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[EVO 4G Android Development] propagandax:
clean senseless rom???

vaelek, thank you for all your hard work. I was wondering for a future version if you would consider making a "clean senseless rom"? Basically your rom without the preinstalled extras, aosp stuff, etc. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jstalford:
If it's senseless, what's it going to have if it doesn't have AOSP elements?
[EVO 4G Android Development] propagandax:
I invision you would take the Pre-installed extras and remove those, and keep the HTC versions of browser and email. Maybe leave A launcher in but I would probably install my own.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jstalford:
Couldn't you just get any Sense ROM install whatever launcher you use and flash Calk's remove sense zip? Or just uninstall what you don't want from Vaelpak?
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Don't know what you changed in this update but the only reason I stopped using it was because words with friends wouldn't work. Don't know if anyone else had this problem but it would load fine then a purple web link would pop up that took you no where. I have CM 7 rc1 and 2, Calk and warm's rom's saved on my phone and it worked on all of them. Yes I uninstalled and reinstalled numerous times, but with this update it works. Thank you VP!
[EVO 4G Android Development] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I have a question when restoring between this and MIUI.

When I did my nandroid of both roms, I selected each category to back up.

Miui is AOSP and this is a sense rom, so different kernels and what not.

So, if I am running Miui and then nandroid back to VP, how do the kernels work? Do I need to flash a sense kernel when I nandroid back to VP from Miui and vice versa?

Thank you,

Whiteice
[EVO 4G Android Development] k2buckley:
Kernels get backed up in the nandroid. Whatever kernel you were using when you made your MIUI backup, is the kernel you will be on again when you restore your backup, so no need to do anything other than restore your backup. Same thing with VaelPak. Whatever kernel you're on when you backup, is the one you'll be on when you restore.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
My bet is that ad-blocking breaks the app. I thought I removed it by default in 3.2, but it turns out I didn't (I meant to) so on first launch of VPS it will check for and remove the ad-blocking. You are free to use ad-free after that if you choose, but as you found, more apps will not function with it lately.

Don't be selective with your nands, back it all up man. The only thing I would omit (once you have a good one) is maybe wimax. The kernel is included in the boot image "category".
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
hooray to the gingerbread signal in VPS!!! thanks vaelek!
[EVO 4G Android Development] cbradberry:
How can I see the updated VPS?

Also, I have a quick question. If I create a nandroid backup, will it restore the dock icons etc. that I've setup?

I'm not even considering flashing another ROM, but I am considering creating another theme with ADW and don't want to have to re-set everything up if I don't like what I create more than what I have now :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
VPS 1.1.9.2 is the current version. Items in Theme Builder should update automatically as long as you are on that version. If it doesn't show an update available, search it in the market and then it should let you update.. Sometimes it doesn't link properly being pre-installed.

A nandroid backup will restore *everything* to the exact state it was at when you made the backup.
[EVO 4G Android Development] popic:
does anybody know how to fix the caller id not displaying the name if you are on the other line? Other than that it's the best rom out of all that I tried. Thanx Vael
[EVO 4G Android Development] lroy:
great ROM

i just wanted to throw more feedback to those who are reading this thread and interested in Flashing this ROM.

it is VERY smooth and fast. VERY stable, i have not had any crashes since i installed. GREAT battery life. there are SO MANY built in adjustable options within this Rom and you will love it! I have fast wake ups from screen off. Screen lock options are wonderful. pull down bar toggles are to die for! The carbon fiber additions are clean, the colors on the theme are great to the eye and very clean! and its loaded with lots of goodies from outta the bag!

If you are thinking about flashin this ROM, hurry up and do it!

one last thing, i am very picky when it comes to free memory, and this ROM leaves alot RAM open. and i think this is a big factor in why it runs so smooth. I have 6 widget running and im always floatin around 210-225MB free.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jdefran:
Is battery life best with all updated radios?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
Hi, if you don't mind, which weather widget and icons are you using?
[EVO 4G Android Development] k2buckley:
That happens to me on any rom I use, not just this one. I have never found a fix for it though, and it is.rather annoying
[EVO 4G Android Development] cbradberry:
Sure.

Weather is Beautiful Widgets, Flat White Skin

Icons are ADW, Elegant Icons

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Genius!!! No more than a hour after posting this I went to play WWF and poof purple web link. So I went into ad block and reverted the hosts did a reboot and its A OK!

Thanks for the help VP

Sent from the phone in my hand using XDA App
[EVO 4G Android Development] popic:
I came from Plutonium and MikFroyo and I don't remember this not working. I am on the phone 5 hours per day and I think I would have notice it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] karmak:
LCD Density

What is the LCD Density set to in the screen shot in the OP (posted below)? When I try 192 (What I always used on CM) and 190 part of the status bar gets cut off as well as part of the menus.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
My screenshots that are not 240 are 170.
[EVO 4G Android Development] k2buckley:
I'm sure you would too. I was just stating that I definitely notice that happen on any rom i've used, and not just this one. Maybe it's just an issue with my phone, or the way I have something set up though. Either way, whether it's rom specific (i don't think it is) or something else, it's annoying.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ECrispy:
1. Does Vaelpak have animated statusbar transitions? e.g. when a message comes in the statusbar flips to show the preview. I've seen these on some other ones like Myn's WarmZ

2. Is there an video preview of the latest Vaelpak? It would really help in showing this to other people.
[EVO 4G Android Development] redsoxfan320:
problem flashing rom

I don't know if it is my new sd card, the phone, or the rom, but for some reason the zip folder isn't flashable in recovery. Instead it opens up to show the files. Could someone pm, i need help. I recently switched sd cards, but with my last sd card it worked perfect. I really want this rom though cause it sounds like it gives you better performance than mik. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] k2buckley:
There's a whole bunch of awesome animations to choose from using the theme builder option, in vps. Some of them do have the animation you're interested in. I use the fly in, which does have the notification animation. Flash the rom, it wont disappoint you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rdmpe:
Love this ROM so far! After flashing the rom, I had some trouble setting up my yahoo email accounts and had to dig up info on manual setup. Since I didn't find anything in this thread, I figured I'd paste it here in case anyone else can use it...

- Go to mail icon

- Add account

- Enter email address in email address filed (name@yahoo.com)

- Enter password at password field

- Select MANUAL SETUP not next

- Select IMAP

* username= name@yahoo.com

* password = yourpassword

* IMAP server= imap.mail.yahoo.com

* port = leave default

* security = SSL (accept all certificates)

* optional = blank

- Select NEXT

- You will then be prompted to sign in do so.

* SMTP server = smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com

* leave the port as is

- Select NEXT

- Sign in

- Name your account and that’s it

Hope some people find it as useful as I did...
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrtito32:
^ Thanks, I had tried every option I knew. This works!!

Awsome ROM Vael!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
Has anyone noticed the calendar reminders don't work without the htc block installed? Anyway to get the aosp calendar installed? Or to get the reminders to work with the aosp lock screen/htc calendar???
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtydozen:
Smooth Calendar work great with it
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
thats only a widget... no way to set the reminder alarms in there...
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Just tested and I received the event alert with no problem on the stock VP configuration....
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
wow... i feel dumb. it does work... sorry for the fire starting guys....

dont know what happened the first time...
[EVO 4G Android Development] jkcpsal:
Hey guys flashed this last night and I live the vaelpak settings and theme but not sure if there is something wrong but it seems to hang on button presses like when dialing
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Your phone may not like the kernel... I would try a different one and see how that responds.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jkcpsal:
Thanks that was the only thing I could think gonna try later
[EVO 4G Android Development] jkcpsal:
Flashed different kernel and wiped caches a couple times to be safe and now all seems good
[EVO 4G Android Development] 2LoWw7:
Is anyone having problems with Lock Screen Gestures? I can't get it to work? I have it checked and I have set my gestures but when I try them, nothing happens on my Lock Screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jrb7561:
Once you set the gestures, you have to reboot the phone before they register. At least that's what I did with mine to get them to work. They're awesome by the way as is everything else about this ROM. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] timezone12:
love this rom runs great but battery life sucks is there anything like a tweak i can put on to improve battery? i was on xda app from a fully charged battery 10 min later it was at 91% is this possiable?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtydozen:
update all your radios in vps combined radios zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] timezone12:
They are all upto date. Just got this phone shows android system up 67% of time what can I do to lower this Sunday
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtydozen:
idk then it worked for me
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
That is very possible. You can drop from 100 to 90 in a matter of minutes because of the way the phone charges with a non SBC kernal. If you are dropping from 90 to 80 just as fast as 100 to 90 then there may be a problem.
[EVO 4G Android Development] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I am just going to link to my post(s) at Vael's site in regards to my battery life. This is the best I have ever had for my battery...

http://vaelek.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=771
[EVO 4G Android Development] larry12345:
Hey vael do you think this is a gingerbread sense rom? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=998499
[EVO 4G Android Development] thirtyisntdanu20:
Thanks! This worked like a charm :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] htownrep247:
This rom is freaking awesome! I have gotten a force close of system at startup a couple times and had to pull the battery, but other that that I love it!
[EVO 4G Android Development] shortyboy1987:
i put this rom on my phone a few days ago n love it all the customizing everything but just a few this when i use my wifi tether app my computer wont connect with my phone unless i have 4g it will connect with 3g just local though wont let me get online what can i do to fix that? n when i use my music player the cube music player i got from the market when i play music off of it it will stop the song for a sec n then start up again i didnt know if that had to do with the rom or what because its never done it with any other rom i have had thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slaakker:
I just noticed that all my text messages I receive the time stamp is off by an hour even though the time on the phone is right. Any thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I have converted to a different forum. I'm not sure which post this is supposed to be linking to but while this is still on the last page if you can find it easily in the new one would you update your link?

No.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
This is a pretty well known issue. The stock Messaging app uses the time the tower reports, which can be wrong. Almost all 3rd party SMS/MMS apps (GoSMS, Handcent, Chomp, etc) either have an option to or by default set timestamps to when it is actually received rather than what the tower says.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slaakker:
Thanks! It may also be due to the fact I am roaming right now. I think the Sprint tower where I work crashed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
New Forum & VPS Domain

As I mentioned above, my forums have been moved to a new system. In the process I had to move the files for VP Settings. To avoid any future issues like this I have moved them onto their own domain. Because of the change, until you update VaelPak Settings to 1.1.9.3 in the Market, you will get an error when viewing Mods, Theme Builder, or Messages.

Also if you are using the Forum app and getting Error code 1, try clearing data for the app or un/re-installing it and that should clear it up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] htownrep247:
And there are a few new options in the theme builder section! ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
What new options? They look the same as before the update....
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Vps hasn't been linking to the market for some on a new flash, so they haven't gotten any of the recent updates modifying theme builder, without searching it manually at least once, I assume is what he's talking about.

Sent from my EVO
[EVO 4G Android Development] dw3bb10:
I love this ROM as well, but I can NOT restore my apps using TB which ofcourse is an issue. How can I fix this?! The phone just reboots when I try to restore them.
[EVO 4G Android Development] htownrep247:
There are some wifi icon options now, a new honeycomb battery icon, just a couple of things but looks pretty awesome.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Titanium itself has been having problems with its last few updates. The info it opens when you first launch it states to go to a older version if you have issues. I would suggest reporting the issue to the titanium dev. This is not a rom issue unless you have a jacked up install, in which case you should flash after a full wipe.
[EVO 4G Android Development] oranium:
I'm currently running MikFroyo 4.5 & Im thinking to flash this Rom but want to know how this Rom is with battery life & if everything works . 4g .....

Sent From One BadAss Evo On Mikfroyo 4.5 Steroids Via XDA App ;-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] k66lyr:
Everything works, and rocks sweet booty
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Hey Mr VaelPak!

I just gave you a 5* rating in the Android Market............and I read your change log for VPS......and I noticed at the very bottom you say Amon Ra 2.X will no longer be supported.

Is Amon Ra an issue?
[EVO 4G Android Development] cmdauria:
Any Suggestions

I recently had my phone replaced for a new one. The problem that I am having is that google voice seems to be causing a partial wake lock. I never had this problem before I got a new phone. I am using the same Rom as before. Does anyone think reinstalling google voice will fix the problem?
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
did u see the partial wake lock usage in spare parts? was it google voice? if so, re-installing may fix it. If it's not the culprit in spare parts, look elsewhere....
[EVO 4G Android Development] secondskin:
I came from MikFroyo myself and as much as I like it, I don't miss it. Everything you were asking about works. In fact for me everything works fine. It's not like CM7 where there's still several bugs. Oh and just skim through this thread and take note at how much Vael provides support. It's insane! He practically answers them all. There's no other rom developer that I've seen offer as much support as Vael!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Lrod0175:
I came from mikfroyo as well, I am please with this rom in all aspects, from performance to battery life. I'm using nets 4.3.4 cfs more and setcpu 128-245 when screen is off, with this set up ai'm getting 16 to 20 hours, depending on the usage.

My advice is: back up mik, complete wipe and flash Vaelpak, it comes with LP and ADW, I chose LP.

Everything works and for me it takes 5 seconds to lock gps.. its crazy man, lol.

Have fun and empower yourself to change!
[EVO 4G Android Development] rdmpe:
I'm another one who came from MikFroyo 4.5. I haven't had any problems with this ROM at all. It is a must try for sure.

EVO on VaelPak
[EVO 4G Android Development] kiwiBeans:
I was wondering if I could have the HTC Weather app. I don't see it listed under the Vaelpak Settings / Mods/Patches / Applications list. One of the reasons I want it is because I was fond of the screen animation that showed the weather moving across your homescreen. I use Launcher Pro and there's a setting that allows you to show this no matter what screen you're on when you unlock the phone. I have that set up and never saw the weather animation - that's when I realized it might be because there's no HTC Weather installed (and subsequently couldn't find it in the Vaelpak options).

By the way, I LOVE this ROM. I have jumped ROMs a number of times and usually settle on one. I was reluctant to switch again because I was running very stable and didn't want to go through all the learning/tweaking/setting up my phone to be perfect again but one day last week I did a phone backup and flashed VaelPak for the heck of it - and I never looked back. This is truly an amazing piece of work and I'm glad you shared it with us.

One side note... while I was looking through the Applications (add ons in the Vaelpak settings) I long pressed or tapped in a way that it began to download one of the apps unintentionally. In this case it was Swype (which would require special steps prior to properly install, anyway). Once it started there was no way to cancel or abort the download. I had to wait for it to complete and attempt to install before I could hit cancel on the process. It'd be great if there was a way to cancel unintentional taps, especially if the same is true in the other sections (like theme building).

Thanks again, for everything!
[EVO 4G Android Development] RaphB:
Impressive!!!

I came from Azrael X 4.0 and I flashed this ROM last saturday as for most on the thread, I am impressed with the quality of the ROM which I consider an evolution from what I ws used to as far as the graphic is concerned. I appreciate the fact that you retained the Sense architecture and got rid of most of the garbage.

I do have a few areas or concerns or rather questions:

Battery

For reference, I have a Evo Built 003, with your ROM and default kernel (Netarchy 4.3.1 BFS No-HAVS No-SBC kernel). I am having problems as my battery discharge so fast - less than 6 hours with a full charge and with Juice Defender on agressive mode! I noted that I could not charge the phone in my car anymore if the battery level was too low and the phone on. On the same token, my charge take 1.5 time longer on a regular wall charger than with my prior ROMs. I reverted to Azrael X 4.0 (HTC#15 kernel with undervolt and Perflock enabled) and this was not an issue with it - I did flash back to this ROM and got again the same propblem. I have concluded that 4.3.1 is the issue... Does anyone else have the same or similar problem? Does anyone has the same issues with 4.3.2?

For whoever has 4.3.2, which one do you use?

Netarchy Toastmod - 4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-nohavs-noUV

Netarchy Toastmod - 4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-nohavs-suv

Netarchy Toastmod - 4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-havs-less

Netarchy Toastmod - 4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-havs-more

Lock Screen Messaging Slider-

I can slide it without anyproblem but does not result in anything.

Dialer-

Although I love your theme, I consider the only flaw is the skin of the dialer which is not up to par with the them of the ROM.

Contact-

I actually like the HTC contact widget - Do you use something better?

Shared Keyboard-

I read on the thread that you have enabled it but could not find it... Did I miss something?

SetCPU-

I did not find how to access it. I never used it before but would like to see how it is setup. How do I access it?

Overall, this ROM is great and even with the battery issue and the rough dialer skin, I decided to keep it as it is so pleasing to use for a while to see if I could resolve those issues.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
< 2.x will no longer be supported.. Meaning 1.8.. 2.x WILL continue to be supported. It's just that 1.8 does not support folder browsing when flashing zips and causes extra headache in some areas of VPS.

I try to make it over here as much as I can. I do also have my own forum setup for this that I'll admit gets much more attention (and is much more organized than an insanely long thread here lol)... I was basically ordered to remove the notice about it from my sig here, but everyone feel free to head over and check it out.. http://vaelek.com
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
The weather you are talking about is tied into the Sense launcher so unfortunately it's not possible to use here. I think both Fancy Widget (maybe only Pro), and Beautiful Widgets (paid) both have very similar options though. As far as the ability to cancel a transfer, I am working on that. The theme builder I don't believe can be canceled once started, but it does have extra prompts before it starts so accidentally tapping isn't an issue there.

Lock messaging slider: You have to assign an activity to it in the Lockscreen settings

Dialer: HTC or AOSP you don't like?

Contact widget: On LP+ I use the built-in contacts widget. Otherwise I don't really use or know of a good alternative, sorry

Shared keyboard: Check in Settings > Language & Keyboard and make sure it's enabled there (It *should* be..). If it is, you long pressed a text field, selected Input Method, and it's not an option?

SetCPU: Search here, it is offered free to XDA members, but it is not allowed to be included in roms.

Battery: Head over to my forum (click the VP logo below). There are 2 kernel threads going with a lot of discussion on battery life with some impressive results.
[EVO 4G Android Development] secondskin:
Deleted. Lol Vael beat me to answering some questions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kiwiBeans:
Thank you for your prompt reply! It's true what they say about you - very impressed with your support and patience!

Thanks for the weather explanation - it makes sense ( <-- no pun intended).

BTW, the second part of your post which was a response to someone else about the shared keyboard... I don't have that as an option in my languages and keyboard menu area, either. Heck, I don't even know what the shared keyboard is but I thought I'd share that much. I love the Gingerbread/android keyboard but miss that it doesn't have a user dictionary. I'll have to look into this shared keyboard thing and see what it's about.
[EVO 4G Android Development] carhauler1969:
I too use LP plus, if you want the weather animations you can use either FancyWidget Pro, or BeautifulWidgets & turn on the animations. Mine work just fine when I unlock the phone, or click on the weather widget to refresh. :)

DOH! Vaelek was too fast for me lol!
[EVO 4G Android Development] carhauler1969:
I was having trouble updating it in the market for a while & consequently it was deleted from my phone. Have it back again, & it shows up in my app drawer & in language & keyboard settings.