it remembers my user name just fine with this ROM, so maybe try using the web page instead of the market app if you aren't already. If you are just using the web page, maybe just try clearing all settings and cache from your browser and then seeing if that works. Don't know what else it would be since I'm not experiencing this problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
I am using Sprint's newest 2.42.01.04.27 radio and my battery life and signal are great with this ROM. I can't say I've noticed any huge improvements necessarily because I upgraded to this radio back when I was still just on DC 2.08.1, but I do know that the newest radio is working well with both my signal and battery life so it probably won't hurt you to upgrade. I can definitely tell you that they didn't get worse for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ricoishere2:
Ok thanks for the advice, I'll go back and try this again. If it is working behind the scenes, shouldn't my internal phone storage reflect the reserved partition from the sd card and say I have ~1024mb? Right now it reads 136mb, which is what it usually read from the stock rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sekarpdkt:
EXT3 partition usage?

Softwares reports usage based on mount point. Just noted one interesting point. None of the application reports the usage of EXT3 partition. SD card size will be shown as 6.xG (in case of 8G SD card and 1G EXT3 partition) and internal memory will be as per traditional report.

Have you come across any software tool, which reports EXT3 partition usage?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JB in AZ:
Yes, I have been using the BofA app from the market. FWIW, I tried clearing all settings and cache, with no help. What's funny, is it worked flawlessly with ZenEXP-0.9.6OC, but curiously, not with the update for the Zen rom....Which realy makes me wonder what is the cause...It will remember for a minute or two, but let it sit any longer than that, and I have to go thru entering th eusername, and answering the security questions again.

No luck with either odexed or deodexed versions of this rom.

Anyway, the BofA mobile website seems to work, but seem much slower to load, maybe just concidence?

Thanks, I've made a shortcut for the BofA mobile site for now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tkirton:
Darktremor Apps2SD doesn't care about if the rom is odexed or deodexed. The only thing it cares about is that the proper commands are in init.rc to launch it (which this does) and if the SD card is setup correctly.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ricoishere2:
I'm all squared away now and everything is working great. You were right about everything. The phone only shows the 256mb of internal rom storage and not ext3 storage from the card. All my apps are where you said they would be, so they are in fact being loaded on the ext3 partition of my sd card.

Rocking and rolling now. thanks again. :)

Haven't seen any app to show ext3 storage but have seen a few hero videos that were showing it in "sd & phone starage" section. I'll keep an eye out since that would be a good app to have and at this point, I have no idea how much of the 1100mb set, I'm using.

Any live wallpaper app for this rom, since I'm now rooted?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tkirton:
Application installations will always take up some internal storage. After all, /data/data (where program caches and settings are stores) is not moved to the SD card.

Also, Android Market's cache is located in /data/data, so when you download an app from the Market, you are still using internal storage. I will look into that and see if it is safe to move those to the SD card, if anyone is interested.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] urushiol:
for those having problems using darch's kernel on this rom, link is finally up for an version made using the ramdisk for this rom...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6856540&postcount=1

Please post in the kernel's thread what your results are =D

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sekarpdkt:
I had same issue when I started. I compiled all steps and started a new thread. Your comments are welcome http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=717416
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oldjackbob:
New qustion: If the apps are now stored on the sd card, is the use of a backup app such as Titanium Backup or Linda Backup rather redundant? Do such apps really offer any advantage in such a situation?

Thanks in advance.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sekarpdkt:
Most of the time you will be forced 2 wipe you davlik cache and EXT partition, if you change your ROM. Your applications are stored in EXT partition. Backup will come handy if you do frequent ROM change.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oldjackbob:
LOL, thanks sekarpdkt, I never thought of that!

Forgive my incessant blabbering, but now I have another question regarding disabling OTA updates...

I want to make sure that OTA updates are disabled.

In the "[GUIDE] How to Root Sprint 2.1 Release for CDMA Hero" thread, I see a reference to the file "/system/etc/security/otacerts.zip" that needs to be renamed in order to disable OTA updates, but after flashing this .6 ROM I see that a new file with that same name now exists again. :eek:

What do we need to do, if anything, to disable any OTA updates?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tkirton:
I don't know about Titamium Backup or Linda Backup, but I use the Nandroid app that is part of the recovery image. That has the capabilities of backing up your ext partition with the rest of your phone.

You may have to wipe out the SD card's data if you switch rom...to have the ext partition in the backup, you basically have created a true rescue point and will restore your applications if you restore.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtnchkn:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6922650&postcount=195

This will answer your questions.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] c00ller:
I didn't find the answer to his question there
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sekarpdkt:
Rename the file once again as mentioned in referred thread. This ROM is based on .6 and when you flashed it, it would've created it again. Don't delete it. Rename and keep it there.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtnchkn:
No need to disable ota updates. The post talks about radio and other updates. A more specific answer would have been that there won't be an OTA since this ROM is xxxx.6 versus the .5 that Sprint updated.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oldjackbob:
Is that a certainty...do we know for sure that there will be no more OTA updates? :confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Nothing is ever certian, but as with any rooted phone , never install an update until you are certian that will not remove root access. It is fine to rename the certs so that it would be impossible to install, as rename the certs causes a failure for verification.

hope this answers your question.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Outer Marker:
Just noticed a network_fix.zip file posted at the beginning of this thread. who is that for?

Also, I decided I wanted to use the IME keyboard mod. When I checked the box in the input settings, I got an alarming message about IME mod being able to capture all my keystrokes etc. What is all that doom and gloom about?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] c00ller:
This message shows up for ANY 3rd party keyboard application.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oldjackbob:
Yessir, you've answered everything, and a HUGE thanks for everything, nfinitefx45!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Some not all 2.1 releases have been plagued by intermittent network drops, If your system has had this then I would say to use the fix posted to hopefully fix this error. If you have not had this issue then you are not in need of this fix.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] c00ller:
Oooh, by "network drops" do you mean the data dropping?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
DarchKernelv4 for nfinitefx45

Hey all, just wanted to confirm that the new DarchKernelv4 that urushiol made specifically for this ROM is working perfectly for me so far. I have only tested the 710mhz one (because I know my phone won't handle 768), but it has been flawless so far in the few hours I've had it running.

That is all :D Link is in this post, also below in my sig. Make sure to thank urushiol for his hard work on this!

I'll try to update the Wiki as soon as that annoying thing gets back up working again.

EDIT: If anyone notices the Update Profile and PRL aren't working anymore (Sprint 1012 error) after flashing this specific kernel, see my post here about that.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Yes, but it is also noted that since the evo's release that sprint has also been have major issues with their network and the drops of both 3g/4g So it is hard to tell what the real issue is. Could be a issue on the phones (which some really do have) or a sprint issue. If it happens frequently enough to you then it very well may be a software problem, and to use the patch to try and correct it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jazzneel:
How do you remove apps, does fresh have a 2.x kitchen to easily remove apps? I wanted to remove the amazon mp3 store, htc footprints, nascar app, and teeter
[Hero CDMA Android Development] n01un0:
Anyone have any issues with gmail not updating if you kill gTalkService?

It seems everytime I have done so, I don't get regular updates on my gmail and the network drops out every once in a while.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
If you have the android sdk installed then you can do it throught adb,

adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cd /system/app

rm HtcFootprints.apk
rm HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
rm amazonmp3.apk
rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk
rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
rm Stock.apk
rm Sprint_NFL.apk
rm Sprint_Nscar.apk
rm Sprint_TV.apk
rm Sprint_TVWidget.apk
rm PDFViewer.apk
rm HtcSoundRecorder.apk
rm HtcTwitter.apk
rm LearnMore.apk
reboot

these are some of the many that can be removed
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lokipimpin:
:DYo... OP.. man I tried this rom an had alotta issues to many to even start listing... but thas my fault for not really reading this thread an flashing recklessly....lol... man it sounds good, looks good, must be good? So I'm givin it another shot tomorrow! good work homez:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mozman:
Low Available Internal Storage

I just noticed that I have only 20+MB of internal storage available. Was curious if anyone else has noticed a low amount of storage.

I am using nfinite's latest update and using a2sd (ext3) with about 20 apps installed. Looks like I'm using 61MB on my ext3 partition. I also have Darchkernel v4 flashed.

I deleted a couple of apps, cleared cache on mail and browser and now up to 26MB. But it still seems low. I thought I would have over 100MB free. Any one else notice this. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mozman:
I'm getting a force close on ES File Explorer after enabling Root Explorer. I used the HiAPK setting. Tried the other setting, but I was not able to mount the SD card with it. The HiAPK setting allowed me to mount and unmount. But after the initial setting, trying to get back into the program gives me an FC. Is there a solution to this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Outer Marker:
I have the same configuration as you, but I don't use a2sd. I have 60 MB free. Remember, when you use a deoxed ROM like this one, you're going to have less free space available. I think a clean install with this ROM, no apps, no sync gives you 76MB free. If you use an odexed ROM, you'll be at 125MB from the get-go.

Looks like 20MB is a bit low though... not sure what's taking up the space. Got a big contact list maybe???
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ricoishere2:
So far, so good. Using a2sd that came with this rom. Have 75+ apps so far on my sd ext3 (1024mb) section. Still have 107mb internal storage, down from 139 mb at start. Caching seems to be taking some internal space, little by little.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mozman:
My contacts size is only 2.5MB.

The largest apps I have are Mail (25MB), Maps (6.3MB),Internet (5.8MB), HTC_IME mod (5.1MB), Movies (4.8MB). 2 other programs with 3+MB, everything else is 2+MB and under.

ricoishere2 - I'm using the a2sd 2.7 update3 r1. Haven't switched to the v2.7.5, but didn't think it would help.

I may have to try a full wipe and reinstall of the latest ROM.... could it be that I haven't done a full wipe when applying the minor updates and OC kernels? I've only wiped dalvik after I flashed the DarchKernel v3 and v4.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
What you just typed is the correct way to do it. Don't do a full wipe after flashing a ROM if you're just flashing a new kernel on top. You'll erase the whole ROM you just installed. After you flash a new kernel or small update.zip the only thing you need to wipe is Dalvik, and do it AFTER flashing any update.zips before you reboot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mozman:
That's exactly what I've done to date with this awesome ROM. I had this internal storage problem also when I used the Fresh 2.1.2 ROM. To fix I wiped everything (Data, Dalvik, didn't have a2sd then, so did not wipe ext) and flashed the ROM. But that's a pain to reinstall everything. Would love an alternative solution.

UPDATE: After 2+ hours of complete wipe (data, dalvik, and ext), flashing nfinitefx45's ROM (update3), DarchKernelv4, update patch (with nandroid backups in between), re-installing all my apps, I now have:

Internal Storage: 132MB of 160MB free

System Storage: 26.3MB of 170MB free

System Cache: 128MB of 130MB free

A2SD storage: 322MB of 457MB free (this will vary based on each user's ext partition, I use ext3)

I'm happy.... for now :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nolig2278:
Hi what other apps can be safely removed besides:

adb shell

su

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cd /system/app

rm HtcFootprints.apk

rm HtcFootprintsWidget.apk

rm amazonmp3.apk

rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk

rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

rm Stock.apk

rm Sprint_NFL.apk

rm Sprint_Nscar.apk

rm Sprint_TV.apk

rm Sprint_TVWidget.apk

rm PDFViewer.apk

rm HtcSoundRecorder.apk

rm HtcTwitter.apk

rm LearnMore.apk

can we remove gmail, flickr ...?

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] c00ller:
You can remove flickr, not sure about gmail.

Read through this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581976
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JB in AZ:
nandroid restore boot loop

Anyone have nandroid restore issues? I got this rom (odexed version) basicaly almost set up like I want, and made a nandroid backup. So far so good. Then I went back to restore a previous nandroid of a different rom, to check something, I then tried to restore the nandroid I made of this, and it said successful, but it just boot loops when I reboot the system. I have tried wiping data and dalvik as well, still boot loops. Any ideas? Not sure I want to go thru all the setup again, if I can't save it and restore it at will.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Outer Marker:
You're using the odexed version right? Never seen more that 80MB free on a deoxed ROM.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ricoishere2:
I used ROm from OP

Then I did the following:

-Booted to recovery

-Formatted 8GB sd card

-Partition sd card (32 mb swap, 1024 mb reserved ext.)

-Converted sd card from ext2 to ext3

-Rebooted to normal mode

-Copied over rom to sd card

-Rebooted to recovery

-Flashed rom from sd

-Reboot to normal mode

-Check internal storage, read 139mb

-Started installing apps

-Open ES File Explorer, check /system/sd/ to see if app were being installed to ext3 partition of sd card

-Done

Under /system/sd I have:

.dalvicache file

apps folder

app-private folder

dalvik-cache folder

lost+found folder

/system/sd folder properties:

used size 211mb

total files 315

size free 794 mb

total size 1.03G

Internal phone storage remaining: 108 mb

Hope that helps; thanks to OP and others for helping me out with my questions. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cephraim:
Awesome info - thanks! Some questions:

How did you get the dalvikcache on the SD? I did all the same steps as you did above, but mine is not in that folder...

How are you getting those properties on /system/sd? (When I select/hold the /system/sd folder icon in ESFileExplorer, I don't see those variables...)

Also, when you say you have 108mb of internal storage, where are you reading that? I've got Quick System Info, and there are 3 or 4 values that all sound about the same to me. So, I'm never quite sure which one I should be looking at!

Thanks,

Eph
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Best to restore a nandroid when your phone is at or near full battery, especially if you are restoring back to something with an OC kernel. I occasionally get bootloops if my phone is below 70 or 75 percent battery when flashing, nandroiding, rebooting, etc. Helps if it's plugged into charger or computer while doing this too, to keep battery up.

Also, I get almost no bootloops when I wipe dalvik after flashing or nandroiding anything. Don't know why it works for my phone but it does and so I go with it :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ricoishere2:
I'll answer best I can, I'm still new at this stuff myself. I didn't know if or what step is crucial so I listed every step I did. If I had to guess, I think formatting, partitioning, ext2 to ext3, and reboot before flashing from zip is key.

I don't know how dalvikcache got on my sd partition but it is stated in the ROM package "Version with A2SD 2.7 Update 3 (New methods of storing dalvik-cache is now introduced (great for those using Class 2 SD cards))." Perhaps its the class 2 sd card spec, not sure.

ES file explorer is great and I use it most of the time, but I use ASTRO file manager for app backup and more importantly, for detailed file/folder properties.

The internal phone storage can be read in the settings of the phone: Settings > "SD & phone storage".
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Tried the new fresh rom but like this one better so I came back. The fresh rom is based on .6 as well But has the option for vanilla lock. Don't know why but I just can't stand the htc lock. Can anyone give me step by step on how to get it working on this rom?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roadster92:
If you used Quick system info then:

Internal Storage is where you should check. If you have dalvik cache on SD .. it should be more than 100MB

To check and see if your A2SD work properly, use android sdk and do the following commands:

adb shell

a2sd check

That should show the status of your A2SD. You should see and asterisk (*) and description for each item activated.

:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cephraim:
Awesome guys - thanks!

Everything looks to be working perfectly!

Dalvik cache on SD and 120MB of Internal Storage!

I also decided to enable zipalign while I was at it! You guys all use this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Outer Marker:
I'm going to have to try this, because I only get 60MB free internal storage. I thought deodexed ROMs took up more internal storage than odexed, but perhaps I am doing something wrong or not wiping something correctly. I have a 4GB class 6 SD card. Any suggestions on how I should set that up with swap and partitions for a2sd? Finally, how do you enable zipalign? FWIW I am using the Amon_RA 1.6.2 recovery environment. I have many Nandroid backups, including the one when I obtained first root. Is it necessary to roll back to this state first, or can I just flash the nfinitefx45 ROM, wipe everything, and go from there?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
flipz has a few .zips that would probably do this for you. They were in Fresh 2.1.2, which can be found here. (look in the section that has 4 'Fix' links. I would think that 'Fix 4' would be the one to use, since this nfinite stock ROM has nothing vanilla in it at all.

Be sure to nandroid first in case any of those don't work. You may also have to replace the Rosie framework in this one with the Espresso framework specific to the Fresh ROMs, but I don't know that for sure.

If any of those 'Fix' vanilla lockscreen .zips from Fresh 2.1.2 don't work, PM me and I can try to walk you through replacing the Rosie framework.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Thanks, I will try that now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Well only because a few people wanted some zest for there Stock rom, but wanted to keep it stable, I added an updated framework to just give it a Little of the Zen!! feeling, check the main page for screen caps of the update, it is sutle but enjoyable (I hope). Hope you like them!!!!.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Nope, don't recommend that. I will just deal with it cuz the new .3 fresh based on .6 was glitchy so I don't want to use that version of rosie on this .6 based rom thanks though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] whiteonline:
nfinitefx45,

Going through my RF records, I'm still showing the same unusually high volume of EVDO network drops pre and post network patch flash. The drops are showing to be initiated by the handset.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
This will not cause any instability in your system this is all graphics, there where no changes that could possibly cause issues. It will run just as it has.

I did this rom for the simple fact of stability, If I post something for this I can assure you that it will be completely safe to use.........
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Thanks for the update, I will have to investigate this more, as this isnt a problem for me, but it was brought to my attention by another op that has been dealing with issues on his roms.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
I think here in that post I quoted, raz699 was talking about the Fresh vanilla lock .zips that I suggested a few posts up....he wasn't referring to the new graphical updates you made, nfinite :)

Dude, I like that Zen look A LOT!! I will flash later today for sure!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Oh well I am very sorry for that, I thought raz699 was talking about the update I posted, I just wonted to make sure that everyone knows that I wont post anything that will mess with the integrity of the rom.... Hope you enjoy it, let me know.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Outer Marker:
I trust that we can just flash this over top of the base ROM + OC kernal? No dalvik wipe necessary? The framework changes the UI a little, but keeps functionality the same, correct? By that I mean is Sense UI still in there?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
this is correct, no wiping required, just flash and enjoy.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cephraim:
Does the OC kernel have to be re-flashed?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
no this only updated the framework.apk, this does nothing else to the system, strickly a graphics update.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
No not at all, I installed your update and love it. Great work. I was referring to the fresh zips and they don't work in this rom and of my fear of changing rosie.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nfinitefx45:
Glad that you like it.