[ROM] Ainol Novo 8 2.3.4 Rooted & G-Apps - Miscellaneous Android Development

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The Ainol Novo 8 is a great little tablet but has been hampered by some early quality issues and about 4 or 5 firmware revisions that have all been good at something but not everything.
Recently a 2.3.4 beta Rom appeared on the Chinese speaking boards and was a major improvement over the 2.2 releases however as always they were in Chinese as a first language and contained stuff that was no use to us English speaking types. So I decided it was time to apply a bit of magic and make my own Rom. Links at the bottom of the post. This is a direct result of my playing about with the beta firmware then bringing it all together.
Link to my blog post Nebular Nerd @ Blogspot
From the readme.txt
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Ainol Novo 8 Advanced 2.3.4 PreRooted English Rom
Hacked together by Nebular Nerd (Nov 6th 2011)
(If it's not broke, make it better)
aka thedaybeforetommorow (MP4Nations forums)
aka Oberth (XDA-Developer forums)
WWW: http://nebularnerd.blogspot.com
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About This Firmware:
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After much frustration having to de-Chinese every firmware for this amazing little tablet I set about making an English one to save time and to learn a bit more about Android, while doing so I also added in the main Google apps that everyone wants but always has trouble getting to behave. Using the current 2.3.4 beta as a base I removed, replaced and added various things to give us a decent firmware that will make you proud to show off your tablet with the unfortunate brand name. (Hands up all those who have had a schoolboy snicker when telling someone who makes it)
While I take credit for the putting everything together in one easy to use package the real credit should goto all those people I sourced the component parts from. Enjoy the firmware
Changelog:
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8/11/2011:
Tidied and formatted readme.txt.
6/11/2011:
Minor update to correct bug in build.prop preventing Chianfire and Tegra games from working.
5/11/2011:
1st Release.
Sources:
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http://tinyurl.com/63pnbl6 The base for my rom was this prerooted one. (Translated)
http://tinyurl.com/64xhw3y I used the Browser and Google Music from this one. (Translated)
http://tinyurl.com/29c6jlx The rom I currently use on my HD2 which I lifted most of the Google stuff from.
http://tinyurl.com/6y57c4s The tweaks used for the Market.
Other various sources for stuff about some of the other little tweaks.
Installation:
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Flashing this is a breeze, simply copy the contents of the zip to your SD Card, insert into your Novo 8 and boot into Recovery with Power & Vol+.
Once booted perform the 3 wipes and then install the update and reboot. That's it, no need to install the AC3/DTS license or add Google apps.
If you spot the error about the factory_*blahblahblah*.aml file missing when booting into recovery mode just ignore it. I dumped the automated stuff as it bricked my unit the first time round when flashing the stock beta and I had to do a recovery with the original firmware release. All the automated bit really does is perform the 3 wipes and perform the install so why risk it when it takes only a few seconds to do.
When first booting the homescreen will go black/blank for about a minute. Don't panic this is quite normal it's just everything unpacking and setting up. Set up your wifi, add your Google account and off you go.
Features:
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- AC3/DTS Hardware Decoder works.
- Fast and Smooth 160dpi rom with build.prop tweaks to improve battery life and speed things up.
- 3G Modem support is present and has been confirmed working with these dongles . . .
Huawei E160 3G USB Dongle (ompudsman @ MP4Nations)
Huawei E1750 3G USB Dongle with Virgin UK sim. (GFZ @ XDA)
- Full English Rom set to UK region, no hidden Chinese menus to pop out at you. All Chinese only apps removed or replaced with english versions.
- Latest Market 3.3.11 with heavily modified build.prop to show as many apps as possible. This does actually show and install a far wider range of apps than before.
- Uses the free version of LauncherPro because it does seem the best for this Tablet, the Chinese firmwares seemed to have hard coded Chinese in the LauncherProPlus.apk The market will allow you to purchase the Plus Unlocker if you want those features.
- Preloaded with Google Browser, Gmail, Maps, Streetview, YouTube, Google Music, Latitude, Google Search, Calendar and Car Home.
- Google accounts will sync Contacts, Mail and Calendars correctly.
- YouTube plays HQ videos just fine without stutter or lag. (Assuming you have a good wifi signal)
- The stock video player plays most MPG, MP4, MKV files with AAC, MP3, AC3 audio. Plays 1080p quite happily as well if the storage device can keep up.
If you need wider format support but still with hardware decoding where possible get MX Video Player and the ARMv7 Codecs from the market.
- Most of the Games and Apps I have tried while testing work fine. Get Chainfire3D and buy the Pro key to enjoy some of the nice Tegra Games. Check my blog for compatibility of Tegra games.
- Wifi seems better under the new firmware.
Bugs: (Most of these have been documented as an issue with the base firmware)
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- Tablet likes to wake itself up now and then for no real reason. (Possible data connections causing it to wake)
- Sometimes the Power button does not work so you can't turn off the screen or power off. Install Quick Reboot off the market or hit the reset button.
- If the Screen is off and the Power button is not behaving another key will turn it on.
- Sometimes the Power Off dialog appears for no reason. Oddly not when in full screen games so far as I've noticed.
- Your Novo may disappear off the Market site for a while or completely. Mine went and then came back about a day later,
this is down to the modified build.prop. You can still download apps directly through the Market app on the Novo regardless.
- Some of the best apps are still not available in the market, Dolphin Browser HD, Facebook and Friendcaster to name a few. This is down to Google Market and not much seems to beat this last hurdle.
- Possible others (Let me know by posting on my blog or threads)
Disclaimer:
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As with any custom firmware there is a risk of things going wrong so if it bricks your unit try a recovery image from Ainol and start again, if you are of a nervous disposition or the type of person who sues for a hobby please do not attempt to install this. The rom works fine on my unit and others have tried without issue, however mileage does seem to vary with this tablet.
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Links to the firmware (if you want to mirror please let me know so I can add links here)
Novo 8 2.3.4a Firmware UK Edition (nebularnerd.co.uk, fixed March 2021)

Thank you!
Hi Oberth,
Thank you so very much for the hard work and effort to put something together for this fantastic tablet! We have been hoping to see some english rom's being put together for some time but the fact that this is Android 2.3.4 with all the tweaks and best bits of previous rom's is excellent!!
Will be flashing your rom shortly and report back...
update: flashed and so far so good!
- Huawei E1750 3G dongle tested with Virgin UK Sim and all working.
Also will be uploading you rom to our website which may be found in the download section of the Ainol Novo 8 webpage.
(unable to post a link yet as need more posts)
Kind Regards
gadgetfreakz.co.uk

Thanks for the feedback
I actually bought my tablet from you guys through your ebay shop under the user id thedaybeforetomorrow was most pleased by the service.
Thanks for the offer to mirror and I hope the rom performs as it should, as not everyone can/will download from rapidshare I would like to add the links for your Novo 8 page to my first post here, my mp4nation thread and my blog.
Over at MP4 I have had some feedback regarding the market, while fully functional some have complained of the speed (mainly to do with the markets new design rather than tablet performance) so I am considering for the next release maybe offering both the older 2.xx style market and new 3.x market as separate firmware downloads so people can choose. Both the latest version I have used and the older one seem to see the same amount of apps visible so it's mainly a personal preference.
Just seen your test with the 3G Dongle, going to update here there and everywhere

Oberth said:
I actually bought my tablet from you guys through your ebay shop under the user id thedaybeforetomorrow was most pleased by the service.
Thanks for the offer to mirror and I hope the rom performs as it should, as not everyone can/will download from rapidshare I would like to add the links for your Novo 8 page to my first post here, my mp4nation thread and my blog.
Over at MP4 I have had some feedback regarding the market, while fully functional some have complained of the speed (mainly to do with the markets new design rather than tablet performance) so I am considering for the next release maybe offering both the older 2.xx style market and new 3.x market as separate firmware downloads so people can choose. Both the latest version I have used and the older one seem to see the same amount of apps visible so it's mainly a personal preference.
Just seen your test with the 3G Dongle, going to update here there and everywhere
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wow, small world!
thank you for your custom and delighted to hear you are pleased with the service
will be testing further over the next few days, for some reason we did notice that the initial firmware form Ainol played 1080p files flawlessly then slowly playback became worse over following updates although other features/fixes had been implemented.
all mentioned above seem to be as you stated regarding the initial power up and blank screen. can't say we experienced the power button problem yet, works as it should.
the new market is indeed sluggish as with other tablets, a quick search for skype didn't show the main application as most likely with some others that you have mentioned. apart from the sluggish launch, the new market design is not so bad, personally prefer it now being used to it.
Ainol did advise an official firmware was due soon, maybe a mix of that and the firmware's you have worked with will give us an even greater improvement.
loving the honeycomb boot animation!
keep up the great work, will have the firmware link etc added shortly.

The playback issues in the later firmwares linked to the AC3/DTS license not being installed or disabled entirely so playback did get worse.
Can I ask you to re-download the firmware in the first post. I tidied up the readme.txt for readability. nothing else is changed.

Oberth said:
The playback issues in the later firmwares linked to the AC3/DTS license not being installed or disabled entirely so playback did get worse.
Can I ask you to re-download the firmware in the first post. I tidied up the readme.txt for readability. nothing else is changed.
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sure no problem at all, we have uploaded the firmware to our novo 8 pages download section and provided link to the firmware and to this page at xda.
will download new file and replace the one we have on our server.
thanks again

Thanks for that I have added your page to the links section where ever this is posted and edited my blog to mention where I bought it from.
Can I ask if you could change the name from Oberth to Nebular Nerd on your page, just matches up with the blog then. My user name from here was from years back and I wish you could change it. Part of why I edited the readme was to aka the names

Oberth said:
Thanks for that I have added your page to the links section where ever this is posted and edited my blog to mention where I bought it from.
Can I ask if you could change the name from Oberth to Nebular Nerd on your page, just matches up with the blog then. My user name from here was from years back and I wish you could change it. Part of why I edited the readme was to aka the names
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will do
may be in touch soon regarding some ideas we have that may be of interest.
thanks again

Man, this is great!
Thank´s a lot!
Now I´m happy with my tablet.

Hello from Spain
First of all, congratulations on your work with the tablet Ainola.
I wanted to ask if you know when it will be available in Spanish.
Thanks for everything.

kinterinho said:
Hello from Spain
First of all, congratulations on your work with the tablet Ainola.
I wanted to ask if you know when it will be available in Spanish.
Thanks for everything.
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I just checked and Spanish language is not included, maybe something for the next release
Languages included are: English (Australia / Canada / New Zealand / Singapore / UK / United States) & Chinese.

Thanks, I'll try to see how it goes anyway.
But if you can include it in the next version, would be welcome here in Spain.

kinterinho said:
Thanks, I'll try to see how it goes anyway.
But if you can include it in the next version, would be welcome here in Spain.
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That would be down to Oberth aka Nebula Nerd but don't believe it would be that hard to do, i'm sure he will let us know

Additional Languages
Hi kinterinho,
I shall have a look into adding additional languages into the firmware and see what that requires. This beta was released with only Chinese and English language files built in but I may be able to borrow some from another rom.
The only thing that might present a problem is if LauncherPro refuses to change all it's options to Spanish in the same way the default Chinese one would not become fully English when you changed the language. I shall have to experiment and see

Cheers for the update, having a few issues.
Iplayer app now apears to suck goats since using this ??
any ideas ?

rezza.dh said:
Cheers for the update, having a few issues.
Iplayer app now apears to suck goats since using this ??
any ideas ?
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Hi, I think you will find the BBC iPlayer app has always had issues.
Playback should be fine via the browser, this firmware plays iPlayer via stock browser although previous firmware required dolphin browser hd.

Oberth said:
Hi kinterinho,
I shall have a look into adding additional languages into the firmware and see what that requires. This beta was released with only Chinese and English language files built in but I may be able to borrow some from another rom.
The only thing that might present a problem is if LauncherPro refuses to change all it's options to Spanish in the same way the default Chinese one would not become fully English when you changed the language. I shall have to experiment and see
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I appreciate you try it. In Spain would do well to include also the Spanish language.
I read on the post to see if there are any changes.

iPlayer is indeed pretty poor.
Yep confirming GFZ's post, it will play with the stock browser set to mobile but quality is pretty poor. I remember it running better on one the original stock roms. It could be one of a few things.
- Bug in the firmware with flash, although Youtube works through the various browsers ok. You can't use the Youtube app for comparison as it's not flash driven.
- Could be a VM Heap issue with it taking up to much space (need to play with that and see)
- Could be the higher dpi on top of the higher res causing the poorly coded app lots of effort in the upscale, dropping to the original 192dpi might cure it at the expense of fuzzy text and icons, again I need to test, not sure if dpi switchers play nice with this rom so you could at least hop between them for different tasks.
- I might try embedding it in the rom as well, The Youtube app hated being added to the tablet post flashing and performance was poor but ran just fine after being flashed in.
The problem with iPlayer for Android was that it was released only after a lot of complaints from the community at large about them only supporting the iThings. BBC were not really wanting to make it but cobbled something together just to shut people up.
Quick edit: Hit the settings button and drop the quality to low in iPlayer seems to play the same as in Browser. Not ideal I know, looking at it more closely it seems to be a buffering issue as you get a few smooth seconds and then it all grinds to a halt.

Multilanguage support
Hi kinterinho
I have been looking into and reading up on how Android handles multiple languages and it looks like it not something easy to do as it's not a case of adding files but adding stuff into the files and given the differences between roms especially 2.2 and 2.3 ones I imagine a cut'n'paste job wont do it.
However I have the beginnings of an idea, it needs some work combined with a recent opportunity that has come my way so I can't promise anything but watch this space.

Thanks you!

Related

Google officially announced new features of 1.5 (Cupcake)

I found this on Google's Android website.
Main Article:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/getting-ready-for-android-15.html
New 1.5 Features:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/preview/features.html
Early Android 1.5 SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/preview/
EDIT: I Just realised the new SDK already has it's own thread. Oops
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PHP:
Android 1.5 Highlights
April 2009
The Android 1.5 platform introduces many new features for users and developers. The list below provides an overview of the changes.
User interface refinements
* System-wide:
o Refinement of all core UI elements
o Animated window transitions (off by default)
o Accelerometer-based application rotations
* UI polish for:
o In-call experience
o Contacts, Call log, and Favorites
o SMS & MMS
o Browser
o Gmail
o Calendar
o Email
o Camera & Gallery
o Application management
Performance improvements
* Faster Camera start-up and image capture
* Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS)
* Smoother page scrolling in Browser
* Speedier GMail conversation list scrolling
New features
* On-screen soft keyboard
o Works in both portrait and landscape orientation
o Support for user installation of 3rd party keyboards
o User dictionary for custom words
* Home screen
o Widgets
+ Bundled home screen widgets include: analog clock, calendar, music player, picture frame, and search
o Live folders
* Camera & Gallery
o Video recording
o Video playback (MPEG-4 & 3GP formats)
* Bluetooth
o Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP and AVCRP profiles)
o Auto-pairing
o Improved handsfree experience
* Browser
o Updated with latest Webkit browser & Squirrelfish Javascript engines
o Copy 'n paste in browser
o Search within a page
o User-selectable text-encoding
o UI changes include:
+ Unified Go and Search box
+ Tabbed bookmarks/history/most-visited screen
* Contacts
o Shows user picture for Favorites
o Specific date/time stamp for events in call log
o One-touch access to a contact card from call log event
* System
o New Linux kernel (version 2.6.27)
o SD card filesystem auto-checking and repair
o SIM Application Toolkit 1.0
* Google applications
o View Google Talk friends' status in Contacts, SMS, MMS, GMail, and Email applications
o Batch actions such as archive, delete, and label on Gmail messages
o Upload videos to Youtube
o Upload photos on Picasa
New APIs and developer tools
* UI framework
o Framework for easier background/UI thread interaction
o New SlidingDrawer widget
o Horizontal ScrollView widget
* Home Screen framework
o APIs for creating secure home screen widgets
o APIs for populating live folders with custom content
* Media framework
o Raw audio recording and playback APIs
o Interactive MIDI playback engine
o Video recording APIs for developers (3GP format)
o Video and photo sharing Intents
o Media search Intent
* Input Method framework
o Text prediction engine
o Ability to provide downloadable IMEs to users
* Speech recognition framework
o Support for using speech recognition libraries via Intent
* Misc API additions
o LocationManager - Applications can get location change updates via Intent
o WebView - Touch start/end/move/cancel DOM event support
o SensorManager - redesigned sensor APIs
o GLSurfaceView - convenience framework for creating OpenGL applications
o Broadcast Intent for app update install succeeded - for smoother app upgrade experience
* Developer tools
o Support for multiple versions of Android in a single SDK installation
o Improved JUnit support in ADT
o Easier application performance profiling
Im excited that it will support widgets.
Sounds cool, we jus gotta wait like 10 years for it to be released
REPOST> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503739
cant waittt im excited ive been waiting 4 this update
Can't wait for all the awesome widgets that will come from this. That was one of the main areas lacking in the builds so far.
How long have we been waiting for this update? Since January 15th?
I guess Google is going to keep teasing us with rumored release dates, release details and screenshots until we wake up one morning to see our phones with an update available. So many noobs will be in a hurry to install it and come crying "I lost my root!"
I see only problems ahead with this. Still... I've bene playing with Haykuro's builds and thus far... I like it. But I don't think that I'll use it until Google releases the official version. But who knows... Haykuro (a 17 year old kid) is starting to make Google look bad.
I say we all thank him by donating his way to MIT!
What update... im already Up to Date... lmao ... check the sig
Binary100100 said:
How long have we been waiting for this update? Since January 15th?
I guess Google is going to keep teasing us with rumored release dates, release details and screenshots until we wake up one morning to see our phones with an update available. So many noobs will be in a hurry to install it and come crying "I lost my root!"
I see only problems ahead with this. Still... I've bene playing with Haykuro's builds and thus far... I like it. But I don't think that I'll use it until Google releases the official version. But who knows... Haykuro (a 17 year old kid) is starting to make Google look bad.
I say we all thank him by donating his way to MIT!
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Ive been thinink about flashin Haykuros Rom, or waiting for Cupcake to be released and waiting for sm1 to make a rom for it with root. Should i just flash Haykuros?
AsaSpades said:
Ive been thinink about flashin Haykuros Rom, or waiting for Cupcake to be released and waiting for sm1 to make a rom for it with root. Should i just flash Haykuros?
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Haykuro's ROMs are pretty freakin stable. I updated yesterday to 5.0.1G and can honestly say my phone is faster and more stable than it ever has before(even when it had the stock ROM). The only thing I've found that doesn't work is the IM app but then it has the gchat app separate(which does work) and you can always dl Hi AIM, Hi MSN, etc for the others.
I think Google had to release that, after all, there is a 17 year old high school student who made two versions run on the G1, and also customized them by adding a few things from other versions, as well as apps to SD!
I really can't believe that it's a coincidence that they released the beta a day after Haykuro got the most stable versions working!
I expect it will be coming as an official update very soon, or Google is going to look very bad!
Unless I have a huge problem, I'm sticking with Haykuro!
Well now that its official i can say what I've wanted to say for weeks, why on earth are there so many people getting all excited about Haykuro's build? Seems like a total waste of time and space to me now that the real thing is coming and will actually work without flaws. I will wait for JF version. Copy and paste will be sweet!!!
Ryanmo5 said:
Well now that its official i can say what I've wanted to say for weeks, why on earth are there so many people getting all excited about Haykuro's build? Seems like a total waste of time and space to me now that the real thing is coming and will actually work without flaws. I will wait for JF version. Copy and paste will be sweet!!!
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Haykuro's build(at least the 5.0.1G with apps to sd) works beautifully... The only thing I've found that doesn't work better than my phone has ever worked before is the IM app. But that's useless for me since the Gtalk app does work(again, beautifully) and I use Hi AIM and Hi MSN for those services. I have found no flaws that are any more significant than I've had in the JF versions and everything works MUCH better.
Haykuro's builds are indeed awesome and extremely impressive but they're not without their key flaws. A lot of my favourite apps don't function properly or work at all on these builds and the autorotate was so slow I had to turn it off. I still think I'd prefer to stick with 5.0G for now than to switch back to JF 1.42.
I definitely recommend 5.0G for someone looking for the best cupcake experience with root - I definitely wouldn't hold my breath for the OTA release + modded rom with root, it could be awhile and Haykuro's builds are stable enough now (and getting more stable every few days with frequent updates).
You DO realize that the apps that don't work is because they were designed for 1.1 and not 1.5 right? It is no fault of Haykuro's ROMS as they wouldn't work on Google's release either. It's up to the Devs to make them compatible and with the new SDK they can!
Copy and Paste works great in Haykuro's builds: Menu > More > Select Text.
kathi17 said:
I think Google had to release that, after all, there is a 17 year old high school student who made two versions run on the G1, and also customized them by adding a few things from other versions, as well as apps to SD!
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I don't think Google were rushed into anything. The simple fact of the matter is that they are not ready to release yet. I'm running Haykuro's 5.0.1G and I think it works really well, and is pretty much close to production quality, but the point is it isn't yet. Bear in mind it based off of Google and HTCs own builds for the Magic, which it still yet to be released. I'm sure the Magic hardware has been locked down for some months now, so it is the software stack they are waiting on.
The fact that Haykuro has got it out and working for the G1 is a tremendous testament to his skills, and to those who've given him assistance, but it is still based on an unfinished product. At some point, there will be a code freeze and the Magic will be released, and I'd expect to see the official Cupcake build shortly after then. Of course, by the time T-Mobile gets it's hands on to it, they'll probably nerf it into uselessness anyway, so there will still be a need for the Haykuro's/JFs of the community!
Regards,
Dave
wpbcubsfan said:
You DO realize that the apps that don't work is because they were designed for 1.1 and not 1.5 right? It is no fault of Haykuro's ROMS as they wouldn't work on Google's release either. It's up to the Devs to make them compatible and with the new SDK they can!
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Actually, this does make me rather angry. When the G1 was released with p*ss poor Bluetooth support, one of the reasons they gave is that they they had it all working, but they weren't happy with the API and didn't want to "lock it down" as they would have to support this going forward so as not to break any applications developed for the released version of Android in any future revisions.
Now we are seeing new Android versions, and apps are breaking on these versions. I can only assume this is mostly down to changes in the Android APIs.
Regards,
Dave
AsaSpades said:
Sounds cool, we jus gotta wait like 10 years for it to be released
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com'on man have some patience, or update your phone with haykuro's builds. Look at the fact that what Android 1.5 has it took 2 years for apple to put in iPhone and android 1,5 will be there before iPhone OS 3.0. Palm is still working on stuff we already have.
Android 1 to 1.5 is the fastest development lifecycle we've ever seen. We knew about 1.5( a.k.a cupcake ) because of the fact that Android is opensource and all the world knows whats going on. its not a closed door development scenario like every other major mobile OS.
Just rejoice these facts and feel happy that you have an android phone.
Well, im really glad to finally hear something from google about the Cupcake update. Im currently using the JF 1.42 MOD and its really cool very stable and no issues, and I wouldnt move to the official Cupcake until JF releases his update bcoz I dont want to loose Multi-Touch
Not that its very useful.......but its a nice show off , and gives iphone owners no edge or any other cool features over my lovely G1 ))

June 19, 2009 - Phoenix III: Improving Upon The Best-- SCREENS UP

Phoenix III
"Improving upon the best."
Introduction:
Phoenix has a long-standing reputation of being one of the finest Business-Class ROMs for the HTC Kaiser, while never lacking features for those who need a bit of entertainment. It's been a while since the release of Phoenix II, but we promised you that the wait would be worth it. After months of planning and building a ROM based on user contributions and desires mentioned over at the state-of-the-art Phoenix Development Center, we are proud to present Phoenix III.
Built upon Windows Mobile 6.5, Phoenix III is the fastest Phoenix ROM ever and argubly the most stable. Phoenix is designed by business users, but not just for business users. You will find that, as with every Phoenix version, that we have released a product that can be used on a daily basis very comfortably, and we promise that you'll never want to re-flash again (except to new versions) and if you don't agree, tell us on PDC and we'll make it right to the best of our abilties.
Conditions:
Phoenix III has been an experiment in collaboration, so far to some pretty good results. If you download Phoenix III, we want you to contribute at the Phoenix Development Center. We will not force you to register to download the ROM itself, but any and all bugfix patches will be released ONLY at PDC.
Please, once you register, contribute, by telling us what you would like to see in future versions.
Screenshots:
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Packages:
Packages
General
[AdvancedConfigurationTool_3_3_UX_V4]
[AdvancedNetwork 1_0_10_0]
[App_Service_1_66_0_0]
[AutoShortcut 1_1_2_0]
[AutoVolumeControl 1_2_0_2]
[BluetoothSetting 2_11_0_0]
[BootLauncher_1_0_37394_1]
[BTOffOn]
[ButtonSetting_3_17_0_0]
[CLL_1_0_1_10]
[ConcurrenceMgr_1_5_19113219_0000]
[connectionsetup_2_7_37645_1]
[ConnectionSetupDB]
[DataDisconnect_1_14_0_0]
[Dopod_SIM_Manager_1436365_by_NiTroGen]
[DShow 2_00_081226_0]
[EngInfo_0_9_0_0]
[FullScreenPlayer_1_05_080926_0]
[htcAddicts cleanRAM v1_3_0]
[HTCApplication_1_11_0_0]
[HTCFontLink_1_0_19132133_1]
[HTCGesture_1_0_32356_0]
[HTCMessage_1_73_3_281]
[HTCSettings_1_4_1_0]
[HTCStartUp_1_7_0_1]
[HTC-TI-Kaiser-Drivers with demo removed]
[HTCUtil_3_22_0_0]
[LockStreamDRM_1_1_081216_O9_07]
[MEMFIX]
[MSD24200 BTAudiotoggle]
[New SMS]
[OutlookEnhancement 1_0_35074_1]
[RandomAccess 4_1_18222126_0]
[SharedModules_1_01_19131231_00]
[STK_Service_4_85_0_0]
[STK_UIPPC_4_67_0_0]
[StorageLow 1_0_0_2]
[TaskManager_2_1_37385_2]
[TTYSetting_1_10_0_0]
[USBtoPC_exe_1_23_0_0]
[USBToPCPopUp_2_2_18221329_1]
[USSD_Service_4_33_0_0]
[VersionInfo 1_0_18182525_0]
[VoiceRecorder_1_10_18181632_2]
[WiFi Trigger]
[WiFiSettings_1_2_1_0]
[WLANSettings_2_4_3_3]
[zlibce_m_1_2_3_0]
Programs
[2_Way_Recording]
[25_PIM]
[888_PowerOff]
[ATW_Keyboard_Speed_Increase]
[BJK_HTC_EzInput_FnSpace_DKeys]
[Custom 9 Btn Action Screen No Touch]
[EzInput_1_5_31708_0]
[GfxBoost-1.1-Service]
[GoogleMaps_compressed]
[GPS Quick Position]
[Hearts_1_0_0_0]
[iContact]
[LongPressEndKey_1_1_34078_1]
[m.carroll PureBlack2 QVGA] [
[MortScript4.1.1.b7]
[PACKAGE_Apps - TouchLaunch v.3]
[PACKAGE_WOW_HD_Panel]
[RSSHub_2_1_1_1069_00]
[total commander]
[TurboGPS_2_0_0_RC8]
[VideoMJPEGquailtyHack]
[Z___Config]
[z___NeoS2007 OpenVG Drivers]
[Z__SetVolumeQVGA0.5.0]
[Z_Apps TOOLSSoftreset]
[zz-dialer_fix]
[AudioBooster_2_1_18192131_3]
[AudioManager_2_2_19122724_L0]
[BTBPP_1_7_1_R1]
[BTFtp_1_2_33309_91]
[BTSAP_3_2_0_R5]
[CallFirewall_4_1_0_0]
[CleanGPSData_1_1_0_0]
[CMBandSwitching_0_9_2_2]
[CMBluetooth_0_9_0_0]
[CMPhone_0_9_0_0]
[Facebook_v1_0_0_7]
[FullScreenPlayer 1_05_081015_2]
[HTC MP3 Trimmer Mini Qvga]
[HTCGeoService 1_0_33594_0]
[HTCScroll_1_0_19113219_0]
[MBarvian_HTC_Calculator_QVGA_Main]
[NoData_1_8_3_29]
[PeekPocket_1_6_0_0]
[PocketDownloader_2_0_1_1]
[PocketRAR_3_8_0_0]
[PocketSpeedTest_1_0_0_0]
[SCrotate from PDAviet rom]
[SocialNetworksEngine_1_0_18193528_01]
[StreamingMedia_3_0_18202621_00]
[StreamingSrcFilter_2_5_18202319_00]
[SymbolPad_1_0_29364_0]
[youtube]
HTCMaple
[ClearStorage_1_25_0_3]
[ContactUtilityEngine_1_0_19122926_0000]
[DRMMiddleware_1_0_081112_2]
[HTCAnimation_1_2_2_0]
[mHubVO_1_70_090123_X1]
[Mute_1_1_3_1]
[PictureEnhancement_1_50_18201227_c2r2]
[PKG_1_1_0_2]
[Redial_1_3_0_0]
[RingtonePlugin_1_00_080624_3]
[RunCC 1_0_8_1]
[SignatureReplace_1_1_0_1]
Iolite
[connectionsetup_2_7_37392_4]
[ConnectionSetupDB]
[TouchFLO_3_0_18222719_1]
[1PhoneSetting_6_23_0_3_IOLITE]
Jade
[Album_2_5_18221129_1]
[Jade_2DManila PHX 3]
[PACKAGE_Jade_CommManager]
[PACKAGE_Jade_Arcsoft_MMS]
[PACKAGE_Jade_Arcsoft_MMS_QVGA]
[PACKAGE_Jade_EnlargeStartMenu]
[PACKAGE_Jade_LargeTitleBar]
[PACKAGE_Jade_VolumeControl]
Raphael
[PACKAGE_Raphael_ShareDLL]
[PACKAGE_Raphael_SmartTouch]
Rhodium
[AdvancedPowerManagement 1_5_18162126_1]
[AutoVolumeControl 1_2_0_2]
[Power_2_19_0_0]
[Rhodium_Power_Off QVGA]
[RunCC 1_0_8_1]
[Rhodium_Power_Off QVGA]
Registry Tweaks
[Disable Customer Feed Back]
[Disable Error Reporting]
[Raiisak`s Kaiser 3MB MMS limit]
[Registry - Beam disabled]
[Registry - Enable Auto TimeZone from Network]
[Registry - Obex disabled]
[Registry - OEM -- GPSIcon]
[Registry_Vibe_And_Ring]
[SYS_SecurityOff]
[Z___Regisry_Keys_Custom]
[Z___registry - disable sound set up baclligh]
[Z___Registry - Enable ClearType]
[Z___Registry - Enable ClearType in Landscape mode]
[Z___registry - MyDocToSC]
[Z___Registry__Enable Auto TimeZone from Network]
[Z___Registry__Increase font cache to 0x20000]
[Z___Registry__PIE 5-Way Nav]
[z___Registry_BTCustomization]
SYS Contents:
SYS
[AdobeFlash]
[AdobeFlash_LANG_0409]
[AdobeFlashCodecs]
[Base]
[Base_DPI_96]
[base_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320]
[Base_Lang_0409]
[Base_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[Base_Lang_0409_DPI_96_RESH_240_RESV_320]
[BaseApps]
[BaseAppsFiles]
[Bluetooth]
[Bluetooth_Lang_0409]
[bronze]
[Bronze_DPI_96]
[BronzeNonEA]
[BROWSING]
[Browsing_DPI_96]
[Browsing_Lang_0409]
[BROWSINGCORE]
[browsingie]
[browsingie_LANG_0409]
[BTDUN]
[Bth_A2DP]
[Bth_A2DP_Lang_0409]
[Bth_HID]
[Bth_HID_Lang_0409]
[CHome]
[CHome_DPI_96]
[CHome_Lang_0409]
[CommonNonEA]
[ConfettiCore]
[DRM]
[Enterprise]
[Enterprise_DPI_96]
[Enterprise_Lang_0409]
[Enterprise_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[Entertainment]
[Entertainment_DPI_96]
[Entertainment_Lang_0409]
[Entertainment_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[FWUPDATE]
[Fwupdate_Lang_0409]
[GPSID]
[INTERNETSHARING]
[IPSECVPN]
[IPSECVPN_DPI_96]
[IPSECVPN_Lang_0409]
[Lockscreen]
[Lockscreen_DPI_96]
[LockscreenNonEA]
[MediaOS]
[MediaOS_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320]
[MediaOS_Lang_0409]
[MediaOSFiles]
[Metadata]
[MODEMLINK]
[NetCF]
[Office]
[Office_DPI_96]
[Office_Lang_0409]
[Office_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[OneNote]
[OneNote_lang_0409]
[OS]
[OSFiles]
[Phone]
[Phone_DPI_96]
[Phone_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320]
[Phone_Lang_0409]
[Phone_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[PhoneRedist]
[PhoneRedist_DPI_96]
[PhoneRedist_Lang_0409]
[PhoneRedist_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[ppgprov]
[Redist]
[Redist_DPI_96]
[Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320]
[Redist_Lang_0409]
[Redist_Lang_0409_DPI_96]
[RemoteDesktopMobile]
[RemoteDesktopMobile_Lang_0409]
[RingsAndAlerts]
[RUNTIMES]
[SampleMusic]
[Shell]
[SIM_TKit]
[SMIME]
[SMS_Providers]
[SQLCE]
[SqlCeMobile]
[SqlCeMobile_Lang_0409]
[SYS_COMMON_SQM_dummy]
[SYS_COMMON_WinCENLS_WWE]
[VoiceCommand]
[VoiceCommand_Lang_0409]
[VoIP]
[VoIPOS]
[WWAN]
Link:
Flashing Stock First Reccomended, just in case:
http://www.4shared.com/file/101761612/bc883145/KaiserStock61.html
3.1 MediaFire Link
3.1 4Shared Link
Here is a build of 3.1 with widgets and windows live for those of you that love the widgets.
http://www.mediafire.com/?edjozzxnmwy
Requires: Hard SPL 3.29 or higher or 3.29 Hard2
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420683
Radio: Any 6.1 radio---1.65 or higher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393182
Do not forget: all updates are going to be handled through PDC
We have a variety of addons at PDC as well.
We will still receive bug reports here on XDA, but bugfixes will be released only on PDC, and PDC based bug reports will be tended to prior to those only on XDA.
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Hi,
I am uploading 3.1...It has the NeoS2007_Driver_Pack_Beta_1 openvg drivers built in. It does NOT have opera since opera is only working right now if installed by a cab file which you can find on pdc.
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzlwemzhyvg
http://www.4shared.com/file/112966579/25d9b2d8/PHX_3121815.html
Here is a build of 3.1 with widgets and windows live for those of you that love the widgets.
http://www.mediafire.com/?edjozzxnmwy
Enjoy
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Congrats
congrats for ANOTHER wonderful rom brothers, im downloading the new release now you guys are great.
heres a theme
Just a suggestion but how about a link over on the PHX 2 thread to help get people here?? Just so they don't have to search through all the other threads in the KRD forum.
Any Screen shots?
Congratulations with the development of Phoenix III. Will you be adding any screen shots of this great ROM soon?
Thanks for all your hard work Dev team.
I just had to log on and say that my first impression of this rom is just amazing. I loved the P II rom but it was sluggish and ran choppy for me. This rom is awesome. Thank you for all of your hard work. I will buy you coffee/beer when I can.
sorry if this is a dumb question but whats stock first?
just a follow up: ive been flashing for about a year and had no idea about doing this.
It's actually an old Hermes trick and actually doesn't really apply to the Kaiser in theory. But we've found that for some odd reason, if you flash the stock ROM first, it seems to help prevent a bad flash with some of these high up build numbers. It could be a placebo effect though.
It worked on the hermes because Hermes was formatted differently.
rutgersunion said:
sorry if this is a dumb question but whats stock first?
just a follow up: ive been flashing for about a year and had no idea about doing this.
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Means to flash the "stock att/htc" ROM first (it's on the same post on PDC). This ensures that EVERYTHING is cleaned out from other cooked ROMs and provides an stable/consistent based to install the new ROM over. While it's not completely necessary every time we are asking everyone to do it this time that way we can be sure that any bugs are legit and not leftovers from some other ROM (and yes, we've already seen this from people that have NOT flashed the stock...).
So please EVERYONE take the whole 3 min it takes and flash the stock ROM first. Thank You.
Downloading. I hope to see the OpenGL driver with this extension to smooth out the graphics. I cant remember the name off hand but it does amazing thing. Its found in Mbarvians 3.1 Solace ROM.
There's some kind of OpenGL thingymabob that KZI posted at PDC in the addons section for use with the latest opera, grab that, if that's not what you're referring to.
Travito said:
There's some kind of OpenGL thingymabob that KZI posted at PDC in the addons section for use with the latest opera, grab that, if that's not what you're referring to.
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Use OpenVG its an extension for OpenGL. If you use that I will never flash again!
TheParadox said:
Use OpenVG its an extension for OpenGL. If you use that I will never flash again!
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Here you go buddy.
http://phxdev.wkycomputing.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=179
New version of Op sounds pretty sweet too, try it out.
After flashing this last night I've had my File system go bad twice. I thought it had done in my sd card, but upon reflash sd was fine. I don't really know what to make of that, but when i try to lauch programs it will often say somthing about certificates. It won't sync and when i did get to look at the file tree it was all messed up. When i reflashed my sd card was fine, but icontacts refused to see anything.
I did not flash stock, but i never do and i've flashed most of the roms josh has made.
Cabs: openVG addon for opera, opera 9.7 (hells yes), tilt keyboard fix, google maps, and keyboard speed increase.
Any ideas? I loved the rom, but it's crapped out on me twice in a day...
do a stock flash, then a re-d/l and reflash, let it customize, and hard-reset. then tell us if you still have issues.
Like your ROM, but recently I could not open your homepage recently, also could not download your ROM by 4share and media link. I am in China, is there any problem?
Awesome!!
One issue-
I listen to streaming radio all day- Via this link- (saved in my "notes")
http://clearchannel.kicks-ass.org/cc.php?name=WTAM&url=www.wtam.com
It opens Opera, which triggers windows media- and always played all day without a problem on other roms. Not sure if it's this version of Opera, but now, it connects for about 10 seconds, then Opera pops back up & it stops.
Any ideas? Thanks-
First Bug: Full Keyboard doesn't work correctly
soulbandaid said:
After flashing this last night I've had my File system go bad twice. I thought it had done in my sd card, but upon reflash sd was fine. I don't really know what to make of that, but when i try to lauch programs it will often say somthing about certificates. It won't sync and when i did get to look at the file tree it was all messed up. When i reflashed my sd card was fine, but icontacts refused to see anything.
I did not flash stock, but i never do and i've flashed most of the roms josh has made.
Cabs: openVG addon for opera, opera 9.7 (hells yes), tilt keyboard fix, google maps, and keyboard speed increase.
Any ideas? I loved the rom, but it's crapped out on me twice in a day...
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Do NOT add the keyboard speed increase or google maps. Both are already built into the rom. Google maps is the most current version already.
funnyfunny said:
First Bug: Full Keyboard doesn't work correctly
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This is not helpful. If you want to post a bug, give us details. What keyboard, soft or hardware? What device, tilt or Kasier?
Come on people--what can I fix if you just say it doesn't work correctly. I am betting you have a tilt and didn't install the tilt keyboard fix so your function keys aren't mapped correctly.....

Milkdrop/androp amazing music visualization live wallpaper

AerialX said:
Alright, thanks for the results everyone. I asked because I wanted to decide which framebuffer method would be selected as the default... I decided on the "slow" version - 8bdefb7e - as it's the most compatible option. The "fast" version can be chosen as a preference for those who prefer the speed. It may not work on all devices, and seems to produce artifacts and some tearing, though it probably is preferable for most simply due to the speed.
So, here you go, latest version: Download
Built for ARM and ARMv7, does not include the NEON extensions. You may want to uninstall the old one before installing this.
EDIT: Fine, have a NEON build too: Download
Hint: the main change is the inclusion of settings. I consider this build to be very close to the initial release for the application on the Android Market. Just a few things remain...
What's Left
In order of priority...
Filtering of non-white-screen presets. The app will include the projectM preset library by default, excluding any that just result in a white screen. I don't believe I will be able to distribute any of the Winamp/MilkDrop library itself, as awesome as it is.
Stability enhancements. It's probably still somewhat crashy. I'm not sure how much, though. I'd love to get some detailed reports on how stable/crashy it is for you guys.
snoop() support, otherwise the wallpaper requires 2.3... I don't have anything older though. Would anyone be able to test on an older OS for me if I supplied a build?
x86 support. Means writing a few missing STL pieces.
NEON detection, and the loading of an appropriate optimized library. I get the feeling that this is just a placebo, but will try to get it in.
Optimizations. Would be nice if it didn't essentially restart every time you visit your home screen. I'm probably leaving this for a 1.1 release though.
Localizations. If anyone wants to help translate the settings page into their native tongue, I'll happily include them.
Anything else I forgot...
What I Need
It would be great if anyone who tries it can comment on its stability. Whether it often dies, reverts to some other wallpaper, completely kills your system, or whatever. Just give me your overall experience with the wallpaper. I'm not necessarily interested in hearing about its performance at this point - if it runs slowly on your phone, I suggest switching to the "fast" render method and only using presets that run speedily. Of course, miscellaneous suggestions / comments / criticism are welcome as well!
Another thing I was hoping someone could do is go through all the presets and filter out the bad "white" ones. The new settings page makes it easy to test a single preset at will. So if anyone is willing to do this, I could really use two zips: one containing all working presets from the projectM set, one containing all from the MilkDrop set.
As a base for the projectM set, please use this: Download
For the base MilkDrop set, find the attachment from a few pages ago.
You may also want to note any that run particularly slow, but please don't exclude them from these packages.
EDIT: As a test, feel free to try the exact same preset on both the non-NEON and NEON builds and see if there's any noticeable improvement there.
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Hands down best app ever
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
Any screenshots?
Um seems to be a few post missing in this thread... Usually when something starts like this:
Alright, thanks for the results everyone. I asked because I wanted to decide which framebuffer method would be selected as the default...
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What results are we talking about here? What is this exactly? Kinda like writing a book that starts:
But when the baby came out looking like death on a hot tin roof, Jim finally found the nerve to call her out and say, "Devil wench, I will not accept that thing as my my spawn! I know you have been sleeping with your brother!"

Quake 2 on Windows RT

Only created my account today, so I don't have enough posts to put this in the developer section. Maybe someone can help me out.
I managed to get the Quake2 source from Ids ftp server to build (with a lot of warnings) for ARM in Visual Studio 2012.
I've attached a screen shot and the binaries to this post.
All you need to do is drop the pak0.pak and players folder into baseq2.
Enjoy!
EDIT: should also mention that this is a native port (not .net or winrt) -- props to XDA guys for the hack!
EDIT2: for those with errors, keep in mind you need the pak files and players folder from the quake2 install for this to work (or you can grab them from the demo). Google is your friend! . If you encounter the famous "water crash" then run "sw_waterwarp 0" in the quake console.
EDIT3: For a joke. I've added the OpenGL Quake2 renderer and a software based OpenGL implementation (built from an older version of Mesa3D) as attachments. Given that Windows RT doesn't have support for OpenGL this is probably as good as its going to get without a port that has Direct3D support. While the OpenGL version looks much better, be warned.. it runs __very__ slow. If you want to give it a try, just go into video options and change the 'driver' option to "default opengl". Enjoy!
EDIT4: So.. in an effort to clean up some of the bugs, I stumbled upon KMQuakeII which has an 'unofficial' 3.23 patch for the Quake 2 source. I've managed to compile that version of the source for ARM. I was hoping this would fix the full screen issues, but it didn't. Regardless, there are probably worthwhile bug fixes anyway.. so I'm posting it here. There are also extra video modes in this version (very easy to add btw!) however the 1366x768 mode didn't work correctly on my Surface.
Well done! Link added to the list. Much appreciated...
bfosterjr said:
Only created my account today, so I don't have enough posts to put this in the developer section. Maybe someone can help me out.
I managed to get the Quake2 source from Ids ftp server to build (with a lot of warnings) for ARM in Visual Studio 2012.
I've attached a screen shot and the binaries to this post.
All you need to do is drop the pak0.pak and players folder into baseq2.
Enjoy!
EDIT: should also mention that this is a native port (not .net or winrt) -- props to XDA guys for the hack!
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cool, seems to run nicely, -just using one core.
At first : Thanks for the work!
But i get an Error :"Couldn't load pics/colormap.pcx
(on Surface Jailbrocken)
I can't manage to open it. It says there is an error.
Another question... I want to do it for Bluestacks. Do you know anyone that could've done this? Thank you.
save_jeff said:
At first : Thanks for the work!
But i get an Error :"Couldn't load pics/colormap.pcx
(on Surface Jailbrocken)
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Make sure you have the pak files and players folder from your quake2 install in the baseq2 folder. If you don't own quake2 then you can grab these files from the quake2 demo install (google for it). Good luck!
Awesome job!
I got mine working smoothly
There is some issues that often when I load saves the game crashed (quake2.exe has stopped working)
I have no idea. Save game works perfectly and start new game works as well.
Looks like this guy back in 2005 have the same problem (except he is using... Amiga?): ht tp://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=17808
Tanks i did not know that ;]
I Will get a Demo right now ans try ist.
Does it work with any Version of quake II ?
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Okay now it works like a charm! Realy impressiv
shog7n said:
Awesome job!
I got mine working smoothly
There is some issues that often when I load saves the game crashed (quake2.exe has stopped working)
I have no idea. Save game works perfectly and start new game works as well.
Looks like this guy back in 2005 have the same problem (except he is using... Amiga?): ht tp://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=17808
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Yeah, there could be several bugs in it. This is built straight from iD's source. There are many other 'ports' of quake2 that have encountered and (in some cases) fixed various bugs. Still, its extremely playable even with a few annoying bugs!
I cant get mine to go to full screen.... is this usual behaviour?
advancedservers said:
I cant get mine to go to full screen.... is this usual behaviour?
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Yep. The pure Quake2 source has known issues with full screen on "odd" resolutions. Given the time frame for when Quake2 was developed.. the 1366 x 786 resolution that is common today doesn't make any sense that's why its "not supported". There were some unofficial patches added to Quake2 many years ago to add wide screen support and more resolutions. A lot of people also fixed the problem by just using the OpenGL version (which I could also provide binaries for.. but its _dog_ slow). What I've ported here is the 'software render' which got very little attention once the '3d boom' hit. If I get bored, I may see if I can get full screen working in the software renderer.
Joystick or Xbox Controller?
App is cool and runs well with mouse or keyboard but I have tried joystick and Xbox controller (both recognised by WinRT) and app ignores both. I have turned on Joystick under options.
I didnt get any bugs yet.
But Fullscreen would be nice
Woww this game bring me so many good memories nice work!!!
advancedservers said:
I cant get mine to go to full screen.... is this usual behaviour?
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Same here. 800x600 is the best resolution to me..
Btw can you load your saves after close the game and restart it?
For what its worth, I've updated the original post with 'newer' binaries and software based OpenGL support. The fullscreen thing is also bothering me so I'll put some effort into that over the next couple days -- hopefully its been fixed in a different Quake2 port and I just need to migrate the code over. Cheers!
If you don't mind me asking where did you get the source files from? I would have done this two days ago but I couldn't open the project files from id's github. I then tried quake 3 and doom 3 but getting those working is a different problem entirely. Those games have inline assembly in them that I don't have the skill to replace.
johnnyfives12 said:
If you don't mind me asking where did you get the source files from? I would have done this two days ago but I couldn't open the project files from id's github. I then tried quake 3 and doom 3 but getting those working is a different problem entirely. Those games have inline assembly in them that I don't have the skill to replace.
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The source came straight from ftp.idsoftware.com. There is a lot of pain in getting a working vs2012 solution file and convincing the source that Win32 does not imply x86! Many issues with libs and older CRT functions too. Just takes time, patience and good experience with VS & C code.
You're absolutely right about Q3 or Doom3. They will require an overhaul and will need to be ported to Direct3D10+. Sadly I don't have the spare time to get _that_ involved -- though I'm happy to help if someone wants to lead the charge.
Cheers
Game crashes sometimes when I try to load a saved game. Also performance is far from what I expected. I remember playing it on my Nokia n95 with software renderer and it was fluid, on surface higher resolutions cause serious performance degradation. The more I use desktop apps ported to Windows RT(quake, dosbox) the more I think that tegra 3 suck.
bartekxyz said:
Game crashes sometimes when I try to load a saved game. Also performance is far from what I expected. I remember playing it on my Nokia n95 with software renderer and it was fluid, on surface higher resolutions cause serious performance degradation. The more I use desktop apps ported to Windows RT(quake, dosbox) the more I think that tegra 3 suck.
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Same loading problem here...
But it runs pretty fluid on my Surface...

[APP][4.0+] #NoChromo - A wild ad-blocking browser appears [v51.0.2695.0][2016/04]

Once upon a time the lord Google releaseth teh Chrome, and the people marvelled in great wonder. Never before could they partake in so many internets in so little time.
Yet even then, the ceiling of lolcats/hour was quickly reached, for the pages were blinky and full of distractions, and the leeching of bandwidth delayed any reactions. Viagra! Cialis! Which button to button to download the download? What happened next will amaze you.
Reinforcements arrived in the form of extensions, blocking ads and performing malware prevention. Alas, as usual the exploits of the big and resourceful are no help at all to the friend in your hand.
Solutions abound. Proxies. Jailbreaks. None sanctioned by the ever-controlling and -vengeful bohemoth.
Here I present you with yet a different take on the problem, because I love you internet... #NoChromo
Err, what?
Right! This is nothing more than a modified build of Chromium (which recently saw a lot of sources from Chrome for Android added). It offers some built-in ad- and malware-blocking.
Note that it doesn't attempt any hiding of ad-sections, so you may be presented with blocks of empty space (or containing errors).
This is not a port of any existing ad-blocking plugin for 'grown-up' Chrome, it's just a quick reimagining of some of the parts. Sooner or later Chrome for Android will get extension support for a truly proper adblocker, I hope sooner.
FAQ
Reimagining?
It's coded in C++ and compiled directly into Chromium (a handful of ms per request, total memory use about 3mb), but it only covers URL manipulation at this time. It doesn't modify page content (remove/hide ad blocks), nor does it keep track of the type of request (some ad blockers do this for improved blocking).
vs hosts-based blocking, AdBlock Plus, uBlock?
Resource-wise it's as lean as host-based blocking, but its blocking is much finer grained than hosts-based, and doesn't require root. It does still lose from (desktop) ABP and uBlock in ad-blocking capacity, but uBlock isn't available on Android and I'm not a fan of ABP's methods (neither the technique of their Android solution nor their philosophy). So I'd put it squarely in the middle between hosts-based and the better known extensions.
What are the drawbacks?
Google did state the current Android source for Chromium is missing some codecs and other proprietary stuff. I haven't run into anything major, but you certainly might.
Will you support this?
Not officially, no. I built this for me, and it works on the sites I frequent. I'm just sharing it here so you can use it if you want to, or not if you don't. I may update it to newer sources once every while, or I might not. If it doesn't work for you on some site, just open it with regular Chrome.
That being said, it seems the Chromium source is not updated all that often, so if I update this once every few months you still wont be far behind. Not to mention that the sauce for my modifications are actually in the download folder, so you could build your own update if you wanted to.
And you are?
A dev from here on XDA who doesn't want his main account publicly associated with this, because I don't want to deal with possible retaliation from Google. Some of the site leadership know who I am, though. If this were malware, they'd take it down instead and tell everyone. If you don't want to trust me, sauce is available. If you can guess or know who I am, kindly STFU.
Download
Behold the glorious download links, for they are shiny and full of Chrome.
v51.0.2695.0 @ MEGA
Code:
ef337bce4e06b50d7c551f9940a9361f NoChromo-arm32-v51.0.2695.0.apk
d16bc732ae9b89bb50e3ba4ea421842d NoChromo-arm64-v51.0.2695.0.apk
4b28f614acb2f7e3e5d87502eeb621d9 NoChromo-mips32-v51.0.2695.0.apk
c2ec836cb94e18caaa905d88067b1322 NoChromo-x64-v51.0.2695.0.apk
bb440a9a582ac00d9ad9dd55ca49cb6c NoChromo-x86-v51.0.2695.0.apk
be3a25f8f52992df313881e186c5403d sauce-v51.0.2695.0.zip
(mips64 version does not currently build)
(Mirrors welcome, but please make sure to list the exact version numbers as stated here!)
The arm64 version is also available from the XDA Labs app!
Credits
Chromium contributors
AdBlock Plus
uBlock
EasyList and EasyPrivacy
MalwareDomains
Peter Lowe's Adservers
Changelogs
2016.04.05 - v51.0.2695.0
2015.06.09 - v45.0.2420.0-2
InstaDownloadAndInstallAndOpenAndUseAnd ... Yay! No ads!
BTW, your main account name is (j*****)
And also, please alternative links? If I don't use VPN, MEGA returns Server Not Found Error.
Thanks for sharing. I will definitely check this out.
+1×10^999999999 for that intro
Thanks OP, downloading now!
Your name shows in the "edited by" section of the post. great work though!
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And also, please alternative links? If I don't use VPN, MEGA returns Server Not Found Error.
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There you go:
Mediafire folder: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/80164iifzyp0s/NoChromo
Current ver: v58 by ponchofiesta
PS. Pm ME if there is new ver 2 upload.
Thanks.
Not working on Zenfone 2 551ML (amr32 not starting, arm64 not installing).
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Not working on Zenfone 2 551ML (amr32 not starting, arm64 not installing).
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Zenfone is x86.......
@nochromo : thanks a lot.
As you work on the source, can you tell us if this version can enable us to navigate more anonymously than the original Chrome ? There's still a request at start to connect to Google Account !?
@marcof93
Zenfone 2 551ML uses Intel Atom CPU which is not ARM.
nochromo said:
Behold the glorious download links, for they are shiny and full of Chrome.
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Witness me!
Also, good job. Definitely not mediocre.
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Zenfone is x86.......
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Intel Atom Z3580 is a 64bit processor, the Android version used in Zenfone 2 is a 32bit version, I tried both and shared my experience so the author can add this to the first post or work on it (also if he told that he doesn't want to support it).
@knot2006 I know, I want to help to community, now we know 100% that id doesn't work, I don't think I'm killing someone.
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Intel Atom Z3580 is a 64bit processor, the Android version used in Zenfone 2 is a 32bit version, I tried both and shared my experience so the author can add this to the first post or work on it (also if he told that he doesn't want to support it).
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x86 is microprocessor architecture look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86
ARM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture
lets try this browser for a spin
And, umm, after a few minutes of usage on Bluestacks, it gives " Unfortunately, #NoChromo has stopped. " every time I open it.
Tried clear data.
arm 32 !!1 arm64 ?? which one should i use ??
i have samsung s advance with cm12.1 lollipop .
Doesn't work for Ti-Omaps?
Force closes on my Droid RAZR xt912 which is Lollipop 5.1.1 which has a Ti Omap 4430 32bit Arm-A9, works on my Galaxy s3 which is also Lollipop 5.1.1 so I thought it might just not work on Lollipop but maybe its just Ti Omap is just too outdated?
Works and does what it says on the tin on my Xperia Z2 (ARM32 version)and it's taken a long time to get something like this.

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