yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] raybudd:
Let me guess...you didn't do a full wipe BEFORE you flashed, right? I flashed over b4 and same thing happened to me as when I tried to flash b4 over b3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Kraenesk:
I only did that once.

Mikfroyo...can something this good be legal?
[EVO 4G Android Development] painandpleasure:
Nope I wiped davlik and cache. I am doing a full wipe now and hoping that works. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] NHLWil:
This has been a problem for a lot of people ever since 2.2 came out. It's not limited to this ROM.

Sounds to me like a radio issue, or possibly heat related (i.e. the hardware can't take any more, Cap'n!)
[EVO 4G Android Development] bo0omer:
I am assuming that nothing changed with regard to the moving of the dalvik cache upon install of beta 5.

So we would have to go in and run the nocahce command again.

Since I am starting fresh - would you recommend putting the ext3 partition on my sdcard and letting the fresh install move all the apps to that? That is where is puts them right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bo0omer:
I am assuming - if the cache is moved like beta4 then the above applies...

Does it erase everything on your sdcard when you do this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] noregretzzzz:
Not sure if you got this fixed yet, but have u tried calk's fix for it?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695243
[EVO 4G Android Development] NHLWil:
Partitioning the SD card will erase it, yes. Back it up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Yes, dalvik is placed on your \cache\ partition by default in MikFroyo 4.5. I believe this is due to the fact that the vast majority of users are still on the oem Class 2 8 GB sdcard and really aren't equipped to do an ext3 setup (Class 4 and above). By defaulting to \cache\ Mik is providing a slight tradeoff between speed and more room for apps.

However, for those who have created an ext 3, it is better to move your dalvik to your (now almost empty) \data\ partition using the a2sd nocache command.

That's a fact jack.

True dat.

** Make sure you back up your sdcard to your pc before partitioning.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gsk3rd:
chogardjr I love your theme man. I was starting my own theme and then I saw yours and fell I love.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nck4857:
Hey guys, do I need to wipe sdext and .androidsecure when I'm switching between these betas? It seems like that when I went from 4.4 to beta 4 there was some issues with apps and I was wondering if that's what caused it..?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
For what its worth. I was running an SBC Netarchy kernel. Noticed my battery was getting warm on charger. Went with a non-SBC kernel and now battery doesn't get hot.

Just a heads up.

Mitchell's EVO
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Wipe everything EXCEPT your sdcard (be careful - easy to hit the wrong button and have a disaster on your hands).

Mitchell's EVO
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Get a room :-)

Mitchell's EVO
[EVO 4G Android Development] nck4857:
Ha, okay thanks for the quick response.. That's what I was thinking, but I haven't used A2SD a lot and wanted to make sure...

Thanks- b5 here I come!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Despite these warnings, we will in all probability see sometime today someone posting "where did all the stuff that was on my sd card go??"
[EVO 4G Android Development] dh350nwo:
I noticed that with ms' HTC15 kernal as well. Especially when it is under heavy use. Gonna try Nets kernal next and see how it goes.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bumsock:
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/snap20110129_105024.png?w=3266b8ee the Water DrippN Live wallpaper from the Lg Optimus 2x system dump...its kinda cool.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DCoop:
It seems each phone is different, I've been using a SBC kernel and the battery doesn't heat up. Strange stuff.

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Question about wireless tether:

I've been using the wireless tether apk since I got my Evo in August so I'm familiar with it. The other day (using MikFroyo 4.4 & the Wireless tether that comes with it) I was using wireless tether on my laptop, which is my main computer at home. I turned on my Netbook for whatever reason and a moment later saw that it was "online". The Netbook was tethered to my Evo too, so I had both computers online using the wireless tether. I've never seen this before. There are no other internet connections available that the Netbook could have connected to, it said "Connected to Android Tether 2" just as the laptop did.

Using Hotspot I've hooked up more than one device but have always believed that Wireless tether was restricted to only one connection. Anyone have any explanation or has had the same experience?

Thanks,

D
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrnygiants:
Doesnt Work
[EVO 4G Android Development] selders59:
I have had as many as 5 laptops in my house tethered through my Evo. I have read it can handle up to 8 connections at one time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DCoop:
Using WHICH program? Sprint Hotspot is supposed to be able to connect several (8) devices, I seem to remember that MikFroyo's Hotspot was restricted to 2 connections. It is the Wireless Tether apk that I am asking about, not the ability of the Evo to make several connections with HotSpot.

Since August, as a test, I have tried to hook up more than one device using Wireless Tether, it never worked. Now it's connecting to 2 and I'm wondering what changed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] raybudd:
This was suggested by jklong and I followed it step by step:

Full wipe

Flash rom...DO NOT REBOOT

Flash kernel...NOW REBOOT

Sync Google, check wifi, restore backup

Flash theme of choice
[EVO 4G Android Development] raybudd:
With various roms that I've used since getting my EVO, I've always been able to connect more than 1 laptop at a time. usually when with friends, there's 5 connected and we're gaming on 4G. Where did you see that MikFroyo will only do 2?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bumsock:
Sry,I'm still a dropbox virgin : ( and wherever you touch on the screen little water droplets form then fall down
[EVO 4G Android Development] localguyincali:
Hello All,

just a quick question here, i installed battery monitoring app lastnight, left cell off so i get a full charge and when i turned it on this morning was messing around with the app ( about 10mins or so ) battery went down to 87%, so plugged it in charged up till green light came on, turned cell off charged again till green...... ( yea you know the drill LoL )

So now i have cell on with charger light is green, so what should i do now leave plugged in and check the app in a hour or so?

I also flashed netarchy-toastmod-4.3.1-cfs-havs-sbc lastnight seems to be working well....
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
I have found animated wallpapers to be like chicks with accents. At first it's sexy, but after a while it just gets annoying.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Thedonk13:
something is wrong...i don't know what it is, but i downloaded beta5 and performed all the steps,wipe everything and flash beta5....setup google restore with titanium as usual...but when i go to set up my ring tones and what nots, it will not access the sd card...it tells me the sd card is empty....i go es file manager and everything is still present on my card...i have tried twice now with different downloads and i can not get it to change my tones via the settings tab...

restored my nand and i'm hoping this is just isolated to me....maybe i will give it another shot later...
[EVO 4G Android Development] NHLWil:
No way. Accents are cute/hot . . . always.

Anyway, all of the LG Optimus live wallpapers can be found here.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bumsock:
Lol,true....I really have never used one for more than a week myself.
[EVO 4G Android Development] raybudd:
Leave it charging and watch the mA level, on your 'View History' tab, go down to zero or close to it. That's when the battery is fully charged. For example, last night I took my phone off charge and was streaming TuneIn radio for almost 2 hrs before the battery dropped below 100%. Now that was on a SEIDO 3500mAh battery. YMMV It'll also take a couple of charge cycles before everything levels off and you can see the difference using an SBC kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Nygel:
just tried it that same way mention but after 5 minutes I was still on the first HTC splash screen. Wiping again as I type to try again. anything I'm missing
[EVO 4G Android Development] tyler.durden:
I can't really speak from experience on the girl thing... live wallpapers do get annoying after a bit, but I just can't see a girl with an accent getting annoying.... unless its not really a sexy accent or if she isn't a sexy girl to begin with, lol. I've only dated American girls with very slight northern/southern accents, so nothing really different.
[EVO 4G Android Development] localguyincali:
Right now im looking at History, 9:59:12AM|240mA |100%|4205mV|83.8F

battery in taskbar reading 100%
[EVO 4G Android Development] DCoop:
Which program were you using to connect more than 1 laptop, the 2 wireless options are the "Wireless Tether" or the "Hot Spot". The Hot Spot is supposed to be able to connect to more than one device. AFAIK, and from my experience, Wireless Tether has been capable of only 1 connection. I just now checked on the Android-wifi-tethering website and they don't state one way or the other if only 1 connection can be made. It has been my experience the last several months that the apk would only connect to one device.

I asked questions in my first post on this subject because I don't know the answers.

I do have a remembrance of reading somewhere on this thread that the Hot Spot in MFroyo 4.4 could only have 2 connections. After reading thousands of thread posts on XDA it is possible I read that on another thread than this one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Probably to late for this, but if you get hang at HTC splash, give it 2 minutes and pull battery, second reboot will go fine (at least for me it did!)
[EVO 4G Android Development] painandpleasure:
Thats what I did and it worked except theme havent decided which one to use
[EVO 4G Android Development] painandpleasure:
Mine hung up for a while I just went and took a shower, came back and all was good to go.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Guide: Flashing MikFroyo

There is nothing wrong with the beta that would cause this, so if it is happening to you, you are doing it wrong - some possibilities:

1) Just try a battery pull and reboot. Sometimes it just gets stuck the first time.

2) When you wipe, wipe EVERYTHING (including Boot and System) except for SDCard (don't wipe that).

3) Hold off on flashing any themes on first flash. Once you get everything up and running, nandroid your setup then flash a theme. Themes can be tricky and sometimes cause problems. Do NOT flash any themes not made specifically for MikFroyo.

4) Do NOT flash Calkulin's Sense Killer on first flash. You do not yet have an aftermarket launcher installed and it will loop on you.

5) Sometimes it takes a LONG time to boot the first time. Let it be. However, if you get stuck at the splash screen for more than a minute or so, you are probably stuck.

Here is my recommended chronology for flashing MikFroyo 4.5 Beta 5.

1) Nandroid whatever you were most recently using that worked.

2) Wipe everything except SDCard.

3) Flash MikFroyo 4.5 Beta 5.

4) Flash a Sense Kernel (do not accidentally flash an AOSP kernel - it will loop on you - see signature for my personal recommendation).

5) Reboot.

6) Sign into your Google Account and give it a minute to let everything sync.

7) Reboot.

8) Restore your Apps & Data with Titanium Pro (do NOT restore System Data).

9) Do NOT set up your homescreens yet.

10) Run the following code:

adb:

adb shell
a2sd check

terminal:

su
a2sd check

...to check the status of your a2sd. It should say that your Dalvik Cache is on your /cache/ partition. If you have an oem SDCard, I recommend leaving it there as it will free an additional 60 to 100 mb of space for your apps. If you have an ext3 set up, I recommend moving Davlik back to your /data/ partition with the following command:

adb:

adb shell
a2sd nocache

terminal:

su
a2sd nocache

Your phone will now reboot on its own.

11) Reboot into recovery and flash Calkulin's Sense Killer hack if you have already installed an aftermarket launcher (LP, ADW, etc.). If you are going to use the Sense launcher, SKIP this step. Reboot. (*There is some debate as to whether removing Sense causes performance issues - I have personally chosen to NOT remove Sense at this time; however, it's your call.)

12) Now set up your homescreens as you like them.

13) Reboot into Recovery and Nandroid your new setup.

14) At this time, flash any other extras you wish (themes, etc.). Reboot.

-

15) For those running ext3 setups, after everything else is done, I have found that running:

adb:

adb shell
a2sd reinstall

terminal:

su
a2sd reinstall

seems to make things quicker and smoother.

** P.S., Yes, this is the long way around, but if you want to ensure a quality flash, I always recommend erring on the side of caution.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Post 4.5BV flashing orgasm report!

**damn, I guess mediocre minds think alike, while I was typing this up, I see mitchellvii did a similar post! Sorry Mitch, wasn't really trying to compete! Just we must have been typing at same time!

Ok, I just don't see how I can be any more pleased than I am with my current setup (but I'm sure Mik will come up with something!)

Here's how my morning went:

Downloaded Beta V, downloaded chogardjr's fixed Blue Theme and Minimalistic Clock.

Since I have learned that I spend more time jerking around trying to be lazy and do "no wipe" flashing, I did a full Titanium Pro for root users backup of all my apps. Next I rebooted recovery, did a nandroid backup of my current setup (Never flash new stuff without this first!). Then I did a full wipe of data, cache's and ext3.

From there, flashed MikFroyo betaV and then immediately flashed my favorite kernel (see signature below for link).

Rebooted to system (yes, got hang at 1st HTC splash, just waited for awhile and pulled battery, next boot went fine) and signed into Google account. Then setup my Wifi for my home network. Next, I downloaded my Titanium paid license and then the Titanium for Root Users app from MikMarket. Did a full Batch restore of my apps from Titanium (this is where paying for the upgrade is worth it, with the paid version you don't have to OK each restore install, it just does it all automatically!).

Next I rebooted recovery, flashed chogard's Blue theme, his Minimalistic Clock (thanks for the hard work chogardjr :)) and the wimaxwidget.zip (cuz I have 4G in my area and like the toggle on the pull down). Rebooted system.

Spent 20 minutes setting up my screens with my widgets and shortcuts that I like, and began to enjoy a truly fast system that looks great!

By the way, I have the apps running off of my sd card and the cache running internal with "a2sd nocache" command (thank mitchellvii for the tip:)).

Everything works, GPS in GMaps gets 3 meter lock on my position within 30 seconds, wifi is great and the phone is just down right fast!

I swear with this setup, I could do one of those iPhone commercials and they wouldn't have to show that little disclaimer in fine print that says "screen sequences shortened"!:D

End result, doing a full wipe install like I said above took me less than 30 minutes from start to finish, that includes the automated batch restore of my apps, resetting up my screens like I like them and then doing a final nandroid backup of the final setup!

God, it was good, gotta go have a smoke after this experience!:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Yep. Beta 5 rocks. Very happy with it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Mitch, do you think you are seeing a significant enough performance increase running the swap partition to make a repartitioning worth it? That may also be the issue that contributes to your sense that the phone gets faster over time, at least I remember that phenomenon when I ran swap partitions on my earlier phones. Without the swap and with cache on internal, I am getting blazing fast load times of apps right after booting. I seem to remember with swap active, you had to kinda launch each app at least once and after you had done that, the next launch was faster because the swap space had "learned" that app. Just an idea.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chogardjr:
Thanks for the support. I can't wait to convert over myself...damn jobs!

From a supercharged Evo!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
Thanks for the support. I can't wait to convert over myself...damn jobs!

From a supercharged Evo!![/QUOTE]

I did flash beta 5 and run your rotary lock screen. All the blue stuff looks nice. Having a hard time getting the 12811 blue theme to download. Takes forever and failed last time trying to flash. You'll be thanked though, you do nice work.

Side note. Both betas hang on HTC boot screen. Always have to pull battery but then it starts normally.

And I will thank mitchellvii cause it does seem faster after running a2sd nocache. Question though. Any of you have run some flash stuff by prsnlmgr that increases your read ahead speed? I did before and it worked great but does not work on this ROM. Worked on both cm7 and mikfroyo 4.4 It's 128 on this one and at 512 mine was flying. Going to try to change it through terminal.

From the void that is my mind.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Have no idea how much difference it is making. Haven't run Beta 5 without it. But that would make sense that it is improving things.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Thedonk13:
Mitch, do you have to run the a2sd codes to get beta V working? i like using the V over the 5 now...haha....anyways, i tried again without running that code and the settings still will not see any of my media files to set for ringtones....
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
... nvm ...
[EVO 4G Android Development] tonwarr.the.incredible:
Mikfried CM?!?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Are you sure the ringtones are still there? I have had random files get deleted after flashing before. Are you running your dalvik from /cache/ or /data/?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
One thing I did do. Beta 5 comes with your VMHeap set to 32 by default. I think Froyo works better at 24. You can download the VMHeap Tool and reset it to 24. After reboot your homescreens should seem a bit more responsive.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Thedonk13:
im flashing it AS IS...whatever it is set up to do from scratch is what i am running..i haven't messed with any of that....i know the files are still present because i can go into ES File Manager and see them on the SD card...
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Hmm, that's a weird one. You can always run:

adb shell
a2sd repair

and see if it fixes anything.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Thedonk13:
i guess it is time for me to finally bust my ADB v-card....aiight...i'm gonna run some errands and junk and will do this tonight...i will let you guys know how it goes since i love this forum so much...thanks for the help!
[EVO 4G Android Development] d4sheriff:
VMHEAp Tool

Hey donwloaded the vmheap tool. Everytime I run it fails and says my phone is not nand unlocked. I know it is because I have RA'S custom recovery installed. What could be the problem?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
What you are referring to is using a script to change the following:

/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

By default, MikFroyo runs a script to set this at 128. You can physically change it to 512 (using text editor in Root Explorer); however, every time you reboot it will go back to 128.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Run this code:

adb remount

- or - , in Terminal, type:

su
remount rw

Then run VMHeap Tool again and it should work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
That got me thinking about why this Thread is so much more "upbeat" and noob friendly than others tend to be on XDA.

I am certain it has to do with the "I'll try and help you out" tone that Amikam (Mik to some, Miko to others) set from day one! He has always been willing to help out, others of us picked up that attitude and it has spread like wild-fire to the point that often, by the time one of us finishes typing a reply and hits submit, we see that others have already posted the answer!

Anyway, Thedonk's comment got me thinking and feeling all "warm and fuzzy":o
[EVO 4G Android Development] d4sheriff:
thanks that worked!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
...nvm....
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Or it could be that we are all "Thanks" whores :)

Seriously though. I enjoy answering questions for two reasons:

1) I am having a good experience with the product and want others to have the same good experience.

2) I learn from teaching (selfish motive).

Any gorilla can flame people. I hope to think we are more evolved here.

** besides, I'm just sitting here writing code all day and this is a nice distraction :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] tonwarr.the.incredible:
Has anybody tried this to see if there's a noticeable speed difference? Mitch...JKlong??
[EVO 4G Android Development] ccaudio1:
just downloaded also and its working. it asked permission then i was able to change heap size
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Yes to both, we both tried, we were both unimpressed and loving our BetaV's.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
The problem is that GB is a turd.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tonwarr.the.incredible:
Thank you both, I guess I'll be cancelling the download. I've actually been running MIUI since my last problem mostly due to a lack of time but I'm coming back home today, to the land of Mik...:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] d4sheriff:
Ok... I did and it worked, but now everytime I reboot it reverts back. Is this suppose to happen?
[EVO 4G Android Development] selders59:
"Welcome Home tonwarr" !Yeah I downloaded CM7-Mikfried to my pc and then asked the same thing. Deleted download and perfectly happy with my "Senseless Beta V"
[EVO 4G Android Development] tonwarr.the.incredible:
Thank you. MIUI is pretty but Aamikam has brought Sense a long way and I feel the speed and stability outweigh anything anybody else is putting out! Glad to be back with the happiest little community on XDA! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
Mine sticks, not sure why yours doesn't unless your are "rooted" but not nan-unlocked? If you go into bootloader screen (you can select that from the power-off reboot screen) does it say "s-off" or "s-on" in top left hand corner of the bootloader screen?
[EVO 4G Android Development] d4sheriff:
Says "S" OFF
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
You may have to type adb remount again to access it, however, the value should have remained changed to 24.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Do you like 24 better?
[EVO 4G Android Development] d4sheriff:
I just changed it about an hour ago... I really don't see much of difference. Mik's rom is already smoking fast OTB anyway... but I will leave it for awhile and see. Just wiered how I have to keep remounting though...
[EVO 4G Android Development] jklong03:
...yawn...I can't say I really noticed a difference, but haven't really "pushed" the system yet. I have to wonder if the default of Android was arrived at as being 24 because of limited memory when android devices first started hitting the market, whereas our phone can handle 32?? Just a thought?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Well, where you will notice it most is with homescreen scrolling and pinching.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Legendary126:
when should we expect 4.5 to be released?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
In 36 minutes and 24 seconds.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mitchellvii:
Couple cool LauncherPro Docks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] selders59:
Talk about taking "Speed Enforcement" seriously!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Legendary126:
lol sure ok