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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] codnik:
I've been running this on the 691 kernel since release. I'm considering going down to the stock kernel or something, to save up on battery. Can anyone tell me how does the default kernel for this release compare to flykernel-10a at default speeds? Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] marleyfan61:
I am using floyo 0.8 which uses the flykernel 10a. No overclocking as I don't need it. I am now at 50 hrs of reasonably light use with bluetooth and/or wifi on all the time. Battery currently sits at 34 percent.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dcmedia:
Try a reboot after restoring apps, that should help.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] raidei:
Is the "wakeup automatic brightness off" bug related to too low freq when screen is off?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
Nice one mate! its been bugging me the last few days, thanks for the info :D appreciate it
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jason4656:
ok i pretty much am having the same as everyone else, the rom is great just very poor battery life, this is my 2nd phone and it runs down faster than my main phone which i talk all day on! only send a few texts on this and they are both running similar roms.

i have done all the options for battery life with the 748 kernel and just no changes, so i have just flashed the 576 kernel will give that a go for the next couple of days and see how it is, hoping to improve battery and also hope the phone wakes up better than pressing buttons 5 x!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] :
Resend Failed SMS

Afternoon all,

I regularly loose signal due to being on the train and quite often when I send a text message it fails. Is anyone aware of a way to resend the message?

I've see similar in other ROM's but in this one my work around has been to long press the message and forward it.

Cheers Andy
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] robbo990:
I have had a similar issue - but I press Menu, Folders, Unsent Messages - Long Press - Resend
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
I cant seem to find the option to link my facebook profile to my own number :confused: like when i view text conversations, a thumbnail of the recipient persons picture comes up, but mine stays as the blank android pic :o anyone know how to fix this?

Many thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dekamano:
sorry for late answer, but i found my problem, DSPManager was the source of evilness in my case :(. Had to disable equalizer and the effects. Cheers for help tho.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] EMiranda01:
When it fails to send the message, there's a little red triangle with an exclamation mark in it at the corner of the message. If you tap that, the message will re-appear in the text box and all you have to do is press 'send' again.

Also on a side note: i'm also getting random reboots. Happens once a day or once every other day if im lucky. Not sure why this just started happening all of a sudden
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dkelley:
FYI - I ran this rom over night, was at 86% when I went to bed. before bed I turned off background sync and data (wifi and bt were off obviously too) since disabling those is my new favorite sleep setup. it means I can leave all volumes up still but won't get notifications which wake me up but if someone calls for an emergency I'll still get woken up without having to worry about splitting volume control of notifications and rings... and a great side effect is it saves battery life like crazy.

I got up 6.5 hours later (though I wish I'd slept that entire time...) and checked juice plotter (I'm not running juice defender right now, just juice plotter to track battery use). battery was STILL AT 86%. not one iota of battery drain.

try that on your phones - if you disable what I disabled and leave it alone, the only way your battery will drain is if you have an app behaving badly. And if so then the problem isn't the froyd rom, it's that app, and you need to find out how to kill that app or just remove it completely if it's eating your battery.

In theory at least that should help. Obviously if it doesn't, if there is no known app, then it's somethign that hacre et all is probably already trying to solve. But in the meantime, I guarantee that at least SOME people with huge battery drain are having issues with one or more apps that are eating their batteries, not wtih the froyd rom itself.

Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] marka2k:
Today my Exchange Sync stopped working says it cannot open server connection, verified I have access to data, I can hit the OWA page from the browser, removed and re-added the account no go.

I restored Villain V12.0 from a nandroid backup and it works, so I restored FroydVillain 1.5.0 and no work :(

Funny thing it has been working since V1.5.0 came out anyone else experience this issue?

In the meantime have to go back to Villain V12.0
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ziggy1001:
Whilst i'm not currently using this rom i have tried every version of this rom + all the elelinux variants, Floyo 0.8, the latest Cronos etc and i never fail to get less than 2+ days battery life from any of them:cool:

Most of the time all i need is text and phonecalls so 2G on

everything

else off when i don't need it, it really does work wonders. The other thing i have noticed is despite the fact that i'm one of the lucky one's who's Hero will run stable @768 overclock about the only benefit i can see from this is apps opening a few milliseconds quicker and higher Linpack scores, in everyday use the high clock speed gives zero benefits whilst draining the battery quicker.Also calibration definitely improves things after doing that the other night my current rom was still 100% 15 hours later (ok the % display is definitely not linear) and 48 hours later it's 53%

Yeah i know having to switch on/off wifi, data, sync, GPS, bluetooth etc is a pain but that with a mild 576 overclock achieves what i want from the battery life and if you use the power control widget it's quick to do
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
Another bug i'm finding is with the weather & toggle widget... whenever i turn on the screen the weather animation plays.. whether it be the clouds moving across the screen, the sun glow, the rain etc. Its quite irritating, on the old Villain ROM it only happened on the home screen, but now it happens on any screen when i hit the screen on button :o

Not sure if its the ROM or the app that has the problem...

On a side note: i dont get more than a day and a half battery out of mine. i fear i'll have to jump onto the blackberry trend and carry my charger around with me haha
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] frottage:
I experience this fairly regularly - possibly once a day - a reboot generally resolves things though
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] marka2k:
I wish tried rebooting several times no go. Funny thing I never had a problem till last night.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nicknyhk:
hey guys this is gonna sound stupid but i cant seem to find the smart dialer in version 1.5
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Gynjanynja:
Doesn't have one so download dialer one to have that feature.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] McGregorous:
Does anyone else have overheating problems? I'm on the default kernel (576mhz) and have managed to burn two sim cards.

I've changed cpuspeed to ondemand. What else do you guys suggest?

Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
Thanks for the work put in to this rom! It's really great! Loving it :)

Got some battery issues myself, but trying different ways to improve it. Lasts about a day (~24hrs) with regular use (data on, wifi and gps on/off when needed).

Either way, the thing I really was wondering is if there's a way to install the old 2D gallery since the 3D one is a bit buggy and slow?

I've tried to remove the Gallery3D.apk and replace it with Gallery.apk in /system/app using Root Explorer, but that didn't seem to work? Is it possible using ADB? Or possible at all? Or is the old 2D gallery a Sense app?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kac.:
Try B&B Gallery - much better than messing about with Gallery3D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
Thanks, but I've tried B&B (MultiTouch Gallery), Just Pictures! and Photo Burst, but I still miss the old, fast and easy 2D Gallery. :/
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
i tried dialer one, and Nubdialer apps for the smart dialer feature. However both are quite slow and unresponsive, which leads to mis-typed numbers etc. The stock 2.1 dialer is much much faster :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] toxic-hero:
i agree with you totally!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] StNickZA:
Something I could SWEAR was there before was the ability to send a contact via Text Message using the "Send contact via" feature.

Not sure if this was removed or if I was perhaps not using FroydVillian when I last made use of this feature.

Found an app on the market called "Share contact via SMS" that does the job, but it feels like a hack for something that should be there in the first place.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dkelley:
+1

same here, same solution. none of the unlock lag people experience with juice defender either, although juice plotter is an invaluable tool for tracking battery use/life that I always run now even though I haven't setup defender for a week now, I prefer my phone responsive and am quite capable of disabling wifi/updates/apn in the power control widget.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dkelley:
in what way? b&b is much faster at thumbnail creation and does everything else the same speed pretty much AND it differentiates between video and still pics in a smart-folder style display.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dkelley:
I personally haven't found dialer one to be slow. make sure you disable haptic feedback (vibrate) when typing in the dialer.

but that's how life goes - no built in smart dialer means third party app which means loading time. Depending on which froyo rom you're running you may find dialer one is more responsive or less responsive too. they seem to manage memory differently or something like that. Each froyo rom I use, and I've repeatedly tried each of them, seems to put a priority on different things (I mean developer's priority, not process priority ;-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
Cool thanks for the tip. It definately speeded things up, but still leaves room for improvement. I can understand what your saying though about it being 3rd party app though. Perhaps it might be possible to incorporate in the next updated ROM :)

Having said that, i see from your signature you're running your hero @ 614mHz. Mine is at 576MHz Max. Maybe i'll try updating to the kernel you have... and see if that improves things!

EDIT: Ok, this might be a dumb question... but i have to ask :o how do i use the kernels posted on the first page? do i just put it on my SD card, boot phone in recovery, and flash from SD card? Do i need to do any wipes? will i lose any data? etc
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
B&B seems pretty good (and it's fast!), but I'm missing the option (unless I've overlooked something) to not show all those galleries. In the old 2D one from Sense, I could hide the "All Pictures" and "All Videos", etc. galleries. Only showing the ones I wanted. Now I've got several unneeded folders.

Say I'd like to show Camera Pictures and Camera Videos in two separate folders. It does that great, but then (in my opinion), I wouldn't need the Camera Media folder. And same goes for videos. Since I've got only one folder under videos at the moment, the All Videos and the other video folder shows the same media. Ergo, one more "duplicate" folder.

I'd like to be able to hide the "All" folders :)

Then again, I'd probably get used to it this way. Or I could just ask the dev. to maybe implement it in a future version. Kinda bought B&B gallery since it was $0.99 today. :)

Or if this really can be done, and I've just overlooked the feature. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] descenpet:
yes, just like you said. and no you don't need to wipe and you won't lose any data.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
Thanks, just flashed a new kernel :) Trying Flykernel-10a by erasmux first. lets see how the battery holds up :cool:

Also if i used a kernel without boot animation... does this mean the boot time would be faster? or just the same length of time... but with just a blank screen? :confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] toxic-hero:
b&b is indeed a very good gallery BUT the opening page is just soooo ugly and also a total waste of space.

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
Have to agree with that. It really needs a revamped UI. It's really not looking good. It's functional, but as you said, ugly. Anyway, I'm keeping it for now. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Schiehallion:
Calico -

Quicker boot friend
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Calico5:
Thanks for the info mate :D Will test it out if battery life isnt up to scratch with this kernel! :cool:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] antipode:
How come I can't enter names in de dialer? It's much quicker to call a contact on the dialer screen if you type in his/her name instead of a number. That's about the only thing I really would like to see in a future update.

Just my two cents. FroydVillain FTW!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] toxic-hero:
the default dialer is a very basic one. install dialer one or nub dialer instead.

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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pich78:
Hello,

I'm reading a lot of post talking about kernel speed reduction.

I'm using the rom with great success with kernel @ 730 MHz.

I want to know if I get the same results installing a kernel with a lower top speed or reducing the clock frequency using the SetCPU application.

Thanks

Pich
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ziggy1001:
Just play around with SetCPU and decide yourself what's the best settings for performance/battery life. Try to gauge how programs and UI perform ie real world effects rather than slavishly thinking Linpack higher phone better
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pich78:
Ok, I'll do this try.

But the real question was a little different: is there a difference using a kernel @ 524 MHz and using a kernel @730 MHz with maximum frequency limit set at 524 MHz?

Thanks

Pich
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ziggy1001:
Sorry i did get that;)

AFAIK the speed is exactly the same in both cases although set by a different method so no difference

Using SetCPU and a high kernel speed would be more flexible as you have more options to vary the speed on the fly whilst if you start with a low kernel speed you have to flash to increase it

If you read the comments of some experienced rom users they feel that with the optimizations used in this build OC the rom just ain't necessary
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] squeeish:
Sigh I've no idea why I keep getting random reboots. I've viewed most of the last_kmsg and they all have "ARM9 has crashed" :rolleyes: They've gotten worse recently... they all happen when I'm using the phone

First I flashed the 691 kernel. Random reboots.

Then I went back to 576. Still random reboots.

Then I uninstalled cpuspeed, flashed flykernel (non BFS) with setcpu, same thing.

I'm now back to nindroid (this default kernel) with setcpu, same thing.

Then the phone freezes for no reason sometimes. It's like my phone is totally out of whack now. :( As I typed this my phone just froze again on receipt of a whatsapp message. :mad:

Someone help me! :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ArVanHas:
Hi. Had the same problems. After shutting off compcache and setting CpuSpeed (screen off) to interactive instead of to conservative, it all seemed to work just fine.

But last week, after a trip to Munich, where i used my hero for navigation and musicplayer, i had several crashes. Like it was piling up in memory, aka running out and then crashing into reboot. Even reflashed 1.5 on the road, which was a bit better afterwards but still a reboot every hour.

After i returned home i re-flashed 1.4 (with all fixes ofcourse) and since then i had no fc's, no reboots and no memory problem anymore. Not even after running Co-pilot, Mortplayer, Handcent and a phone call at the same time!

Well... Co-pilot had to start again, but no more reboots.

I'm running this ROM with NinDroid 691 Kernel, set Min Freq at 352 and autokiller on moderate.

So for me it's just staying by 1.4.4 untill 2.0 arrives (and hoping that will be as good as 1.5 but more stable with the new kernel. Fingers crossed).

Still an awesome piece of work, this ROM, i think.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pich78:
Thank you! ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] soeren1705:
Gps and music player at the same seems to be a problem with this Rom. I use Endomondo and play music at the same time. This is not a very good combination. Reboot reboot reboot. Especially mort player, meridian is better on my phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] squeeish:
Well I'm getting reboots with compcache off (never turned it on before) and setCPU was set to interactive after I had my first reboot with minmax.

You just convinced me to go back to 1.4.4... :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] erasmux:
That makes no sense at all, which kernel are you using? My kernels have minmax but don't have interactive, and AFAIK ninpo's kernels have interactive and don't have minmax....
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] squeeish:
I didn't clarify :D I meant I set setcpu to interactive after I installed back nindroid. didn't do that when I was using your kernel :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] curlywurlycraig:
Hey, for some reason my live wallpapers aren't working with this ROM. It only came with two, maps and some cloud one. They just make a black background which lags a little. Where can I get the nexus one wallpaper with the moving colours?

Also, it's a great ROM, I'm loving it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pitel:
Deep sleep

When I woke up today, my phone was not reacting. Even after unpluging the charger, the green LED wes still glowing. So I have to remove the battery. The battery was slightly warm (not hot, not cold either).

Is there something I can do to prevent this? Or is there some log file I could provide to help fixing this? I'm noticing this is probably common for Cyanogen-based ROMs. My gf's Desire with CM 6.0.1 has similar behaviour sometimes.

I'm using nindroid kernel v3.1, 122-576 MHz, nologo. And I'm not using CPUspeed to modify anything.

Radio 6.35.15.14 (PU)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] toxic-hero:
isn't the stock froyd 1.5 one with 614 kenel?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ampicillin:
Guys i flashed this one today .. do it need to be flash either dalvik2cache or dalvik2sd ?

In Villain Settings i see Allow Application Moving Option & Install Location > iN Install location i can see Automatic > Internal > External ..

I want to Add my Apps in EXt- Partition (App2sd) ..Can anybody Here to guide me .?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
I don't think you need to do anything there, as it doesn't need dalvik2cache or sd, and apps will go to ext automatically. Those settings are for built in froyo a2sd.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ampicillin:
@ - pulser_g2

Thanks .. So, if i want to use App2sd then i have to choose Automatic from Install location ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
Yes. Just keep the default settings.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
Had my first couple of random reboots yesterday. One while making a phone call, and the other while the phone was sitting quietly in my pocket. :(

I can't think of what would cause this to happen as I hadn't made any changes recently prior to this happening.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] axellink:
GPS issue

When i first flashed the ROM, the GPS was working totally fine with no issues! But now it fails to pick up a signal. Annoyingly the search function is down so I can't tell if anyone else has the same problem. Thanks in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ampicillin:
i tried above all Options including Automatic > Internal > External

When i flashed i had internal memory 163 Mb but whenever i download something it decreases..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Use the instructions here at http://www.villainrom.co.uk/vBwiki/index.php?title=Apps2SD to check a2sd.

Remember app data is always stored on /data/data

Also, do you really use so many apps it matters? The dalvik cache is on /data, as is the app data. Sometimes people get really up-tight about the amount of free /data space they have, but unless you are about to run out, why get worried about it? It's better to use it, since it's faster than your SD, and empty /data space doesn't speed up your phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] asad510:
next up date ??
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ampicillin:
@ - pulser_g2

yeah but All i am saying is i tried above all 3 Options when i am choosing Automatic Apps goes to A2SD & Internal Memory

When i choose Internal Apps still goes into A2SD & Internal Memory & When i choose external Option Apps goes into Sdcard & Internal Memory .. So All i am saying is whatever i choose internal memory Still takes 1Mb Or 2Mb/App :rolleyes:

I am bit confuse What option to choose .. :( Guide me what Option to choose -)

By the way i don't use that much Apps on mobile .. but I like stable & Faster ROM :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Don't bother with that setting. It is not used when you use an EXT partition :)

The app itself will go to EXT, and its settings will go to /data, as always.

I would say no further action is required here, since it will work fine for you. Don't worry much more about this, as it sounds to be working fine for you.

The internal memory is used for the dalvik cache and app data. Every app uses some dalvik cache space, and some data space, perhaps 1 to 2 MB per app for your apps... You would need to check with the shell if you were that bothered.

It sounds to be working fine though :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ampicillin:
@ - pulser_g2

Thanks for such a nice tutorial. All is well now :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] khushal92:
so after a week or 2 with this rom i found it alittle slugish so i put the 729 kernel in villainrom update folder and update it after the update the phone reboot and all i would get was a black screen after the htc quietly hopless thing can anyone tell me what went wrong
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Could it be that your phone can't cope with 729 with ninpo's tweaks? Perhaps try the next one down? Just flash the zip via recovery.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ulyan:
What is the safest overclock for the hero ? (I know safe and overclock on the same phrase...) Or maybe what is the maximum you guys tested ?

I there any way of makeing htc sync compatible or is there any aplication that allows me to use my mobile internet conection on my laptop ? I only tried htc sync when i had the stock rom installed. It's quite difficult to give up entirely to htc sense. :p

Thanks in advice.

PD: So far I am veary pleased with this rom, in love with app2sd and card partitiong thing, and I think it is the best for a daily use but I don't think I agree with "So fast it waits for YOU to boot". No offence ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
The max OC depends on your hardware itself, and nobody can help you with it :(

Regarding boot time, have you flashed a no bootscreen kernel yet? If you don't, it boots at usual speed. It will get down to ~40 secs if you use a no bootscreen kernel :)

HTC Sync won't happen as it needs sense. But built in tethering lets you use 3G on the laptop :) using it here earlier today