yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TeH PLAYA:
The new black dialer for BnB looks sweet!

Glad to see 1.3.1 out in the wild! Flashing in a bit... I think I'll flash BnB on top of it also. ;)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sarge201:
Just checked my battery stats and it shows the Android system at 67%. Ouch! Went from 40% batt to 20 in about 15 minutes! Going to try and format everything and reflash.

Thinking 1.3 just doesn't like me.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Sounds like you have something stuck in a sync loop, or your GPS is going off. That is usually what causes system spikes like that, in my experience, anyway. Try the wipe, and, again, if 1.2 works for you, it works for you. I am not offended :).
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
Restored 1.2, updated from titanium, and then flashed 1.3.1.

Almost immediately on reboot, adfree is prompting for an update. I assume I cannot update if I want hulu, right?

Also, can flash be updated or are we locked? Just want to know what I can update and what I cant.

Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Steve, just want to let you know I used some down time while traveling and have 1.3.1 up and running; swapped in Lou's #8 kernel (which is what I ran 1.2 with), flashed DevilDog's stunning Black n Bold theme and his lockscreens and everything looks and, at least so far, runs great. SD apps where they belong; hulu functioning as well as Ad Free on its own.

Thanks for your great work and kudos to the Devildog and the rest of the folks here at the thread.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
You may update your hosts file and still have hulu. That is the beauty of this hack.

You can also update flash, but you have to flash the hulu.zip again to reapply the patch. The flash version on the Rom is actually 10.1.106.16, although in apps manager it says 10.1.106.15, long story...but, by all means update via market if you want (you'll probably need to search for it), reflash the hulu.zip and you should be good to go.

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
Battery

That's amazing. I went ahead and updated; will check out hulu when I get to a network :)

I learned a long time ago that if you notice something you should at least mention it, in case others are having it. I am not raising the red flag on this, but asking others who notice to also chime in ...

... I think I have to second the battery drain posting (and I am stock kernel, stock radio, and v2.5.1.2). I want to see how today goes once i charge it all the way up, but wanted to put a potential "me too" out there.

Thanks Steve!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] davwman:
What's the best kernel for magnolia final? I'm running lous #9.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Epicardium:
So, is the primary difference that you have white text on black bg for the contacts?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] ACD168:
great ROM! I made a theme if anyone is interested.. it is basically stock.. with the Ginerbread black pop ups.. not the soft menus but the hold and press to delete something pop up looks great. dont feel there is too much want for this but if there is ill start a thread :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sarge201:
Found the issue, should have know but downgraded recovery to 2.5.1 now all is good.

Should be a lesson to all. Don't drink and flash! Lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
I continue to have Adobe Reader force close on me with 1.3.1.

Other than that, I'm loving this. Thank you!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kriskmk:
definitely the default HTC kernel. Stable and easy on the battery.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Just curious, why do you prefer the default HTC kernel over HeyIt'sLou's? I've been running #8 with Magnolia since 1.2 and the battery life is fine. Only aberration (and I'm not completely convinced this is the kernel) is that my Seidio 1750 mAmp battery drops precipitously from 100 to mid 80's almost as soon as it comes off the charger (and I used Reboot Manager to do an auto-shutoff early in the morning after backups are finished to get an automatic "bump charge.") But it has done that since I rooted and flashed my first ROM (Virtuous), irrespective of the kernel.

I guess, answering my own question, that each handset plays differently with kernels.

BTW, not experiencing any issues with 1.3.1 so far, including those reported above in this thread (e.g. hulu, Adobe Reader, etc.) Runs like a deer.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] davwman:
Already flashed lous. Link for stock kernel?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] caleris:
I also use the same kernel as you and get the same great results. The battery drop issue is also the exact same on my phone no matter what kernel I have tried.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Thanks for that confirmation, caleris, it's really good to know that it's not necessarily a unique issue.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
Battery

Charging with the phone on gets it less of a charge than charging with the phone off. If you charge off it is a close equivalent to doing the bump charge.

Can I turn your question back to you (since I am stock kernel) ... what do you get more with #8 than I get with stock?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] caleris:
Lous #8 seems to provide better batter life than the stock. This is somewhat anecdotal since I don't keep records on the usage. The stock is good, for my phone Lous #8 just seems better.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
OK, have you tried uninstalling an reinstalling from the market? If that doesn't work, there is something in your setup that is conflicting with Adobe Reader, because it works fine for me and others. The only remedy I can think of, if the reinstall from market option doesn't work, is to do a full wipe. Sorry :(

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jon23781:
In the past, I have been what you would call a ROM whore, and I noticed that some ROM's would require an update to get the most up-to-date baked-in apps such as some of Google's apps.

I settled with Virtuous because they had gotten past this so I could update any baked in app through the market.

Is this ROM one of those that would require a ROM update to install newer versions of some baked in apps such as Google or will I be able to update through the Market??
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
OK, as to the battery drain. Right now I am trying a couple of things that may be causing this (specifically the sdcard scripts in init.d and recompiling the stock kernel with some tweaks left out). I haven't really noticed the drain myself, but my phone seriously never stays the same for more than a few hours (flash, restore, flash, bootloop, try again, restore flash, yikes). I may need to get an iPhone as my regular phone ;). Actually, will probably get the Thunderbolt on the 21st or whenever and use that as my phone, dev for the Inc and then start deving for the Thunderbolt, as well, once the dust settles a bit...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Just my 2 cents, but I am a huge fan of Lou's #8. It seems to be a bit snappier, without being jerky like some OC'd kernels, and it also gives great battery life.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jon23781:
One other thing, has anyone experienced issues with MicroSD cards on this ROM? Or

Anyone currently running this ROM with a Class 10 MicroSDHC card?

Since I have flashed Virtuous I have killed 2 cards and am now currently running with a 32gb MicroSDHC Class 10 which keeps telling me that it is mounted as read-only or it is mounted incorrectly.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
You can update most everything cooked into the ROM, including Google search, Gmail, Flash, Maps, etc.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
OK, I am testing the potential battery fix now (if there even is an issue with battery life). Will do a full charge (no bump) and let it go the rest of the day, tonight tomorrow and see how it goes. That means I can't work on anything else, but this is important, so it needs to be looked at (and I need a break :)).

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kriskmk:
it is quite tricky to find the optimal Kernel/Rom combination.. because even if you manage to do that.. some apps may work well with that combo .. and some won't.

I've tried every Kernel that is out there.. and Lou's #8 worked very well.. but FC'd on certain apps.. or got the phone to reboot (happened on navigation once and on a couple of other apps). That doesn't mean that the Kernel is bad.. it only means that that certain configurations may not sit well with certain kernels.

The only good answer for this would be try them all out, each for a few days.. and then see which one works the best for you.

Like I said, from all the ones I've tried.. stock HTC seems to work the best for me.. If you want to try other Kernels... I would say form good benchmarks with each of the one you try and then stick with the one that works best for you.

If you want the stock HTC Kernel... you can download from virtuous in Rom Manager (it is available separately).. or you can reflash the stock Magnolia Rom without wiping.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Stoney 666:
First off, ive been hearing real good things about this Rom, and its true what someone posted before, its been so long since I've actually used my Dincster as a Dincster. It's been a evo or desire or an acer for so long. I wanna go back to Dinc for a bit.

So my question is, 225mb's for a Dinc Rom seems pretty huge, right? I know you have stuff pushed to sdcard, so what's the ratio on the size from the actual Rom to the extras? I'm asking cuz even with extras, seems kinda big. Sorry if I sound like I'm *****ing, not my intentions, just wanna get more info on this.

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badseedcustoms.webs.com
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Devildog8791:
That is actually the Call History, but that would be correct about the white on black.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
About 1/3 of the size is extras. It is 173MB without them, a bit below the norm, I believe. I am considering stripping them off for future releases and having them be downloads, but that will wait until 1.4, if I do it.

Also, many ROMs are 210+ now, mostly due to included extras pushed to SD, check it out.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Stoney 666:
Cool... thanx for the reply. like I said, wasn't trying to bust your chops. Just was surprised to see 225 when I downloaded. Well I just flashed and about to flash bnb... so far I really like it.

One more question, all the rosies in extras, are any of them 4x5?

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Yup.... The ones yoe momma told ya about.... Bad Seed Customs!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Never thought you were. It's a fair question.

4x5 workspace, or app drawer? There is a 5 column app drawer add-on, I am working on a 5 column workspace for 1.4.

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
Semi off topic:

I did a full wipe/factory restore and I wiped Davlik cache before installing. I came from Virtuous ROM. After installing Magnolia I find I still have a program left over from Virtuous named Virtuous Buddy.

Why did the wipe not remove that? Was there something else I should have cleared? Not a big deal but I'm trying to understand it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TeH PLAYA:
are you on CWR 3.0.0.5? If so, that version is known to not wipe the phone correctly.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Stoney 666:
Workspace, I finally have the ability to make 4x5 non flip clocks so I think a dark transparent 4x5 would look sick with the bnb theme. Like the one I made that's already on the magnolia extras thread, I think would look dope at 4x5.

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Yup.... The ones yoe momma told ya about.... Bad Seed Customs!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Jdmba, to echo what others have said in this thread, and to respond directly, I have generally found battery life much better with Lou's kernels than with stock. I've used #3, 4, 7 and now 8. All give me great battery life and (yes, with an occasional hiccough) run well.

That having been said, I am starting to think something is going on in 1.3.1 that's pulling power. Very subtle, but a little more of a drain today.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
Nope, 2.5.1.2.

This is actually my third Magnolia install. I first installed 1.3 using CWR 3.00.5 and ran into problems. I downgraded CWR to 2.5.1.2 and installed Mag 1.3 without problems. Virtuous Buddy survived both of those installs. Today I installed Mag 1.3.1 and did the full wipe (even though it wasn't required.) Virtuous Buddy is still there.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
I am almost positive now that 1.3.1 is draining the battery, where v1.3 and v1.2 didn't.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] ptgay49:
Color, color and more color!

Hi, Steve . . .

Since you are "just" sitting around staring at your bat meter, I thought I would ask a "how to" question.

I want the most color in the ROM as possible. In order of preference:

Icons

Rosie Icons

Notifications

I have tried to get the zips in the Magnolio folder (and from that other guy) installed but I keep coming up with problems such as Rosie is colored, then not; notifications all colored and then only some are colored (the two on the far right as you look at the phone). I have taken the colored lockcreeen out of the rotation because it produced too many combinations when I try switch up the order of install. The colored Icons seem to always make it through the install of the other zips.

I would like your suggestion for install order of the extra zips to get me to my desired order of color preference.

I don't mind doing a full wipe. I'm having a bad day if I don't get to do a full wipe of my Dinc.

I am on 1.3 and CM 2.x

BTW, great ROM (and I've tried over a dozen). And congratulations on number #3. Apparently flashing isn't the only thing you do on your off time.

Thanks in advance for any help on this issue. Other flashers: feel free to jump in if you have been down this road.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TeH PLAYA:
ptgay49,

Try this:

1) Install Magnolia 1.3.1, let everything load

2) go to Devildog's Magnolia theme thread, and from that thread:

3) flash his Magnolia colored menus zip, reboot device. If you are desensitized, make sure you pick the desensitized one.

4) flash his lockscreen colornotif colormenus zip, reboot device.

5) flash any one of his black dialers w/ color menus (not the bnb ones, since you want color), whichever color combo you prefer. reboot device.

As for rosie, I suppose you can use any of Devildog's rosie mods in his theme thread, perhaps the color rosie one? I would flash that last. Alternatively, you can run LP, and you can choose any icon you want for any app for the bottom dock.

Hope that makes sense.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Battery Usage

Hi All,

So, my phone has been unplugged 4 hours with the fix I made and I am at 88 percent with some pretty serious screwing around. So far so good, I would say.

Anyway, could those experiencing what they consider battery drain please tell me what your system usage looks like (settings --> about phone--> battery)? I believe that you will see an unusually high android system percentage. I believe this is a result of two tweaks I added in 1.3, but I would like to confirm before I throw the fix out there (a simple flash that affects only the kernel and two items in system/init.d).

Thanks, and please remind me in the future that all speed tweaks are not worth the battery drain...stable, smooth and steady win the race.

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
This sounds right to me. The issue is that freamework-res, resources and rosie are responsible for the status bar icons and most theme elements, so the overlap can be a pain. If you follow TeH Playa's steps, you should be good, if not, let me know.

I think my semi-transparent statusbar/rosie bars with clear widgets (I swear it's coming ;)) is going to get little to no love because of Devildog's theme awesomeness :).
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Really? That's messed up, and I would bet a clockwork issue. Virtuous Buddy is/was a system app, no? Also, do you see gscript lite in your apps? I know rmk based his app off of that, so might be an issue, though I doubt it...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
Kinda

Steve - I have left my phone charging for the duration while at work, so I can't really give you good numbers today. I flashed 1.3.1 over 1.2 last night at 9:30PM, and started noting pretty quick drops (and, by the way, inconsistent readings; rebooting gave me a higher number than before the reboot, but then it would drop dramatically).

I can absolutely tell you that when I woke up this morning, I had 50% android system against the battery.

P.S. The reason I am on charge all day is even between the time I left for work and got to work (20 minutes) my battery had dropped 15%, and I didn't want to risk it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TeH PLAYA:
Steve,

Thanks for verifying my step-by-step above.

Loving 1.3.1! This ROM along with Devildog's BnB theme and mods make the device a pleasure to use.

I switched to one of chad's kernels, but I'll flash the stock kernel again (I'll get it from virtuous) and report back on the usage info. I can help out on that.

OK, so, Hulu is not working again. Lol :( I flashed the hulu_zip_2 fix from a few pages back and still a no-go. If I revert the ROM's ad blocking, it'll probably work.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] caleris:
I have not noticed an unusual drain. I flashed last night and have been having regular usage with what seems to ne regular battery drain.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
I think that this is more like it...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
Just because I had the time, I unrooted by installing stock rom, re-rooted and reinstalled. Now Virtuous Buddy is gone. There is some area of rom storage that Magnolia is not writing to that Virtuous did.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Good to know. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Devildog8791:
Don't sell yourself short. I'm sure your theme will look great.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Vernox701:
I was having the same problem as you . The Droid boot up sound was leftover after flashing back to stock.Clockwork 2.5.1.2 does not wipe Clockwork3.0.0.5 which seems to not wipe anything.(imo)

After reading the unofficial clockwork thread they give instructions to wipe the recovery

Ensure that "wipe recovery" option in ROM Manager settings is checked. There is no good reason to not have this checked. It should probably be the default. This will not affect your backups.

So I installed clockwork 3.00.8 and now I haven't had problems installing the rom. I have taken rom manager out and just download from the market that way you get the latest and no force closes.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] ptgay49:
Thanks for the recipe!!

Roger, Houston.

Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jon23781:
Here is mine, I just flashed and connected wifi, lost a LOT of battery in a matter of an hour, down approx. 25%
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Yep. That system percentage is not good, and further confirms what I suspected. I am 99% sure I have it fixed and will release the zip tomorrow morning when, I hope, I will be 100% sure.

I have been unplugged for almost 10 hours now and am at 71%, with fairly heavy use, while my android system accounts for only 15% of my battery usage (it was close to 60% before the fix).
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Steve -

I popped a fully charged 2600 mAmp battery in at 4 pm CST. By 11 pm, I got a 15% warning.

That's with Lou's #8 and I think that's probably sufficiently indicative of an issue.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jdmba:
At least you know I wasn't making it up :) looking forward to the fix!

Thanks steve.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] VZYGuy:
Late to the game but sitting on the shelf overnight Android usage 55%, looking forward to the fix.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Battery Fix

I have posted a battery fix for those experiencing unusually high battery drain in 1.3.1. The fix is in the OP under "Known Issues and Cautions".

Steve
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
I've been running the battery fix for an hour and a half now. Big improvement seen.

I'm doing an nandroid backup at the moment as this one's a keeper!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] caleris:
The Android System battery usage has dropped quite a bit. Good job Steve.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 5thAgent:
Well I've tried many ROMs lately, and recently stayed on CM7 for longer than any other ROM... however, this ROM looks extremely promising. It appears the dev is genuinely concerned with providing the user the best experience on a sense based ROM. I've been running this for about an hour, and I'm extremely pleased so far.

EDIT: Flashlight not working. Flash works fine in camera, but the Flashlight app isn't doing anything.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
Flashlight working fine here.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Hmmm...mine work fine, too. Did you use clockwork 3.x by any chance? Also, what kernel are you using?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
My flashlight works fine, too.

Flashed the battery fix, just in time for a 3 hour flight back home. I may stick with the kernel + SetCPU for a few days before returning to HeyIt'sLou's #8 this time.

Thanks, Steve for being so industrious and devoted.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 5thAgent:
In regards to my flashlight failing, it was whatever kernel I was using. It's working fine on HeyItsLou's #9. I was running the froyo sense incredikernel when the flashlight failed.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SimpTheChimp:
Does this work for 1.3 also? My battery life seems pretty bad on 1.3 as well....
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
Yes.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 5thAgent:
I use JuiceDefender with UltimateJuice and get about 2 or 3 hours per percent with the screen off. No sign of battery issues here. Kernel is HeyItsLou's #9
[Droid Incredible Android Development] hgoldner:
Yo, Steve, where is the boot animation kept? Much as I love the Magnolia graphic, I'm thinking of doing something else for a boot animation. Where should it be pushed?

Thanks in advance.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sk806:
system/customization/resource/

Oh, and name it VZW_bootanimation.zip
[Droid Incredible Android Development] edbro9:
But, then again, your sig says you're not running this rom. :D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] xsatanx:
using 1.3 with juicedefender free and unplugged at 530 am its 410 right and am at 85% with heavy usage.google voice,stupid zombies internet about 20 less than five minute calls..best battery life,stability and speed ive seen yet on my 9month old phone.thanks to a great dev for great rom.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 5thAgent:
:o good point. forgot to update it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jon23781:
Flashed the battery fix 2 days ago and it is working like a champ, thanks!! Love the ROM, thanks you all your hard work!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TheWhiteBandito:
I went onto other Z roms and CM7 for a while, but nothing is quite like this ROM! I'm getting great battery life with that fix and Ziggy's CFS HAVS kernel overclocked to 1.15!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TeH PLAYA:
Which kernel exactly? His 12 Mar 11 (55) one? Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TheWhiteBandito:
Thanks for pointing that out! I actually didn't even see the newest one, I was using the January 21, 2011 kernel. I'll have to update though! I've always liked ziggy's kernels!