yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android SD Development] themadproducer:
Friendly piece of advice...this is the most reliable stock lock screen android has...I prefer it because it is the least likely one to unlock by mistake coming out of one's pocket etc... and on my HD2, it has minimal wake up lag. Don't change it! :)

Unfortunately I have decided to put this rom on hold until the GPS and BT drain is resolved...not to mention the low battery sudden death thing.

I really like this rom especially the boot time...exactly half of my previous favorite (MDJ2.3 clean sense)....which I am using again until SuperRam issues are resolved.

Note...not to take anything away from darkstone...but using LauncherPro (instead of ADW) has greatly smoothened up my MDJ build. The touch response and scrolling seems superior with LauncherPro not to mention they both more or less look and do the same thing. I thought it was all due to the RAM but it's mostly to do with the launcher. So I look forward to the next version of SuperRam.
[HD2 Android SD Development] Anárhér:
Don't reboot after any changes in the launcher, it will crash =/ even unlock launcherpro plus and aplying some changes like number of rows and number of docks =/
[HD2 Android SD Development] chn110:
It's a great build just needs a bit more polish then will be a perfect build. GPS works fine for me, but BT drain is an issue. It drains @ 60mA in standby. In 10 hours that is 600mAH, which effectively cuts down battery capacity in half! All 2.2.1 and Gingerbread builds have the same issue this can be a real show stopper for a lot of people.

Hope next release will have cifs.ko and nls_utf8.ko kernel modules included for the build.
[HD2 Android SD Development] sysu3peat:
so i applied the chain patch and it did get battery drainage down to 6 mAh to 20 mAh, but at times it is still unstable...But for some reason i get a bunch of force closes with android.process.media

Can anyone help?
[HD2 Android SD Development] kahiro:
i'm using launcher pro plus and don't have that problem. I think you forgot to delete the /android/root/data folder as mentioned in the OP.

if u don't remove it it will get copied over again during next boot.
[HD2 Android SD Development] indecided:
Thanks! Haven't had a SOD compared to the last build from somebody else.

However, there is an issue with the cifs.ko module that's included -

since I tried CifsManager and it didn't work, i went and tried to insmod the included cifs.ko in /system/lib/modules :

insmod: init_module 'cifs.ko' failed (Exec format error)

and I looked in dmesg -

cifs: version magic '2.6.32.15r8.6-gb02686c preempt mod_unload ARMv7' should be '2.6.32.15-g2ef5752.dirty preempt mod_unload ARMv7'

Looks like this might be a side effect of the custom kernel and the magic not matching up with the cifs.ko from hastarin. Could this be recompiled with the correct kernel?
[HD2 Android SD Development] denizenx:
Hi, I can't run the thing...

it goes into the black HTC boot screen, then it reboots back into the white HTC winmo...
[HD2 Android SD Development] pablo71:
What cifs.ko module? I've looked for that in this build and haven't seen it? I've asked a number of times if anyone's knows how to add this module and haven't heard back anything yet. The lack of this module is the only thing preventing me from running this build. But this build is awesome and I love it a lot -- great work.
[HD2 Android SD Development] firemusicradio:
Does this mean that everyone has to delete that folder after first boot? I did not do that, and have booted several times, should i go in now and delete that folder, that wont delete any of my data like apps already installed?
[HD2 Android SD Development] kahiro:
when booting anything in \android\root\data is copied to \data\ of the android system which is stored in your data.img. so no it will not delete the apps u have.

on the other hand anything in \android\root\system is copied to \system\ which is in the system.ext2 which is what's being copied to the RAM during boot and this is not persistent so when u shutdown\reboot it will get unloaded from the RAM that's why u have to leave those intact in your sd. ie. if u upgrade kernel by copying the modules into \android\root\system..... u should just leave it there otherwise when u next boot it will revert back to the default.

hope this make sense. others feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.
[HD2 Android SD Development] psuser:
nice rom but got camera problem which will force the flash light flash whatever u turn it off
[HD2 Android SD Development] wingtytn:
heptic feed back where as u text the device vibrates i turned it off then on and get nothing any suggestions
[HD2 Android SD Development] ahchu:
hi all :

can some one teach how to syn my contact & calender....

sorry for my stupid question ...

thx in advance & merry christmas to all.....
[HD2 Android SD Development] firemusicradio:
i understand that nothing will be deleted from my aps,so then you reccomend me to delete it? what i dont understand is why i have to delete that....i did not change kernel or anything
[HD2 Android SD Development] lukesan:
My colleague replaced the keyboard to another one and that one seemed to have feedback.

I thought it was called Swiftkey on the market.
[HD2 Android SD Development] sears1234:
I have a very interesting question

I tried several Android roms now, and I think this one is the best and smoothest one I ever used. :p

I feel everything is faster than other roms, BUT why "Quadrand Stand" shows this rom is only 1100, which is MUCH MUCH lower than other roms I used before. :confused:
[HD2 Android SD Development] hardstuffmuc:
Shall I really do this? OK....I dare! :-)

On first page Darkstone wrote this: QUOTE

- Forget quadrant scores! If you're judging this build by quadrant scores then I pity you. This type of build is different from other builds, yes the quadrant scores may not be in the 2000+ range, but honestly, can you actually say to me that this build is slower than other builds that have a higher score? I sure hope not.

It really is not difficult to read the DEV's first post, or is it? :rolleyes:
[HD2 Android SD Development] fantasticlord:
What do you mean by 'sync'? Sync with google or what?

If you have an internet connection (wifi, 3G) and have a google account, it'll be automatically sync with google services for you, like contacts and calendar.

I'm using it and I don't have to back-up my contacts or calendar events when switching from this build to another build.

Sorry for my poor English
[HD2 Android SD Development] jubeh:
Same here. Used v1 since it came out, robot voice at start, but reboot fixed it. No data problems, no problems at all.

I upgraded kernel and started getting fc's, so I "upgraded" to 1.5 fresh (new data img) and came with lots of problems. I'm back to v1 and no problems anymore.
[HD2 Android SD Development] tarwedge:
If you actually read the very first post in the thread, you know, the one with the ROM that you managed to read as far as the download, this is explained already.
[HD2 Android SD Development] fantasticlord:
After using this build for a few days, I realize it sometimes freeze, like when installing apps (big size apps), or installing and downloading at the same time, or downloading multiple files. :D I made my HD2roid frozen when downloading about more than 10 apps at the same time, haha.

Anyway, this build is good, hope in the future it'll be better and better

Sorry for my poor English
[HD2 Android SD Development] ahchu:
i mean active syn trough PC -> HD2..

is it possible?

sorry for my stupid question again.
[HD2 Android SD Development] mk3hd2:
Camera

Hi all.

This build is really very fast but has only one little mistake - CAMERA :( It is possible copy camera from other bulid? SRY for newbie question.
[HD2 Android SD Development] Babylonian:
The volume during phonecalls is far too loud (I've had this problem with every build I've tried so far) Any solution to this? I'm on the newest stock rom with radio 2.15 (same as darkstone I think) Apart from this problem, everything runs perfect so far :) Thanks a lot darkstone!
[HD2 Android SD Development] KrewsialNL:
What's the 'mistake' you are talking about?

Camera works fine for me?
[HD2 Android SD Development] jasonkruys:
Absolute loving this build, thanks Dark. Don't seem to be having many problems at all with this build, apart from the usual higher battery drainage.

To name a few problems I have read about:

Screen blank on phone call - Works fine for me, screen blanks when phone is near my ear, wakes up when I pull it away - every time.

Wifi/3G switch - Works fine. I am constantly switching between wifi and 3G at home, and never seen a single problem - the worst I have seen is that it has taken a minute or two to re-establish the 3G data.

Force close - Had an issue where Marketplace force closed every time I opened it, but a reboot fixed that. Appeared to happen after installing the Current Drain widget.

GPS - Works fine, every time. Battery drain may be a bit high, but then it was on Windows Mobile too?

Using it with Exchange account fine too.

I wonder if the problems some people are having, that are not affecting everyone, are down to apps/mods that have been installed....

Anyway, thanks for the great work Dark, really, really appreciate it - Saves me having to buy a Desire HD to use Android. This build is superfast, and I much prefer the Stock option over the Sense versions. I appreciate that it has probably taken up a lot of your time!

Looking forward to a SuperRAM Gingerbread build from you, that is for sure...

Happy Holidays :D
[HD2 Android SD Development] KrewsialNL:
Thread piling up...

This thread is piling up with a lot of questions, where the answers can be found in the first post, or simply are already handled by others in this thread.

Some people might want to try searching before tackling the easy way and just drop your question here imo...
[HD2 Android SD Development] janne303:
Mine restarts after green htc... cant get it to work....
[HD2 Android SD Development] :
sorry another question, i believe this hasnt been asked.

i believe the latest cyannogenmod has a stock edited touch to focus camera(similar to htc's), will this be possible to install o this build?

thanks......i am searching for the camera now, will post if anything.
[HD2 Android SD Development] KrewsialNL:
That's a good question indeed. Though it's a modded item, to be honest I have no clue if that will work on this build. Maybe if you can get your hand on the APK file of that camera, you might be able to install it? :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] janne303:
Mine to...
[HD2 Android SD Development] boldman78:
did you copy android folder to your rood sd card?
[HD2 Android SD Development] :
yeah....but first i will search if there is a hd2 build based om the newest CM
[HD2 Android SD Development] kahiro:
i meant delete \android\root\data ... if u don't delete this after the first boot it will get recopied to the your \data\ in the system hence reseting whatever changes to the data or apps in that \data folder. ie, the default comes with launcher pro but if u install launcher pro PLUS and setup everything then u rebooted without deleting the \android\root\data folder then the old launcher pro will get copied to the \data\app folder in your data.img overwrite the launcher pro PLUS u installed which could/would cause it not to function.

the thing regarding the \android\root\system was just another example hoping to better illustrate my point but obviously didn't so just ignore it.
[HD2 Android SD Development] DarkStone1337:
Urgh. I'm disgusted by the sheer amount of lazyness that people have.

A lot of the questions that are asked in this thread are answered in the first post.

Can a MOD lock this thread please? It's overflowing with verbal diarrhea.

Next time people, learn to search, or even read the friggin readme. This is in the first section of the first post:

Did most of you follow this? No. You posted the same issue over and over and over again and again.

If this is all I have to look forward to then I may as well not update this thread.

To those who did follow the guidelines:

Thank you :)

I understand that there are issues with the build, I never said this was perfect.

This is a highly experimental build, I have never claimed this to be a daily build for use. I've not seen anyone go over a concept like this in the native android scene either so this is something new.

No ETA on a update. Don't ask about Gingerbread, there won't be a ram release any time soon. Don't ask about Sense, it's a bloody resource hog and getting it to work in ram is not easy.
[HD2 Android SD Development] PacinoAllstars:
is it possible to open the data.img file so I can see the contents.

I want to copy apps folder (.apk files) because I am going to reset.
[HD2 Android SD Development] :
you should create a thread in the discussion section....and post in the op next time (just my opinion). that way all the yapping an repeated question can be said there, while this one in the development section is clean. that may be the pepto bismol to the diarrhea.

a build like this s a first of its kind :D so please try to understand peoples confusion and frustration.
[HD2 Android SD Development] darow:
Blazing fast build!

However changing LCD Destiny to any value other than default kills Launcher. I can only unlock the phone, after that there is just black screen with top bar.
[HD2 Android SD Development] jonny68:
You

NEED

to read the first post when Dark Stone said to forget about Quadrant scores, this build is quite clearly faster than any other Android build out there there is nothing faster and after downloading this i don't want to go back to a slower build, im hoping other developers follow suit and take a leaf out of Dark Stones book, i can imagine that getting Sense to work in RAM must be difficult but that will be overcome in time.

Since i joined this forum earlier this year great leaps have been made in Android development, i no longer bother with WINMO and haven't now for months, why would you when you have builds as quick as this i can do without Sense for now anyway.
[HD2 Android SD Development] janne303:
Ignore me. I got it working...
[HD2 Android SD Development] jpee123:
I am using the super ram with a class 6 sd card, And let me tell you.........BLAZIN SPEED!!!!! Thank you Sir.
[HD2 Android SD Development] siulepilif:
OMG this is incredibly fast! such a nice experience..thank you!

until now just spoted a few issues:

can't disable camera shutter sound

can't enable camera auto-timer

some problems with network reception when sending and receiving MMS's

camera photos don't use full screen format

contacts don't have a link-to-facebook-profile option

any help on this please??
[HD2 Android SD Development] lukesan:
I agree on this. The funny thing is that some people are helpfull .... and more people are helpfull and start giving answers to that same post that was just answered by someone else.

Somehow I wonder if we can't put the known issues in a list in a 2nd or a 3rd post. Keywords are sometimes not easy and I can imagine being a non native English speaking person might make some mistakes in looking.
[HD2 Android SD Development] jonny68:
This build is still effectively a BETA and no doubt in time it'll become the finished article but i reckon this is another milestone in Android development and i personally can live with some minor inconveniences in this build wghen you have speed like this and no lag.
[HD2 Android SD Development] KrewsialNL:
You have a point, though it's a sharing community, so helping should be fine. Pointing people towards things that are already discussed a gazillion times shouldn't be done either.

On the other part, I got slammed so many times for being a 'brute' because I simply didn't helped people but kept saying "do a search" or "it's already been handled" that I simply ignore the 'usual' questions, and try helping people with the not so common ones.

Trying to make a little workaround when I have time, to make an overview of things known, and solutions for the most common questions at hand in regards to this build. The problem is, at the moment I don't have much time :) Therefore, I just try to help 'm where I can and ignore the 'usual' ;) I was just hoping for somebody to notice my comment and maybe do something about it :D
[HD2 Android SD Development] KrewsialNL:
This is exactly what i mean... ;-)
[HD2 Android SD Development] jonny68:
Guys slightly off topic here, can any of you recommend a decent lockscreen for this build i don't particulary like the one that comes with it,anyone ive seen on the market isn't to my liking either,preferably one where you push down with your thumb instead of from left to right, not a major thing but if someone can recommend me one that would be cool.:)
[HD2 Android SD Development] Philipp05:
This Build is not booting on my device! I copied it on the SD card for several times but its still not working! At the HTC Screen when booting the build the device always shuts down and starts windows mobile again...

Any solutions??
[HD2 Android SD Development] jonny68:
Did you format your SD card?This should always be done.

I always format my SD card before copying another build onto it it's essential this is done as ive not done it before and had trouble, i would try again and copy exactly what the instructions say on the first page it should work fine.
[HD2 Android SD Development] janne303:
I reformatted my card and packed up the files on the card instead of first pack up them on the computer and move them to sd card. It seems to work now...
[HD2 Android SD Development] deckoff:
My point exactly

What might be useful is :

report what is working and what not( it is in post N1, too)

share your configuration - ROM, radio, location, SD Card and performance( that might help people run this build easier with better performance results, I hope. Which should result in less questions asked...)

My 2 cents:

Device - HD2 Easter Europe edition ( I think the hardware is the same, WM ROM only is differnt form other stock Euro devices, but anyway)

ROM: kwbr HD2

radio: 2.12.50.02_2

SD Card: 8GB Kingston ( I would happily share any other info about it, if I find a way to check them)

I think SD Card affects performance greatly.

Yeah, build is fast and stable!!!

Issues:

Market not working quite properly - Comment section is empty, sometimes installed apps get stuck at installing status, long after Ithe app is installed and working. I think these issues are because of the older version of the market app. I cannot update the market app with the newer version, too. I have seen marken problems reported, just to share experience

What was reported but I have not tested: MMS and GPS fix.( I installed GPS Software and will test it soon)

I hope my info will help someone
[HD2 Android SD Development] donvitoNL:
How did you got swype working?
[HD2 Android SD Development] flawlessx92:
Links are dead..please reupload anyone..really need these radios

2.08.50.05

2.10.50.28_2
[HD2 Android SD Development] Juangiluruguay:
Data conection problem

Guys, after 4 hours searching, my head is going to explote.

I have this problem:

Data connection icon shows on the telefon.

Only shows "sending" blinking

"receiving' doesn't shows activity.

Dialed *#*#4636#*#*, acording to instructions, and enabled what says there (Data transfer icon showed afterwards)

PPP shows sending packages, but not received packages.

WI-FI works fine

WI-FI enabled, without connections stablished, doesn't affect 3G data transfer like has happened to some of you (at least it worked for some)

I changed the ROOMS, to see if that caused the problem.

It messed up DATA CONNECTIONS on the first OZROOM, and now with elegance Just doesn't work.

Changed radios back and forth 2.12 , 2.15...

Task 29..

Should I give up in this built? or there is something somebody can say that can help me??

I launched from a boot manager, and from the files itself, without difference..

Please help :(
[HD2 Android SD Development] pulser_g2:
Darkstone has requested this thread be closed until he has a new release available.

@Darkstone, please report this post to get it re-opened when required.

Users can get help on problems by posting in the Q&A sections

Reopened per OP request
[HD2 Android SD Development] krook6023:
Thread unlocked per OP request.

hmmm...maybe something is cooking?

Remember to stay on topic so this thread remains open!

Before you post a question search for the answer! -you will be amazed with what you will find!
[HD2 Android SD Development] DutchDanny:
Smells good.....
[HD2 Android SD Development] :
Please people, don't spam up his thread anymore and scare him off. We really need darkstone. :(
[HD2 Android SD Development] crawlingcity:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ebwijry3m9k6p3u

posting this initrd on darkstone's behalf. fixed corruption. rename it to newinitrd.gz
[HD2 Android SD Development] boldman78:
Hi ppl, i read in thread about 3g atfer wifi problem. i think i found a solution. when i changed my dns settings to those in build.prop file:

net.ppp0.dns1=8.8.8.8

net.ppp0.dns2=8.8.4.4

net.dns1=8.8.8.8

net.dns2=8.8.8.8

net.dns3=8.8.4.4

i am having no problems switching back from wifi

If someone post it b4 me please ignore.
[HD2 Android SD Development] curiousGeorge:
What do the devs think about this? Corruption has been one issue that plagued recent (since cedesmith) builds because of an asynchronously mounted initrd. Are there practical benefits in using a "sync" build like this? Will it slow down a system that is RAM mounted anyway? Important questions to consider.
[HD2 Android SD Development] DarkStone1337:
Hi guys, it's good to be back :)

Thanks crawlingcity for making the changes to initrd to prevent data corruption on my behalf :)

(Enabling sync, you won't notice much of a difference in speed if any)

Will add the link to the first post :D

Also have been working on a RAM build of MIUI with Jayyy on IRC, expect a release soon from him. No ETA.

-------

On a more serious note, I've learned to ignore the amount of spam in this thread.

Do not expect a response from me in PM or in this thread if you are asking a question that has already been asked.
[HD2 Android SD Development] dXsL:
PM me, happy to upload. have large Leo Archive :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] Beretta93:
All radios are here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611787

For my part, I have a problem with wifi, it connects properly to any AP but I can hardly get any data : with speedtest I have a ping of 999, and -0kb of download connexion. However it connects to 3G and has a perfect connexion.

I did not find any workaround : I was on HTC official 3.14, I went back to 1.66, flashed to radio 2.10.50, then flashed to chuckydroid rom, then tried back this build, then modified build.prop with google DNS,then tried again etc....

Nothing worked until now....

Has this problem been evoked on this thread before? Looked for it but did not find anything.

Thanks for helping me. ;)
[HD2 Android SD Development] norpan111:
Isn't 2.10.50 quite old?
[HD2 Android SD Development] renehd2:
Radios are there but the radios darkstone said are broken in that link :/
[HD2 Android SD Development] Beretta93:
It is the best radio of all, with 2.08, and I was on 2.15 just before downgrading and issue was the same so it has nothing to do with it.
[HD2 Android SD Development] Beretta93:
2.10.50 radios versions are pretty much the same. Only one of the three links is broken. You should try another one.
[HD2 Android SD Development] anderin:
Leo_RADIO_2.10.50.28_2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SR4VPUYB

:)
[HD2 Android SD Development] ahhtee:
Hey sorry if this was asked before but after reading pages and pages I couldn't find the fix or understand it, everything is working for me all except for the wifi, its giving me a wifi error, I tried updating the kernel as it was said to fix the problem but its still not working for me. Maybe I'm using a outdated kernel? Any help will be most Def appreciated. Thanks