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[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Man... We need to get together with some coders to figure out the exact syntax of the carrier files so we can just make our own. And set it up in an apk/app that can easily change them to whatever provider we want. On a Sprint rom but have Cellular South? No problem. Open the app, select CS, and reboot! On a Cricket wireless phone, but switched to Verizon? same thing.

I wish I could code.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
HOO...LEE SHH111TTT Your thinking the exact thing I was. Not at the same time :D I had talked to zippyman about it a couple weeks ago. It's do-able and I definitly don't have the skills yet but man (I got excited)

Guess what I just fixed? yep the mms and roaming problem I'm gonna upload it to the gmail account shortly
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
w00t! I have a google builder account. So I can work on the visual interface :P

Actually I can code, but not very experienced in Java. Actually I could even produce code to make the syntax come together, but I need the syntax AND I don't know how to make it actually inject (or open, replace, and close) a file. If I knew that, that would be 3/4 of the puzzle and would just need the syntax.

Hell you wouldn't even REALLY need that. Just a collection of framework-res.apk files with matching apns-conf.xml files for each carrier.. Then the only issue would be knowing the code to make the phone move the files around.

Hell I will go you one better! I bet Metamorph can do it already! All we would have to do is set up the files in metamorph format (but that wouldn't be as much fun)

YAY NO MMS AND ROAMING PROBLEMS! *does the chocobo dance*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
So Asadullah, It seems to be your rom, and it's finished. What's the name?

You just opened the door to the first official based 2.2 hero rom man! How does it feel?

BTW, so your going to host it from gmail? (or rather Google Documents?) Damn. I should have thought of that one...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
just mytouch32b port when I do something spectacular like froyo with sense I'll give it an awesome name
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Well I know one thing. It's about to be the base of a good hand full of roms! Are you thinking of branching it and themeing it or adding some extras to it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Sigh I jumped the gun mms still doesn't receive but it does send and the roaming is fixed. I'm still working on scripts but I'm gonna get it

sorry almost forgot it's in the saved folder of gmail
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
ok got lost in reading this... lol. it is roaming or not roaming? i just downloaded tmotest5.zip ... thats the latest version correct?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Yeah tmotest5 is the latest version and i just reuploaded the roaming fix with the correct update script

I'm attaching an apns-conf file it has over a hundred apns in it!!!!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
Seems good so far. I metamorphed a theme lol. But still says its roaming in the statusbar but not in settings. Kudos, everything is smooth and working. Looking forward to the future of it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Did you apply the roamingfix.zip?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
uhh.... noo... lol..

bout to crash and im on call over the weekend but if i get a chance tomorrow i will get it all flashed right.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
Looking good....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
Very nice rom. Couldn't believe how quick it is booting/shutting down. Unfortunately a camera is a must for me. But will be following this rom. Cudos
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sippi4x4man:
My thoughts exactly, pretty sweet rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Camera is next thing I'm gonna work on and since I got mms to receive now I can start. Yep thanks to help from bnice20 and jesusfreke I got mms to work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] elessarelfstar:
What is new in version 6?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
It fixes mms flash that along with the roaming update zip
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Dude, why don't you use google docs to post the files instead of Draft emails?

I went in and set up a few folders and uploaded the roamingfix.zip and dexopt-wrapper.zip, but don't have time to upload tmosix, and I can't find the lwp update zip at all.

Here's a link to the google docs account, and I have shared it so anyone can edit it without logging in *to the mytouch32b account, you still have to log in just with any gmail account* :)

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BwSO5Wl3rYQBM2M0MTk0NDItNjdhNC00OWQ0LWFlZTctNWZlZTA0ZmM0NjI2&hl=en
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Because you didn't tell me about it till now ;) is their an upload limit?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
hey man is the roam fix flashable zips
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FrankAmato:
soo quick question, as i understand it this is a CS rom? does it work on sprint?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
hey leadfoot what theme did you metamorph to it it running smooth for me i really like it i have one request can yall add busy box please thanks its an awesome rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
Busybox is on it. As per the first page.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
i got it bro thanks for the reply it was busy box so i had to uninstall and reinstall now im customizing some things awesome rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
No this a sprint rom it

Busybox is installed and properly symlinked

You sir are correct
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
I just did the red one to see how it would work. I can look into making a quick one if you want. I think aosp is a lot easier than sence, but never done it so I wanna try anyway lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Are you using the free or paid version of metamorph? I'm thinking about making a metamorph theme to give it the espresso rosie and sense icons
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
I am interested in trying it Leadfoot. With this rom Metamorph is working on my phone. Not sure why the other CS roms eat up my /system memory but I have 83mb available.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leadfoot9281:
i have the paid version of metamorph

I think that would be pretty cool actually. im looking into where everything is now may see over the next day or two what all can be done.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Lol. A lot of people don't know about google docs :) You should try google collab some time.

I think there is an upload limit, but I think it's like 2gigs. *edit* specifically 1 gig, but good enough for a bit I would say (btw if you plan on using it for papers or anything, anything made in google docs doesn't take up any space toward your limit)

I noticed my battery ran down REEEEAAALLL fast when I installed tmosix, but that may be due to an inconsistancy in the kernel I flashed (adnan@cad3nce #6) anyone else have this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
I have only been using 5, which the battery life is fantastic. I actually used it all day yesterday and forgot to plug it in last night and still had 25% in the am. Not a normal thing for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
yea if you want it would be greatly appreciated thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
leadfoot

if i build my theme on my phone with metamorph and ninja morph is there a way to pull it off and create a theme
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
Since this is 2.2 I have not been able to get embedded flash to work. Is there by chance a known work around?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
The only work around to getting real good flash to work is to buy an evo, nexus one, ...etc. Flash 10.1 as of right now doesn't work on our phones.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FrankAmato:
oh and im guessing were stuck with the stock kernel on this rom? or will deca's work with it??
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Decad3nce:
It'll work. :p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG] here is a few screen shots of the tweaks i made to the rom it running smooth thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
how can we get a2sd on it or is it really worth it
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
There is a way. I would just flash it and see, just do a nandroid first
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
@hexscrew are you receiving mms okay?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
well i installed a2sd and set it up now i hawve 151 mb free memory and its screaming fast unbelievable has anyone tryed any kernals out
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonlefever:
Flash won't work with this ROM, I think. The only way to get flash (flash lite) is to use a Sense ROM.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] elessarelfstar:
Does this use the stock kernel (528mhz)? If so, I'm glad. Because it runs plenty smooth and battery life is much better, and no memory leaks.

This is the smoothest rom I've tried yet (over all, the zen roms have the perfect menu scrolling going to them). It doesn't slow down, or lag. It's great. I've pretty much been waiting for this since I left the mytouch on Tmobile in the beginning of this year.

I can live with the camera not working, the gps is a little more crucial for me (use it quite often), but I'll see how I can do without it.

Something that doesn't work on mine that is not mentioned: my screen doesn't shift into landscape. Does the accelerometer work? Is this just my phone?

Over all, fantastic. I'm sticking with this to see how things turn out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FrankAmato:
My accelerometer is also not working. its really a bummer :/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
I don't have/use mms, just sms so I really couldn't tell ya, however sms is working great!

On the flip side I haven't used it lately but it's because I am having problems with kernels on it :/ I honestly don't know why... I am currently running my own southpaw 1.5 w/adnan@cad3nce 691mhz #6, and it's perfect. I flash the same kernel on this rom, and don't get me wrong, apps seem to blaze *got some pretty fair quadrant scores too* but when I flash it the home app laggs like there is no tomorrow...

*also* my accelerometer is not working either. I believe it's just a missing driver though.

Maybe it's just #6? I haven't had time to try anything else. I will check this out now though :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
I tried to get it to work last night. I tried to replace the akmd couple different things even tried incorporate the 270 degree fix but no go. It's odd it's not even trying to start according to my logcat.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Could be a missing symlink somewhere in an xml. Does the mytouch 32b have an accelerometer?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] elessarelfstar:
Yes it does. I had one late last year before moving to Sprint. Liked it a lot, just couldn't stand the 192mb of ram (only a little over 90 available for os and apps). on the hero this runs quite nice.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Yeah pretty sad to think that HTC will upgrade such a low spec phone, but completely ignore upgrading the Hero...

Oh well, if HTC did come out and update the hero to 2.2 on time and all, then.. well.. we wouldn't be here now would we? Lol. *actually we would but working on other things that just striving to get updates on our phone*

Guess its that old saying. Without the devil the church would be out of business.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ubnub82:
Does any1 else have bad battery life?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
I had bad battery life with it but it depends on the kernel. I would use adnan@cad3nce 691mhz coupled with collin_ph.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ubnub82:
How much hours do you get from using the kernel and tweak?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
Tried using navigation, won't find sats.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Any development still happening on this rom? If not I may throw in some help. This is a really good stable 2.2 AOSP alternative...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
I been basically floating from my house to my girlfriends to help take care of my baby girl. So I haven't had much time and she doesn't have internet!!!!!!!! (ZOMG). But it's cool I should be getting some more time here in the next week. I'm working on a better technique to flash phones to metropcs I'm really disgusted by these guys charging $75 to $100 dollars to do it and people seem to be real lazy so I'm gonna do it for $30 (metro charges $40 without mms, web or gps). When I get that down to a science I'll post a how to with working free links on xda. Yeah kinda a rant (nope positive it's a rant) but just got done looking at craigslist what were we talking about? :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Wow man that really sucks. Go after them man! heh. I been working on computers on the side for years and I still cant believe what some people charge (I charge between $20 and $60 for the whole job, depending on the job)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Yeah those guys can be ridiculous to. Up to a hundred to wipe and reinstall windows.
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
Hey guys,

After a month of planning and waiting, I finally went ahead and modded the physical keyboard on my Epic 4G.

If you want the entire story you can read it on my blog here:

http://www.brainlazy.com/article/technology/epic-4g-game-pad-mod/

However, if you just want to see the end result, you can check it out on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2407W5bIae8

Or if you don't want to click any of the links and just want to know how it came out?

Presentation: 5 out of 10

Performance: 9 out of 10

Hope you guys like the mod.
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Nice work;) Did u take out the other keys u don't use out or u covered them:confused:

How come the evo cant do this? Sorry i could not resist:D
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
I took out the other keys. It's actually pretty easy to take the keys out too. Just get an exacto knife and it will slide right underneath. The keys are only held together in the center, not all around.
[Epic 4G General] infamousjax:
wow man. I must say that i'm impressed.

I really like it. you seem more than adept with your epic gaming system!
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Ouch:o that sounds??? Not good...I don't think I could do that...Maybe there's a way to cover those buttons that are not in use, and also disable them:confused:
[Epic 4G General] Phen0m:
OMG dude.. i am HIGHLY IMPRESSED! Would you think about starting a service, performing this task on other phones?

How difficult/time consuming is it? If we can workout the terms, i would love to have this done to my phone? Also, how likely would it be for us to raise the keys a bit? They arent very pronounced.
[Epic 4G General] latinmaxima:
I couldn't do it but it defintely works fine. Glad your happy!
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
@Phen0m

Originally, I wanted to create a replacement keypad. Instead of having the keyboard, you'd open up the Epic and insert the new game pad.

I suppose I could continue work on that, this way I could sell the gamepad by itself to users so they could install it themselves.

But, I don't know how many people would honestly be interested in buying that.
[Epic 4G General] scriz:
If my effing proxy at work would cooperate I could view it. The website is blocked, but youtube isn't...funny how that works.
[Epic 4G General] Jandyman:
that is pretty cool :) unfortunatly i use my keypad too much and i cant find a free copy of the full droidemu, as iv no credit card to buy off the market.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
I'd be interested... as I've been thinking of ways to pull this off myself. The keyboard in it's default state isn't that great for gaming.
[Epic 4G General] <3me:
diablo

please tell me how to do this

where to get it and what program to use

thanks
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
@<3me

psxdroid and diablo psx rom
[Epic 4G General] <3me:
Thank you very much!
[Epic 4G General] Xhyperion:
I saw this on engadget. You could have waited for the gamegrip being developed for the Epic...
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
@Xhyperion

The game gripper isn't for me. I was looking for more of a PSPgo type of device. I'm not a fan of add-ons and stuff that I have to carry around.

For example, as soon as the Seidio battery extender comes out, I'm picking that up. I don't want to carry around additional batteries. I'm willing to deal with a little extra bulk if it means that my phone lasts twice as long.

Even though it's not for everyone, this is now the perfect device for me.
[Epic 4G General] Xhyperion:
I use that keyboard setup on a normal computer and ive tried it with the epic but the other buttons do get in the way sometime so I can see how this can make gaming better I just don't wanna mutilate my baby.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Very cool, I do agree with Xhyperion tho. I dont want to make my baby look crummy with out keys. plus i use the keyboard for alot of things.
[Epic 4G General] Sesquipedalian:
Hey, what's your take on the keyboard skipping key presses, as discussed over here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782203

Obviously it looks like your keyboard is registering every press. Do you know if you had any problems before you modded it?
[Epic 4G General] Phen0m:
Well, im not sure either, but i know i would purchase one. I dont use my keypad for typing at all.. only gaming, and the extras keys.. are just that..extras. Definitely keep us posted!
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
@Sesquipedalian

The original design I had, had an 8-way dpad. And I noticed that if I touched right (D) and then either right-up (E) or right-down (C) *sometimes* control would become unresponsive.

In MegaMan X, if I was going to the right and I accidently hit E or C, holding down D would no longer register.

However, since I shaved off Q,Z,E and C I no longer have that problem. It's been working absolutely perfect since then.

The most keys that I've been able to press at the same time and have it register is 4 keys. I don't really know of any game where you need to hold down 5 keys at a time.

It might have to do with keys that are close to one another. That's the only time I notice it. But since all of my keys now have a + design, again, it works completely perfect.
[Epic 4G General] Lonewuhf:
I'd purchase one as well. This is something I've wanted with a phone since the Hero. One of the main selling points about the Epic for me was the physical keyboard that I would be able to use for gaming, and I was a bit disappointed when it didn't really work as well as I'd hoped.
[Epic 4G General] los1223:
Wow! That's MEGA balls. My phone is my baby LOL! I think it's cool though. That's one of the reason's I bought this phone. Awesome CPU, GPU, AND keyboard would make for an great gaming device. Phone/snes/ps1 in my pocket at all times! Like a PSP with a phone!

Hear that Sony?! Hurry up with your damn PSP phone!
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
QFT. Honestly, I would take any gaming phone. If he had a slide out game pad like mine does now, but with analog nubs and real shoulder buttons. I wouldn't care if it was WinPho7, Android or an iPhone Game. I'd buy it.
[Epic 4G General] drew2jr:
nice work, looks really great keep up the good work.
[Epic 4G General] boborone:
Just saw this on endgadget and flew over here to see if y'all had a topic on it. If the iphone really does go to verizon in jan (for the wife), I'm moving to the epic. That is the coolest thing I've seen in quite some time. Great freaking mod man!

From a phone on an app
[Epic 4G General] mattemer:
Wow, excellent job with this! I wouldn't have thought of mutiliating my Epic like this, but I'm finding I use the physical KB less and less the more comfortable I get with swype, and you did a great job with the mod.

I am curious if you could replace your left D Pad with the arrow keys from the bottom of the Epic's KB? Could you slice them off then maybe crazy glue them back on? I am thinking about doing this, but want to maybe do that, for aesthetics really. Then I was thinking of doing the same thing with the A, B, X, Y buttons as well. Then maybe use the L button and R button, but not sure about the L2 and R2...

So basically, can you replace the keys and them still work? Or once you sliced them off, can you not reattach them in a way that will make them work?

Again, great job!
[Epic 4G General] thephawx:
Every key that I cut created this tear largely in the center of every key.

You can see the holes here:

No doubt it would be just like this if you decided to hack up your keyboard as well. Now, could you glue the keys that you wanted onto the correct placement? Perhaps, but I seriously wouldn't recommend it. There is three layers to the keymat. It's kind of like this:

{key}

- mat -

[nub]

So not only would you have to glue the key on correctly, but you'd have to glue the nub on the other side as well. Glue can get pretty damn messy.

Cutting the keys off is actually incredibly easy. You don't even really have to take apart the phone. Though you'll kind of have to if you want to prevent the LED lights from bleeding through. Because you'll have to put a layer on the bottom of the keymat and the top. In the video, you can actually see light coming through on the dpad edge. It's because the 8Way dpad was how I originally designed it and I cut out the 4 keys to make it 4 way, but didn't bother to cover the bottom layer in those new open spots. So where the Q used to be, light bleeds through because I am rubbing the top layer of paint away as I play games :D

I have to say that way you want to do it makes sense, but perhaps printing stickers to place over the keys would work out better. I'll actually give that a shot and take some pictures, if you'd like. Personally, I've been playing video games so long that I know all the keys between all the systems that the symbol on top of the button means very little.
[Epic 4G General] mattemer:
All makes complete sense. I definitely don't need to know what key is what, mostly would just like it for the looks. But from what you describe it sounds like my idea might be a bit much. If I give it a shot, I'll share the results. I'd be afraid about not finding stickers that are durable enough. If you try that, let us know how it goes.

Thanks for your work on this and the response!
[Epic 4G General] dannieboiz:
How can I restore my contacts, message, apps etc... after I flash my phone with a new rom?
[Epic 4G General] phantomevo77:
Contacts - Should always save them as "Google contact" so they automatically go into your contact list after logging in on your phone.

Messages - Go into market and search "SMS Backup" back it up then once you install your new ROM, download the same app again and restore it.

Apps - Use Titanium Backup to back up the apps. Then install it again after flashing and restore the apps.
[Epic 4G General] dever76:
Sure is. The simplest way is to make a backup with Clockwork recovery before you install the new rom and do wipe of data/factory reset, and all caches etc...

Once you have flashed the new rom, while still in Clockwork, goto Backup/Restore, choose Advanced, choose the backup you just made, and select only Data from the list. Everything you've asked for should be restored. Some widgets will not work on the first boot, you will have remove them from the home screen and re-add them.

Some apps will behave as if it's the first time you have run them, be aware of this.

This method makes for the simplest method of restoring everything that gets wiped when you install a rom that requires a full wipe of data + factory reset.
[Epic 4G General] dannieboiz:
cool thanks, I got both methods done. gonna try to flash now. :) thanks
[Epic 4G General] phantomevo77:
Holy heck. I had no idea Clockwork had this. Saves me a bunch of time.

Here I am thinking I knew what I was talking about:p
[Epic 4G General] Vanquish46:
Does the backed up old data integer with a new rom/kernel though? I've been tempted to do this, but I'm worried that the data will conflict and cause issues.