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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vikeor:
Ye i foundn that out :) First root and reflash... got a git scared! :D

Well, i tried to reflash but still get the same results :( Had to go back to stock!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mljjlm:
did you remember to wipe? 2.2 doesn't always work well with a data-partition from 2.1 :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skedone:
why do you need a ext2 i use ext3 and its working fine
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
There are no advantages using ext3 and 4 on sd. They're both journaling, so they write a lot more to the sd, and the sd has a finite number of writes. The recommended fs is ext2.

Quote from Erasmux:

"Ext3/4 are journaling file systems which are NOT suited for flash devices. They also have much more CPU overhead then ext2. I recommend using ext2 for your SD partition regardless of the kernel you use.

You can convert a ext3 partition back to ext2 from a "adb shell" in the recovery using the command "sdparted -dfs ext2" (first open the adb shell and then type the command so you can confirm the action) - thanks for the tip Bo$s!"
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lynus:
Battery problems

I hoping somebody can help me with my battery life. It's always been pretty good but in the last few days I upgraded the rom and now I get about 6-7 hours (if I barely use it with wifi, gps turned off and take no phone calls). I'm not exaggerating.

I use Watchdog to keep track of rogue apps and it often warns that the idle cpu resources drops very low. It seems that (on the settings > about phone > battery use screen) the "phone idle", "cell standby" and "android system" seem to be using the most battery. This is also the case with other roms I've used and before I install any apps.

Maybe the battery is busted but surely having wifi, gps, etc on would speed up the battery drain but it doesn't appear to.

Any ideas....anyone?

Edit: also, unplugging headphones doesn't restore the phone to normal audio...fixed by rebooting.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Gynjanynja:
turn brightness down loads. u dont really notice difference and it saves alot of battery. also enable only 2g that would give u more battery. thats what i do and always carry a charger i plug phone in at skl via usb to computers when im working and mine is fine.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lynus:
I always run it at minimum brightness anyway but this time it's different. When I say 6-7 hours, I mean sitting on the desk at work doing nothing - wifi, gps, bluetooth, data, synching all turned off, screen rarely activated except to (manually check e-mail), all tasks killed, not getting calls, messages, etc...about the only thing left to do is put it in airplane mode and use it as a paper-weight! I don't even know why I take it with me every morning anymore!

I though maybe there might be some kernel or radio issues (which I know nothing about) that other users might have experienced as it's too much of a coincidence that this is happening all of a sudden. I would expect the battery to degrade over time.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lukesky:
lynus, u might wana try to cycle the battery.. meaning use it till it's flat and can't turn on anymore, then charge to full while the phone is off. Then when u turn it on again, go to recovery and wipe the batt stats and then monitor again.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] TheReverend210:
Are you sure its frozen? How long do you leave it for? Any new rom has to build up the dalvik on first boot, and that can take a while. When I first flashed this rom, I had enough time to fry up a full-english breakfast before it got to the lock-screen.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vikeor:
10-15min of cycling from black screen to freezing HTC Brilliant white screen.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] captainstu72:
Try flashing a different kernel. Possible the one you have flashed, or even the standard one in your rom, may not like your particular hero.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] TheReverend210:
Ah yeah, that's not normal. Like captainstu said, try a different kernel. Most heroes don't like going over 691mhz. Even then, try a lower one first to see if it does in fact boot. Standart HTC clock speed is 528mhz I believe.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pipeks:
Thank you for a great ROM.

But how to report an error as I found 1 thing wrong about LCD brightness.

Sometimes LCD brightness is totally dark after unlock my screen.

I need to press brightness button on Power Control widget (without seeing anything) for 2-3 times until it changed to 100% brightness.

After 100%, everything on the screen came back. But if I press again the screen will dark again.

Please help.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Hmmm... What are your settings in "Villain Settings" for the screen brightness? Are you on auto brightness?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Mcintyre94:
Issue with flash - won't reboot

Hey there,

I flashed this in the normal way through recovery, USB-MS toggle and copied the file over. I didn't wipe, as the instructions said it could work without, and if it went wrong I assumed I could just try again. When I clicked reboot, the phone powered off and does not appear to be doing anything. The screen is either off or black and recovery/power do not appear to do anything.

Any help please?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Unconn:
Running Li-Poly batteries flat will damage them and shorten their life. Charge too 100% then reset battery stats.

-Unconnected
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lukesky:
agree..but only if u run it till 100% flat, which u will never be able to do since they have built in circuitry to prevent that from happening, unless of course if u leave it undischarged for a long time.

Read villainrom'swebsite, it says the same thing : http://www.villainrom.co.uk/vBwiki/index.php?title=Calibrate_Battery
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Hacre:
You cannot run the battery to true 0% charge using the phone alone, the phone will not have enough power to switch on before the battery hits 0%.

Our phones also use LiIon batteries not LiPo and a true 100% charge is only achieved if the phone is switched off while charging.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Mcintyre94:
I waited a while and plugged it in and got an orange LED light. (top right) I turned it on, got a Hero screen then a perma-black screen again. Any ideas guys?

Okay, removing and replacing the battery got it back to orange LED while charging. I expect turning it on will leave a black screen again
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] squeeish:
No idea about USB-MS toggle... but did you follow the steps here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645253
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Mcintyre94:
I did use that guide when I first rooted a while back (I had sensehero installed, and have gone back to it for now), and step 2 under install a custom rom says:

This is the method I used to put the file on the SD card, I'm sure I could do it any way to just put the file onto the card. It's just the method through recovery.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pipeks:
I use all default settings in villian setting. Never change them.

So what is the correct attribute?

Please advise. Thanks a lot.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pajser:
This rom is amazing, and i'm loving it. But it's impossible to send blank sms ( need for checking account balances ) Can developer repair this rom so that will be possible to send blank sms? :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lukesky:
why don't u try using handcent or chompSMS? they might be able to send blank sms.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pajser:
No, they can't send blank sms :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] goatee:
When I first flashed it, I had that as well. I then did a full wipe, and re-flashed, and it worked a treat.

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

What about Flash support of built in browser? Which browser as alternative to built in with Flash support?

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] goatee:
No flash support on the Hero - it just doesn't have the hardware to cope with it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tbrain:
It isn't a browser problem. The real problem is that flash player plugin doesn't work on hero with froyo.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pich78:
It's an hardware problem, as said before, or something else?

Maybe in the future with a porting, there can be this support?

If I remember well, in VillainRom 12 ( Android 2.1 ) there was the Flash support...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Pich78:
What about the attendance of this process?

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/android-22-how-install-flash-froyo
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] swatsbiz:
Guys read through the other threads before posting these questions please.

Flash won't work on the Hero with Froyo until we get a 2.2 Sense ROM, due to the fact our Heros have an Arm5 processor and Flash on Froyo will only work on an Arm6 Processor.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kaloskagatos:
Hi all,

I don't know if someone else has the same problem but since a few days, gmail app 2.3 force closes, randomly sync, or I get "Sending..." status after sending message for a randomly time. I tried to clear the app cache, the dalvik cache, to change the sync duration, without success. Any idea before I wipe everything? Any new release of Froydvillain fixing this? Thanks in advance.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Andro1d:
I tested this ROM the last 16 weeks.

1. It's getting laggy if it doesnt gets reboots every 7 days...

2. Unstable. crashed while doing a call, crashed while opening an app... and so on. And i mean CRASHED -> Battery Out and Reboot ! Also, no response via ADB (kernel* issues)

3. E-Mail app (stock one) crashes (in background) after a while... and doesnt recheck mails. As long as i dont reboot -> no new mails incoming

4. I still dont get the advantage of Froyo... it's slower than all my 2.x before.

OVERHYPED, and totally buggy. Sry... i'm going to give Modaco a chance...

greetz

*and NO, i didnt overclocked to 1GHz ! Im talking of the stock kernel.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
I agree with you on point no. 1. I've never had any of the other problems. Mine is stable, fast, and the e-mail app seems to work fine, but after about a week, I really need to reboot. It's getting very laggy.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Andro1d:
Btw, my mail setup:

1x pop3s

1x exchange
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] omer1982:
Problem with brightness, please help!

one hell of a rom, amazing, speed, stability but im having a strange issue. Whenever i check or uncheck the automatic brightness screen turns black OR when im decreasing or increasing the brightness same thing happens. Sometimes when i switch on the display when the phone is on standby it takes 2/3 attempts to switch on the screen. Black screen usually appears which is very annoying. Any idea?? Please help!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] captainstu72:
for the black screen and no unlock screen. have you checked your low clock speed. It may be too low, and may need raising. I had this on mine.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] omer1982:
Thanks Captain, I'll check and revert!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cokbok:
Happily using 1.5.0 since it has been released and wondering if you will be releasing a new version based on CM 6.1 RC1?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] OttarA:
Me too ;) Would love to see this one updated :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] omer1982:
I'm having another problem. My Pc (Win XP with latest HTC sense) does not recognize the device at all with this new rom. What should i do?? Please help!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] captainstu72:
HTC Sync is rubbish anyways to be honest - It won't recognise your phone anyways when it is running an AOSP rom. I think this is down to it not being sense anymore - i'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] omer1982:
So this means that i wont b able to sync my phone (with cooked rom) with pc in any possible way? Is there any alternative?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] petsasj:
Try some other roms, like Floyo. To my eyes, it's even better, you don't miss out on anything, and gets frequently updated. FroydV hasn't been updated in 2 months now, seems to me that it's coming to a halt.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bjoer751:
Try MyPhoneExplorer - google for fjsoft (I'm not allowed to post links)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] omer1982:
Thanks mate i'll check!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
Or sync with Google. Use a gmail account. Works great!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] prommindh:
Just tried MyPhoneExplorer - it's awesome - great software - thanks for the tip
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] crazytone:
it is a very nice rom but i had three questions i hope to find answers

1 - the arabic languages in browser and mail not connected

2 - flv , rmvb videos cannot play in my hero i tried these programs (flv player , realplayer , flashplayer , rockplayer with all versions , yxflash)

3 - how can i sync contacts with my pc in the past i have htc sync and what can i use now.

thanks with regards
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vatvedt:
You can use a gmail account, and sync everything with google. Works great! You may have to export your data, and import it to your gmail account though.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] TA123:
Ninpo twitted that he is getting himself Galaxy S. I wonder if he will switch to development of ROMs for that phone and finish with Hero development.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
I followed the tip in this thread, and it's made my Hero crazy fast. No crashes or adverse effects noted yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=637650
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kac.:
Ninpo's stopped working on Froyd. Straight from the horse's (as usual 'tactful') mouth...

"There's been no "informing" in regards to FroydVillain because it was my project, which I am no longer working on. If someone else wants to pick up the mantle instead of pissing and moaning on the forums, that'd be fine too."

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3288-Suggestions-for-FroydVillain

Unless anyone else at VR is working on this it appears that Froyd's reached it's end point.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] squeeish:
So I guess this is the end of the line eh? Looks like erasmux's Floyo gonna see a huge jump in downloads
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
Its been an end for a long time already for froyd, VillainTeam is now working on 2.2 sense rom, atleast its been said in some places, though the official site doesnt have a section for it yet, so we will see when it will come.

Now on just CM 6.1RC with my own theme, and its fast like mad :P

Froyd was top of the line when it came,

Ninpo did awesome work on it, to bad his personal live took a turn for the worst, as far as i know.

Floyo is nice, if you want clean basic, take Floyo or CM RC1, a little more stuff, then Elelinux, Fusionrom is nice aswell, though not my thing.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] erasmux:
I think ninpo plans to do one final release for Froyd Villain. Not sure when, If I where him I would wait for the final 6.1 release and base it on those source but he might have other considerations....
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
He made at his way of making clear on the villainrom official site, he droped the project. So im wondering if it will come, maybe a small update, thats what Kendon said aswell, Villainteam is now focussing on 2.2 gratia port. or something like it :P
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Hacre:
I will re-visit Froyd if time constraints allow it, if nothing else than to make all my final adjustments to Dalvik and the compilation project stable and available on my github.

Why? Because good developers are carrying on the mantle for the Hero. It hasn't been a phone I actually use for a long time, in fact my work for the Hero replaced any and all work I had planned for the Nexus and now that won't be my main phone either.

When I started work on FroydVillain, in my opinion there was a large and needy gap for a decent Froyo release, personal preferences aside, proven by the core changes made.

Now other skilled developers such as Erasmux have stepped in, which is a good thing. If I get the chance to tie up my loose ends, that will be great as he'll be free to use them if he wants, or not if he doesn't. I already plan to use his kernel should I release one last Froyd such are the constraints being applied by my personal life and my full time (24/7) job of taking care of two elderly people.

Necessity shall breed some sacrifice for my new Samsung, since I want a decent Froyo ROM for it. Other things that I would not consider ditching for a phone I do not use, will have to go on hold for my every day phone.

Such is the way of things. I have masses of respect for Erasmux, he is a good developer and the remaining Hero users are in good hands. Villain will concentrate on a 2.2 Sense release, which will mean the Hero is more than adequately cared for. It is my respect and admiration for Erasmux and fondness of the Hero community that cements any current interest I still have in the Hero and a desire to put a full stop on the work I started with Froyd.

So continue to watch this space, but don't expect things to happen quickly.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Empirey:
I installed this version, and after i finished my phone restarts continuously. Why ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
Its good to hear from ya. Looking forward to your next release or something else awesome.

thanks for the work on Froyd, it really did change something to the Hero, atleast, thats what i think.

But hell thats just me :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bzzzzz:
Much respect for all your good work.

Cheers.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tierra:
Because you did not do a full wipe before flashing this rom.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] erasmux:
Glad to hear that. Again, sorry the misunderstanding we had recently.

Would appreciate it if you find the time to do what you need in order to share the hero dalvik optimizations code with the community before you move on.

In any case, thanks for your contribution to the hero community and good luck with your samsung :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Gynjanynja:
Hacre your a legend you made my hero so much better so thanks so much for all your work. However i do believe Erasmux's floyo is smoother and better than froydvillain 1.5 atm because its been updated more. Hopefully you will do one last final release if just so you can say some more amazing release notes.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Hacre:
Well I would hope Floyo is better than Froyd, it's based on a natural upgrade path from the sources I used, with more bug fixes.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ratratrat:
I would like to see you going with a Big BANG! Awesome release anyone?;)

Good luck with your work, Grannies are tough work! Don't let it burn ya :p
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bteong0:
After 1 month, Froyd keep FC and getting slower.

Switched to Floyo and im a very happy man now!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] SchinTeth:
No it is not just you ;) Its me too
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] excelflash:
Way cool...I am downloading the ROM rat now...thanks so much, I will donate by next week. Thanks again!!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] somed00d:
need a little help swapping my sd card for a new one

I am having a problem when I remove my sd card the phone doesn't boot to the home screen. i can make calls etc but there is no homescreen and i can't launch apps (cant get to them). if i boot with my sd card in it is fine. I want to upgrade to a larger sd card so I need to figure out whats tied to the old card.

Any suggestions?

Richard
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] TheoKondak:
Maybe because your Apps are on SD card and not on your mobile phone internal memory?Stupid question,but you don't make it clear above.

Anyway probably this is happening because in SD card, there is data that is being used by your Apps (vital data).The only thing i can think right now, is that your apps are stored in SD card.

Try that:

Settings -> Villain Settings -> Application Settings -> Install Location. Make sure it is either automatic or Internal and retry.If it is external probably you have to move them back.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] alex_g_cl:
How can I remove LauncherPro?

Can anyone help me with this please?

Is there any way to remove the LaucherPro app installed by default?

It force closes after a every boot.

Also, I seem to be getting a lot of reboots lately, can this be from the radio firmware installed? I used the latest version, from the stickys page, because with the older one I used to loose signal out of the blue, and only a reboot would fix the issue.

Can anyone give me a good radio version?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Grindboy:
Just install a homescreen replacement then run the .zip from the first post which move the home app to system memory.

I'm not sure how to get back to the default android home I think the Dec removed it.

Sent from my froyo'd HTC Hero via the XDA app.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] xerxesz:
Update on SD

Hi Guys,

I just realized that the apps that are moved to the SD cannot be updated. Is this the same with you or I am missing somethinG?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ericjosepi:
Props

Just wanted to give some big props to Team Villain. This is my favorite ROM and I've tried about 6 or 7 different flavours of custom Sense/Vanilla ROM. Great work guys. Can't wait to see what you guys do with my next phone!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Hannott:
Rooted and installed this rom today. First time I have ever rooted my phone, and this rom is just awesome! Thx a lot! Made me feel like got a new phone all over again :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] alex_g_cl:
I agree, I find this rom the best possible choice at this moment.

Even the latest one from HTC has more (important) bugs, e.g. if i turned both the gps and mobile network on, then the mobile network would disconnect, and I couldn't turn it on without a reboot.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
Have you tried like the more up to date froyo find? Like floyo or elelinux?

Froyd is nice, but its a little old. The way the newer ones run is great. Awesome battery life and more stuff.

Go try out those I would say.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Hannott:
I might try a newer ROM some time, but I really like the UI and everything on this one, so gonna stick to it for a while at least.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
Its all the same interface, though froyd has the most theming options I ever found for a rom :D. The theme kitchen on Villainrom site.

I run the 161 nightly Cyanogen mod. With my own sense theme I made with the ultimate online android kitchen or something whats its name is with a circular battery and it looks great :D.

vanilla sense look :D.

Flykernel is awesome to, speedy from the start, look in my sign what I run.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] m0nt31r0:
where is the download link? cant find...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mdon874:
what has been added to the latest nightlies which isn't in CM6 RC1?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ulyan:
Can someone tell me where I can find the SetCpu program that comes with this rom (or provide the apk) ?!? :cool:

Thank you.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] 3bass:
does it support arabic languge
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
If you look in the eighties topic a few notes have been made of it. It is called overscrolling.

When you scroll in a menu all the way down. It goes over the end line. And then bounces back. Just a visual feature. And maybe some other tweaks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rdejager:
Download the Rom and then extract the CPUSpeed.apk from system/app.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] sinzim:
Thanks for this. Works very well with a minimal of quirks so far:-)