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[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
Page identifiers

I used this incredible cool ROM earlier and thought there was an option to remove the page identifiers for each main screen. There are five pages and five small symbols at the top of each page. That's what I'd like to eliminate. Also is there a way to reduce the height of the lower tray portion where icons are placed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RaphB:
To remove the page indicator, from the home page press Menu - Preferences - Appearance Setting - Show Screen Indicator (and choose on or off).

As far as the height of the tray, I don't think so unless you change the theme... To that extent goto the vaelpack theme builder and try to sett all icons as high density - that may reduce it... (not so sure)...
[EVO 4G Android Development] akarol:
Why is it that every time I reboot, one widget stops functioning. It also won't show in the widget list to get re-added until I reboot again. Happens with the CM E-mail I have installed, Handcent, Fancy Widgets, etc. Any clues?
[EVO 4G Android Development] RaphB:
Using FW and handcent, I do not have that issue... You may have to reinstall the ROM... Wait and see if someone has a better idea - keep in mind a new version is around the corner... You may want to wait until then...
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
my question must have sounded stupid, but I put on Sony-Errikson home and the Preferences went away
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
This ROM is.... AWESOME!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Meadow:
I really like it too. The stock ROM and especially the text program was getting so slow it was really annoying me.

This was my first ROOT and ROM Flash. I Did it last night, on my HTC Evo and it took around an hour.

I found this thread to be the most up to date for the ROOT.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838448

I did the ROOT, then the NANDROID back up, then the wipe, then Flashed the ROM from the SD Zip.

My EVO is a New replacement (not a refurb) that I just received 2 weeks ago.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
I'm glad you like it and that the new root worked easily for you... You should join the Vaelpak forum for more info on this ROM in particular... I normally do not join other sites but Vaelek is an amazing Dev and answers any questions very promptly over there as well as the rest of the folks on the forum.. I have found it to be a great experience signing up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] teejay89:
Even though I've moved on from VaelPak (Gingerbread was too tempting and I left when they got to be a lot more stable), anyone who wants a (technically) Sense based ROM needs to run this. Smooth, fast, great battery life with Netarchy kernel and Jim is a very involved developer. I love all of those facts. Can't wait to see what he does with Gingerbread after HTC releases it with Sense, cause when he's got something working with GB, Cyanogen and Deck can (with all due respect, cause I love what they've done to this point) kick rocks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
I tried some cm7 too but too many stability issues.. Vaelpak is where it's at!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] carhauler1969:
+1 on VaelPak! :)

Love thy EVO? Flash it some VaelPak!!! :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] dw3bb10:
I like VaelPak, but not being able to restore all my apps in Titanium Backup is a big turn off. It ALWAYS reboots. Hopefully this is fixed in a future release.
[EVO 4G Android Development] access.denied:
Use MyBackup Root. It's free and works well to not just restore your apps but your other items like sms, bookmarks, call logs, contacts, Music Playlist and many more. :cool:

But the only thing I miss using TB was the 'update the newer app/data' feature which Mybackup Root does not do. Instead, it will create a whole new backup set rather than update one backup set.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sean-El:
Vael, question. My wife;s EVO keeps chiminh avary 5 minutes that she has a new email. We have tried everything and couldn't find out what's wrong, only on this Rom has it happened, any ideas? Also I can't get the message slider on the Lockscreen to go to her Messages, an y ideas there as well?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mdmitchell13:
TB worked just fine for me..... can backup and restore with no problems.... are you pro or free?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kiwiBeans:
I was wondering if anyone in this thread uses the app Glympse. It's one of my top 3 apps and I use it all the time to share my location with people (when I'm going home or meeting someone somewhere). The newest version allows you to place a shortcut to a "favorite" Glympse you send. I have NOT been able to place a shortcut on any of my homescreens. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app a few times with no luck, while a friend running Sense and no launcher or special ROM has no problem doing it.

Just trying to troubleshoot and see if it's an issue with Launcher Pro or maybe just not working with this ROM for some strange reason. If anyone else uses this app and can try it and let me know if they have any luck adding a favorite Glympse person shortcut to their homescreen I'd be grateful. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] nYdGeo:
Much Respect!

Since my Evo arrived last June, and of course since I rooted it a couple of weeks later, I've tried a rather large assortment of ROMs. I've liked many of them, and I'm happy to say that there are quite a few very nice ROMs out there right now. Much respect to all of the devs out there that do this on their own so that we can enjoy the results.

I've always liked certain elements of the Sense ROMs, and especially liked the fact that everything works on them. I've always appreciated the increased performance and responsiveness of the AOSP ROMs, though I've never liked the AOSP dialer. I know, its just me.

Of all the things I appreciate about the Vaelpak ROM, the greatest is the genius in realizing that under a Sense ROM's interface is an AOSP ROM just waiting to get out. Removing the main bloat of the Sense UI, while leaving what's required to allow certain parts of the Sense interface, like the dialer for example, to function...that is brilliant.

Then, it provides the user with so many options (Launcher Pro, ADW, or AOSP Launcher, AOSP or Sense dialer, AOSP or Sense calendar, etc, and thanks to the Vaelpak Settings utility, many, many more.

The end result is all of the functionality, convenience, and reliability of the OEM Sense ROM, all the perfomance of a tuned, purist AOSP ROM, and customization capabilities powerful enough to make 100 Vaelpak equipped Evo's look and behave as uniquely as their respective owners.

I know that this sounds like a suck-up advertisement for the ROM, but I do not know the dev and am not affiliated in any way. After almost a year of trying various ROMs, including several of the latest Gingerbread ROMs recently, I am of the opinion, and this is only my opinion, that this is the most powerful and flexible ROM currently available for the Evo.

With the help of of myself and a co-worker, there are several Vaelpak-equipped Evo's running around our office buildings. I hope that there is a Vaelpak ROM for the Evo 3D in the future.

Thank you for your time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Well said man, very well said!! I couldn't have said it better myself!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I'm guessing this is for either Yahoo or Hotmail? It's an odd issue that some people have. Using the respective app for each of those services seems to solve it, as well as switching over to the HTC Email app in some cases.

For the Message slider, you have to set the action for it in Lockscreen settings before it will do anything.

Just tried this (using GO Launcher) and it seems to work... When you add the favorite, there is an option to add desktop shortcut. Showed up right away for me.. For an existing favorite that's not added, seems you need to go in to Glympse, view favorites, select one, hit menu > save for later, then you get the add shortcut option again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
Sony-Ericsson Home

I love VaelPak for the reasons stated above, but I added the Sony-Ericsson home page. Unfortunately it has been giving me problems with Between Launcher pro and VaelPak. But I was hoping someone could tell me if there were a way to reduce the real estate at the bottom of the screen where Icon shortcuts go. When using SE this area becomes larger than needed and it interferes because the icons seems to melt into the bottom of the screen. Also is there a way to eliminate the page identifiers at the top of the screen. I asked that question the other day, but I'm hoping to get some dev to respond. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Toss in a link for the launcher you are using and I'll take a look. From the sounds of it, it is an issue with the launcher itself so if it's designed for another phone, you may be SOL on this one.

I don't understand how Launcher Pro fits in to the issue?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Joey_UFC:
Can you post the Wallpaper please.

and does someone have a Screenshot of this currently ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
What are you talking about dude?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Joey_UFC:
the wallpaper of the eye in your first post.

i have no idea why i asked for a screenshot lol its clearly right there, long night.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
That is the default wallpaper after install and is packaged in. If you changed and need to get it back, you'll find it by choosing HTC Wallpapers
[EVO 4G Android Development] Clipsey:
Anyway that you can get the Gingerbread camera app working on this ROM??
[EVO 4G Android Development] carhauler1969:
This would be a result of corrupt backups in Titanium. It is not a ROM issue, it's a Titanium Backup issue, for the last 3-4 versions.

Run the batch operation "Verify All Your Backups" & you will see what I mean.

Then go back & delete the bad ones, rerun backups for those apps, & then rerun the verify batch operation. Do this until you have NO ERRORS, then you won't have any issues restoring your apps in TB.

I have been through this a lot lately, where even restoring one app, or two apps will cause a Hot Restart. But I had data corruption on my sd card that was an unfortunate side effect of experimenting with several AOSP roms. Once that was fixed, I had to redo a lot of corrupted backups created by Titanium, several times over, because every time I ran a batch backup in TB it would corrupt one or two in the process. Google Maps 5.3 was corrupt every time I did a batch backup. I finally backed it up manually all by itself, & it worked.

Lesson learned, VERIFY YOUR BACKUPS!!!

Swyped on my VaelPak'd EVO using XDA premium app
[EVO 4G Android Development] dynamicpda:
Swype Beta

I'm new to this ROM. Has anyone here successfully installed the latest Swype beta over the one that comes with the Sprint distro?

My previous ROM was another Nonsense, Evervolv. All attempts to eliminate the Sprint Swype failed, with it respawning with each reboot. Never had any luck getting the beta installed on that ROM. I would love to run the Swype beta on this great ROM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] carhauler1969:
Look in Vaelpak settings> mods/patches> Applications> Swype & see if that's what you're looking for, follow the provided instructions to install.

Welcome to VaelPak! :D

Swyped on my VaelPak'd EVO using XDA premium app
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
In an update I'm hoping to have ready today, VPS will have a new section for removing system apps easily, including Swype.
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
gigiddy gigiddy :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
Wow! Was wondering hehe.. Dude lemme tell you... Ive stopped cooking and flashing as of yesterday... I've always used your ROM here and there due to its barebones and whatnot. Then I'd go to AOSP/MIUI or w/e... Then cook something of mine up. Well, that all ended yesterday. I said Im done, so I got your 3.2, deleted a couple APKs and some framework. Also, froze a BUNCH of services, still actually in the mid of that (trying to make it boot minimalistically). Anyways, no other ROM comes close to the speeds here (BFS scheduler is where its AT people!!) Not even AOSP roms respond as quickly as this. So i killed all launchers and slapped on SPB 3D home launcher... Game over!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
You are restoring your phone and or browser (App+Data) from a previous ROM which either had an upgraded OS (I.E. A.O.S. 2.3 (Gingerbread), or restoring from an AOSP built rom into a sense built ROM... Or both. Maybe even a red colored app. For things like this (even text messages), you should ONLY restore the Data. Titanium Backup (and others) are flawless for User Apps, however due to the ODEX nature of some system apps (and other reasons which would elongate this post far too much), you should NOT EVER use the 'Backup all apps and Data" option. Select only the apps you installed. Basically if it is not red it is ok. Remember though, Phone/People, Browser/Internet, Messages/Text can only go respectively with a similar structured (OS Version/ROM source type) ROM. Even if you are unsure about overwriting a previously installed app, just do a Data restore after you click the batch operation. If it is outdated, I highly recommend to update using the Market.

Hope it helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MDtouchDiamond:
never heard of SPB 3d launcher, it's not in the market
[EVO 4G Android Development] dxearner:
Could you do a quick write up or pm me?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
Spb shell 3d

Its total eye candy... $15 worth.

I just wish I could change the page transition effect like adw ex. Its a very nice 3d engine though, 60fps smooth
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
not even close to being worth 15 bucks... lacks A LOT of customization options... there have been a billion threads here on xda discussing what it lacks
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
L2R. $15 worth of eye candy
[EVO 4G Android Development] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I ended up picking this up by mistake (Mistake = Bought it with 15 minute return window in mind, used restroom, phone rebooted so recoveried to wipe and reflash a new kernel, took forever, by the time I was done and tried it out a few minutes, 15 minutes had already passed DOHHH.)

It is cool, neat, whatever but it seems to try to copy MIUI IMHO. I keep reverting back to LP Plus.

I mean, it's cool and all, not worth $15 and they need a free trial to let people give it a go, especially with charging $15.

Definitely needs more customization options for sure.

Whiteice
[EVO 4G Android Development] Joey_UFC:
lol i just noticed the "do not answer" in your call log lmfao
[EVO 4G Android Development] Mad_Dog238:
Netflix

Do you have any word whether they are going to get netflix working again?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kiwiBeans:
Thanks for checking up on this for me. I convinced a friend of mine to go with your ROM this past weekend and we tried to add a shortcut to his phone to see if it worked - and it did. I'm not sure why it fails on mine but I'm thinking it's got to be a combination of my Launcher Pro and something else. I switched to Go Launcher and it works fine.

I HAVE to thank you for mentioning it and putting it into your new release - who knows how long it would have taken me to try another launcher (since I was so happy with LP). I've got to say, I'm a HUGE fan of GO now. The only thing I don't like about it is that the preview screen shows the little X's in the top corner of each screen, making the option to delete one too easy. I think that should be reserved for when you dig into the Preferences and Screen Settings - not when you're previewing (which happens a lot).

Awesome stuff. Thanks, Vael.
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
Hey vaelek.... I see several references to 3.2 rc 2 incremental update in VPS. Is rc2 only available to people who donated?

If not, where can we get it?

TIA

Nevermind..... found it on your forum.... :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Glad you got it working :) On the topic of the X's in the screen preview, if you tap it on a screen that is not empty it will prompt you before removing it. Only empty screens are instantly removed.

For everyone else.. since I forgot to mention it here.. Yes there is now an RC2 with some new goodies.. Details here - http://vaelek.com/index.php?/topic/843-vaelpak-32-rc-2
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
Yo vael. I did a few tweaks here and there to the zip before flashing. Most importantly within the Init.d scripts. Thought you might like to incorporate them, idk just saying.

On the 06sdcardspeedfix I changed your value of 3072 to 512 and I made it as so

#!/system/bin/sh

#

# SDCard Speed Fix

SD_CARD_SPEED=`cat /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb`if [ $SD_CARD_SPEED = "4" ]; then echo 512 > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb echo "SD Card speed fix was ENABLED"if [ $SD_CARD_SPEED = "10" ]; then

echo 512 > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

echo "SD Card speed fix was ENABLED"if [ $SD_CARD_SPEED = "2" ]; then echo 512 > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb echo "SD Card speed fix was ENABLED"

else

echo "SD Card speed fix was NOT needed"

fi

The phone may not properly classify an SD's speed rating (IE a class 4 be identified as a class 2 and not get the correct allocation. 3072 is a bit high IMO seeing as how these SDs can only have a maximum allocation unit size of 256KB (if you try really hard that is, otherwise 128KB within windows). Now my Class 10 Patriot memory card that I bought for $12 shipped is actually a class 10 card. I can write at 10 megs a second and read at 24 megs a second. I have never been able to achieve this. I had even filed a complaint on the card saying it was a fake.

Secondly, I modified the compcache.sh (in init.d) from 1024 to 1280:

/system/xbin/insmod /system/lib/modules/lzo_decompress.ko

/system/xbin/insmod /system/lib/modules/lzo_compress.ko

/system/xbin/insmod /system/lib/modules/ramzswap.ko disksize_kb=128000

/system/xbin/swapon /dev/block/ramzswap0

echo "40" > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

I also deleted a bunch of APKs and froze stuff but that's more personalization on my behalf. Ill be flashing over the RC2 for sure (after I update the init.d :-p ) Thanks for all the work!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Hmm, thanks for the tip... I did a bunch of testing, and 3072 is where the read speed peaked for me (stock card). Any higher or lower than that and it started going back down again. The default is 4kb. Any reason you added checks for 2kb and 10kb also?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
That is for the SD Classification. On the query, it checks if the card is a class 2, if it is, it changes the read ahead to 512KB. If it is a class 4, it, will do the same, or a class 10 the same.

The KB value should in theory be changed accordingly for a broader user integetion (people do have different classed card lol). But since I was just doing it for me, I made all the readaheads @ 512.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
Actually, the query checks the current read-ahead cache size, not the card class.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
o.0 I knew that :D

BTW i flashed the RC2 over RC1 and WiFi is dead. Sorry I cant get you a logcat or anything, I'm formatting :-p. Just throwin it out there.

EDIT: I see the WiFi was already addressed in your forum. Sorry

EDit EDiit edit: The download within the mirrored sites is labeled as RC2-5 whereas the DDL is RC2-6.zip. Just a name?
[EVO 4G Android Development] akarol:
A full wipe required?!?!?! NOOOOOO!!!!

I'm eager to try it out, but I keep hearing about Go Launcher being a battery sucker... what's everyone's experience?
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
The WiFi problem is being a huge headache right now and I'm torn between spending time on it or just pushing on with the RC2 since it hasn't got the issue when flashed clean. There is a fix for it in VPS > Mods > Advanced, but it has to be done after every reboot. The problem is that /data/misc/wifi and /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf are having their permissions changed and the wifi driver isn't able to read the file. I've tried everything I can think of on this. Set it from the flash script - recursive on the folder and on the file directly, set it in the init.d scripts that run at every boot, and still every time you reboot it changes the permissions again. The fact that it only happens when flashing RC2 over RC1 has me totally stumped at the moment.

EDIT: The download links are correct. I set the mirror up using a shorturl on my domain so I can keep count of downloads for it.. some browsers will save it as -5, others as -6. The actual filename is -5 but that shorturl already exists so I just set it to -6.

I hate to make people wipe :( if you are cool with having to run the wifi fix every boot, and don't have apps on the a2sd partition, I can't think of any other issues that came up when not wiping. It is possible there could be other permission related issues that just haven't been discovered yet though also.

I've been using GO launcher for a few months now and have to say it's been my favorite for a while. It seems to do just fine on the battery. I haven't had any or heard of any complaints myself.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tilde88:
a wipe is not problem.. the only hassle is refreezing services lol... oh noes :-p
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
The version of VPS that comes in RC2 (Not yet in the market) has a section to remove a bunch of system apps if you didn't see that in the feature list also :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
hey vaelek... just flashed u're rc2 the other day and wanna say thank you for the 1x/3g icon thing. I have had crazy terrible data service in my home area and sprint keeps saying "maintenance, maintenance, maintenance...". Well, now I can know when it's resolved by checking the icon in the status bar instead of guessing w/ speed tests and the like.

btw... going on 3 weeks w/ no 3g service in my home area. and it's not some 4 person town either... it's a heavily populated suburb...

the level 2 tech support slipped and said something about 4g but then wouldn't give more details. hopefully 4g is coming to my town when all this work is done...

killin me Smalls! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mdmitchell13:
Hey vael do you plan on incorporating the new gingerbread leak into this rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Hey Vael... nice job indeed. I'm not sure if it has to do with the stock kernel, but RC2 moves a heck of a lot smoother on my phone. The Go launcher is very, very nice. Battery issue is 0! The blue eye wallpaper looks nice. I mean, the scrolling and all movement is snappy with no lag. And, the shutter lag is improved in the camera. Is this all kernel related?

Question.. when I first loaded the ROM, i could swear I saw a splash screen or boot screen with the Brandon Lee and crow picture....but I dont see it upon boot up now....was that a one time thing after initially loading ROM?

Also, I see a few new apps and don't know what the heck they are for....and I also noticed no Wireless Tether app. I simply used TB to restore my wireless tether app.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
I spent last night making 1st round changes to the GB leak, and it is not of release quality. There are some things broken out of the box (by HTC).. Brightness is stuck at max, Market doesn't work, Google Voice doesn't work, and some other issues.. So I'll poke at it now and then in preparation, but I will not be releasing a rom using the leak as a base.

I don't think it's just the kernel, something about RC2 has shown a significant performance increase as well as better battery life yet again. The kernel of choice for most seems to be netarchy 4.3.2 cfs havs more, and it's just as zippy on that yet.

The image you're talking about is what appears while the setup wizard is still loading on first boot only.

Wireless tether is not included by default as hotspot is working. As always though it is in VP Settings > Mods > Apps for the taking.

I think most apps are self explanatory, which in particular aren't you sure about?