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[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
You can apply any metamorph themes NOT made for AOSP (i.e. CM6) with the exception of nuttybuttercrunche's theme which he ported for other roms. Don't get me wrong they MAY work but probably not with everything for two main reasons.

1. because metamorphs made for 2.2 and/or AOSP are made for a different dalvik framework than 2.1 stock

2. Because you don't have all the same programs as AOSP (i.e. the dialer, home app, contacts, etc) BUT if you install all those programs first then it's very possible it will.

Also no matter what make a nandroid before doing any metamorph themes of any type because you never know when something could go south, but also make sure it's for the Hero. The reason behind this is because it may work from another phone but if the phone the metamorph is made for has a different screen resolution, then it will look really messed up (unless made universally for multiple screen resolutions).

I honestly don't know all the bugs with it, but as far as cellular south specific bugs, I don't believe there are any more than what I talked about with the texting.

I didn't back up mine, so I am not sure. As far as the 1.5 OS, there shouldn't be any reasons why you would have to do that. As of now if you follow the root guide it should just take you straight from 2.1 to 2.1 rooted, and then just back it up. I would look around because I think there is multiple ways to do this.

Metamorph does in fact work with this rom. You have to download the metamorph app from the market first, and then you can find themes under the themes section of the Hero main thread in these forums.

Here is the link:http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=644

There are not too many that I have seen (as far as metamorph themes) in that thread, but just search the internet for "hero metamorph" and you should come across many more. I have thought about theming mine out, but haven't had the chance yet, however, I will say that jschaisurf's rotary lock screen metamorph works awesomely. Here's the link to that:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=670034

And here's a pic of the one that I have:

And here's where I got it:http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6662101
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
well tried out meta morph and put the rotary lock screen and it works but its clear. even changed the file with the wallpaper in the file and still nothing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
After you flash the clear one, metamorph the one with wallpaper or the rain one. It gets tedious to have what you want.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
awesome. got it working but now somthing else happned.... lol. its like it just started a restore on its own.. haha. silly android. (to be continued)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
did you move the old lock screen to LockScreen.bak?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
To be honest not sure what went wrong but back up now. The other hero I was plating with seems to crash with the circle battery mod but works fine on this one. Gonna see what I can figure out over the weekend.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Nandroid

Have any of you experienced being stuck on the white HTC boot screen after performing a nand restore? I flashed the Cyanogen Rom last night and tried it out for a while and decided to go back to SouthPaw until the stable release. After I booted into Darchstar Recovery I chose the nand restore option and never got past the white HTC boot screen. I have 3 nand backups stored and none of them worked. I left my phone on for approx. 4 hrs and the boot screen never went away. I ended up having to re-flash SouthPaw and start all over again. Any input would be great.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Is this the Blue and Vanilla you are referring to?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731659
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
i had the same thing happen to me. i installed the rotary lockscreen and everything was working fine. i decided to do a nand backup before i tried anything else and when i rebooted after the backup my hero got stuck in boot loop. i restored with the 2 backups i had and neither got past the white htc screen. i ended up having to reflash southpaw and start over as well..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Did you wipe the dalvik cache? I suspect that would be the culprit.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
Yeah, I wiped before I restored, but it still got stuck. I wiped and flashed the Rom again and haven't had anymore issues. Also, did you disable the boot audio when you cooked the Rom, and if so, is there a way I can turn it back on?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtboothe:
Gmail Push

I flashed southpaw but for the life of me cannot get gmail to push through. I have to refresh to get emails to come through. Any ideas? Reflashed danger rom and gmail pushes. Back to southpaw and no push.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] partylatino420:
I really like the stability of this Rom. I've only encountered one issue so far, I can't send picture mail. I've tried multiple pics including the smallest size, 28kb, with no success. Additionally, I don't have visual voice mail available.

Anyone have similar issues? I searched the thread but didn't find anything.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Connecting to ADB

Is there a different way of connecting a device with Froyo to adb vs connecting a device with Eclair? When I plug my Hero with 2.1 to my pc, I choose the HTC sync option and I am able to connect to adb and use the commands. After I flashed Froyo, my only option is to mount the usb card to the pc. I cannot get it to connect to adb. Do I need to download the 2.2 software for AndroidSDK for it to work?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
My mms works fine although I did have a problem with handcent before going to this rom, and the only thing I have run Into is my Gmail wont sync unless I click refresh everytime I want to see if I have any new mail.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
well i finally got my phone turned back on. anyway, i have my gmail account set up in the Mail app. i do not use the Gmail app and turned off notifications in it. also turned off the sync gmail option. Gmail works fine in Mail.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
i dont use the htc sync option. i select charge only, and make sure i have usb debugging turned on. i then run adb thru the command prompt. i do not have froyo, but maybe this will help..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] outlaw2384:
Mail app force closing

Is there a fix to this, my mail app is force closing every time I try to open it. Tried to delete it and I can't delete is, need help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
I'm not sure what's going on with it.. I was playing around with some themes last night, I did a nand backup, and the theme didn't work right. Rather than restore from there, I wiped and flashed danger 2.1 just to see if said theme would work on it. When i went to backup before flashing the theme, nandroid was telling me to run from adb but wouldn't work there either. I decided to restore to the backup with southpaw on it, and same thing on phone and adb. I ended up just wiping and flashing the rom again. After getting my phone up again, I went back into adb and ran the runindos.bat that I used when creating the custom restore. I need my phone today so I will see if that fixed it when I get home from work.

Also, I tried updating the superuser, it would download but not install giving me an error saying it was an incompatible update. I then removed the old superuser first, and same thing. Reflashed the su.zip I was using before I started running southpaw and when I tried to install from the market again, it would download but not install saying that the app was not signed properly. Any ideas on that one?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThaSik1:
Hey jay, I read somewhere in the thread that you tried your hand at the 2.2. Well I've been running it every now and then to see the improvements made then jumping back to yours for the "completeness" factor lol but I was wondering if you knew of a cellular south mms work around for the cm6 rom because their thread consists mostly of Sprint users so my question gets overlooked fairly quick lol just seeing if you might know anything :-) thanks man and love your Rom btw!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
... Man this beats all hell to me. Wish I had an answer for you on that one. I haven't had any signing issues with anything in quite some time, but if you want, I can download the su.zip, resign it, and post it, but it shouldn't really matter. Usually I would say make sure you wiped before reflashing/restoring etc. but I know you have already done that.. I will sit on it and see if I can come up with a solution. In the mean time, if you have time to capture an adb logcat to post I would check it out for you.

Thanks ThaSik1! But well... That was one of the dealbreakers to me for 2.2 Unfortunately there is nowhere to add the mms settings, and handscent seems to be the only solution. Not the worst thing in the world but that and a few other key issues still lurking on CM6 had me crawling back to my own rom.

As soon as someone adds support to change mms settings, data settings, and etc. Would be the day that I would commit to CM6. It's great and very close to completion, but still has a lot to go for us CS users.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
ok, sorry it took me so long, hopefully you can tell me something from this. i am still pretty new to all this and that log might as well be jibberish to me.. also, i have a friend with an identical phone to mine that i put your rom onto, and he was able to update the superuser without a problem.. also his backup and restore are still working fine. if it would help you, i can get and post a logcat from his phone as well so just let me know. im about to try nandroid again since i pushed the recovery to my phone again last night. ill let you know how it goes, and thank you for your help.

Update: OK!! after having some interesting things happen, im back to report. i performed a nand backup and it worked fine after pushing the GodSpeed Recovery Darchstar Edition to my phone again. after backing up i wiped everything and restored and everything went well.... so i thought. the restore completed fine, but during boot it froze on the white HTC screen. i pulled the battery and wiped once again. i flashed southpaw and rebooted and it went thru this time. when it finally booted up, i had nothing. a plain grey screen, the taskbar with the time and no service icon and that was all. no lockscreen, no sense, no fcs just nothing. i powered off and then it wouldnt power back on. i pulled the battery several times, kept trying but nothing worked. i was sure i had a bricked phone on my hands. i walked over to leadfoot9281s house to discuss my issues and showed him my phone, but still nothing. i kept trying it and pulled the battery once more before i smashed it and claimed it on insurance and it actually turned on. when it booted up it was still just blank so i powered off and entered the recovery mode, wiped and restored with my first backup from the cell south 2.1 update. worked perfect!!! then i went and flashed southpaw again, and was able to download and install the superuser update with no issues. im not sure exactly what caused all of this, but its working now. if you want i can get another logcat for you to check out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
hey i know a few of us was looking for metamorph themes and i finally found something that works .. lol its basically just a few taskbar items but looks good and installed easy.

http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/100117-metamorph-kevlar-mash-aloysius-v9-v12.html
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Metamorph is fun and all but there are lots of other ways to get new visuals on your phone. Number one is flashing an altered version of a software (like the rosie for example).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
yea i just seem to have promblems finding ones i like that will work right. found a awesome dialer (godzen if i remeber right) and a few other things but they wont work right on the ROM (think they was for CM6). When i have more time this weekend i might be able to figure it out but by then im sure scipious will have it figured out lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jbreakfield:
For the nandroid problem, check the free space on your SD card... I had this same thing happen the first time I tried to do a nandroid backup, and it turned out that I didn't have enough space on my card.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ThaSik1:
Thanks for gettin back to me so fast Hex! and sorry for callin ya jay hahaha (was thinkin so much about jay's rom while i was typin that i used his sn instead of yours :p). But i guess its the deciding factor for me as well until they make it usable for us somehow cuz I believe cs users are the only ones who actually have to pay for mms X-( so i kinda wanna get all the bang i can for my buck lol lookin forward to what else you'll be pushin out tho bro! thanks again
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
Hey I have been using this rom since it came out and the only problem I have is my live wallpapers. Every time my screen times out my wallpaper goes away except the mario lwp.and also is there a way I can get the nexus lock screen with this rom in a flashable zip?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
i noticed that last night after i posted. i went to do something and noticed that i had only 13mb of free space on md sd. i deleted all but my original backup since i reverted back to it and have started over with my phone. havent tried to back up yet, but i suspect that you are absolutely right. did the low sd memory make it where you couldnt restore either?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=665652 this is the "slide tab side to side" altho i haven't tried it personally

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=588351 this one is the rotary lock screen that i use and know works. altho with vanilla lock screens the alarm clock on the hero works threw world clock in sence and if you use it you cant turn it off. you have to use a 3rd party alarm. i ran across a fix for it the other day but had other things to do and completely forgot to bookmark it. btw on the rotary lock its very easy to change the background pic as well.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
ok im lost here.... i couldn't update because of this message, so i un installed and tried to re install and get the same message. its the only app i have had this problem with. any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
NP! Yeah, it does suck that we have to pay so much for mms.

As far as the nexus lock screen, There should be a flashable one around here somewhere. And as far as the lwp issues (it is when your using lwp) It lies within the rosie. It's an incompatible build with lwp, but I am going to see if that can be changed in the next update.

hmm.. Never thought about it that way but seems right. Actually it makes a lot of sense come to think of it. Nandroids don't remove they only compair, add and subtract as needed. If it's all compatible the nandroid system doesn't subtract anything, hence it just fills up the phone. It is usually best practice to wipe before restoring.

Sounds to be as it shows. It's a non-signed update. I can fix that but it will take a little time. I'll keep you posted.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
Ok thanks. Still not quite sure what it means so I thought I would just post the pic for ya. And love the rom and thanks for all your help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
Thanks for the reply looking forward to the update
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jbreakfield:
I never got to the point of trying to restore, because it was the first time that I tried to create a nandroid backup. As soon as I freed up some space, though, I was able to do backups and restores with no problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
I haven't had any further issues since deleting the extra backups. I have been using the 2 gb card that came with my phone and since partitioning for the apps 2 SD the 1.5 gb left can go quickly. I ordered an 8gb class 2 card so hopefully i don't have that issue again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
Something strange happened I rebooted my fone and it froze on the white htc screen I tried my backup file and got the same thing so I ended up reflashing the rom to get back going?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
Did you wipe before restoring?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
Well come to find out it was a problem with the app not with my phone or the rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
Yep
[Hero CDMA Android Development] partylatino420:
I was able to find the Voicemail APK and it worked like a charm. The MMS issues did not work for me. :( Anything else I could possibly try?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
EDIT: ...im retarded
[Hero CDMA Android Development] augoza:
unlocking?

Do you have to unlock the phone before you install a Rom? I had to do this on my tp2. Thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] partylatino420:
With Android OS, you don't have to unlock, you have to root the device. It's fairly easy and you can find step by step directions at the link below.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=674833
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
just read that JIT can increase app performance/whole phone performance...not sure how much of that is true as i dont see many people talking about it. anyway, page one says this rom supports it...has anyone activated it? is it stable?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
I sent the developer of this app an email and his reply was: "Sorry about the problem with our 1.0.2 update for the Alabama Clock Widget. We've just published a new update 1.0.3 that whould work now." I have downloaded this update and now it works just fine.

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
dumb question...

i cant get any of my nan backups to restore...always stuck in bootloop and end up reflashing the rom. i am using a2sd. when i do the backup i just select nan backup. should i have been selecting nan + ext backup?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Wireless Tether

Anybody have an idea on how to connect my MadCatz Wireless N Gaming adapter/bridge to my android via wireless tether?? I was running a wireless N netgear adapter on my pc until it got smashed up. Each time I run wireless tether I get an error from my pc saying that it could not assign or renew my ip address.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
I just use Nan backup. But I think I remember reading others having the same problem randomly at times. Mine went into bootloop tonight after I turned my phone back on and I haven't done a thing to it in days lol. Had to go back 2 backups to get it right again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
Which items are you wiping before you restore? Also which recovery are you using? Mine started acting weird and I installed the recovery again and it worked fine afterwards.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
On everyone having nandroid issues, one other thing, did you slick off the phone before restoring? and even if still, how much memory do you have left on the memory card?

Check the amount of memory before anything. if there is not much left, back everything up off of it except the nandroid backup folder and try again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
i always wipe data/factory reset and wipe Dalvik-cache. was i not supposed to wipe the cache? i keep about 1gb free on the card
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scipious:
you have it right, i was just making sure. you could try going into adb and running the 'runindos.bat' file in the sdk tools folder to reinstall the recovery. it seemed to work for me when i was having the bootloop issues when restoring.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
did you remove the heptic feedback? im a little confused at what one to use...

i should get the file for the version that is compatible with Fresh 2.1.2 or similar deodexed ROM correct? not sure what the deodexed means.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
@studyhallloser

Deodexed means it can use most themes (in a nutshell), and this rom is fully deodexed.

Btw wanted to drop some info here. The next update will have an optional customized Rosie. And I am doing this very maticularly with respect to flow and gaudyness. (I.e. very suttle with the same or similar color pallette.) I am pleased with what I Have so far and ill be posting pics soon.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
i believe my market app has messed up some how. i downloaded 3 apps yesterday and the "APP has been downloaded" message on the taskbar will not leave. i can clear it and it will go away but as soon as i download another app i get the 3 messages and down arrows on my taskbar. i have cleared the Market cache and still nothing. rebooted as well. will removing the market and reinstalling it work?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Sorry for the short and uninformative answer before. I was on the phone :P

For your first one, 'haptic feedback' means it will vibrate when you move the circular disk. It's more preference than anything. I have the one without haptic, but that's just how I roll.

On deodexing, here's the explanation. When you open up a rom (say the stock one from cs or any regular stock rom) all the apk files will have an 'odex' file to compliment the apk. It's essentially a cache file that is used to load the program more efficiently. Well... What it ends up doing is really just making it boot a little faster (I think) and I think it makes the files a slight tad more efficient in memory. The downside of odex files is that it takes up more space on the phone, and it makes it impossible to theme the program out or change parts of it. When an apk, or the framework and system is 'de-odexed', what it does is put the odex file into the apk itself which compresses it, and opens the possibility of theming.

Some roms are not deodexed to add to speed and memory efficiency. I really have not noticed much difference myself though.

You can try removing and pushing the market, and as far as I know it shouldn't effect anything and may fix your issue but I honestly do not know. As of lately I have lost all sync capability. Market wont sync, Gmail wont sync. Hell the only thing that does is the weather :/

Hoping to have this all fixed in the next update though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Sync

I am having the same issue with Sync. I have to manually go into the gmail app, htc mail app and facebook for HTC Sync app and download new emails and facebook updates. It's a minor inconvenience imo, considering what this rom offers and how it runs. Still a big fan of SouthPaw : )
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
Just letting y'all know I'm working on porting a theme over since i been having trouble finding a complete one that works with this rom. Hope y'all like blue lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Well just wanted to show u a tiny fraction of what I am working on. I am taking my time with it and tell me what you think. (you may have to look closely at the Rosie to see what I have changed. There are only two things so far on it besides the white HTC screen.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
Is that Uma Thurman? Lol... awesome.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Looking forward to the future of southpaw, keep up the good work!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Thanks! Well I haven't been working on it as I should, but I am going to start working hard on it soon :)

Theming this stuff is actually kind of hard because not everything is just a picture and some things you have to decompile code and look through it :X

Hoping for it to be a great one though!

btw, I have no idea who the chick is. Got the pic off some royalty free stock site though so it's most probably not uma.