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[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
PDroid - SUCCESS

Hi,

1st let me say that your ROM is FAST and have a good battery life - more then a day ! :cool:

I was able to get PDroid WORKING on your latest ROM version 1.8(Alex-V 1.8 Gingerbread Sense HD cm7r2 S-off - hboot system).

few things to note:

1. I couldn't successfully use patch while i made it with v1.3

2

patcher.

After installing the patch, the rom just stack and did'nt boot.

I saw in the PDroid thread that ppl had the same problem and thus patched their rom using v1.3

1

- as did I.

2. after created the patched files using v1.31, I used 4EXT to install the patch, BUT, i was able to install it, only after I MOUNTED ALL THE PARTITION that are available to mount, under the mounting section of the program.

( I guess I only need to mount the /system, but it worked anyway :rolleyes:)

3. I use PDroid client Version 1.32, which is apparently compatible with v1.31 patches.

I don't know what will happens if you upgrade the PDroid client to a new version, when it will available.

So, In short - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download the PATCHED FILE.

2. Extract the zip on your PC, It contains 2 file:

A - PDroid-v1.31-Alex-V_1.8_Ad2sdx_cm7r2.zip - Is the patch (if you want to use PDroid - use this file)

B - PDroid-

RESTORE

-Alex-V_1.8_Ad2sdx_cm7r2.zip -Recovery Patch (if you want to UNINSTALL PDroid - use this file)

3. Put the A or B zip on your SD, and reboot to recovery.

4. I suggest you use 4EXT to install the zip file, but I guess STOCK recovery will work also.

5. using 4EXT - MOUNT /System, and then install the Zip.

6. Reboot, and WAIT !!! It takes about 10 min till the ROM loads

( it should show you the boot animation, and the it will stay on the last image of the boot animation, for at list 10 min.

7. After the machine booted up android, GOTO the market and install the PDroid Client version 1.32

Here is the log file from PDroidPatcher
[Desire Android Development] Robi959:
Installed cm7r2 version it working so smooth and fast. Tnx Alex finally one good Rom for Desire.
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
about app2SD

Hi ppl...

I use the ad2SD version of alex's rom ( v1.8 ).

I can move

some

of the programs to the SD, using the "Manage applications" under "settings->Applications".

BUT, there are some program ( like Polaris Office, FaceBook, YouTube ) that I don't have the ability to move them to the SD.

Why is that ?:confused:

Is there any app allowing me to move them to the SD while retaining the AD2SD special features ?:confused:

Thanks.
[Desire Android Development] erklat:
U r doing it wrong. I guess 9/10 users who have rooted phones, don't use built in a2sd.
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
@erklat

What do you mean by that most ppl "don't use built in a2sd"?

I guess you mean that Alex's ROM with the AD2SDX feature is BUILT-IN (script)within the android generic menus ( settings->application->... ) - So there is NO need of an external 3rd party application like app2sd.

BUT, How come this BUILT-IN special feature - does NOT works on ALL of the app that are installed on the system ?

What I need to check, that a certain BIG app(that takes a lot of space) is indeed installed "partially" as AD2SDX intended ?

I mean - If I install an app and then check the settings->application menu, I can see the feature/ability to move them to the SD - BUT some other apps - DO NOT ALLOW ME to do that....

Is it because they're already on the SD ?

Isn't it the whole idea with AD2SDX that

EVERY

3rd PARTY APP (Post ROM apps)that I install are being

AUTOMATICALLY

install into the SD and not the ROM ?

that's why I wonder why I have the ability to move 3rd party apps to the sd....
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
yeah...great success :) ;) really big thx for this

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
:) ;) thx :)

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
read this and you know how a2sdx works :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18911182&postcount=1784

only one thing...apps that have built in store 2sd are stored on real sd-card....rest goes to sd-ext which is mounted in internal memory...

its complete different to a2sd

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
Yeah I saw that page....

So I guess I must use whatever app2sd for the post 3rd party ROM installed program... ( correct me if i'm wrong ... )

And on another thing:

Every time I open the HTC calendar and press on any day on any week - I get an error message: "The application HTC Sense (process com.htc.launcher) has stopped unexpectedly."

Then I click ok, and I can continue work just fine within the same instance of that calendar that I opened.

But, As I exit the calendar, the screen then shows me the "Loading..." like when after I restart the desire, and boot into the android... ( It takes about 5-6 sec until it finishes "loading" )

I don't know if my PDroid patching is responsible to this...

Do any of you experience this problem ?:confused:
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Ini ada short way, if you use a2sd, a2sdx, data2ext, etc.. there is no need to move app to sd card..

Because it is already on ext partition of sdcard..

It is different with classic app2sd that can store app on real sdcard (fat32).
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
Do Any one with the same problem as I have ????? :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Hmm.. I dont know since i didnt use pdroid patching..

Maybe you should try full wipe and without pdroid..

:)
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
So I did made full wipe, and started from a fresh Alex's v1.8 ROM.

Then I only installed:

+ UOT Kitchen (for new battery Icon)

+ PDroid files as I posted 1 page before

everything is OK !

that was weird:confused::rolleyes:

maybe some other program caused it.

If i'll find anything new - i'll update - but for now it seems that problem gone.
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Good.. Nice to hear..

:)
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
Alex -

Is there anyway you can add/compile/cook RCmix3D for your v1.8 ROM (ad2sd version - or all of them... )

This "tweaker" program brings A-LOT of improvment...

The thing that is a real BIG plus is the ability to tweak the "quick settings" tab in the general notification area of the android.

like:

+ the possibility to long-click on the wifi line to access the wifi settings area.

+ enable the flash from quick settings tab

+ restarting

If RCmix3d it self is a big mess-up software to have in your opinion - Is there anyway else to implement those tweaks to the quick settings tab ?
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
nice idea...but..this will not work with sense 2.1

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
Nexus One port of this rom :) ;) :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24837109

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
Hmmm.... Is there any mod/app in existence that can allow us to get those "quick settings" tweaks ?

( leave all the 3D tweak stuff that RCmix3D does - it's not that important )
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
think you have to decompile system.ui apk and search for the parts you want to change

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] jurica_m:
Hi, I have slow sd card and need a lot of space for apps. Which version of the ROM do you recommend? Thanks a lot

EDIT: Installed hboot 387 mb and data2ext version and everything seems smooth. Thank you, great work.
[Desire Android Development] BashyUK:
Why did I even try using another Sense rom I should have known better than that lol Alex does it again. CM7 HBOOT r2 version installed. Running perfectly. Great welcome back to Sense for me :-)
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
If I have the (ad2sdx) v1.8 of your rom - will this camera upgrade work at all ?:confused:

Will it give me the possibility to have manual/micro focus ?:confused:

( any 3rd party camera program that i install won't give this options to me.

I think it rely on the internal sense files, which is sense 2.1, that I think does not support these functions :()

If this upgrade will bring me those features - but I cannot upgrade with this specific file - Do I have any other option/source ?

Thanks.
[Desire Android Development] gps3dx:
Anyone ( especially Alex - please reply.... )

1 more thing I noticed:

I restored one of my good NANDROIDs of alex's rom ( v1.8 ) with all my programs already installed - and now it work REALLY FAST in comparing to the state I was before.

What should I learn from that ?

Restoring every two weeks isn't the solution -

So What is it that I might delete each couple of weeks ? cache/dalvik-cache/any other folder/s ?????
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
@ all thx :)

@gps3dx..please not use this cam update...was made for deodexed rom version

also maybe you should change the script to a2sd or try data2ext instead

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
Loving this rom!

Coming from a sense 3.5 rom, I almost forgot how fast my phone can be.

Only issues I'm having is that the superuser app says it is v9.99 while it is still some old2.x version. When I try to update it via the market it says, I have the latest version...?

Also the facebook app needs updating over and over again after every restart and the icon of the Facebook app isn't changing to the new one.

Can it be that the cache of the system apps is corrupted or something? Would love to hear if anyone else has encountered this problem!
[Desire Android Development] hheegg:
Was on Sense3.5 (RSK) for some weeks and now back on Alex ROM

Nice to see, how smooth this works

The old Desire seems to reach its limits with Sense2.1

And nice to see, that Alex still gives his comments helping with his professionel knowledge

Thank you very much for this excellent rom
[Desire Android Development] BashyUK:
The only problem I have with this rom is unfortunately a major one? My parrot bluetooth CK3100 just won't connect. It pairs then nothing. Then unpairs itself. Any ideas?
[Desire Android Development] glq518:
play h.264 high profile

Hi,Alex very nice rom!

I always use your rom,fast,stable.But i recently have a question,and i can not play h.264 high profile media.Why?Do you have any patch?

Thanks!
[Desire Android Development] BashyUK:
Works fine on Alex-v 1.01 gb sense so will stick to that.
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
This rom works great with my parrot Ck3100. Did you try clearing your parrot and reconnecting your phone over as if you had a new phone.
[Desire Android Development] marchusar:
Hi Alex,

I wanna try your ROM but I don't know wich hboot I should prefer.

Some facts:

- I use a class 10 SD-Card.

- I need enough space for apps.

- I am S-OFF and it's no problem for me to change hboot.

So I want to choose the version that is runnig fast and especially stable.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Best regards, viele Grüße ;-)

Marc
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
I have same specs and did CM7R2 boot. Download the CM7R2 version. Rock Solid.
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
As said above, it is indeed a rock solid ROM.

The only thing I have trouble with is Superuser.

The app is bugged and doesn't remember apps that I allowed superuser acces too and the app can't be updated, since it says it's version 9.99 :S

Is someone having the samen problem? Thnx in advance!
[Desire Android Development] crescal:
Uninstall it with titanium backup (or just delete the apk in /system/app/) than reinstall it in play store.

as usual, back up before action:D
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
Thanks for your reply. But the weird thing is, is that the app is nowhere to be foun in the list of Titanium Backup and in system/app I have two apk's. One is called Superuser.apk and one com.noshufou.android.su.apk. Should I delete both or just one of the two?

I am being very carefull with it, since I will loose superuser permission when the app stops working, hence I can't change anything with root on my phone if that happens. :)
[Desire Android Development] trams:
Hello,

I'm having trouble with GPS and location service. There is no gps icon and no lock, tried using several programs, simplest being gps status. When using htc weather app, it says it is having trouble connecting to location services (or something similar).

I tried int2sd and cmr2 versions. Clean install with wipe, no programs installed but for default ones.

Did anyone have similar problems?
[Desire Android Development] jeet1988:
can i have working link for Expresso Bliss Style for 1.8 for cm7r2
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Alright. I've been on sebastiaan's Sense 3.5 ROM for months, and now I want to go back to the out-of-the-box smoothness I used to have with Sense 2.1. Just downloaded the CM7r2 version... will flash later tonight, and report back soon.

Just wanted to let you know, Alex, I'm excited about getting to use your ROM. Glad you're still with us to keep oldschool Desire development alive for all of us to enjoy! ^^
[Desire Android Development] crescal:
Have you tried to search keywords like "tell" in titanium backup?
[Desire Android Development] marchusar:
Hi,

now I am user of cm7r2 version and I am very happy.

Some suggestions or questions I have:

1) Is there an wifi-n patch for your kernel?

2) My Parrot MKi9200 starts always with voice recognition after connecting to my phone. I cleared the connection to my phone and reconnected again and the problem disappeared. But after I did a call and connected to my phone there was the same problem again. Before with sense 3.5 roms I had a slow phone but this problem was not there. But I will ask Parrot if they have a fix because I also had this problem with Supernova ROM which wants to be as stock as possible. Maybe they have a problem with nearly stock gingerbread roms?

3) Is there a easy way to remove all not needed sense stuff? I use GoLauncher and don't need the sense widgets and rosie and sense lockscreen, but I don't wanna try file for file wich I can remove and wich the ROM needs to run. I think such a desensenized version could be just more fast than this one. (about one year ago there was a RCmix version by robocik but he didn't go on making such a fast ROM)

Thanks in advance, I am actually very happy with my fast and stable desire.

Best regards,

Marc

Edit:

Ups ... my signature is very old :-/
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Actually Alex's Desire broke. He still tries to help with his ROM and others like myself help out.
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Now He use sensation xl..

:p
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Lol, seems I'm right on time again. :p

Anyway, I'm having some trouble applying custom skins. When I install skins from the Desire HD thread posted in the OP, like I used to do on other Sense 2.1 ROMs, they don't show up in the skin selection screen. Actually, none of the other skins show up, there's just the default HTC skin. I'm missing the Slate skin :s

Also, is there someone who could provide a working link to the Espresso Bliss theme? The links in the OP don't seem to work anymore.

Thanks in advance!
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
Nope, no succes. Like I said, the app is pretty bugged. :p

I am only seeing the two apps in system/app I mentioned before.
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
lol...nice to see that many of the people come back to my rom... :) makes me happy...

anyway its interesting that the thread is more active (while i´m not) in the past i have bumped it sometimes...now theres no need...lol...so thx to all :)

with kind regards..Alex
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Any help with this? I'm afraid this might've gotten lost at the bottom of the last page.
[Desire Android Development] Robi959:
Is there any way to change the Caller screen ?
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
the link to the skins was to the 2.0 sense...here´s the one to sense 2.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1048894

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
this is the standard sense screen...you can install a caller from market or install a aosp rom...

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
never used tb...mmhh..

with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Right, thanks, I must have missed that.

Second question: is there a way to re-enable the paginated scroll in the app drawer? I'd love that.
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
just flash a rosie.apk from 1.7.5..should work...with kind regards
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Thanks a lot!

I know I'm getting annoying, or at least getting close, but - all of the download links for 1.7.5 are dead. Can anyone provide me with a mirror? I'd be very thankful.
[Desire Android Development] aardappel12:
I would love to see a working link for the rosie bliss apk file too!

Anyone around that has it?

Thanks in advance!:)
[Desire Android Development] Han-Droid:
I'm thinking about returning to a less feature-packed rom.

I tried rsk after runnymede. Before I had tamirda 3.0 (which had the BEST performance).

Now I'd like to enjoy the performance again, BUT would like the newer HTC WIDGETS/Apps (Calendar, E-Mail). So...does Alex' Rom have these newer Versions....or is there any other speedy rom with the new HTC apps (Calendar, Email)?

The lags of RSK and Co. are driving me nuts...
[Desire Android Development] Shoarma1998:
Alex, thanks for your great roms! I hope you'll join the one X development soon...

@all the others, thanks!!!
[Desire Android Development] Ravens97:
Which one should i flash if i have stock hboot? Tried 1.8 didnt work, im guessing i flashed the wrong one.
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
ok guys..heres the rosie from 1.7.5...with kind regards..
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
lol..thx :)

its normal that sense 3.5 lags a bit...most say...this 2.1+3.0 mix rom is fast

best is to flash cm7 or 387mb hboot...before
[Desire Android Development] ShadowCodeGaming:
I would like to have a rosie3d link. One that works on 1.8? I have been getting requests for that on the n1 port.
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062962

was from there..i only maked a flashable zip thats comp. with desire

but not sure if it work on odexed roms

with kind regards..
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Thanks, but after some searching I already sorted out the app drawer page scrolling using some HTC Thunderbolt flashable zip, and a Rosie.apk from InsertCoin :p weirdly enough, when I pulled just the Rosie.apk, there were page dividers in my app drawer, but scrolling was still continuous. It was only after I also patched com.htc.framework.jar that the scrolling actually became paginated. Just something to look into for people trying to sort their app drawers out.

Also, just wanted to say that after having flashed this ROM, reinstalled my apps and removed the bloat, flashed my favourite kernel, added my usual UOT customisations, found a nice theme, sorted out my app drawer and smooth backlight transitions, and after all my fiddling and setting up was done - I finally remembered how damn good this phone can be. It's the first time in ages that I've enjoyed my phone so much, and I don't think I've ever gotten any ROM to work so much to my personal liking. There was always something wrong, some minor fault, even the tiniest niggle - but not this time. It's perfect.

Damn good job on the ROM, Alex. All I can say.
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Since Alex no longer has a desire I propose that we as a group continue with updating this ROM. Starting with Zeguitarist as the newest Version. Call it a joint effort with all. How about it?
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
If only I knew how to package my "version" as an installable ROM zip. :p

I could, however, just post some of the files I've used to improve the ROM - like Rosie.apk and com.htc.framework.jar for app drawer pages, and services.jar for smooth backlight changes. Maybe then someone can make a flashable zip out of them?
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Maybe Alex could repackage. Post files and I could try. That is Alex is ok with all of this.
[Desire Android Development] ShadowCodeGaming:
Donload links are dead... Can you upload it?
[Desire Android Development] Alex-V:
you can do whatever you want with this rom.. ;)
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Yup like you always said..

It is open source..

:)
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Right, so here are the files I used to improve the ROM to my liking. There are 3 files in the .rar attached to this post (not a flashable zip).

services.jar - "Smooth" backlight transitions, ported from Sense 3.x.

This goes in /sd-ext/framework_s/. Warning: this file forces CRT on/off animations, there will be no way of turning them off.

Rosie.apk - This Rosie has page dividers in the app drawer, for those of you who want paginated scrolling in the app drawer back. Place this apk in /sd-ext/app_s/. Be careful, you also need the patched com.htc.framework.jar!

com.htc.framework.jar - Paginated scrolling in app drawer, to use with patched Rosie.apk. This file goes in /sd-ext/framework_s/.

Now, before you start replacing any of these files,

READ THIS FIRST:

Firstly, I can't guarantee these files will work as advertised. I'm sure you can safely replace services.jar, it'll work without problems. I'm not absolutely certain, though, about the correct install procedure for the other two files. We need a tester to place these files in their corresponding folders, and see if they do what they're supposed to without breaking anything. Can anyone do that?

Second, after these files have been tested, we need someone to make a flashable zip for them. Maybe one zip for the services.jar, and another one for the two Rosie scrolling files. I think we'll need different versions depending on HBOOT version. Anyone up for that?

In any case, enjoy.

ZEDIT: Brilliant, forgot the attachment. Fixed!
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
Awesome ZeGuitarist! Keep 'em coming :D

Maybe you can try porting some niceness from sense 3.0? Ben missing that lovely agenda app some time now :P
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
I never ported anything. I have no knowledge about porting, programming or any other form of developing. I just collected some files here and there that were tried and tested by other people before me. ;)

Anyways, do you mean to say you tested the files as I instructed, and it worked for you?
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
What version of the ROM you using? I use CM7R2.
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Anyone how do you change software info under about phone.
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Upload kernel you using.
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
Damn dude, where did you learn your manners?

Anyways, it's Droidzone's latest, you can find it on his website.
[Desire Android Development] Denimo:
Aah okay thanks for claering that up. An no sorry, didn't try it out. Because I don't want the page scrolling and the sense 3.x backlight animations would be something nice, but I hate the CRT animation. So no luck for me then :P
[Desire Android Development] rzgomba:
Sorry was in a rush didn't really look at what I was writing. Just wondering which Droidzone Kernel you flashed?
[Desire Android Development] nlooooo:
Find build.prop in /system and edit as you want.
[Desire Android Development] Shoarma1998:
guys, if I try to cook a uot file, I also want to change the boot animation... To which folder do I have to let the kitchen refer/install? And how can I get the letters of quicksettings to be white?

And it would be perfect to get swipe to clear to work on this rom... Doe anyone know how?

many thanks in advance!
[Desire Android Development] ZeGuitarist:
I have no idea how to help you with either of your problems. However, I'd just like to point out that "swipe to clear" as we have it on our Desires doesn't work anywhere near as well as it does on real ICS. If you don't swipe notifications away in a perfectly straight line, it'll just fail - which makes it more annoying than helpful.
[Desire Android Development] swemoza:
Use this ROM again after using Sense 3.5..

Feels so fast and smooth..

Will try the paginated app draw.. Thanks to ZeGuitarist...

:)