yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Thanks. It contains a NEW SECURE HBOOT. DON'T FLASH IT IF YOU EVER WANT CUSTOM RECOVERY AGAIN. hboot_liberty_7227_1.02.0000_101104.nb0
[HTC Aria Android Development] ladios:
I didn't press the install button. I unrooted my device to get the OTA link in logcat.

I've asked in the forum i visit. People who updated the OTA cannot root the device by unrevoked anymore, so there IS a new HBOOT.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
yeah, I knew that just by looking at the HBOOT in the OTA. It's in firmware.zip within the zip.

Unfortunately, we have not been able to downgrade that HBOOT for root or flashing custom recovery.

OTAs are evil.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Fusion777:
Fr008 running great here. Using swype no problem. Once again, great job attn1 & cm team
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Okay, the HK OTA FroYo update has been analyzed. There is nothing new to update the FR008 ROM. It's virtually the same stuff we are using, with changes in locale and model nomenclature.

Edit: The next update may come when we get .32 source code for this specific device from HTC. That can happen any time between now and the next couple of months.
[HTC Aria Android Development] itsallhell:
Thank you OP for this awesome rom. Got my aria rooted and installed this in less than an hour. Everything works as it should.
[HTC Aria Android Development] bctf1:
FR008 is also working great for me as well including Swype 2.4.44.10912. HTC sync 2.0.38 on my XP computer is also working fine. Thank you attn1 for your hard work.
[HTC Aria Android Development] MythicBlue:
so is there any one else having wifi and data connection drops with fr008.... i never had that issue with fr007 but since i have been running fr008 i constantly get wifi drops and/or 3g data drops when my phones screen locks it will only reconnect when i unlock my screen...i do have the data connection set to always on...
[HTC Aria Android Development] winstonma:
Thanks for your quick response. I will update my friend's Aria tomorrow. He is using FR007 now. I would like to know

1. Is data wiping needed?

2. How could I move all the apps to the SD card ext2 partition?

Thanks for the effort
[HTC Aria Android Development] tribestros:
For FR008 no wiping is necessary it just replaces FR007 and keeps apps, info, etc. I just flashed it with no wiping & it worked.
[HTC Aria Android Development] mosamjc:
Quite the contrary here. The current build performs better in the wifi department than any of the previous builds. Only cm6.1 connects and stays connected better on my offices finicky network of aps across the building, and only by a small observational margin.
[HTC Aria Android Development] cease:
Email Message Handler

clickclickpc, I decided to load the latest CM ROM to see if it. in fact, has the mail message handler I'd like to see on the FR008 ROM. It is the one I was thinking about, in that it allows one to simply place a checkmark on the left side of the message panel to mark messages one wants to delete; you then simply tap menu, then tap delete. Task done. I then extracted the email.APK from the latest CM ROM and installed it under FR0008, but the email handler is still the same as the original FR0008. Any other suggestions for how to get it the CM one? Thanks.
[HTC Aria Android Development] fedealf:
Thanks attn1 great rom the 008, works perfect!!. question, it can be implemented the notification power widget in this rom like are in cm6.1?...
[HTC Aria Android Development] Noobla_Khan:
Nope. FR008 working great here, no connection problems with wifi that I have noticed and I have been using it.
[HTC Aria Android Development] drjim:
I'm running FR005 and it is absolutely flawless! What does 008 offer that 005 doesn't have?
[HTC Aria Android Development] zedbra:
Check out the changelog in the very first post.

Sent From The Android of ZED
[HTC Aria Android Development] tpbklake:
FR008 is built using the actual released Gratia ROM and a custom kernel. FR005 used the leaked Gratia ROM.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
I have notice some WiFi drops ....

Typically - it is when my phone was inactive - I go to unlock it - I see the wifi indicator go away - then shortly thereafter , it will come back

not sure for how long it might have been down.
[HTC Aria Android Development] enewman17:
Pretty sure it is suppose to do that. Wifi goes to sleep when phone is locked or the screen goes off. Seems normal to me

CM 6.1.0 does it.

Thanks so much to all who work on these roms you make Android ROCK! F* IPHONE

Can't wait to test FR008, Having a hard time on pushing the button though. CM 6.1.0 is great not sure if I wanna mess with a good thing :-) Should I do It?
[HTC Aria Android Development] Chr0nicDreamz:
My WiFi does not come back unless I turn it off n off again. I also have my WiFi set to never sleep.
[HTC Aria Android Development] tpbklake:
It depends on what you like about CM 6.1. IMO when I tested FR008, HTC seems to have done a half-ass job at implementing BT Voice Dialing compared to CM 6.1. In HTC Sense 2.2, I can press my headset button and it will launch the Voice Dialer app, but it is not the new 2.2 version because it doesn't recognize commands spoken through the headset, only through the mic. I also found that HTC did not use the new 2.2 Email client like CM 6.1 does and still only supports 1 Exchange ActiveSync account instead of multiple accounts that was introduced in Froyo.

I would make sure you have a good recent nandroid backup of your CM 6.1 setup because I bet you'll come back to it after playing with FR008.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Noobla_Khan:
I would be using CM 6.1 but I keep having issues with the stock email app and exchange. It seems to work but it doesn't sync like it should. FR008 is nice though, really liking it.
[HTC Aria Android Development] MythicBlue:
that is exactly what mine is doing...my wifi is set to never sleep...3g will drop as well.... i have restart the connections manually
[HTC Aria Android Development] jcordova23:
I am only having the WiFi issues. 3g works great for me. I figured it was because I didn't wipe before flashing the latest.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Frrrrrrunkis:
ATTN1, I just wanted to say thanks to you, and all those that worked on this rom for us. I downloaded and installed it two days ago and its perfect. The setcpu overclocking function is a must have. Games like Angrybirds were choppy at best and very slow to load. With the cpu oc'd to 800mhz, everything humms along beautifully. I had been on the verge of obtaining a Samsung Captivate, but this rom made me stick with the ARIA! Thanks again!!!
[HTC Aria Android Development] AlbinoAsian:
I get the same thing, I have to reconnect no matter which WiFi network I'm on. Seems like there are a few of us having the same prob
[HTC Aria Android Development] blakermagee:
Anyone know why the wifi drops yet? Everything is great so far about this rom. thanks again attn1. But the wifi dropping is getting old. 3g works fine no probs there. Also, anyone direct me to a set CPU tutorial or how to do it without busting my phone? sorry new to all this. Thanks!!
[HTC Aria Android Development] lstat:
So far this is a great Rom. I was getting crappy battery life with 007 but so far the newer one blows it out of the water. I'm still yet to know why lcd density changer isn't working but other then that, keep up the great work!
[HTC Aria Android Development] lufis:
Looks like HTC has officially released Froyo for this phone in Asia: engadget.com/2010/12/16/htc-aria-gets-android-2-2-update-but-not-on-atandt-yet

Is this going to change anything about the future of this ROM? Would it be possible to grab the ROM from this Asian release and release it for other areas?
[HTC Aria Android Development] bl1983:
attn1,

google has rolled out the new version of market app and version 5 of google maps, can you please include them in the next update of liberated rom? many thanks.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Page one has been updated with two flashable kernel options.

The first is the default FR008 kernel, which won't change anything unless you want to change back from flashing the second. It is also good for flashing over any other Liberated Aria FR Series ROM, from FR001 on up thru the current version.

The second is there for people who might prefer a stock kernel or who think they might have better wifi performance with a stock wifi driver. Since I don't have the source to build this kernel yet, this is another option for those having trouble with wifi. NOTE: features gained with the CM kernel will be lost.

Just flash these over the current ROM. No wipes are needed. Please don't ask a ton of questions about what the differences are - read about them at the bottom of the first post in this thread.
[HTC Aria Android Development] clickclickpc:
Hey cease,

I believe that the Email.apk I posted before is the one to which you refer. If you load it into FR008, you will actually have two standard e-mail programs (besides Gmail, of course). The first one is called "Mail" and that's the HTC one. (I think it's the "Mail.apk", which is actually safe to remove.) The seoncd one is that which is loaded up using the Email.apk extracted from CM and is called "Email". It has the black background and checkboxes to the left of the messages. When you tap on one of the boxes to the left of the messages, it turns green with a white checkbox followed by three menu choices popping up below (Mark unread, Add star, Delete). I think this is the one you're looking for.
[HTC Aria Android Development] kura808:
I'm not sure if this happened to others but one day I was on the market then I cleared market data then the new market showed up on my phone. I played around with a previous nandroid with the old market, deleted the market data then it updated once again to the new one. If this is the new market you're talking about..

I do enjoy this version better than the other but that green portion kinda takes up some space to scroll though.

Edit: my market version says 2.2.6
[HTC Aria Android Development] winstonma:
I installed FR008 successfully but I can't find or install busybox. Please help. Thanks
[HTC Aria Android Development] AlbinoAsian:
So you can't install it through the "Problems" button in Titanium Backup?
[HTC Aria Android Development] winstonma:
May I say more on this one. Initially I upgraded Aria FR007 to FR008. I wiped the dalvik cache. After the device is restarted. I installed SetCPU and Titanium. SetCPU is perfect but Titaniumis not working. I tried the 'problem' button but busybox failed to install.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Try another version of that POS titanium. This problem has existed half of forever on and off - only with differnt versions of titanium. Go ask the mental midgets who maintain titanium what's wrong with their app.
[HTC Aria Android Development] AlbinoAsian:
haha... there is no alternative to Titanium then?
[HTC Aria Android Development] cease:
Email app vs Mail app

Wow, what a subtle difference. I never noticed Mail vs. Email as separate apps. Thank you for pointing that out. I took the HTC Mail Pkg that is loaded on the HOME page as the only mail package so when I loaded Email, it looked as though nothing changed. I just configured Email and all is well. Thank you for the help! I plan to remove Mail.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
I am saying that Titanium can be a PIA because it doesn't know how to use busybox properly.

Sometimes reinstalling it can clear the problem and sometimes another version can. Sometimes it solves the problem itself when you press the problem button and let it install it's own busybox.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Did anyone who has issues with wifi try the alternate kernel I posted on page one from the Hong Kong ROM? That's a stock kernel - it's bound to be using a different wifi driver.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Sengfeng:
I had been having issues with FR008 having an issue after sitting overnight at home. Namely, I'd lose all wifi connectivity sometime in the wee hours of the day. The wifi symbol at the top of the screen showed connected, but I couldn't get email, browse the web, nada.

After talking to attn1 a bit, he suggested checking out my wireless AP at home. I made a change to the afterburner setting in Tomato (disabled) - No lockup last night.
[HTC Aria Android Development] AlbinoAsian:
Cool thanks for that... I don't have it on in my tomato, but I might mess with settings to see if it makes any difference for that.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
havent done that yet attn1,

trying to determine why my battery is draining faster now (overnight on fr006 - would drain 10%, overnight on fr008 draining 50%)
[HTC Aria Android Development] Chr0nicDreamz:
Anyone else having issues with installing apps from the market after flashing this ROM?

I keep getting unknown error -18 on certain games that install directly to the SD.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Chr0nicDreamz:
My WiFi issue is fixed but I will look into it. Thanks attn1
[HTC Aria Android Development] cease:
Removing mail.apk

clickclickpc, to remove mail.apk, as you suggested, I assume all I have to do is open the rom.ZIP file, go to System\Apps and delete mail.apk. Anything else I need to do? Thanks.
[HTC Aria Android Development] alfer:
I have setCPU set to interactive mode and 806Mhz maximum (with no minimum). Are these optimal settings for the FR08 ROM? What does overclocking do to battery life?
[HTC Aria Android Development] Sultan Ali Fezar:
This latest rom is brilliant, the previous versions were very slugish this one is noticably faster. Thank you much for all the work.
[HTC Aria Android Development] emigre:
I agree. Had fr7 for a while back then and reverted to r12. Stayed awhile with cm6.1, thought i was going to stick with that but heard the good news and i'm staying with fr8.

Very noticable responsiveness and stable. No problem at all and no force closes. Thank you very much, you deserve a beer or coffee, your call ;)
[HTC Aria Android Development] jcordova23:
I lost root after flashing the alternative kernel. Even after flashing back the CM kernel, I still do not have root. Tested with Titanium and SetCPU.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Noobla_Khan:
Wow...if I take mine off the charger around 9 or 10PM it is still showing 100% when I wake it around 5 or 6AM. I'm usually at 55% when I get home at 6PM.
[HTC Aria Android Development] clickclickpc:
cease, that's right on. Just delete the system\app\mail.apk from that location in the ROM zip or you can remove it (rm) via adb on an existing installation. I'm probably going to do that when I get a chance just to save a little space and keep only what I need on the ROM.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
gah - you're right. I'll work up a set of fixed ones. How was the wifis?
[HTC Aria Android Development] jcordova23:
Other than that, everything works perfect on the hk kernel.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Well, glad to hear that.

Okay, both kernels are fixed - busybox and SU are functioning properly.

Sorry about that - it was a long day when I'd posted them.
[HTC Aria Android Development] quejo:
read on htc desire z forum that we can flash radio fw from g2 in the desire z and vice versa. so why wouldnt it work in aria too? htc g2 works in only 1700mhz and 2100mhz 3g frequencies, while desire z works in 850 and 1900 or 900 and 2100 mhz 3g frequencies.
[HTC Aria Android Development] attn1:
Vision has S-OFF HBOOT. We do not. Flashing radios is not simple.

The DesireZ and the G2 are identical devices that only differ in firmware. (Like Aria and Gratia) Both are build on HTC's Vision board. Radios from other devices would brick the Aria and vice-versa.

Radio firmware does not change the frequencies a radio operates on anyway. I have used T-Mobile radio Nexus One firmware on my AT&T Nexus One and it had no impact of frequencies supported. Frequencies supported are hardware, and not firmware dependant.
[HTC Aria Android Development] winstonma:
Good to hear that. It's something I've been waiting for. :)
[HTC Aria Android Development] lil.azn.boi:
Finally

Took me about 5 tries to install the .zip file from clockworkmod recovery but now it's running super smoothly.. no prob;ems so far
[HTC Aria Android Development] quejo:
Damm your experience in nexus one made me give up. How could a phone brand make 3 different assembly line just changing only one simple radio chip instead using one that should work in any frequencie just making some software tweaking. Gratia, aria A6366 and A6360 are almost identical...

What about getting s-off to aria?
[HTC Aria Android Development] Corporate Dog:
I just installed FR008, and found one minor issue:

Search capability from within the News app doesn't seem to work. I entered several search terms that should have brought back some RSS feeds, but no results were ever returned.
[HTC Aria Android Development] zamula:
If we're already on FR008 and came from a prior liberated ROM with root, busybox and SU, is there any value in flashing the updated FR008 kernel? Thanks!
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
battery drain - testing . . . .

so - i thought my battery was draining - and i am noticing it is - not sure why yet.

I have two aria phones - one with the stock 2.1 , one with FR008

both running the HTC Sense

both with wi-fi on

The Stock 2.1 aria has 3 widgets (email, Message, and the HTC Sense Clock)

Standard icon links

The FR008 had one widget (Sense Analog Clock) -

Standard icons links

Prior to FR008 - i could leave my phone turned on , all night (10pm-6am) and notice I was only having about a 5% drain.

I confirmed this last night with my second Stock 2.1 phone - it only drained about 5%.

The FR008 - drained 50%

so - either its the Sense Analog clock (could be i guess ) or its FR008 - -

More to come . . .
[HTC Aria Android Development] stone_ship:
Out of curiosity, which kernel were you using -- default or Hong Kong?
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
FR008 - default

not the HK one

Just to note , i might flop over to HK one

I have definately seen that my WiFi goes off - even when i have said not to in the settings.
[HTC Aria Android Development] rbrunson1989:
Wireless tethering

I flashed rom FR008. I can turn on wireless tethering and my laptop connects to the phones hotspot but the laptop can't surf the web. Is there some type of setting on the phone or my laptop that needs to be done.

I apologize if this has been answered but I searched this thread and didn't see answers specific to this version of the rom
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
I dont now of any setting that needs to be set...

I have been successful using both HotSpot and Tethering - and connecting to the internet via my laptop.

Sometimes it takes a minute or two to get going - but it does work
[HTC Aria Android Development] rbrunson1989:
Thank you. Waited a few minutes and now it's working. Using it now to post.
[HTC Aria Android Development] vinzer0:
MMS Doesnt work on this rom HELP?!

i recently updated my phone to 2.2 from this rom and figured out that the mms doesnt work i cant receive or send mms does anyone have this problem too? or is it just me? please help:confused:
[HTC Aria Android Development] klyon:
Has anyone done a good comparison on kernel choices for fr008?
[HTC Aria Android Development] axleforce:
A2SD vs A2EXT

Newbie alert!

Using FR008 RC2, partitioned 8GB SD card as FAT + ext + swap.

I see a .android_secure folder in the SD card with a lot of .asec files in it when I connect the phone as Disk drive in Windows. I also see a /system/sd/app folder with fewer number of (.apk) files int it when i go via ADB shell command.

Now my question is, how do I manage this situation? How can I choose where the apps are moved, fat / ext. I would like to have all my apps in the ext partition, but having the choice would be nice too.

Also (somewhat unrelated) how do I enable swap, will it do any good? Am I better off reclaiming the space?

Thanks in advance for any help!
[HTC Aria Android Development] hi2u2:
with stock hk kernel:

1) wifi is great. when wifi sleep is set to never: rarely disconnects, and reconnects within seconds when it does.

2) GPS seems to take a lot longer to lock on. anybody else experience this?

edit: scratch that, wifi is still dropping and not reconnecting, although with much less frequency than the oc kernel.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
My MMS is working just fine -

Most everything on this is working just great on this (FR008) ROM.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
With any ROM i have had the GPS seems to be inconsistent in the ability to lock on - so i attributed that to the device more so than the ROM
[HTC Aria Android Development] Nutshell69:
Retested last night

Set up both phones the same - both running HTC Sense

An 8 hour period of non-activity (i was sleeping :) )

The stock 2.1 ran with a drain of: 10%

The FR008 ran with a drain of : 43%

guess i can try the HK version to see if there is a difference
[HTC Aria Android Development] jrcaban:
ATTN1,

Thank you for all of your hard work. Can the "Windows Media Sync" usb mode be added to the Aria to enable DRM wma playback? It would be great if I could play my Zune Pass music on my Aria, and the only way I've seen this work without removing the DRM is by using the "Windows Media Sync" usb mode. Here is the article that describes how it works with Zune Pass wma files: http://androidforums.com/droid-x-tips-tricks/130945-sync-zune-pass-songs-droid-x.html

Thanks again.
[HTC Aria Android Development] vinzer0:
Hmm i guess im the only one who is having this problem i think the problem is that i cant send mms or recieve is that i restored my data from a 2.1 to a 2.2 that may cause the problem?
[HTC Aria Android Development] pete2275:
Ok here goes... after days and days of literally reading through this post and searching the internet I am still at a dead-end.

I am currently running the "liberated_aria_b003_signed ROM, and am trying desperately to flash this Froyo ROM.

I installed ROM Manager v2.5.1.8 from the Market and it says I have ClockworkMod 2.5.0.1 installed as well. It was the only way I could get Clockwork on the phone, I tried the usual Clockwork Recovery installation with the message "waiting for root...(ok to reboot)" the only result. I even tried the Ubuntu LiveCD method with same result. ALso even through ROM Manager I cant install a ROM, I get the red question mark. Im recoverry I get the red triangle with exclamation mark. Im ready to give up.

Is there another method to flash this Froyo ROM?

Can anyone point me in a direction that might help?
[HTC Aria Android Development] tpbklake:
If you already have Liberated R003 on your Aria, then it is already rooted. All you need to do is reboot the system into ClockworkMod recovery to flash a new ROM. Once in ClockworkMod you need to perform a wipe/system reset, clear cache and clear dalvik cache and then flash Liberated FR008.
[HTC Aria Android Development] pete2275:
Thanks for the reply tpbklake !!!

My problem is that from ROM Manager I reboot into recovery, it shows the black screen with the red question mark, then it reboots back to normal lock screen.

What exactly does the red question mark mean?
[HTC Aria Android Development] enewman17:
I don't like rom manager. Turn your phone off then hold down the volume down key and the power button till recovery boots
[HTC Aria Android Development] tbone22:
I am getting some weird numbers when running linpack some 4's and running again and get mid 7's. I assume this is because of programs running in the background. What can I do to get a good representative number.

Oh and thanks for the Rom.
[HTC Aria Android Development] dcarr622:
Yeah I have the boot noise in v2 as well :(

Also there is no root in this ROM and I don't know why! Please help!

Also wifi tethering doesn't seem to work either!'

Edit: Wifi tethering seems okay, just wasn't working with my PC for a second. I'm using the HTC one included with the ROM it seems fine.
[HTC Aria Android Development] Sengfeng:
I predict FR003 in 3...2...1...
[HTC Aria Android Development] sluzi26:
Can confirm FR002 doesn't have root.