yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
ouch you bought it!

ah well.... support the devs ;)

edit: much better

because when the device shuts down, I move the android/root folder to android/.root (and thus cancelling out your 240 change @ boot up) dont squawk at me about this... this is a measure put in place to prevent future mess ups by having an old build.prop copy over a new one when you update. reduced "copy overs during boot up" etc

so thats way #1.

way #2. (from within android)

dont tell me you were able to get android installed on your device but you cant use a text editor in android??? lol

-if you buy anything.. buy root explorer. aquire root explorer and navigate to /system/ here you will find build.prop

long press on it and choose open in text editor.

scroll down in the file until you find the entry for ro.lcddensity and change the value to whatever you want. press middle key choose save and exit

delete the buildprop.bak file it created. and reboot.

now tell me you couldnt handle that change without having to buy an app to do it for you. (from simpsons: HAH HAH!)

;)

testing a different ril_wrapper at the moment.. who wants in on the testing? any takers.. if you can copy a file to /system/lib/ and can verify its file size after the copy. you qualify (if you dont know what im talking about.... ril wrapper, file size, copy, a, " ", ... you do NOT qualify) lol (yah thats a space between the quotes -- you must know what a space is) mewhahaha
[HD2 Android SD Development] xavierh:
I installed on a fresh image and restored my apps using Titanium Backup. So far so good with no data drops. Wifi works, gps works. Still Bluetooth controls for my motorola s9-hd do not work but I know you guys will get it right.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
when I posted the rom i posted that avrcp isnt working yet.

we have the same headset ;) s9-hd woo woo!
[HD2 Android SD Development] jadrobe:
using the 4-23 build. battery is indeed bad. running only on 15hrs.

last night, i slept with 69%, everything off except network signal (2G) 930PM. woke up with 41% 545am. signal is full bars. and even rebooted the phone before sleeping to make sure no other b/ground stuff are unnecessarily running....

ouch...

just reporting after 4 days of use on this build...
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
meh

we've updated several times since..

new kernels,

new bcm drivers (bt wifi etc)

cant really make a comment now on the 23rd build (not that im sluffing it off tho)

also... where's the screenshot of your battery graph? ;) if you wouldnt mind providing it with your battery related post ;)

thanks man

word
[HD2 Android SD Development] JustX:
I have noticed better battery life on the latest build. 23 and 25 were iffy for me but this is looking real good.

I do have a practice of when updating to new build, I charge to 100% and use it till it basically dies at 0 -1%. I then charge it up full, power it down and take out the battery for a min or so. Then I pop battery back in and use as normal. This seems to work, but I do it every time now, so I can't say for sure.

I like that app Cope linked to. I'll look into that myself. Reminds me of the post Docent14 made about it, so now its even easier to do!
[HD2 Android SD Development] shamez23:
You don't even have to buy root explorer for that. "ES File Manager" is free and can do the same thing.

And there is also a free app in the market as an alternative for "LCD Density Changer".

It is called "LCDDensity for Root".

Maybe docent could put that information in the FAQ. The chapter on this is a little short.

Where is he anyway? Haven't seen him for ages.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
indeed

good question... i havnt seen him online in a while... maybe hes on vacation somewhere... or silently lurking...

docent? where r u buddy?
[HD2 Android SD Development] jadrobe:
Here it is cope! Sorry..still new to this drocap2 thingy...

Sent from my blackberry hd2 using Nokia 5110
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
hmmm actually to be honest. this looks not to bad... 15 hours without charging.

using things on and off like you would normally.... if this ss is from your days useage... then I'd say thats pretty decent. if its overnight.. then maybe not so good..

and we know that we can shave approx 53ma /h off that with the bat drain fix warren is workin on getting implemented again (we dont want to break bt connectivity like we did last time) it will take some time .. but that will help some there also.
[HD2 Android SD Development] shamez23:
And again, the obvious solution for unwanted high battery drain over night:

Charge your phone!

You are at home. There has to be a wall plug somewhere. Use it. Charge your phone.
[HD2 Android SD Development] jadrobe:
that's lopsided. the essence of the concern is to measure the batt drain of the build during long sleep time.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
I also agree with this statement...

everynight.tho (for me). unless something massive is happening...my device is charging. (dam htc hd2 and its weak ass battery)
[HD2 Android SD Development] iPAQ 6515a User:
I have just updated to 27.04.2011 build and got this FC:

'...android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly ....'

and it is in a cycle.

I powered off the phone, booted it again, ran ACA and ... the problem is gone ... another power off and reboot and the problem is back

Anyone can help?

I upgraded from build 10.04.2011. I had never any problems with jump updates before

Yet another problem android.keyboard FC, what the heck is happening?
[HD2 Android SD Development] agtokc:
I'm up for it
[HD2 Android SD Development] karlpj:
Is possible to do the fonts bigger? The build runs great in my phone but I hardly can see the letters and I can not find where to change it.
[HD2 Android SD Development] mikelees2:
Try programs and then spare parts. Fonts in there.

Device : HTC HD2 T-Mobile USA

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WinMO : 6.5 Manila Ver. 2.5.20181424.0 - Rom Ver. 3.14.531.1 (04666) WWE - Radio Ver. 2.15.50.14

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Android 2.3.3 : Cope & Warrenb - AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB233 CM7.02|bkup2sdext234

KERNEL : AmCanAndroid V4.23 - Build No. GRH78C
[HD2 Android SD Development] Rooster100:
Some battery saving links

On the subject of battery performance, here's some links to battery usage/savings posts I found helpful in learning how to improve battery life:

Understand your battery: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

Understand your usage profile: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=669497

Re-calibrating your battery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=702167 (this also links to battery calibration tool Cope linked to earlier today http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024867)

A host of battery saving tips: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=802166 & http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=937080

Battery drain with new ACA update (shamez post from last week): http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13067491&postcount=5454

Interesting CPU governor article: http://linux-tipps.blogspot.com/2010/12/make-your-android-power-efficient-in.html

At the very least, reading through these might help to troubleshoot and understand your own specific battery usage and find a good balance between battery saving techniques and the performance you need.:)
[HD2 Android SD Development] thekoopers:
No problem..I'm glad i can HELP out in any way.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
test please..

okay savvy's.

here is an updated ril_wrapper for you to test. (hoping this will help with the data drops)

its v8b5 from cedesmith's git. (https://github.com/cedesmith/libhtc_ril_wrapper)

location:

/system/lib/ HERE

make a backup of your existing libhtc_ril_wrapper.so "just in case"

then copy in the one from this post (after you've unzipped it of course)

if you want to get technical. chmod 644 it also.

then reboot.

if you dont like it.. restore your backed up version in the same manor.

please let me know what you think of this one.

if you had any questions in your head while reading this.. IGNORE THIS POST.

im not offering support on how to get the file on your device.. if you want to test.. you should figure that one out yourself :)

thx in advance!!!
[HD2 Android SD Development] karlpj:
thanks, it works, but only affects the more basic fonts, the ones used for scrolling menus. The rest is unaffected. In general it feels that all elements of the interface have been srink, for the example the status bar in the top is tiny. Is this locked to the build or something that can be customized?. I was installing for example a calendar (Jorte) that by default uses small fonts but here they are even smaller.
[HD2 Android SD Development] JustX:
Have you tried reading the faq on the first page?
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
or even the first post itself?

i've edited the first post in response to this one. hopefully that is a little better... however, i still cant

make

people read the first post.
[HD2 Android SD Development] manofconviction:
nice rom, quick

but having nothing but problems with data connection, even when i enable/disable airplane, still don't get data.

battery life isn't great either, about 8 hours
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
and YOU manofconviction !!!!!!!!!!! I may have something for you.

5 posts up from this one!

have a test and see if that stabilizes your data at all.
[HD2 Android SD Development] manofconviction:
trying it now, will let you know. thanks.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
@Rooster100 a referrence to your post should be put into the faq. :) well done :) ima fire off an pm to docent right now.
[HD2 Android SD Development] xauzainhatvn:
Still not support Videos in full HD 1080p ! :(
[HD2 Android SD Development] AmeriCanAndroid:
hd2 will never support video in full 1080p as far as i know... hardware limitation.
[HD2 Android SD Development] boysha8:
Hi, i am having problems with the dialer one application. It FCs every time, i tried moving to phone, sd card etc, no luck. Any help anyone?
[HD2 Android SD Development] AmeriCanAndroid:
-you have compatibility mode unchecked in spareparts app right?

-it may be a lcd density thing.. try going back to 180 or 240 even....

-uninstall it. reboot. reinstall it.

one of those should get you sorted

=eol==================

anyone testing that ril wrapper?

nobody is sayin anything lol

=eol==================

my mouth is watering already...mmmmmmmmm... only 45 mins to go.
[HD2 Android SD Development] petetw01:
ril wrapper is working OK for me, but then I wasn't having much trouble before I loaded it! - so it's probably not much of a test :-)

This release is brilliant for me

I was having battery problems until about 3 releases ago. i would get 7 - 8 hours out of a charge. On someone's suggestion I switched everything off in Winmo and in Android. It went 3 days on a charge including 3 or 4 reasonably short calls.

I gradually re-introduced services.

I find it takes about 24 hours and 3 or 4 restarts for the battery (and data) to settle down. I am now running with data turned off except when I need, I sync gmaill every 1/2 hour and have GPS and "use wireless" switched on (used Google maps for about 10 mins) and have had about 1 hours telephone conversation today. I took it off charge at about 7am, I'm now about to put it back (10:20pm)

on charge and the battery is showing 71%. You guys have worked miracles.

This is a REAL working production build foe me. Data, wifi, GPS all good, I love the 167 def. Real kudos guys, great work

Thanks

Pete
[HD2 Android SD Development] JustX:
I would like to thank who showed me how to disable sense in winmo. That really, really quickens the boot time. If you have EBL set to 3sec's autoboot, then you are golden.

I actually like the non-sense interface. I havent bothered to customize it yet, but I bet it's not too difficult.

I am not using the new wrapper as I never had data issues as bad as others seem to have.

I tried the battery calibration app thingy and will report on the drain after I... well drain it. haha.
[HD2 Android SD Development] sungc007:
Is there any reason why you don`t provide a kernel over-clocked? Commonly I install over 100 apps

ant it makes some lag but with other kernel over-clocked, it down`t happen....e.g. tytung9..you are not recommend to use NAND kernel, right? so why don`t you provide kernel overclocked?
[HD2 Android SD Development] EscapeE:
Very fast build.but why the lid is always on?....In green

.....is there any solution?
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
Happy

Thursday

Everyone!
[HD2 Android SD Development] hem.acharya:
try "led me know" from market
[HD2 Android SD Development] tamba52:
Extended battery

Plz can some1 tell me if this Rom supports 2600mah extended Battery....If yes than i will buy 1...
[HD2 Android SD Development] Rooster100:
Thanks OK if that's the case then I'd be happy to add some links to that post if there's other good ones out there. (But probably best links only- not the actual tips and discussion etc- this thread is already very busy without adding general battery discussions to it :p)

Enjoy your burger :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] TheSkepticalGuy:
Lol! Its still Wednesday here... lol
[HD2 Android SD Development] newbietruly:
Proposal

Hi Cope and Warren,

I have a potential solution to encourage people to read the FAQ. Include a pdf copy of the FAQ in each zip file of your release and mark a .txt file as "READ the FAQ before BRICKING your HD2".

I think that should help. Just a thought. :rolleyes:
[HD2 Android SD Development] SteveCac:
And try booting back to winmo, copy accross then reboot.
[HD2 Android SD Development] der_mattin:
"de" will not work. Try "europe" instead! :-)

Greetz

Martin
[HD2 Android SD Development] benicz:
cope, warren,

may i once more suggest re-enabling and extending the startup.txt feature for gps and density?

see my earlier post...

or isn't it possible? would be half the spam so we'd have more space for humor! :-D

another idea to prevent people from not reading the faq would be to let the download link lead to the faq and there, hidden somewhere at the end, would be the real download link.

so once you read you'd know where to find the download, but before you're forced to do so.
[HD2 Android SD Development] EscapeE:
Thanks,solved
[HD2 Android SD Development] uzi2:
So now you're not distracted by that little green light, it may be a good time to have a read through the FAQ.
[HD2 Android SD Development] manoruz:
in response to post #6077 - that's very true. I also noticed this - whether its a missed call or a message - battery drain shoots up to around 60 until you get rid of the notification - even with led me know unistalled - there's this little issue
[HD2 Android SD Development] kaos120:
@damathos - Should be fine to simply update to new build and use current data.img. Worked ok for me. If not, when you create a new data.img, the new backup feature should (note the should, don't blame me if i'm wrong :) ) restore your apps.

Don't forget to use gps fix from copes post if you need gps (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11546320&postcount=590).
[HD2 Android SD Development] toonarmy85:
Any help would be greatly appreciated
[HD2 Android SD Development] damathos:
Thanks a lot... I'll try this afternoon.
[HD2 Android SD Development] mishans:
format sd card

fresh install-build 21feb-new data

kaypad light again, always on :(

why!?why!?:mad:
[HD2 Android SD Development] paul211b:
The use titanium backup that is provided in the build?
[HD2 Android SD Development] damathos:
I've never tried it... will do it before upgrading, just in case.

Thanks ;)
[HD2 Android SD Development] Dunc001:
I also have the issue with my keypad lights on all the time but as I have an Otterbox Defender case on I can't see them so it doesn't bother me at all :p

Just wondered if Cope & Warren are looking at the Huashan GB with Sense dump? I'd love to see a Sense version of this build... (unless someone can point me in the direction of a good email widget - it's the only thing I can't find to add to Launcher Pro and I really miss it from the Sense builds)
[HD2 Android SD Development] paul211b:
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[HD2 Android SD Development] JustX:
QFT and for other users that would like to better their blame game.

I also miss the sense widgets as they were top notch. But now... my device has ALOT more free memory without sense running. I used MDJ's Froyo HD with sense and I barely had 120mb of memory free at any given time. Now I have about 192mb and I start up with at least 240mb of free memory. I doubt I'll go back to sense unless they can improve performance.
[HD2 Android SD Development] prinzipal:
if you like sense widgets like friendstream, agenda etc., try colorize widget from the market. it's free and a great replacement.
[HD2 Android SD Development] gerardroid:
well oviously i am missing something:( but the only root/system i can find in the androidmap is the one with the buildpprop in it,,and there is no lib in it..anyone can help me?

thnx in advance
[HD2 Android SD Development] JustX:
I was gona use this app but they want a lot of your personal information in order to use the app. I mean read sensitive log data, read contact data, read calendar events, read browser history.... This makes me wary of them.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?
[HD2 Android SD Development] orangekid:
if you're talking about doing the SD method (not from a file explorer in Android but from your PC) you have to create those folders if they don't exist already.

In your Android directory if there is a root and system subfolder, keep creating subfolders for lib and hw and stick the gps file in the hw folder, then just restart and you're good.

What you can also do is move it to the root of your SD card and use ES file explorer from android (enable root access from settings) to copy it to the correct place.
[HD2 Android SD Development] gerardroid:
yesss for so far it works i can see the gps-icon blink again......will test later when im in the car...

thnx my friend....
[HD2 Android SD Development] THXWOW:
SD Partition for Android and WinMo 6.5.x

I've searched through both threads and used the Search function. I also read the FAQ and watched the video on youtube found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11415291&postcount=2279

However, I can't find any info that if I do this kind of partitioning, is it still OK with having WinMo 6.5.x on NAND which needs to access files on the SD card? along with having Android on the partitioned SD to allow the new app/dalvik-cache to work so I don't have to reinstalled all the apps? Could anyone clarify this please? Will WinMo 6.5.x still be able to access the SD card perhaps on the fat32 primary partition? I only find info about MAGLDR, not WinMo 6.5.x. Thanks.

PS. I finally have SlingPlayer, Justin.tv Viewer, and SPB TV all working, so I don't want to lose what I have. (I have a backup of my SD card on my computer that I'd like to use and then update to the latest build.) If that's possible, I hope.

Also, a little off topic, but I tried running Quadrant Advanced and find that the 3D tests don't work...Is there something missing?

Nevertheless, AmeriCanAndroid is the best one to use. Go Canucks Go! :D
[HD2 Android SD Development] copenhagen:
yes. this is okay winmo will access the fat32 partition just like always.

quadrant works perfect on the newest build. 022111 all 3d tests work etc.

if you are upgrading from feb16 build all your apps etc will remain.

if you are upgrading from an earlier build, try to use your existing data.img (if it works, all your apps will be saved)

Thanks for the GO canucks Go and the great words about our build!\\-cope
[HD2 Android SD Development] nzxtneo:
Need some more details...

What do you mean by factory reset?

I am guess you don't mean the button (red or yellow) under the battery cover, as that is just a soft reset.

So if you mean the reset option in WP7, yes it will reformat your entire SD card. It will delete all partitions and reformat.

I am not sure about the reset options on the Android operating system, I have never tried. But if your having problems with your Android build, your better off deleting your data.img and creating a new one.
[HD2 Android SD Development] JHimmelbauer:
I'm happy now, 3G data connection rocks now with build from 2/21/11

:)
[HD2 Android SD Development] mishans:
kaypad light again and on this build, always on :(

Why does is slow charging?
[HD2 Android SD Development] xX CISSOU Xx:
Thanks for all this work, fix GPS is ok, data is ok, google voice is ok too ... i love CyanogenMod 7 :p
[HD2 Android SD Development] geenyous:
ril wrapper feedback

I have been using the new ril wrapper for a few hours now and I still have data drops but it seems to take much longer to reconnect. The E, H or 3G symbols stay away much longer. BUT, once they are back it seems quicker in getting an actual connection (before they icons could be there but now connection, now I have the impression that as soon as the icon is there the connection is up as well).

Also, so far I only experience drops when using the phone, before it could have happened that I wake up the phone and the connection was down. So far it has been green after wake up all the time...AND I just noticed that the connection stays on (3G and green) during a call!?

I will definately need to test some more but this as an early impression, if the reconnect would be faster I would say its better than before.

In general, for the last few builds (I think right about then when you opted to take out your changes) data is much more unstable. I am talking about drops while I am at the same place (at home or at office) and having a good reception, not about moving around between different towers. Typically, I have a running connection and then I start an app, browse the net a bit and suddenly the connection would be gone, everything resetting and eventually reconnecting but not necessarily. Though, as stated above, reconnecting works very good so far.

FYI, I am using an edited build.prop with the dns entries found in terminal.
[HD2 Android SD Development] uzi2:
A quick test confirms this. Can anyone pinpoint the processes responsible in order to help the devs find a solution?
[HD2 Android SD Development] geenyous:
hmm, I can now verify that this does not happen with gmail notifs nor with whatsapp, BUT with K-9 and GoSMS...

But I fear that is some issue with GB, CM7 or the devs of these apps, I dont think cope or warren will be able to do something in this regard...?Or maybe they can have a closer look at any notif related code?
[HD2 Android SD Development] uzi2:
Isn't that done for you now? That is why there is no longer a separate TmoUS build.
[HD2 Android SD Development] geenyous:
yup, should be, but it said in some post that it would not hurt and therefore I put the dns entries in. Since I use 240 dip, I anyway have to copy the build.prop and entering these dns entries is not much additional work...

I will wait on a post from cope, but I dont believe that having the dns settings in the build.prop can make things worse.