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[EVO 4G Android Development] Kewlkade:
Whats with the Hi res mode or whatnot? What does that do? I'm running 2.0 with BFS.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
In vaelpak-extras/patches there is a hires and hires-undo zip that you can flash to go back and forth. It increases the resolution of the display. Some apps don't scale properly and won't fill the screen, though most do.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh6780:
If I do a nandroid restore to an old rom. Like stock 2.2 or 2.1, will it also restore the old radios that I had at the time as well?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
No, nand does not touch the radios
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
The high res doesn't work for other ROM's right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] elapshtc:
What res does it change to. Tried doing a search but found no details. Also nice job on this rom, I also came from cm6
[EVO 4G Android Development] SilverZero:
I can't get the keyboard mods to work. In fact, shouldn't the keyboard have that split spacebar/.com key at the bottom? It always does in the other ROMs I've played with, I thought that was HTC_IME. In any event, mine looks like a stock Sense keyboard, and swipe actions from the mods menu don't work for me. How do I get those going?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Technically, if the rom is based on the new OTA, it would work, but the file it replaces has all the base settings from this rom so it will also raise wifi scan interval to 60 seconds, raise dalvik cache to 32m, and settings > about > software will say you have vaelpak 2.0 installed. I may make one that actually replaces just that line rather than the whole file so it can be used on any rom. There is a paid app that does this that I may just make a free app instead of a flash patch.

It doesn't actually technically change the resolution. It seems the screen does not display in it's true resolution but is actually scaled down. This scales it up some. It can go even further but gets difficult to read beyond where I have it set. If you want to figure out the math, the density is changed from 240 to 200, with native I believe being 160 (480x800)

It does have the stock sense keyboard. I haven't been able to get the AOSP working yet. I'm not sure what you mean by keyboard mods? I do include Swype because the stock one makes me want to rip my phone in half if I have to use it for any length of time. Check out post #2 for what is needed to get swype working.
[EVO 4G Android Development] SilverZero:
Under HTC_IME mod settings, in the section "Mods by jonasl@xda (v27)" there's a "Gestures" section that offers some options like swiping down to close the keyboard (or whatever you set it to). Those are the options I'm looking for. I'm not a fan of Swype, that's not what I was talking about.

But just to be clear, great ROM!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Oh I see I misunderstood. I always forget that one is in there. You just need to long press the text box > input method > htc_ime mod, then you'll have that keyboard. Just tested it and gestures seem to be working.

Anyone else who doesn't like swype but hates the stock keyboard, give this one a shot, it's a bit better. Make sure to check out all the options for it too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] alcangel64:
hello has anyone been able to get good battery life with bfs#8. i just had 17 hours of pretty good use with the stock kernel. not sure if i should change.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sflotr:
Very nice Rom vael. No problems with it whatsoever.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Great battery life so far for me with bfs#8 so far
[EVO 4G Android Development] alcangel64:
ok thank you going to try out better performance. i think that set cpu does not work well with the stock kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
I read somewhere in this thread that the new stock kernel actually does a really good job of PCU management to the point where you may not even need SetPCU. BUT you can't overclock with the stock kernel. I'm running BFS8 and I'm o/c'd to 1190 with no problems at all. But if my finger slips and it huts 1228, instant lock :( I have my main set to 1190 and not only is it insanely fast and smooth, it's very stable too. I'm running the High Res and I don't know if it's a placebo affect or what but i swear it feels even smoother with the high res on.. Could be a placebo affect though. Either way, great battery life so far with bfs, VERY stable even when o/c'd, butter smooth. I say go for it...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Kewlkade:
Anyone experiencing market app download issues? Strange I go to download and it starts then dissappears in the notificaion bar up top.

I have o click on the app im trying to download again and cancel the download.

I went into applications manage and under running apps I clicked on the market app---cleared data then the download started and completed.

Ive been getting this since rom 1.4 i wonder whats up...
[EVO 4G Android Development] alcangel64:
i just installed it right now. but now i got all the apps i deleted back on the phone..... oh well. But now i can at least see the cpu scaling down and not staying at 998 like it was before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regulator207:
so you're saying that the native screen actually has more than 480x800 pixels and htc artificially lowered the ppi?
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Ive been getting around 20-22 hours per charge and ive been using the phone with heavy usage.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
So is the green battery circle mod a no go? If you can't get it I can live with the silver I just like the green-yellow-orange-red one a little better.

I'm really liking adw launcher with the high res zip!

Can you post the wallpaper that comes with your rom please. I can't find it and would like to be able to go back to it
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
It's under HTC Wallpapers
[EVO 4G Android Development] ebuechler3:
i think that im not getting a good wipe\clean install using clockworkmod recovery.. i cannot remove it though... is it just me or does clockworkmod recovery not work with this rom?.... i mean it loads up, but i keep getting that imfamous "bootloop", every couple minutes
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
This will eventually happen. Probably a day or two...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Unknownforce:
Is there somewhere I could download the HTC #7 Kernel?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I have been using clockwork for all releases so far without an issue. If you use apps2sd make sure to also wipe sdext. If it still happens can you get a logcat when it's boot looping?
[EVO 4G Android Development] arcadia2uk:
Thanks vaelek,

Although I liked the prior version I had some issues, why I choose not to use it. This one, on the other hand, is really nice.

A pity, unrelated to the ROM, that you can't have 'best of both worlds' ADW-lanchers 5x6 icons and horizontal scrolling of apps, LaunchersPros 7 screens and 3 docks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Sweet thanks! Must have missed it when I looked
[EVO 4G Android Development] ebuechler3:
i went back to amonra's recovery and did a complete wipe of everything.... hopefully this works... thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] SilverZero:
Silly question: We can just install one Sense app without having to include a bunch of other stuff, right? I prefer the Sense email app only because it allows me to set peak and off-peak polling intervals (I don't need it waking up every 15 minutes over the weekend to check my work email).
[EVO 4G Android Development] arcadia2uk:
I guess you mean kingx #7?

h**p://kingxklick.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=117&p=1611#p1611
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Actually he's referring to the HTC OTA kernel 2.6.32.15-g3a8614e htc-kernel@and18-2 #7 that is stock in 2.0.

I haven't seen the kernel posted by itself. I can make an updater zip for it at some point today. Use at your own risk on anything not based on the new OTA though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Hey Vael thought I'd give an update on my Launcher Pro/apps2sd issue:

I am still on 2.0b4 release, I tried to go to the 2.0 without a wipe and still had random reboots. So I nand back to 2.0b4 Oh well.

I noticed you are now using the ADWLauncher, and dropped LP+. The main reason I am using Laucher Pro Plus is the bookmark widget and the calander widget that come along with the paid plus version. What, if you know, would be an alternative to the bookmark app that is in Launcher Pro Plus that I could use in ADW? And not so importent a calander alternative? That way I can uninstall LP+ altogether cuz I would rather have your ROM's over Launcher Pro+ since that may be the reason for some of my reboots.

Sorry to go off topic but you're such a nice guy I figured I'd ask. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
thinking of ditching LP+ myself, has been causing slow wakes and lockups on my phone lately
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I've never really used those widgets so I don't know of any off hand that would be a good alternative. I will see what I can dig up though.

I haven't dropped LP, I just added ADW as another option.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Anyone having issues gaining Root

If anyone is having issues with apps not able to gain root (setcpu, root explorer, quick boot, etc) do this and it will fix it. Not sure what is causing it at the moment, only happens for some...

adb remount && adb shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
I've been using Launcher Pro without any problems at all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
had some issues with titanium not being able to gain root, but the problem seems to have fixed itself
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
yeah it used to work great on my phone, thinking of doing a full wipe, but its def LP causing the issues, because when i switch to ADW or default froyo launcher, the problems disappear instantly
[EVO 4G Android Development] Unknownforce:
If you could, I would appreciate it. BFS #8 gives me all sorts of weird issues, system process takes up 100% CPU and everything runs slow and the phone will reboot at random. I went back to BFS #5 for now, so it's working, but I'd love to test out the battery life on HTC #7, to me Battery life > FPS unlock and overclocking on a phone...

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
Not having any issues here. I actually uninstalled ADW and only using LP.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Hey Vael, just wondering, what's the screen res on the high res?

ROM still working flawlessly...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I'm not receiving mms on 2.0 with kings 8
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
If you don't want to wait for a kernel flash, you could just grab the non-BFS version of 2.0. If you're wanting to use the HTC #7 on something earlier than 2.0 I don't know how it will react being that it was part of the OTA that is now in 2.0 but not 1.4 and lower.

It doesn't actually technically change the resolution. It seems the screen does not display in it's true resolution but is actually scaled down. This scales it up some. It can go even further but gets difficult to read beyond where I have it set. If you want to figure out the math, the density is changed from 240 (stock) to 200 (hires), with native I believe being 160. The actual resolution is always 480x800.. So 160 would (i think) show true 480x800.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I was *just* about to post about this... I haven't had any sent to me to test receiving, but I and one other person aren't able to send MMS, both of us on kings. I can't flash back to stock kernel right now to test, but how is this working for everyone else for sending/receiving MMS on stock vs kings build? Was hoping to nail this before it was discovered, but right now I'm not sure what is causing it...

Thinking more, I'm 90% sure I have received MMS on 2.0, but I think it was on stock kernel..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I did a nandroid of 1.4 before upgrading to 2.0 if I do a restore will it take me back fully to 1.4 the way it was before I upgraded?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Yep. Nandroid will restore it exactly how it was.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
<< 2.0 w/ Kings BFS8 No problems at all sending or receiving MMS..
[EVO 4G Android Development] darksidejunkie:
2.0 w/stock kernel and I have not been able to send or recieve MMS all day long. Using Handcent as well. About to try a fresh reinstall and see if that fixes anything.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
it goes back to the 1.4 and the stock kernel? Do I need to wipe before doing a nand restore?
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
I just tried it and it worked. Now I just sent myself a test so I am not sure if that had anything to do with it. I am on 2.0 with stock kernal.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Will the fix for 1.3 work? I was going to try it but that apk isn't in my replaced file
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
sweet, good info....
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Nope, just do the restore! I have done many. :) not Vaelpak's fault :)

Personally, from Vael's instructions, I had to delete LP from my phone prior to upgrading Vaelpak then I download LP again and I am fine. It's something with that apps2sd or appext or something. But I haven't had an issue with anything else so who knows [/shrugs]
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigant262:
Whenever I am on Wi-Fi and try to send a MMS, it doesn't send, comes up with an error, something like generic network. Usually it would just switch to 3g and send it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
No need to wipe. Nandroid will restore kernel, system, data, cache, sdext, pretty much everything except radios, boot image (the one before the animation), and PRL. Your install will be identical in every way minus what I specified to what it was when you made the backup.

*grumble* damn phone just rebooted for the first time on me.. while tethering of course.

No, 1.3 had the AOSP MMS app installed, so the HTC one was in the replaced folder. 1.4+ put back HTC MMS, so removing it from the sd. You could try installing the one from the aosp folder.

There *has* to be a common link here somewhere... since it is working fine for some and not others..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
The one in the aosp folder just says uninstall and launch like its already installed. There is no install option
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Right, sorry, this is a problem with ASTRO. If you have Root Explorer, use that to install it, otherwise you can download EStrongs File Explorer from the market free. I know that one works. Astro just brings up the wrong screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
I just flashed King's Kernal and I have to say that it is running SLOW. Not sure what is causing it but it is unusable. Going to try Netarchy kernal now instead.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dmora01:
I love this Rom, the best! I just want to know where is the WiFi tether app?
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
Checkout post number 2 under FAQ's for a link. There has been discussion about this already.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
MMS

Regarding the MMS issues...

Those that it is working for with Kings, did you flash the BFS version of the rom, or the stock and flashed kings over it manually?

If you flashed the BFS version, have you changed kernels at all since?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigant262:
Nope, flashed BFS rom and only problem I seem to have with MMS is it won't send with Wi-Fi on and it takes a very long time to send an MMS.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
I went right from, 1.3a to 2.0 bfs. Never did the stock one. I've had no issues at. Haven't tried any other kernels though
[EVO 4G Android Development] steelersmb:
Not sure what happened but flashed again and now it's working much better.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
More on mms.. People working vs not working, did you restore mms data after flashing?

Better just add did you restore any system data, and what if so.
[EVO 4G Android Development] adeyo:
like guy above...kings kernel version is running S-L-O-W

Hi Vaelek! Thanks for what seems to be a promising Rom! My first try and all included seems to be awesome!!!! ...except for one thing that the user above recently posted. I was running Ava7, wiped all 3 items (system, cache, dalvik) then flashed your version with Kings kernel...it is running really slow. I just did my first linpack and got the following:

MFLOPS: 2.699

Time: 31.06 seconds

This is my first non-stock kernel experience...i was hoping to try to get some smoother video quality playback with the fps fix ;)

Thanks for any tips.

EDIT: JUST REBOOTED.... now getting 32.393 MFLOPS in 2.59 Sec. ...much better. Sorry i didnt try that before posting!

**Do I need to do anything additional to unlock the FPS cap? or is it already?
[EVO 4G Android Development] alcangel64:
I have one question how can I disable the new stagefright. I have no idea how to do it. I don't mind losing the streaming audio enchantment.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
If you have the BFS version with Kings, you have the FPS unlock. You can verify with fps2d, or quadrant if you see the fps go over 30 at any point. BFS should hit 54fps in fps2d

edit /system/build.prop

You will see 4 or 5 lines with stagefright in them (don't have it handy to get the exact lines sorry)

Change either the -http or -player one to false, reboot, test results.

I have seen it is not recommended to set them both to false, but I can't remember what issue(s) it can cause doing so.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Anyone having issues with 4G with 2.0 w/Kings bfs8? I'm not, but a friend wants to get this rom and he's curious if anyone else is having issues with 4g
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I installed the aosp mms apk like you suggested and it fixed my mms problem.

I did restore missing apps+data in titanium backup after I flashed 2.0 (that's what you wanted to know right? )
[EVO 4G Android Development] nbm400:
No 4g issues here.

I just switched to this rom and I am blown away! Excellent work
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Ok I spoke to soon. My mms is NOT fixed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Unknownforce:
Well I was hoping to avoid downloading it all over again and then having to re-do all my apps and crap, but I can do that I suppose.
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3gh05t:
Can someone post up an APK for the default Sense clock app?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Mudkip:
so as much as i love reading just dont have the time right now to check all the pots for bugs/fixed

on that note what is not working in the rom?

i see we have 4G working did they fix the snyc bug? and any mms problems?

going to download in a few minutes. from what i see im going to love this rom
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Isn't the HTC Sense clock only for HTC launcher? I don't think you can use it on anything else... That's why Vael put Fancy Widget 1.3 in the latest release. But I could be wrong.
[EVO 4G Android Development] playya:
Honestly I hear people saying certain things are not working but luckily I just factory reset wipe/wipe davlik and install rom... My 4g works no FC and all is well. My only issue is it has messed up Hulu and my XM does not work but not like thats the roms fault... overall great rom and with kings kernel even better
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3gh05t:
Dang it! I miss the World Clock...all the World Clock apps on the Market suck!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Mudkip:
so whats the main difference with king kernal and non king kernal.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrfuzzie23:
i've been running vaelpak 2.0 with STOCK kernel since a few minutes after vaelek released it and here are my experiences...

yesterday i was outside most of the day in a 4G zone so I had 4G going pretty much the whole day (off and on in some spots) and everything on the phone performed great! I unplugged at 11:15am and checked at 5pm and my battery was still at 73% even with 4g being on most of the time! the rest of the rom is running great too, it seems like WiFi drains the battery more than i experienced in other roms but I'm not exactly sure if it was the ROM that caused that or other factors..

would definitely recommend this rom! wish they would release the source for the kernel already so we could get this rockin kernel with some unlocked fps action! :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
If you mean the widget, it's not possible to use any HTC widgets here sorry.

If you mean the actual clock app, It's attached here, but be aware that if you use the alarm in it, and it goes off while locked, you won't be able to turn it off due to the AOSP lock screen.

Edit: woops it's not attached, gimme a minute....ok there

Right now with 2.0 the issues are

market hangs for some - fix in post 2

wireless tether missing - fix in post 2

MMS not working for some - still looking for the common link on this one

I know it's hard to keep up when we get to almost 100 pages.. so if you click the link in my sig to the live changelog, the work in progress tab will always have the most up to date information on current issues and planned changes, with post #2 being a close second.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
non-king = new HTC OTA stock kernel. CPU Scaling (from what i can tell), no OC, no FPS unlock, above average battery life

King = The main differences are Overclocking, FPS Unlock, undervolt, BFS

The first link in post 2 is to a doc that has more than you'd ever want to know about BFS if you aren't familiar with it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] atypical1:
The only thing that is giving me trouble is when I try to use the replaced browser. For some reason it either force closes my launcher pro or crashes the browser itself. I had no trouble with the browser that is supplied with the ROM though.

24 hours later and still digging the ROM. Using the HD mode and almost all of my apps play well with it. I've also gotten 52fps so I'm pretty happy about that. Overall my experience has been quite positive.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
If you replace the browser, you have to go into Settings > Apps > Manage Apps > Internet, and clear data/cache for it. Should work with no problems after that.

I would suggest the same process for any apps that are installed from the replaced folder.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I just did a nandroid restore back to 1.4 till you get the mms fixed but now I have a problem. Quick boot isn't working. I go into the app and click recovery and nothing happens. It worked fine when I did the nandroid. I did the market fix because it didn't work after my restore would that have anything to do with it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3gh05t:
Thanks so much vaelek!
[EVO 4G Android Development] silvagp98:
is 20-22 hours about the average with this kernel? I have corporate email pushed and do a decent amount of text and calls and i've noticed no change in battery life with this new kernel. Is everyone else noticing changes?
[EVO 4G Android Development] add309:
i flashed this in hopes of using the cpu scaling and fixing the fps issue.... everything worked great, EXCEPT there was no scaling and the fps was still locked at 30?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Ok I just re did the nandroid restore and quick boot worked fine. I used it to go to recovery so I could flash the market fix then once the market fix was installed quick boot didn't work. Wireless tethering doesn't work either after the market fix and it worked before the fix.

Its like the market fix breaks the super user access
[EVO 4G Android Development] silvagp98:
default phone app

is there some way to set the stock android phone as the default for incoming calls here? i've got the hires patch which effects the locked incoming call screen for the HTC dialer...i was thinking the other one might be different...or not
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Check post 2 for the apps can't get root fix
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
You have to download 2.0 with the Kings BFS8 kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] MSmith1:
+1. Was thinking of this exact thing today.