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[Desire Android Development] williamj1:
Yes I flashed it. Flashing was never a problem, I'm perfectly confident with that.

Managed to install the battery mod, the new market and even change the boot animation to the cool nexus one.

(Noob question incoming)...By the way, I was wondering with that. When I boot it loads the o2 splashscreen and stays for about 30 seconds, before booting into the nexus one for 10/20, then finally onto my lockscreen. So all in all, it takes about 1 minute. If I debrand, will this remove the o2 splash screen altogether, which would massively speed up boot time? It doesn't bother me having the o2 screen, I just hate the time it takes. I wouldn't debrand to use another splashscreen for example, only if it was faster.

Battery Mod is nice, but not a patch on the Miui one.

Wifi seems to be fine. I think the problem was partly with my router. I reset it fully back to default, and iPlayer played much better in exactly the same spot last night, without any pauses. Sometimes audio + video aren't in sync, but don't think this is a phone issue. Youtube still a little tempermental, but only used briefly and also seemed much better. So performance seems fixed, but I'll report back upon further testing. That BT home hub has caused me nothing but problems. So much for their adverts of "stress free broadband, with a strong and reliable connection, so the internet is always there when you need it most". Is it B*ll*cks :P

I'll try led me know. This is one of the features I absolutely loved about Miui. All these customisations built right into the ROM.

I have to say though, after 5 months with my desire, I am finally beginning

to feel at home with GingerVillain. I just wish stock was a little bit more polished. Gingerbread and especially GingerVillain have made massive improvements, but it still feels a little basic in some areas like contacts, messaging and the music app. And, I still miss neat touches from Miui. For example, the GV power control in the notification bar might be far more customisable than Miui, but it just doesn't look all that nice in comparison. Likewise, I miss my glowing blue LED notification, and the stock messaging app is pants, both in functionality and looks. Yes I can use a third party one like GoSms, but it's not the same. And finally, I am yet to find anything that looks as nice as the % battery in Miui. However, GV offers so many more great options that sacrifices must be made.

So whilst I love GingerVillain and it is easily now my favourite ROM, my quest to find the perfect ROM continues. Many now offer great features on their own, but I am yet to find one that combines them all. Either way, I have never loved my desire more than now :)
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Debranding would swap the O2 splash to a HTC one (and remove root). Or S-off will replace it or allow it to be replaced with a splash of your choosing (I made my own), but you will still have the same wait.

This wait seem to be a 2.3 / GV thing. on 2.2 AOSP roms, the splash wasn't there for even half the time. I don't know if Oxygen has this.

If you run adb logcat from your pc in the background, you will see it is not sitting there idle, it is loading services etc whilst on the splash screen.

EDIT> for me, the stock messaging app is perfect. It has all the functionality I want and is great with an AMOLED desire.
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
No, it wont be any quicker. The phone is debranded, but only the o2 splash screen stays..

As i said, nothing like your miui one, but its just a bat percentage in battery lol! nothing special!

RT released the newer kernel today - there was a problem with wifi picking the wrong channel or something... so if it is still giving u issues, try the new 1.4 kernel.

LED me know isnt too greaqt i think.. maybe you wont be able to get the blue LED :(

Remeber GV is only on 1.1 and about a two months old! DeFroST went up to 6.1, so maybe GV will get polished out, and be the best ROM you ever tried!

I have stayed with RT's work because i know it is stable, ready to use, and if there are problems, he fixes them quickly!

also remember the CM mods are put into GV, so it will have extra settings eventually! :D
[Desire Android Development] williamj1:
I personally think it just doesn't look as nice as others like sense/miui/GoSms. I actually thought of a question about the stock messaging app too :) In a message thread, how do I set a picture of myself assigned to the "me" bit. It annoys me having my friends picture followed by my blank one in all my message threads?

That's what I thought about the splashscreen. It doesn't really bother me, but I would love to be able to have something like the sense 2 fast reboot / turn on.

I don't see much point in fiddling with the kernal if it's fine just now. Any more problems I'll certainly take a loot, but I'll leave it as it is for now I think.

LED is unfortunate, but I can wait :)

I agree, the ROM is young. I'm sure it will blossom into something even more brilliant :D

Thanks for all your help.

------------

Finally, two more questions :P

1. If I go to market.android.com, it shows all my apps that I have downloaded including free ones. I thought the new market had an autorestore feature? It hasn't done this at all? Or do I need to activate it or something?

2. This isn't a problem, it's an idea. On my lockscreen, I use CM's rotary slider unlock mod. Currently it offers 3 buttons - unlock, sound and 1 customisable button in the middle. How cool would it be if that was made into one bigger scrollable dial where you could customise icons / apps all the way round the dial. Just like now, you would scroll round and then when you came to the process you wanted, scroll down on that app to unlock and jump to it. I think that would be seriously cool!
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Menu, settings, call settings, additional settings, my number. Set your number here

Then create yourself as a contact and add a picture
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
And in the menu change it to black too... looks much nicer :)
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Change what to black?

Edit, oh yeah. I'd forgotten there was anything other than black
[Desire Android Development] j.blaze:
I have the problem that I can't set a lock pattern and the lock screen (froyo style). If I set a lock pattern, I only see this one and no lockscreen before. Is that normal?
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
Unfortunately I think it is normal. My friend running standard froyo on another phone doesn't have the lock screen... I have always been using widgetlocker.. I also loaded this Rom on my friends phone the other day and this happened... he then just started using his widgetlocker he had bought previous..
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
I didn't even read your post properly and thought you were in sms app... that's what I meant by changing to black.. it is so much better...!
[Desire Android Development] :
Does the Navigation app work for anybody?

Seems to be stuck at "checking availability".

Wiped Maps app cache, rebooted, but still no dice.
[Desire Android Development] williamj1:
What's better about it? Looks very weird and I think more difficult to see!

Any help on my market question? :D

Thanks guys.
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
Yes, it works....
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
What colour text have you got?
[Desire Android Development] :
Which app do you use to backup your sms? Or which can you recommend?
[Desire Android Development] :
Thanks :)

I wonder what is wrong with mine :/ Whoops, is it even available in Asia? Google says not yet. :eek:
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
Hi Bertosch,

SMS Backup + is a good choice.

Free on market.

Back up your messages to your google account.

And your able to read them on PC.
[Desire Android Development] :
Thx, is it also possible to restore them after a wipe?
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
I use mybackup.
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
Sure

And you don't have to take care about a backup on sdcard...
[Desire Android Development] koelspy:
SMS Backup & Restore: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
[Desire Android Development] eldinnie:
I vouch for sms-backup+

Once installed never looked at it again.

Auto-backups and restores sms/mms to your google account (generates a label in GMail)
[Desire Android Development] eldinnie:
I have that too if i go to navigation directly. When i open gmaps and let it get a fix on my location and start navigation from there it works.
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
that's it... ;-)
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
+1 for mybackup.. used all the time!
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
in settings, accounts and sync, there is an option for auto sync, is this on?

sometime market takes a while to refresh. Sometimes a download helps too... :)
[Desire Android Development] buzzboy:
Smooth as silk, loving this......thanks
[Desire Android Development] Vaedryn:
Is there a way for the Original GV Boot animation ? Have flash onlyoneye bob but i dont like it . Dont wont flash the rom new :)
[Desire Android Development] luhu:
It seems there are a new market version (2.3.2). I'm looking forward to see it in VillainSetup ;)
[Desire Android Development] williamj1:
In a message thread, black background with white text.

In all threads view, black background with grey text ( <---the problem) except for 1 message highlighted white?
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
I have posted it on thread before.. but can't get to it cos I'm on my phone..
[Desire Android Development] Vaedryn:
Well,i am on Phone to , can you post it to me as Flash zip in a PM tomorrow ? This would be nice.
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Just installed the 1.4 kernel and have a little bug. Now, unable to change frequencies in cyanogen setup. It shows the scroll down menu, but doesn't mather what I select, it's always at 998Mhz.

How can I fix that?

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Yeah you have to back out of the messaging app and when you go back in, thats white too.
[Desire Android Development] :
Whats your alternative to juice defender? since its not working yet with gingerbread i need something else.

really liked the feature that it saves the wifi history and connects on its own with the known networks... tasker is quite complicated :( anything else?
[Desire Android Development] brummer101:
In my experience, applications like juice defender do more harm than good.

Android connects with known networks automatically if WiFi is turned on, unless you mean something else?
[Desire Android Development] :
Well I had good experiences with jd on Defrost...

I mean that it automatically turns on when a known access points is nearby.
[Desire Android Development] DGSCronos:
Maybe Y5 Battery Saver? It's in the market.
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Nobody ?

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] Sylvania2:
Hi

Wifi has been fixed with 1.4 kernel :) Router at work was channel 13...

Best regards
[Desire Android Development] EViollet:
Try the latest beta. Support for Gingerbread is beginning to work...
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
I use y5 for that

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] siliKoner:
Hi all.

Has anyone experienced the battery usage not resetting after a recharge? Its happened to me twice now on GV. Fixed it by wiping battery stats in clockworkmod recovery.

Also GPS is much improved after upgrading radio rom from 2nd latest to latest RR.

sK
[Desire Android Development] sikz:
Sorry for the noobs question.where do you get the theme from?
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Do you talk about theme chooser? You can just search for theme chooser in google and you'll find a lot

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] Vaedryn:
Look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=948109
[Desire Android Development] mike freegan:
Hey guys. I'm having a few issues with the new rom that were present in the previous build.

1. Getting random reboots several times a day regardless of kernel.

2. Many of my contacts do not automatically merge any more, despite having the same name, so I end up with 5 Joe Bloggs, one for Facebook, Twitter, Gtalk, Whatsapp and Google for example.

Any ideas?
[Desire Android Development] @ngel:
That's a very cool idea, mate. :)
[Desire Android Development] @ngel:
Please, pay attention with this (great) app: if automated (scheduled) backups are set and one of those events occurs while a SMS is in the "outbox" (i.e.: it's currently been sent), every restore made from that backup will re-send that SMS; and if that was a multi-recipient message the cost of this issue won't be cheap, not speaking of the embarrassement for an unwanted multiple thing.
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Good information!
[Desire Android Development] genivos:
Can only possitive about this ROM!

I've been following this thread for a while and two weeks ago I decided to load it on my phone. Before I did that, I checked/read everything here in this thread and in links from others to threads on XDA. It's not so difficult after all .. just a little thinking and good reading :D

Anyways, I first decided to root my phone, then wipe and install the new ROM (1.0) one according to the procedures given (of course every time backups before each action ;) via ROM manager and My Backup Pro). Everything went fine and restoring apps afterwards also. Battery use seemed to be good, at least not less then it was before (maybe even a bit better but that can be just a feeling) so I was satisfied enough.

Next step, s-off and dalvik move after re-partitioning the SD card. All fine again after following procedures (backups etc). Then I tried an upgrade of the ROM (1.1) through Villain setup .. worked great!

I don't have any of the problems I see here (WiFi etc). Everything simply .. works! Only thing I missed it the Sense-style clock with weather information. Found a pretty good one but unfortunately this one is not able to add different cities. Does anyone have a good idea for that? The same like the flip-clock in Sense with weather information.

Just wanted to share my experiences .. thumbs up for the great work Richard! Many thanks for the superb ROM.
[Desire Android Development] Staggers:
Good to hear it's going well for you. As for the clock, check out Beautiful Widgets in the Market. It's a paid app, but it'll give you the Sense-like clock with weather you're looking for.

Swyped from my HTC Desire
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Fancy widget is pretty cool too and have a free version

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] stfnlg:
Hey, thats fine !

Stefan
[Desire Android Development] hannomag:
I guess I found a minor bug in the CyanogenMod setup. Hiding app names in the long press home/last used apps overview does not work.

GV1.1
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
Are you using the standard launcher or a different one? And where is the setting located .. I can't c it.. :)
[Desire Android Development] zigson:
Are the music controls on headphones working for everyone else? Mine stopped ages ago, might be a hardware problem...
[Desire Android Development] Sylvania2:
Same here.. wiped battery stats and is charging at the moment to see if it fixed the problem.

Best regards
[Desire Android Development] redrum781:
Now that Google has started 2.3.3 OTA to N1 I guess we'll have those missing libraries, am I right Richard?

I guess you're on it as I type :D
[Desire Android Development] hannomag:
I am using the Standard launcher with the green hornet theme. You should find it unser: settings->CyanogenMod->input(3rd from top)->long press home ->show app title

GV1.1
[Desire Android Development] eldinnie:
Great to hear these nice stories :D

For the clock, I use Fancy Widget. It's been taken from the Market due to copyright crap from HTC, but the APK is around. Version 1.3 works great with GV 1.1

Beautifull widgets is another option but paid and for a lot more widgets you might not want to use
[Desire Android Development] Vaedryn:
Matt my Friend :) Do you contact the original bootscreen Zip:)
[Desire Android Development] @ngel:
Fancy Widget is back in the Market, since its author removed the HTC look and feel. A Pro version is available too.
[Desire Android Development] Theliels:
Good news, 2.3.3 for Nexus S and Nexus One have been released, so im prety sure that CM7 will add the newer librarys for 3D and HD Camera very soon
[Desire Android Development] redrum781:
exactly. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11574311&postcount=3919
[Desire Android Development] TyKH:
I'm actually looking for a good weather app, not widget perse. Does someone as a good offer?
[Desire Android Development] eldinnie:
Ah, but in that version it does no longer give the HTC flip-clock feel he was looking for. 1.3 is your friend there :D
[Desire Android Development] siliKoner:
Sylvania2: have you come from a sense rom like leedroid?

I wrote a post a few days ago about how I can't calibrate my battery in GV. I used to run leedroid roms. Lee put the desire battery fix in his roms a few months ago. I used his roms for ages.

Just wondering if there is a connection between this weird battery usage glitch and the battery fix in his rom.

sK
[Desire Android Development] eldinnie:
Since you are from NL i'd advice rainy days for rain prediction and het verkeer for the rest of the weathercharts (i know sounds weird but it is)
[Desire Android Development] TyKH:
Already using Rainy days + Buienalarm. I've changed my screens, it is time for a refresh xD. I only miss one widget, which is a full page/screen contact widget from which I can call directly the contact. I was first using Smart Call widget but that one isn't full screen. Anyone ideas?
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
Take a look at Photo Contact Widget
[Desire Android Development] Tyderion:
hi there.

I recently switched from DeFrost 6.1 to gingervillain 1.1 and somehow a2sd doesnt work anymore. I did a full wipe and restored the apps with titanium.

in DF6.1 i still had about 100MB internal space left.

now only 17MB are free and only about 10MB of the ext partition is used for my apps (instead of approx. 100)

any help? what did i do wrong?
[Desire Android Development] MThen:
The same thing happened to me. Also came from DF6.1a. However, by moving the apps to SD I freed a lot of space.

What really annoyed me is that I installed the Bluefrost + Icons mod over a (quite) clean GV 1.1 and my lock screen password was overwritten. I was not able to unlock my phone anymore and finally wiped and reinstalled the whole system. Anybody else with that problem?

Greetz!

M.T.
[Desire Android Development] KuliX:
Read the first post again!

a2sd cachesd
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
I have to reiterate this.

Read the first post again!

a2sd cachesd

This is the most commonly asked and answered question in this thread, yet it says this in post 1.
[Desire Android Development] fatspirit:
So sd-ext is required for GV? BTW, is there any GV FAQ?
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
I dont think you have to have one. I believe it will boot without, but if you want a2sd (recommended by me ;) ) then you need one.

Not so much an FAQ on GV really, no. What do you want to know?
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
I think that maybe one should be made... I was gonna copy the Defrost one just change for villain... not too sure though...
[Desire Android Development] Staggers:
True, however, as you and mattmanwrx discussed a few pages back, the first post by itself isn't very clear about the effect of moving/not moving the dalvik cache on internal memory. It's only when someone reads through the thread or does some smart searching that they figure it out.

I think the revised text you suggested should be put in Post 1 to clarify things:

Whaddya say, Richard?
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
I actually PM'd Richard with a link to that post, immediately after posting the first post you quoted ;)
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
Kjetal - I couldnt find it - so made it again! Hope it works fine! :)
[Desire Android Development] fatspirit:
n1table requirement of "a2sd cachesd" aborts with error:

[X] EXT partition not mounted.
[ ] Cannot move Dalvik-cache to SD card.
[ ] Setting File System Ready property to 1.

As long as moving cache is mandatory for n1table users it automatically means that ext partition is mandatory too. Am I right? Can dalvik be moved to cache partition as it was on defrost?

Also with some apps (while trying to move them to sd) I receive error that there's not enough space. 2mb app cannot be moved, but Angry Birds with it's 16mb can. I don't understand what's wrong with it... AFAIK, android's a2sd "partition" should automatically grow as I move apps to sd. Correct?

Some apps, like SetCPU having constant FC's. I've restored all apps with their settings via MyBackupPro. Was I wrong with that? Should I restore apps only? (It seems like general question, but please don't blame me for that).
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
It not mandatory. But it needs to be moved before flashing anything else (large), or the ROM wont boot!

Yes you can move to the cache partition

in terminal
su
a2sd cachepart
[Desire Android Development] Vaedryn:
Thank you Matt, will Test it now :)

Edit : Works ! :) Now i am Happy ^^
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
So nobody know why I can't change frequencies in cyanogen setup since I flashed last kernel?

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
I can help, install setCPU and see if it is the kernel, or Cyanogen settings that is stopping you from upping the speed!
[Desire Android Development] fatspirit:
Still have "There is not enough storage left" when trying to move app to sd :confused:
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Please clarify "moving app to SD"?
[Desire Android Development] fatspirit:
Settings->Applications->Manage application->Name of application->Move to SD button.
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
Can you download Quick System Info, which will tell you if you have an EXT partition in use - second line is A2sd Storage). If it is not in use, mark the partition again! If it is in use, then there is nothing wrong!

You do know that the a2sd is automatic! If you go into the settings > applications > manage applications > on SD card - these are the Google style, which dont use the EXT but use android_secure.
[Desire Android Development] danarama:
Please see FAQ for apps2sd in my sig.
[Desire Android Development] fatspirit:
I can tell you by myself - now I have no ext. And is was restoration issue - restoring app without data was succesful in terms of google a2sd style.
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Strange...

1) I change a bit in SetCPU and it worked.

2) Go to cyanogen settings and I can change what I want again!

3) set on boot and reboot, back to default settings.

4) Go to cyanogen settings and I can't change frequencies anymore.

Now I changed via setcpu and set on boot and deactivated set on boot in cyanogen settings and I'll try a reboot to see what happens

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Ok I confirm that it works well with setcpu, the problem seems to come from cyanogen settings...

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
There you go... so either put on cm bug tracker, or let them.know in the cm forums... ;)
[Desire Android Development] virus2013:
Ok thanks! Can you tell me where is the bug tracker? It's my first bug.. Lol :-)

HTC Desire S-off

latest radio and RIL

Ginger Villain 1.1
[Desire Android Development] mattmanwrx:
Not 100% sure but read this - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=How_to_use_the_issue_tracker :)