yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I'm pretty confident it has something to do with BFS9. The hi-res update.zip has been included for a few versions now and this problem seems new with 2.1. The kernel was the biggest change from 2.0.

I can't remember where the hell I found it before, but the process that was maxing my cpu was IQFD. I found this thread on it, and it pretty much confirms the kernel theory.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=760384
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
Sweet! Thanks again dude!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
So do you run BFS8? Do you reccomend not running BFS9?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowspeed:
My youtube doesnt work. How do i reinstall it ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Right now I still have 9. I will probably be flashing back to 8 if it happens again. And if everything is good on 8, then that will be the kernel used going forward unless a 10 fixes the problem.

It's not doing it to everyone, so if it's not happening, there really isn't any other reason to not use 9.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
What's wrong with it? Just tested mine and is working fine. You can't get it from the Market. It's attached here. You should be able to uninstall it normally and re-install from this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
yeah i get these random bouts of extreme slowdowns, the only thing that fixes it is a battery pull/reboot (if i can even get to quickboot). Im using bfs9. Suprisingly, this has happened to me on just about every rom/kernel combo I have used (I believe some of it is setcpu's fault tho), but same thing, Ill go into system panel, and it will be stuck at 100% or near 100% and thats if im lucky enough to get into it
[EVO 4G Android Development] BIGWORM:
Yeah, I also have SetCPU installed, though I'm not actively using it (profiles and whatnot). I think I should uninstall it and maybe go to the stock kernel. =/

*edit* Running SetCPU v2.0.1
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Lag Problems

Everyone that's having random lag problems.. Try this if you would.. Install the attached app and the next time it happens, run it and report back if the lag goes away. It does require root and is not all that elegant so if it is lagged to the point where you miss the 10 second timeout on the request for root, it will display a message that iqfd is killed but it really will have done nothing. I would suggest running it once while the problem is not happening so you can save it's root access ahead of time. It shouldn't cause any problems doing that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nolandrew:
Do you use switchpro widget?

I and others have had 4g turn itself on after reboot and randomly. Found the cause to be switchpro widget. It happened awhile back and turning on 4g manually in the wireless and network settings then turning it off seemed to make it go away...for awhile.

But then after the latest update it did it all the time and the autolock wouldn't work either. Then i noticed the instructions in the market said to uninstall switchpro widget before install. So when all else failed I read the market page :) ... anyways after uninstall and reinstall I haven't had any issues. :)

If you don't use switchpro widget, then i don't know what might cause it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowspeed:
Just launches i see a black screen and then it returns to where it was. No errors or anything...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Mdorty:
I don't have a problem with lag (though I'm running CM6 now, but didn't when I ran VaelPak either), but just out of curiosity, what does the app do exactly?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I do use SwitchPro and don't have this issue. I also don't have a 4G toggle on it though, maybe that is the key?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
It just kills the iqfd process.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Hey Vaelek. Is there any way that you can fix the psx4droid app to work with the hi-res? I have the apk if you need it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Checking this out right now.

For anyone trying to email devs and they don't know what they need to do to fix it, send them this :)

Density-independent pixel (dip)

A virtual pixel unit that applications can use in defining their UI, to express layout dimensions or position in a density-independent way.

The density-independent pixel is equivalent to one physical pixel on a 160 dpi screen, the baseline density assumed by the platform (as described later in this document). At run time, the platform transparently handles any scaling of the dip units needed, based on the actual density of the screen in use. The conversion of dip units to screen pixels is simple: pixels = dips * (density / 160). For example, on 240 dpi screen, 1 dip would equal 1.5 physical pixels. Using dip units to define your application's UI is highly recommended, as a way of ensuring proper display of your UI on different screens

Edit: Also for those wondering exactly what the density is and what ResToggle really does, since the resolution does not change... The density is changed from 240 to 200, lowering 1 dip from 1.5 pixels to 1.25 pixels. Making the effective resolution go from 480x800 to 600x1000.

I also just found this on Wikepedia, which makes me wonder why HTC sets it to 240. This would suggest that the true native resolution of the EVO is 540x920 if I'm doing my math right.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Success100:
roger that, next time i get the lag ill test and report back
[EVO 4G Android Development] Infinite520:
I have it off when I turn my phone off. I live in a 4g area but almost never turn it on.

Edit:

I don't use switchpro widget by the way.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Great info. Maybe they dropped it to make it easier for app developers?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Beats me.. If you want more info, there's tons here

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

Edit: OMFG this is so awesome. I think I will be able to use this to integrate customizations right in to the existing settings app. Among whatever other evil I can do :rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Zyf7jFbx4
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
That is some seriously cool ****
[EVO 4G Android Development] regulator207:
So how may physical pixels does the EVO truly have? Do you believe 1:1 mapping would be possible?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
According to the formula, a density of 160 would give 1:1 if dip values are used. Unless I'm misunderstanding something here, doing the math, I come up with 720x1200. It is quite difficult to read things at that density.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regulator207:
still. if the screen actually contained that many pixels. it would blow away the "retina display."

Retina display: 960x460 = 441600 pixels.

proposed Evo: 720x1200 = 864000 pixels.

This is all speculation of course.

anybody got a high res camera and want to count liquid crystals?? I am skeptical about this as having a screen with such high density of liquid crystals would be a breakthrough worth advertising.

But since the question has been brought up, we might as well investigate it further. heh.

Also, would our CPU/GPU actually able to handle a UI at that res?

too many questions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
If anyone hasn't tried psx4droid, you need to. SOOO awesome. The process of getting games are realy annoying but SO worth it. The only part that sucks is you have to play it with standard res for now. But switching it no problem with the hi-res app. Currently downloading Ace Combat... PLEASE let this be smooth...
[EVO 4G Android Development] hammysink:
this may be a totally horrid question but I've searched and can't find:

You say to put ttf fonts into /data/local/fonts however I'm not sure how to do this. I've tried using Astro to navigate to the SDCard to create the dir structure there but no dice. Also used it to attempt to create the structure on device storage.

Any advice?
[EVO 4G Android Development] riassan:
yeah use to use it with my iphone and it wasnt bad just wasnt always good develoer support, but ill check it out thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] BIGWORM:
Unfortunately, I had a chance to test that fixlag apk you posted earlier. I flashed the 3G hack PRL, and tried to *2 in the dialer, which gave me a fc, followed by the sluggishness. Was able to get to the program, grant su permissions, and it killed the lag...along with deciding to reboot my phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sed8ing:
Requests/Ideas/Questions for future ROMs

Wondering if it is possible to have a different wallpaper for the lock screen than the homescreen?

Loving the ROM as before...have been experiencing occasional lag as mentioned by some others and questionable battery life so just flashed back to Kings 8....will let you know how things work on it....
[EVO 4G Android Development] regulator207:
i am unfamiliar with the new unroot method and i am assuming it flashes a custom recovery.

easiest method is this:

1. take your sd card out and put it in your pc and transer the vaelrom .zip file to it.

2. with the phone off, reinsert card

3. with the phone still off, press and hold vol down and the power button until you get to a white screen.

4. use the vol up and down buttons to navigate to recovery and press the power button to select it

5. phone will reboot into the recovery

6. choose flash zip from sdcard and choose the vaelrom you transferred over.

7. profits.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Just one thing too add. Before flashing the rom (if your coming from another rom) you need to do a data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache. Then you flash the rom
[EVO 4G Android Development] Steve325:
there's an app called WidgetLocker that will allow you to do this
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
The /data folder is actually on the internal storage, not the sdcard. I'm not sure how the OS caches fonts, and putting them on the sd while it was not mounted might crash the whole damn thing.

I thought it had an option for Root in preferences, but it looks like Astro can not see inside /data. The best in my opinion for this is Root Explorer, but that is not a free one. The next best that I know of is EStrongs File Explorer. You will have to go into the settings for it and enable root mode, but that should allow you to see in /data and get to the local/fonts folder.

If you have a working adb, the absolute easiest method, is to get Android Commander (androidcommander.com) as you can browse the entire file system of the phone with root access from your PC.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Did the steps provided above fix this or are you still stuck?

I've tried Widget Locker, along with LockBot, and both (at least as of the last version I tried) have a serious flaw. Even if you choose to hide the notification bar, it can still be pulled down at times and used to bypass the lock screen entirely.
[EVO 4G Android Development] hammysink:
I used Root Explorer and was able to accomplish this. Thanks so much for your quick reply and it's obvious you have the patience of a saint. Your ROM rules! I see no reason to flash a different one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] michaelm718:
Great ROM this has been the best I've tried so far. The only thing that has been acting up which is the kernel which I know isn't the fault of Vael. BFS 9 has my battery dead after 5.5 hours while BFS 8 keeps my phone alive for about 8 hours. BFS 9 did give me a light speed boost though in my overclock. BFS8 1.22 ghz linpack 37-39. BFS 9 39.6-41.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Sounds like you either have the stock kernel version of 2.0, or flashed my stock kernel over 2.1. That is locked to 30FPS max and 998Mhz. You would need to flash a different kernel to get those. Due to the problems some are having with BFS9, I would recommend going with 8.

You can find the kernels here http://kingxklick.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=117&p=1611#p1611
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
It should be a zip file. You put it on your SDCard. Boot into recovery and flash the zip. BUT THIS TIME DON'T WIPE FACTORY DATA.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
What he said, but you may need to wipe dalvik cache. The wording will vary depending on which recovery you have, but you should have an option to flash a zip in there. If you have clockwork recovery, the dalvik wipe will be on the advanced menu.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Give it a few minutes to settle in and then give it a reboot, wait to settle in again, then do the benchmark, should help. The first boot is always slower after a flash.
[EVO 4G Android Development] randymac88:
Hey Vael - would this work with any ROM, or just yours?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Should work for any rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
After a reboot the browser scrolls pretty smooth and you can tell the fps uncap is working...then after a few hours of regular use it gets laggy/choppy again :( I don't get it...any known fix for this? Tried the lagfix apk but no luck.

Everything else stays smooth.. the browser is the turd under the Xmas tree.
[EVO 4G Android Development] FoeKilla:
Since you're collecting data, I'd noticed a big battery hit with 2.1 as well. Just flashed kings 8 and I'm noticing much less drain already
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
If it only happens in the Browser... have you tried clearing the cache? Which browser are you using? And are you browsing a lot of flash sites?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
Yeah I clear cache/cookies/history pretty much after every use...I'm using the stock internet browser not the aosp one. I'm mostly on android central.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
vaelek, question for ya.

It seems that even if I disable USB Debugging, after reboot it comes back. Is there a permanent setting to not re-enable it until I want to through settings?

I don't have to tell you how little available space we have on notification bar and ADB icon occupies most of it :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I think anyone messing with roms should have it on at all times *just in case* as it is required for ADB. I have not tried turning it off so never noticed that it turns back on. Will see what I can figure out here.

The stock AOSP has an option to disable just the notification. Ultimately, I want to copy this behavior and just permanently or with an option hide the notification for it. Thanks for reminding me :)

PS. It's not *so* bad in hi-res, if you haven't checked that out yet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
I know, I tried, but I am using L+Pro and the lack of columns and rows adjustments drives me nuts.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Contacts Widget

Some folks have asked about the scrollable HTC Contacts widget. Unfortunately, it cannot be used with this rom. It is not perfect, but there is one I just found called 'people widget' that is free in the market, and works on both LP and ADW, as long as you have scrolling widget support turned on in the launcher settings.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
One more reason for me to finally ditch the LP+ and switch back to ADW Launcher. If only there was a decent calendar widget... Pure grid doesn't quite cut it when compared to the one LP+ has :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
It seems to fix itself after I force stop the browser then start it again. Is there a way to make the browser force stop on exit? Or a way to make a shortcut directly to the browser force stop screen without having to navigate through all the menus each time?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
There is no built in way to do this. I can take the LagFix app I posted earlier and just modify it to kill the browser instead for you though. Otherwise you would have to either do it the way you have been, or use a task killer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Hey, try calander pad. I use that instead of the LP+ one that is spouse to be like HTC's. I wanna find a good bookmark widget like the LP+ HTC lookalike. Then I would ditch LP
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
Dude! That would be great if you could do that! Definitely have to buy you a few beers when I get paid :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
No offense, but this one is nothing like the HTC (or the LP+) Agenda one... :(

Still looking.
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Non taken, that's what we are all here for, try and test different things.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
DOH! 3 seconds after rebooting my phone because adb wasn't working it occurred to me I was trying to connect from my home machine I was remoted into :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Android Development] glenzos:
Hey V, Thanks this ROM is great, camera and 4g working great. I have one more question, I loaded the battery widget, when I moved it I guess I held it too long, it seemed to lock up my home screen. I could switch to launcher and that screen works but going back into Launcher Pro it was still locked. I restarted the phone and everything went back to normal. I did it again with Switch pro and it locked my screen again as Switch Pro stayed in a resizing state. Restarted and everyting was fine. Any ideas? I could still go into the menu I just couldn't do anything with the home screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Yea Launcher Pro has a resize feature that turns on if you long press something without moving it. To get out of it just hit the back button.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wrxphantom:
hey man rom looks great. when you coming out with the new build. that fixes some of the FC you stated. on 8/15
[EVO 4G Android Development] Skitzi:
Yep, but AOSP does not support GAL lookups from what I have been able to find.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Thanks man, I'm hoping to get the next one out sometime tonight.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wrxphantom:
freaking awesome. can't wait. ill be rechecking throughout the evening and tomorrow.

keep up the good work buddy.

BTW how about the camera is there 8mp and video is fps unlocked???
[EVO 4G Android Development] sweethip:
any chance of ditching the HTC email (because it can only sync 1 exchange account) and using the ASOP email or non htc email client ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Skitzi:
Will a wipe be required or can we install over the current build to keep our customizations and app installs?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Yes on both
[EVO 4G Android Development] LMMT:
So far this is my favorite rom. On the issue of the browser, I've found that if you install the browser app that is in the Vaelpak folder on the sd card, you can revert back to the original browser by going to settings/ applications/ manage apps/ running tab/ scroll down to, and select "internet," then select "uninstall updates." I did it last night and just retested it so I can confirm it works.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ctyke:
Rockin ROM!!! Made the switch to yours as my daily driver.

Side note, I installed Netarchy's kernel 4.1.2 Damaged version.. no luck after I OC'd, trying KiNgxKernel #7 now.

Thanks for your hard work on this one!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ZeeMox:
I love you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] LMMT:
I couldn't agree more. His attention to detail, and willingness to listen to feedback from us users will definitely make this my every day rom. I like that I can find my own perfect balance of senseless an sense, with the sense apps included on the sd card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Was planning on adding aosp email yes. 2nd post is now listing known issues and planned changes by the way everyone..

Do you have an alternate client to suggest?
[EVO 4G Android Development] MSmith1:
Any chance of providing us with a "no wipe" update option? I'd hate to wipe or flash an entire rom because I have deleted widgets/programs that I don't want back.

TIA
[EVO 4G Android Development] jfashion:
I just have to say this again, I LOVE THIS F #&*ing ROM. This guy stays on top of ****, where's your donate button?????

Sent from Evotistical Evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] suavestats718:
battery

how is the battery life on this rom bc so far it looks amazing about to download right now :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] wrxphantom:
sweet i can't wait for the new release.

ohhh baby
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Hey look who found multi-quote :)

Thanks man. If you feel the urge, the donate button is right under this. BTW I checked and I've had a number of clicks on the donate link but I just noticed the link went to a "fatal failure" page -_-.. Anyhow, for anyone who may have tried previously and should want to again, it should be fixed up now.

With SetCPU, it treats me well. The facebook issue will make short use of it though if left unchecked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Quick poll...

1. Keep toastmod kernel

2. Switch to Kings #6 (#7 is not fully stable with regards to OC and for that I won't package it in, if you want it, you should be capable of getting it installed)

3. Both

4. Some combination of the above and/or a kernel-less version (no guarantees if it will work with what you have)
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
LMAO! Senior moment, eh? :)

Few times already I tried typing ADB commands into my code in VS10, instead of command line and was wondering WTF :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
What about jorte? Check it out
[EVO 4G Android Development] GRRemlin:
Thanks, but not to my taste. I was looking for something that resembles the HTC stock one. LP+'s widget also looks like it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Robrasta:
Odd issue with flash player .. While the video plays fine but sound is slowed as if being played in real slow motion (like playing an old 45 at 33 speed)...

Flash was working fine on 2.0. Now running 2.1 with Kings 9. Flashed back to Kings 8 and even tried 2.0 again - same issue - slow sound. Tried both stock HTC and AOSP browser - same.

Any ideas? Thanks for your efforts Vael !
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Will edit with a link shortly.. look for a thread titled flash hulu stagefright fix (not exact wording but should be on one of the first pages) it talks about that very issue with solutions I believe

Edit: Here is the link - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782169
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Here you go man
[EVO 4G Android Development] Abracastabya:
Sick! Thanks a bunch V!
[EVO 4G Android Development] JerzyIroc:
Hey Vaelek. Any luck with the psx4droid resolution fix?
[EVO 4G Android Development] webby_s:
Dude, you're good. Since you're this good could you make something that would make the browser be like a regular browser and not default to some mobile sites? You know, like not having to type in About:debug and select the regular browser option at the bottom? Just a thought.
[EVO 4G Android Development] silvagp98:
hey vael...earlier in this thread you mentioned that even with your hires patch the screen wasn't at it's highest resolution...what would need to change in that patch to see what the highest resolution looks like? i like everything really small and i'm just curious to see how it would look. if it's too difficult it's probably more than i need to mess with but if it's as easy as changing a few numbers i wanted to give it a try. thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Not yet. Got distracted by what I found in that vid link I posted :rolleyes:

Pretty sure I can do something here though..

Excellent! So the hulu app actually works this time?

Hey yea that's something I'll have a look at.

What you want to do is edit /system/build.prop and look for the line ro.sf.lcd_density=###

It should be either 240 or 200 depending on which mode you are in. If you want to see "native", set it to 160. If you want to see what wikipedia claims is it's true density, set it to 216. (This does not jive with the numbers as being accurate, whether the density or resolution is wrong idk)

If you have Root Explorer, you can do everything from there just go to /system and tap the r/w button at the top. long press build.prop and there should be an option to edit it, might have to scroll.

You'll have to reboot for it to take effect. If you like things small you'll love 160 lol.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BIGWORM:
Wait, so bigger number = smaller dpi? I got root explorer, and I'd like to try this myself.