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[Droid Incredible Android Development] smt0222:
Thanks for great and stable ROM... it's my first after waiting to root all this time and your philosophy matches mine. Stock but improved. BTW, I think as long as you can play the YouTube videos via the YouTube app then your Flash compromise is the best solution as of now.

Also, do you think you could link some of your other recommendations (like you did for Rosie and remove notification icons) instead of relying solely on ROM Manager to find out what goodies are out there? ROM Manager is sometimes too automated (and and after getting used to installing lots of zips and apks, I seem to prefer the manual method.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] bluetooth_decay:
First off, thanks for the great ROM. Stable and fast so far -- makes me wonder about whether the "Sense bogging the phone down" assertion is a myth.

And it is hard to believe Google hasn't worked this out.

My personal opinion (and I'm probably in the minority) is that I don't use full Flash. I don't watch Hulu and having full Flash enabled makes the browser too slow with all the ads trying to start it up. I do listen to streaming audio, however, and would prefer that that work well.

Maybe this could be switchable at install time, or on reboot?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] slak?:
Agreed 100%
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dirkdigital:
Brilliant work. It's devs like you who make Android great. I've been running it for three days with no major complaints.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] seanzer:
You can switch it to on demand mode in the settings, so you have to click to activate any flash. It also eliminates the laggy browser issue..
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
I'll do my best to keep the links updated in the thread but I am going to relying heavily on ROM Manager. I think the vast majority of users prefer not to have to download a zip, copy it to their phone, reboot into recovery, apply it then reboot again. That's once you've been able to hunt down what you need. ROM Manager provides a way to present everything in a single place, offer choices and options, then carry out the work. Being as technical as I am, I still prefer automated methods when they "just work", which is certainly the case here.

So long story short, the direction I'm going with ROM Manager will continue to expand. I like how quickly and easily I can provide OPTIONS to people, with a UI rather than mucking with command lines.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] smt0222:
By all means, I'm just happy with your ROM! Keep using ROM Manager but I was just wondering if there could be a text list (maybe not links) of "seems to play nicely" options in ROM Manager for Virtuous in your post # 2, since a lot of it is mingled amongst the 66 pages.

Thanks for your hard work!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
I agree. Better quality streaming audio is my reference. I noticed the difference between 2.0 and 2.5. Audio quality went down in 2.5. I stream slacker.

An install choice or a option download like your gmail fix would be great.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rfarrah:
FWIW, I prefer to use ROM manager and I'm glad to see you're in that group. Again, thanks for all your hard work!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
i vote for breaking youtube via browser
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
To show my appreciation for your support a donation is at your inbox. Don't drink at all at once, or do.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] metalmenance:
Just my 2cents....

1.I also prefer just watch youtube on app so that I dont have messed up audio

2.I vote for rom manager, its clean and so easy to use, finding updates is quick when I might not have time to go through many thread pages

3.GREAT WORK, this rom is the cats ass!!! I was using the blueraider theme over it until yesterday when I tried the Evo theme in rom manager and it mixes things up very nice.....:D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jbdan:
+1

So the blueraider theme plays nice with Virtuous2.5? You have 2.6 in your sig! :rolleyes:

1 ques for you metal...does the Incredible revolution theme still change your settings menu to an "evo-like"? I didn't like this about the orig revolution theme.

thx ;)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] metalmenance:
Yes blueraider was on mine till yesterday, from the start of this sweet rom

No this revo theme is way better than before, its clean and colorful without changes your talking about

OP mentioned 2.6 coming soon so when changing my signature this morning I just decided to anticipate :D LOL
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jbdan:
Awesome thx so much!!:p
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
when speaking of my ass please do not use rom in the same sentence
[Droid Incredible Android Development] khanam:
hahahaha. that was funny!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dkhait:
Long Press Volume

Is there a way to get long press volume to change the track , like cynogen or other vanilla rom have?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] WhammyDroid:
I can use the YouTube app until it is fixed. No worries.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] bahill:
Quoting myself... I can't update or download anything in the market. Note that I did not wipe before flashing.

Any other thoughts before I do a full wipe and reflash?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Received, thank you! :D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
So, 2.6 is coming today folks. The update will show up as a notification via ROM Manager and I'll be offering it two different ways: as a patch upgrade from 2.5 and as a full download. The benefit is that the patch is only 4MB right now, versus 150MB+ for the full ROM. I'm going to try to do this going forward to make upgrades that much easier.

It's not a huge release but there are some changes you guys will appreciate. For example, after 2.6 is applied and you remove the stock apps from /data/app, you won't need to remove them again in subsequent releases -- I'm keeping track of what I've copied there so they won't be copied again. Similarly, the same will go for EZ-Customizer settings. So if you've used the customizer to remove some more stock apps, I'll keep track of that and remove them automatically when you re-apply the ROM.

The more minor changes are: Peep returns (it works again), Gmail/Voice Search fix integrated and ROM Manager is included with the ROM. I'm actually not providing an easy-removal option for ROM Manager because it's critical to the function of Virtuous. Those who are adamantly against using it will need to remove it manually via adb. ;)

Expect a 2.6 notification in your status bar a bit later today.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
The Rom manager option won't conflict with a purchased Rom manager will it?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
It will not, since the purchased version is just a key. And if there's ever an update, it'll just be installed in /data/app. Android is smart enough to use the newer version if there is a conflict between /system/app and /data/app.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
great! i'll be waiting...

question. i have been removing status bar elements using update zips so i'm anxious to download the virtuous EZ-customizer to easily accomplish that.my question is how is that download different that the "status bar mods" download? and should we download the new 2.6,then the EZ-customizer or will rom manager flash them both at the same time?

thanks
[Droid Incredible Android Development] heliotropeUCSD:
I use LauncherPro instead of sense, but I "Desense" my own roms in ADB. If I open and repackage Virtuous 2.6 using AndroidKitchen, remove the /system/app directory, and flash it, will I still have access to OTA? I don't want all the sense stuff put back, but I want a nice deodexed stock rom.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] phoenixs4r:
Thanks for releasing a patch as well as a full release.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] OSully:
Any idea when 2.6 will be along? I was going to flash today, but I'll hold off if it's right around the corner.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Picao:
Will this also keep track of what we have changed such as bootanimations and such? I don't like having to redo this every time that an update has come out.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] itisjustme:
Wow, I do appreciate the dedication you are putting into this rom. I use my Dinc for business as well as personal use so having a solid, reliable, stable, clean ROM like Virtuous is a breath of fresh air as opposed to some of the kiddie ROM's I have seen out there. Your work is appreciated by many, thank you very, very much.

Now on a side note has anyone given any consideration to the newest leaked radio (2.15.00.09.01) with use with Virtuous?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] bahill:
Ok, disregard, must've been something else, because now I can update no problem. Weird.

So, still ok with flash directly over SkyRaider Sense.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Picao:
I am using the new radio on 2.5 with no problems so I don't see that 2.6 should be any problem. I am getting lower dB with this radio so its getting better reception.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
A smaller negative number is higher db's. Better signal strength.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] parcou:
I too an a business man like the other guy and needing a good clean rom stock rom without the mess. I was stock and now using this rom as of last night v2.5. I really like and I will donate as soon as I can get all setup and test it out...promise...!!

As a newbie how do I do these functions here:

"Numerous customization options via ROM Manager, such as Virtuous' EZ-Customizer which allows removal of more stock apps without the use of adb or shell, status bar mods provided by pmf, Incredible Revolution theme and more."

Do I need to just download the rom manager or purchase it. I will just need some direction...???

Thx
[Droid Incredible Android Development] onetimeuse:
I'm liking the extended functionality added by ROM manager. Would love to see more theme options!

Thanks :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
No problem, glad to provide something reliable. I use my Dinc the exact same way, for business and personal so I need to be able to make sure it works all the time.

I actually upgraded to the 2.15.00.09.01 last night and it seems fine so far. I can't say what has changed but I have not had any problems. Might be worth upgrading to if you've been having trouble with 3G/wifi or anything along those lines. The only information we have on it is that it was built on 9/1, so it's "newer". Either way, worst case it's easy to downgrade.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
The free version on the Market will work just fine. The premium version adds some nice features and rewards one of our most important developers in the community, koush. So buying the premium serves two useful purposes: supporting solid devs and giving yourself some additional tools such as kicking off nandroid backups with a nice gui and being able to step away.

I'll be including the free version of ROM Manager beginning in 2.6 but yeah just grab it from the Market for now.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] shabubu:
Interesting... is there a guide that shows how to do this? Is it possible to leave some HTC apps in (calendar and call list for example) or are they all intertwined and stuff?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] k_flan:
You'll lose a lot of the sense widgets if you run a different home, but launcher pro is indeed awesome.

Edit: easy home is an easy way to switch to test with out much commitment. Just save your scene in sense.

sent from xda app
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Casbah:
Gotta say I like the Virtuous ROM VERY much and I've tried SkyRaider and Cyanogen (which I like also) running virtuous right now with King BFAX #2 kernel and SetCPU at 1100mhz

Quite stable so far and nandroided as a keeper!

Sent from DInc running Virtuous ROM
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Casbah:
I went ahead and.purchased Rom manager as it helps the devs n us with their continued excellent work since none of us would have this opp w/out them :)

Sent from DInc running Virtuous ROM
[Droid Incredible Android Development] heliotropeUCSD:
Desense

There isn't really a guide. Sadly, you lose the HTC Widgets, but the apps all work just fine. If there is interest I can post the .apks that I disable. I use to do it in ADB, but now I have been repackaging Virtuous with a modified rEVOlution notification bar / icons, a bunch of removed apks, and nothing else. I'm going to make the new setup for Virtuous 2.6 and hope that the patch method allows me to stay up-to-date without repackaging. Maybe RMK40 has a suggestion as to a better way?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
2.6 in rom manager :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] onetimeuse:
nice :cool:
[Droid Incredible Android Development] trimax84:
adbWireless (search market) eases the hassle a bit. Could probably even make a quick .bat file to help too...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] smw420:
RMK, could you update the OP with the changes for 2.6? I'm a diehard Virtuous user and love knowing about all the hard work you put into it. I like the details. THANK YOU, SIR! :D

-M
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Yep, done. :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] fader01:
•Eliminated transparency in notification pull down, as it was generally unpopular

NO WAY!!!! can it be added back somehow? I cannot believe enough people do not like it that you would remove it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] smw420:
OMG, now THAT's called SERVICE! I just asked for that about 10 seconds ago. You da man! Thanks again!

-M
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
I'll add it as a mod.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] k_flan:
Thank you, I like it a lot too

sent from xda app
[Droid Incredible Android Development] fader01:
Thanks, and sorry I did not mean for my post to sound like a spoiled little brat throwing a tantrum. I was just shocked to see it and I had already flashed the update.

I do appreciate all the work you put in the ROM and I understand you have to please the masses.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] trimax84:
I did like the transparency, although I've seen some that look like a solid black at maybe 50% opacity, which looks cleaner than the crosshatch....just an opinion :) Stay true to your original goals.

....now to figure out how to revert back from custom themes, just in case I want to give Incredible Revolution a spin :D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
just nandroid before you flash ;)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] trimax84:
So no easy way, huh? What happens if I apply the theme, make a bunch of changes, and then only want to reverse the theme part? Eh...might be worth the experiment :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] smw420:
IMHO the perfect OS is Virtuous 2.6 with INCredible REVOlution. I just can't get enough of it. I'm reflashing 4 Dinc's with this recipe right now and lovin every minute of it. I'm such a crackhead. :p

-M
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Forgot to mention one other change you guys probably noticed already. First reboot after an upgrade or install takes a while now. It's because I'm clearing the cache and dalvik cache to eliminate any possible conflicts. Some people had reported odd behavior after flashing, which this should resolve.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
Updated using the 2.5 to 2.6 patch with no issues. Looks and works good.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] philaPete:
Rebooting now after 2.5 to 2.6 patch via ROM Manager.

Thanks for all your hard work!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] d213rr:
This may be a noob question, but with 2.5, and now 2.6, I am having an issue where the screen goes to landscape mode with many of my apps and won't rotate to portrait when I turn the device. Auto-rotate is checked in settings/display. Any thoughts or should I restore a nandroid backup and wipe/reinstall 2.6? Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Casbah:
Don't like peep and already applied Google patches so no real need to upgrade to 2.6 from 2.5 right?

Sent from DInc running Virtuous ROM
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
Not seeing that behavior here on 2.6
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n99hockey:
Is it me or is the EZ-Customizer and Status Bar Mods in ROM Manager load the same menu (both lead to the Status Bar Mods).

the EZ-Customizer used to lead to being able to remove apps and such, I thought.

And yes, please bring back the transparent notification bar :)

Thank you so much for all your hard work!!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Peep can be removed via EZ-Customizer. Anything you remove using that tool is gone for good even in future Virtuous installs unless you completely clear data (I run a tool I plan to provide eventually).
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
That's right. I plan to remove the status bar mods section and have all the customization options go through one place, kind of like a wizard. With each step of the wizard allowing you to leave things as is if you so choose.

The idea is, you flash your rom, run the customizer once and off you go with a ROM setup for your needs.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n99hockey:
I wanted to remove Peep, but couldn't, since it doesn't point to any apps.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] :
I did the update via rom manager. And upon reboot my wifi now says error.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Not following you. Can you clarify?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Did you have a custom kernel installed? Which update did you apply, patch or full?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] :
This is the order I did..

I had 2.5 with BFS 2 Kernel

went 2.6 patch then did the Stock Kernel (via your link in rom manager)

Then noticed wifi said error
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n99hockey:
Sorry, I wanted to uninstall some stock apps with the EZ-Customizer, but when I go to it, it brings up the Status Bar Mod screen, so I can't.

Make sense?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
OK, the reason is that you have the king wifi driver and my kernel. I'll update my kernel package to prevent this situation from occurring but in the meantime you have two options:

1. Download the full 2.6 and apply it.

2. Reinstall the BFS2 kernel.

Either will get you up and running. I'll update my kernel patch tonight.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
From that screen select no change, hit OK, the next screen asks you what you want to remove.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] :
Ok thanks. If I download the full 2.6 do I need to do a full clear?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n99hockey:
Oooooooh, well now I feel dumb.

Thanks!!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Nope, just apply it and you're good to go.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
i have root explorer force closing...i installed king2 kernel...is that my problem?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
something weird ,,,i uninstalled root explorer and reinstalled it and all is well
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmoney:
Any chance of a patch to put transparency back in? The only reason I'm hesitant to run mods like Smooth Icons or Remove Location/Alarm is because none of them support the transparency.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Transparent notification window + hidden location icon is up in EZ-Customizer. This should give you exactly what was provided by default before 2.6.

Enjoy.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] houserk:
fc with voice search

I can't seem to get google voice search to work properly on my DInc. I've had this problem since Virtuous v2.4, and I was hoping 2.6 would fix this for me. VS never seems to find the "to" in my "send text", although I now have deleted and added back all of my contacts as type google instead of phone. Additionally, when I try to press the microphone and fill in the correct "to", I get a FC. In fact the FC happens whenever I touch the microphone to add more to the message.

When I first installed 2.4 I did not wipe data/cache, so when I went to 2.5 rom I wiped to see if that would help. It didn't. Interestingly, with 2.4 I was able to go into the Market app and install Voice Search again. That stopped the FCs. But with 2.5 and 2.6, I could no longer install or uninstall Voice Search from Marketplace. With 2.6 still having the problem, I tried deleting the VS apk using root explorer. Then I reinstalled Voice Search from the marketplace. That seems to have fixed the FC issue for me. However, VS still is not correctly identifying my contacts in the "send text to".

PS thanks so much for Virtuous. It is great. And thanks for making the transparent notification optional. I really like th3ese little touches in the ROM, like transparency and silencing the startup sound.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] trimax84:
What makes the Evo camera app better than the default one? (In the 'extra goodies' section?)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rmk40:
Not better, different. For one it has a shutter button on the touchscreen, rather than having to hit the track point. Some people prefer that.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] OSully:
Any chance of getting the transparent app drawer as an option?

Also would be awesome to have the option to use the super smooth battery icon.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SeanRinVA:
Thank you for making 2.6 a simple patch upgrade from 2.5.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] d213rr:
I can't figure out how to correct the screen orientation issue. Also, I noticed that I'm getting a wifi error after the upgrade from 2.5 to 2.6. DL'ing full 2.6 and going to wipe and re-load and hope these issues will go away.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] clxa:
Watching youtube from the site is still broken. Youtube app works fine though
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SeanRinVA:
I seem to have found a "bug" with the customizer - it removed the apps, but not the widgets. They show in the widget menu as errors.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SeanRinVA:
I forgot to add - I really like the Incredible Revolution. I want the background, however...it didn't download.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CatsTide:
it's a separate download from the revolution thread
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n99hockey:
Is there anyway to add a new lock screen in the 'Goodies' section?

I havent found an app that will work right, seems my Exchange Server is forcing my HTC Sense lock screen.

Just a thought.

Keep up the great work!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pimpindexter:
I have to say first off great work with the ROM.

Not sure if you have somewhere to put issues I ran into but here it goes.

I have noticed when sending MMS/TXT message that not all my users get their photos.

For example most of my contacts have photos to start with, they get linked with Facebook and their get their photo from Facebook.

That’s shows up fine in my contact list however when you message them some users have a photo some do not. Let me know if you need a screen of it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] -Michael_:
Has anyone had wifi issues after upgrading to 2.6? Upgraded last night with the patch and my wifi says "error" when trying to turn it on? Anyone else experience this?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] anicotra:
No issues with WiFi here.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
Radio version?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] JeeperDon:
I did the patch update and just tested wifi just fine (don't normally use it, forgot how fast it is :D).