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[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
I need to apologize for not posting the link that I said I would earlier, Iwas in a rush and forgot. Once again this is the guide for getting hulu to work and step 6d when it talks about mount I dont see that anywhere in Amon RA's recovery. Hopefully someone can help and sorry for being a jack ass earlier.http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782169
[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
Sorry to post back-to-back, Ric you said no task killers what about task manager. I was using it on 2.5DC and I was getting good battery life. I'm going to delete it and see what happens. Also what about set CPU or any other CPU programs?
[EVO 4G Android Development] swaser18t:
+1 would like to know also... what is good battery drain? I have been using current widget and get -66 in sleep... love this Rom tho. Wicked sweet work
[EVO 4G Android Development] Vandelay007:
Were you sure to wipe all?

Sent from my froyo using the xda app
[EVO 4G Android Development] nYdGeo:
Hope that everyone enjoyed an awesome Thanksgiving yesterday!

Yep, Bluetooth working great. It appears that my current Bluetooth earpiece just decided to stop pairing for some reason. Lost my good one on a trip, bought a cheap Ja...Jab...dang it, I can't seem to get my brain to say that name! Anyway, bought an el-cheapo Bluetooth earpiece to get by and it looks like that's what I got...bye!

So far today, I've just updated Titanium Backup, checked the weather, and quickly viewed a few emails (no calls, texts, etc)). The net is Uptime 6hrs 2mins, Awake time 42mins. That's with the "netarchy-toastmod-4.2.1-cfs-bfq-nohavs-smartass-universal" kernel that came with the ROM, and SetCPU with one profile for screen-off (128/245, smartass). In my experience that's quite decent.

I'm going to test the phone with various activities throughout today and note the power drain. After a few more days of observation I may follow Ric's lead and try the 4.2.1 CFS more aggressively undervolted HAVS kernel.

I have a few questions just to clarify a few things that I've read here recently:

1. If one has calibrated their battery using a method such as the one found here, since this is more a hardware-to-firmware thing, one shouldn't have to re-do this upon simply flashing a new ROM, should they?

2. I've read that when one flashes a new ROM, it may appear to have horrible battery usage for a few days before 'settling in' and then begin getting much better battery life. Can anyone verify this based on their personal experience?

3. If #2 above is indeed true, is the same true for a kernel change? As in...a ROM has settled in using the NoHAVS kernel and is getting decent battery time, and then one flashes to an HAVS kernel to try it out...does it start out all over getting the so-so battery life for a few days and then 're-settle in' (with hopefully better battery life again)?

I greatly appreciate any objective input/information related to these questions as the answers will allow me to more accurately test and gauge the overall experience with a given ROM.

Thank you for your time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
Sorry it took so long for me to get back on this. The method you posted Im sure works, but its kind of long and drawn out. The way Ive been doing it is more simple. Like Ive said I do use root explorer. Its a couple of bucks in the market and well worth it. Makes rooted life much nicer. Anyway. heres the files. Ive posted both. If youve been trying already with other files I recomend you delete them and start fresh. And always nandroid back up! Of course!
[EVO 4G Android Development] saint365:
Can't go wrong with Azrael. I love it. Thank you

Sent from EVO 4G using XDA App
[EVO 4G Android Development] phonetec:
This rom is great and really fast, however i flashed Lowrider Theme and now i dont have the cool animations, can someone do a update zip with just the animations? something that wont change my taskbar or lockscreen?
[EVO 4G Android Development] seezar:
Would love to see some of the notification icons with color implemented in Azrael, like for gmail and gtalk notifications.

kind of like this:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Vandelay007:
I would love to see this Rom with a 3d app drawer!

Sent from my froyo using the xda app
[EVO 4G Android Development] ElAguila:
I have been using the original X you posted a couple of days ago with your Riptide compatible theme. I just downloaded the the DC version of X. I have a couple of questions for you. Is there a link you can post that will show some screenshots of the low rider theme? I have never used apps2sd before as I have plenty of space left especially with your rom's. To use the apps2sd do we have to have an ext partition on the sd card or can it use the existing fat32 partition that I currently have. If it can use the fat32 partition, what folder does it put the apps into? Great rom! I really love the amount of free space I have available after installing your rom!

Sent from this here Evo!
[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
I got root explorer like you said and I didn't see anything about flash in data/app or system/app. I uninstalled FP using TB as per instructions from the link I posted then went to install FP-fix.apk it wouldn't install. However once I got root explorer and like I said I could not find what you said, but I tried installing FP-fix.apk again and it worked. I was getting the monster voice so I installed hulu-fix as well via recovery. I am having the landscape issue w/ the screen pushed to the right, is that what flash-hex is for? Sorry this is so long just wondering how its all working on your end and if it's all good I'm going to uninstall and re-install using your method. Thanks Nate
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
You didn't see Adobe flash player in data /app? That's odd. It should have been right at the top of the list. Let me run down the steps one more time.

1. Open root explorer and in system / app scroll down to install flash player apk. Delete it.

2. Go back to the root file (First screen in root explorer). Go to data /app. Towards the top of the list should be Adobe flash player apk. Delete that.

3. Reboot.

4. Install hulu apk.

5. Install hex edited flash apk. (Both through a file explorer. Root explorer will work, as well as Estrongs or Astro.

That's it. Hulu should work, no demon voices. Mine works fine and this is how I've done it many, many times.
[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
Thanks Gadgetmonger
[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
ok so gadgetmonger, I decided to nand and back everything up and do a full wip x2. Once everything is loaded back up I go into root explorer once again nothing is there. so I got to TB uninstall flash and try to install flash-hex. it wouldn't let me so I restarted the phone and then tried again, it worked! so I have hulu up and running; however, when I switch to full screen it doens't work. I just wanted to let you know everything works except landscape.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
Glad I could help. I still don't understand how you're not finding the files via root explorer. Weird. Landscape won't work with the app. You can get it on hulu.com with your new flash player though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] winkynatedog:
one more question for you gadgetmonger, when I am in hulu if I click menu and it pops up and say watch hulu is that what you mean about the hulu site? also isn't there soemthing I have to do to my browser somethin about debug and set to desktop? Once again thanks for your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] R32_Rocky:
So you guys got Hulu to work, that is cool, though I don't use it. BUT - if Hulu can be made to work, has anyone ever got YouTube to work?

No matter if I am on WiFi or 3G; from day one (even when OEM stock and every Rom I have tried since), no matter if trying the widget, the program, or the stock/ASOP/Dolphin browsers, I can never get YouTube to work. Occasionally I can get a rare completed video (and that is rare even if not using the HQ setting), but more often it just dies at various points, and then get the error message: video cannot be played.

Has anyone ever found a fix for this? Is there maybe some secret setting for a buffer/cache that could maybe help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] R32_Rocky:
Have any of you with battery drain issues tried out my suggestion yet? It might prove informative to others the results you might find. Because even if the speed is at the lower idle of 245, if the CPU is still being used, it is using juice too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
Nope. The flash player you're running is all you need. I'm not sure about the watch hulu pop up you're talking about. I get there by tapping on hulu.com from the bottom left of the app.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
Just tried it. Got the error you described on first attempt, but worked fine after that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] R32_Rocky:
Oh it will sometimes work, but 98% of the time it fails. On an older post, it was said the widget would always fail, the program would occasionally work, and that the browser had the better success rate. But the general consensus back then was that YouTube seems to be broken on Android phones.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Trident:
Can someone tell me why the icon in the red circle has suddenly started appearing?

It looks like an old Jabra headset. I don't have BT on, there are no headsets connected... I rebooted.

Using the AzraelX Beta... I still haven't had a chance to flash the release version.
[EVO 4G Android Development] seezar:
Settings... call.. and turn off the hearing aid checkbox.
[EVO 4G Android Development] THunDA:
Is this what your looking for?..

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9235129&postcount=1
[EVO 4G Android Development] SnoopDawg:
I believe the headset icon is caused because of a theme, try one of the riptide black background, see if that makes it disappear.

You know I had another issue. I didn't believe it was the ROM but I did find the culprit. For those interested read on, for those not, skip it. :)

/verbose on

The "sync" icon stayed on for a long time, I figured it was having an issue because of coverage. So when I came back home, dropped in a usb cable, grabbed a logcat.

adb-windows.exe shell logcat > dats-ur-moms.log

This is what I found:

D/SyncManager( 299): failed sync operation authority: com.android.contacts account: Account {name=TouchDown-Exchange, type=com.nitrodesk.account} extras: [upload=true initialize=true ] syncSource: 1 when: 7506187 expedited: false, SyncResult: stats [ numIoExceptions: 1]
D/SyncManager( 299): retrying sync operation as a two-way sync because an upload-only sync encountered an error: authority: com.android.contacts account: Account {name=TouchDown-Exchange, type=com.nitrodesk.account} extras: [initialize=true ] syncSource: 1 when: 7747138 expedited: false

I removed the touchdown account, and complete pwnage.. No more issues.

This should apply to any application.

If you don't know you should axe somebody..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Trident:
Well I'll be a monkey's uncle... don't know how the heck that got checked...:D

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GadgetMonger:
You mean the app doesn't work on your evo? Because it works consistently on mine. No issues at all. The browser, don't use it much but that's what I just tried and it worked fine except for the one error I mentioned.
[EVO 4G Android Development] R32_Rocky:
Don't matter if app, widget, or browser, I have never had any luck with YouTube on my EVO. And I mean from day 1 when I first bought it and it was totally bone stock. And don't get me wrong, I am not blaming this, or any Rom. But would like to know if others also had this problem, and how they fixed it :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
I get where it doesn't want to play the videos I just keep loading it till it plays

Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
[EVO 4G Android Development] swaser18t:
I am having weird screen problems. I posted earlier and that problem has been resolved. The problem now is when I scroll there is distortion hard to explain but if I am in landscape when you scroll you can basically see a line of separation going vertical about a 1/4 of the way in from the left of the screen in landscape. If in portrait it just looks distorted a 1/4 way down. I have cleared caches and restored from back up also have reflased... I had this problem before and I just reboot and it was fine. Now it will not go away...

Any insight would be great.

Thanks

Edit... rebooted again and now all is good? Crazy!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fonseca898:
Well, I followed some good advice after my last post in this thread and purchased the key for TB. Then using TB I made a full backup of apps and data, flashed Azrael_X_by_Ricsim78, rebooted, flashed Theme_Baseed_on_Riptide9 and tried it for about ten minutes before flashing Stock_animations-signed because I couldn't adjust to the transitions.

I downloaded TB and the key from the Market, ran the batch restore apps and system data, and it save me a major annoyance by working as promised and restoring all apps without me having to click through each one. I have a bunch of apps I am comparing before deciding which few to purchase (100+), so that was making rom changes a hassle.

One thing I noticed :-( is that my settings for a lot of apps weren't preserved this time around with TB, such as wireless tether settings. I'm pretty sure the free version did, the previous time I flashed. I don't know what changed. Anyway, I've been using Azrael X for a few days now with the included kernel, and have noticed faster battery drain for sure vs 2.5. But I was also using netarchy-toastmod-4.2.1-cfs-bfq-havs-more-smartass-universal-signed with 2.5, which I'm about to re-flash. But so far so good. I need to switch out the custom wallpapers for stock though, think I have a zip for that already. Thanks for another nice rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
Funny thing fonseca its already running that kernel I ended up going back to 2.5 I didn't even get 7hrs earlier

Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
[EVO 4G Android Development] larry12345:
This is a nice looking rom. I might have to switch to it when 4g hits phoenix in dec or jan if cm doesnt get the 4g code by then. I m on blackdroid rom now. its going to be hard to go back to a sence rom. the quadrant score on that rom is over 2500.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ricsim78:
Hey everyone, I added screen shots on the first post so people can see what the ROM looks like it action.

You can get better battery life by switching to a kernel with HAVS, I updated the first post to include this information. Yet, I have an 0003 Evo and my battery life is better than Azrael 2.5. I am using what is in my signature and I got 21 1/2 hours until phone death on mine. That beats Azrael 2.5 with the stock HTC kernel by about 3 1/2 hours (similar usage).

Instead of giving up, why do you not try to learn more and experiment with different kernels? You need to find the best for YOUR Evo and see how it works with this ROM. If you really think you are better served by 2.5, stick with it I guess. I would rather run the latest and greatest and I guarantee you Azrael X is faster! :cool:

P.S. There is no way the beta was better on battery life than the final version of X. I was getting less battery life with the beta than the final and I also have 0003 hardware.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fonseca898:
I believe the included kernel is no havs. I just flashed back to the havs version I was using previously, which was giving me awesome battery life on the stock battery instead of needing the 3500 to make it though the day. But right now I'm glad I made a nandroid backup, because 2.5 was being awesome, whereas my phone feels sluggish at times now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ricsim78:
With a different kernel, this ROM will give just as good performance as Azrael 2.5 or better because the 3.30 OTA is faster than 3.29.

Use the included Cache Cleaner and then go into recovery and wipe your cache and Dalvik. This ROM is the fastest ROM I have made yet and I scored a 1590 Quadrant at 1200 MHz on my phone. I am trying to break 1600 next (my phone can go higher).

Go into Spare parts and try turning everything to fast and it should be visually quicker too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] islandreamer:
I know that you have been busy with the crash of your computer and all the time you put into this rom and site but have you had anytime to work on the framework modification you mention in post 591 to address the changes caused by adding the full riptide9's v9 theme in X. Thanks for the rom it does rock, have had no FCs and great battery life. Always had to know where the charger was but now with X I can go away for a day (with light to moderate use) and not be dead.
[EVO 4G Android Development] phonetec:
No that's not what I'm looking for, sorry, those animations zips change the notification tray, I just want the animations the notifications tray on lowrider is nice
[EVO 4G Android Development] fonseca898:
I did all of that, in fact I did a complete wipe and reflash of everything, but I was still having some issues. I just did my first ever nandroid restore via Ra and it was 100% flawless. I'm exactly where I was last Wed. And my Evo is pretty close to perfect right now.

I'll definitely monitor this thread and your future updates (I've read every page), but with two jobs and one requiring google calendar for on-site calls within an hour, I can't afford too much downtime. I'm going to enjoy this perfected install for a few weeks, since it seems to be problem-free. Thanks for sharing your hard work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] catseyenu:
After doing every wipe multiple times and trying every kernel that has worked well on previous builds, battery wise.. this one hasn't worked for me. :confused:

I've had go back to 2.5..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I have one question. How the hell do some of you get 20 hours of battery life on the stock battery? Do you even touch your phone? What you consider light to moderate usage must be what I consider extremely light usage. I can get that much life if I am out hunting and leave the phone at home or something but any other time I play with it way to much to get that battery life.
[EVO 4G Android Development] n1ghtl1fe:
this rom has the best battery life I've found with a sense rom. first rom I can get to last me a full night out. amazing work gonna have to buy u a drink. I see you said to try havs kernal for better battery life anyone confirm it working withoutt loss of performance?? just don't want to mess something good up haha.

couple things

can I get the stock rosie bar on this without sarificing performane and how?

also what do you guys reccomend for a keyboard replacement? I got fat fingers and this stock one isn't so smooth to use
[EVO 4G Android Development] islandreamer:
Don't see who you are quoting but by your text I assume that it is me. If you know you are going to be away for a length of time you have to adjust your usage accordingly and second where in my post did I say that I had a stock battery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tjmontan:
Rick, are you running Nets with SetCpu (if so what profiles are you using)..thanks and great info.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I wasn't quoting anyone specific but rick said he got 21 hours before his phone died a few posts back because people were talking about battery life. By the way if your not using the stock battery you should say so if your reporting battery life. I'm not slamming you or anything but usually If someone asks about battery life they want to know about the stock battery not an aftermarket/extended unless they say so
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
You don't need profiles if your running a havs kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] ricomilion:
My first rom in my EVO and i like it.

Thanks for share your work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] islandreamer:
Sorry if I misunderstood you it was just the terminology you used, resembled my post. I was really just praising the rom, don't have the correct knowledge to give a viable report on battery life as I don't use it as much as most.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ricsim78:
Yes been extremely busy (between Thanksgiving, GF time, unexpected hard drive crash, unexpected work needed to my car, etc.)

But I wanted to say a few things because I still feel some are not "getting it".

When you say Azrael X is "not working for you", what does that mean exactly? Not working at all, poor battery life, what? I can look into things if you experience problems...but I am not experiencing any problems and happen to be running the exact ROM you are. 0003 Hardware too...

The kernel is the culprit with battery life, not the ROM. Consider the ROM preference; consider the kernel essential. Using the correct kernel for your particular phone is essential. I cannot emphasize this enough! The only thing would be if the ROM's ramdisk was not set up right (I know for a fact it is on my ROM), you have left-over junk from previous ROMS, you mess with a program or setting(s) that make battery life dwindle. Other than that, putting the right kernel on your phone will likely cure battery "problems".

If you are getting better battery life, that means the stock 3.29 kernel (HTC #11) is what you need for the best battery life for your phone. It is very possible that that kernel is the best for your particular Evo.

Another thing is, no matter which kernel, your phone will get better and better battery life as your phone's software gets used to the kernel you are running.

I just got another 22 hours out of my Evo (stock battery). 0003 hardware. 3 hours talk time, 2 hours on Yahoo for Android, Angry birds for 30 minutes, about 30 text messages sent/received. This also included random voicemail listening, app restoring/installing/updating, GPS and Mobile network on always. No Wifi, and I still lasted 22 hours. Same ROM (Azrael X DC edition), all my apps restored.

Some things to save battery life to do are (and not limited to).

Turn off Haptic feedback

Turn off vibrate on ring unless needed

Turn automatic brightness off (this is a major saver of battery power, the phone is constantly brightening and dimming when it is on).

Make sure you are not installing something that is interfering with battery life or settings things wrong.

Just switching these things off helps. If you really want to save battery, turn off things you are not using (GPS, WIFI, 4G, etc.) You have to be proactive but it can be worth it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mackentosh:
Carbon Fiber

Are you coming with the Carbon Fiber theme for this or color notification icons?
[EVO 4G Android Development] metalmenance:
Agree 100%

This is a rom for me to settle in on now...

Everything running great, nice n fast and battery life on stock kernal you provided is by far the best for my Evo...

Customized it up with glass icons and Riptides theme and looks fantastic...

Great job and Thanks for your hard work and continued support of your roms...

Here is my current look & holiday spirit wallpaper....

Desktop visualizer works great for custom icons

Just have to finish my icons and such for other 4 screens :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] seezar:
Oh my, please share where to get that festive wallpaper. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] catseyenu:
3 pics & the entire text for one line of comment?

You're wearing my scroller out.;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] samy364:
Great Rom but...

Loving the rom for its speed and battery life. But is there a reason I can't use Titanium to delete system apps like Sprint TV and Sprint hotspot etc... It shows that its uninstalling the app but when i go back into my apps its still there. same thing happens when i use root explorer and go into system/app I can delete them, but when i scroll down again they're still there.

Is this due to the Kernel i'm using or is it something else?
[EVO 4G Android Development] seezar:
Heh, sorry, I went back and took a couple out just before I saw your comment as I thought the same thing. ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] starkillers:
So I'm testing out with stock kernel #10. Does anybody have a link for stock kernel 11?