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[ROM - 28/09/10] VillainROM 1.0 for the Desire (Sense UI, 2.2 Froyo)

DISCLAIMER
Read this post thoroughly, in its entirity. Don't ask for support on something that's been covered in this post!
VillainROM is sponsored by Hyperbees, LTD - publishers of SpeedX, The Impossible Level Game and more!
Let's get on with it, shall we?
Well, it's been a long time coming, and in typical VillainROM fashion, we hope it's been worth the wait.
Many of you will know our work from the HTC Hero community; work which started just under a year ago and grew into a team of developers, themers and systems administrators working to produce THE most popular ROMs on the Hero.
Some of us recently attended the HTC press event in London, where we were asked by many, many disgruntled Desire users when we were going to release some ROMs for the device. The good news is, today is the day. For anyone that's been waiting for our ROMs, I apologise for the wait.
So... why the delay?
Yes, you guessed it... midgets. I'm not talking about the little sweets, either... I'm talking about the little fellas. It's nothing at all to do with the fact that I have been lazy, despite having dozens of angry Desire owners (including many of our team) hassling me day in, day out. No, it's not that at all; it's the midgets.
I won't pretend I don't feel guilty about it, though. I'm as guilty as Alan Carr is gay. And that's pretty guilty.
Many of our team own the HTC Desire, so expect to see several of our ROMs appearing on this forum in the future. It's an exciting time to be a Desire owner, with so many talented developers around working on it... not to mention the upcoming release of the Desire HD, and the HTC kernel sources.
So that you're kept in the loop, so to speak, this is one of a series of ROMs for the HTC Desire that will be released over the coming fortnight (ideally). In no particular order, the other ROMs that we'll be releasing in the near future are:
- SuperVillain 1.0.0 (Based on VR 1.0.0 with Rosie, widgets and a lot of other Sense UI stripped out for speed. This will come in 2 versions... LP and ADW).
- FroydVillain 1.0.0 (A pure, AOSP build. Immensely fast, but currently quite buggy. This will be sorted prior to release)
- VillainROM HD (I'm working on a stripped down version of this ROM that installs without the need to store half the system folder on your SD EXT partition. This isn't too far away from release now).
Anyway, I've rambled enough. Many of you haven't read this far, and are already thinking 'TL : DR'. I have no doubt about this. I don't care though. That being said, I will 'get to the point' right about now.
Welcome to VillainROM 1.0.0
VillainROM is the name given to our ROMs based entirely on the manufacturers latest update, similarly to the Modaco Custom Roms. We've tried to keep it as standard as possible, adding only a few extra, essential features here and there, with our own, typical modifications. Please don't expect this to be groundbreaking, but if you're after a stable, close to stock, heavily supported ROM, then VillainROM is the right choice for you. As with all of the ROMs on offer from Team Villain, updates will be regular and meaningful.
- HTC Sense UI ROM (based on build 2.14.207.1)
- Apps2SD+
- De-odexed & Zip aligned
- OpenVPN Support
- Wifi N Support
- EXT 3 & 4 Support
- CIF Support
- CFQ Support
- Latest Superuser & Busybox
- VR Wallpapers
- UV Kernel - thanks, Neophyte
- System R/W access - overlay method
- Reboot in power menu
- Shiny, VillainROM boot animation (credits go to Alex from the VillainROM forum)
- Huge APN list - thanks, Cyanogen
- Supports major European languages
- PNG Optimised
See post #2 for Changelog
Installation Guide
1. Flash the latest radio image, if you don't have it already
2. Full Wipe
3. Flash the ROM
4. Boot up and enjoy!
Enjoy!
Download Link
Link
Addons/Updates
Original Font: Click Here
Wake on OJ and Power: Click Here​

Reserved for changelog

I would just like to add, although we will try our best to help with any issues on XDA the way this forum works can often make it too hard to do so. Please report any bugs or issues over on the VR forums instead (in the relevant bug reporting section).
Thanks
Enjoy.
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Edit:
Temporary fix for new gmail apk issue can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8352541&postcount=17

Looking great. Can't wait to get a desire now!

Yes sir!
My uncle had his hero loaded with the villain. It was great.
Downloaded.

Flashing now....

flashing !

flashing now great i love villainroms xxxxx

Always nice to have more ROMs, when I'm next in the mood for a Sense ROM I'll be getting this lol

Undervolted kernel?
I love rom with awesome battery performance =)

PTKTheBest said:
Undervolted kernel?
I love rom with awesome battery performance =)
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If you read the opening post it does say "UV KERNEL"

Lennyuk said:
If you read the opening post it does say "UV KERNEL"
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Uuuuh, sorry >_<
I read but not find this info T___T
Sorry =(

I installed almost all your roms on HTC hero, and they was great...
I am testing this one... I found that gmail it is not the latest 2.3... I am trying to upgrade from market but It wont let me install it... :-( there is any way to do????
Thanks

Can you guys keep Wifi N drivers as a mod to be added after flashing the rom itself? i think most ppl are reluctant to use it...

Von Ropen said:
I installed almost all your roms on HTC hero, and they was great...
I am testing this one... I found that gmail it is not the latest 2.3... I am trying to upgrade from market but It wont let me install it... :-( there is any way to do????
Thanks
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Looking to sort this asap as I personally love the new gmail
Jagdish84 said:
Can you guys keep Wifi N drivers as a mod to be added after flashing the rom itself? i think most ppl are reluctant to use it...
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We will take this into consideration, but I don't know of any issues with keeping them in?

Von Ropen said:
I installed almost all your roms on HTC hero, and they was great...
I am testing this one... I found that gmail it is not the latest 2.3... I am trying to upgrade from market but It wont let me install it... :-( there is any way to do????
Thanks
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Since this rom has the System R/W access - overlay method u should be able to delete the gmail app apk file in the system/app using root explorer.. After that reboot the phone and install the latest gmail app from the market... Hope this help..

Von Ropen said:
I installed almost all your roms on HTC hero, and they was great...
I am testing this one... I found that gmail it is not the latest 2.3... I am trying to upgrade from market but It wont let me install it... :-( there is any way to do????
Thanks
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Or you could just flash the attached file as you would a ROM.
Worked for me
Credit goes to Mickey.

Scann69 said:
Or you could just flash the attached file as you would a ROM.
Worked for me
Credit goes to Mickey.
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many thanks

blu3angel said:
Since this rom has the System R/W access - overlay method u should be able to delete the gmail app apk file in the system/app using root explorer.. After that reboot the phone and install the latest gmail app from the market... Hope this help..
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oppppssss yes it is true... I have just tryed it... thanks

Lennyuk said:
We will take this into consideration, but I don't know of any issues with keeping them in?
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It was found to be the cause of battery drainage plus its not rly living up to the Wifi N speeds, to the extent of being more of a flaw than anything else

gingerbread

guys im thinking of finally updating to gingerbread because some apps are requiring that os .... my questions are :
if im rooted can i still just press the update button from the notification menu?
2. should i be doing that ? a lot of posts online complain about this update so is it worth it? could i be better off flashing a gingerbread based custom rom from this website?
3. is there a backup process to make sure i can go back to froyo if the need arises?
thanks
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

If you are rooted you should not update the phone using the button. I don't think it will work anyways. If you want stock gingerbread there are plenty on here. In my sig, Juicy has a stable, fast, yet great on battery 2.52 Gingerbread with sense 2.5. It is version R2. There are more advanced sense 3.0 and 3.5 ROMs out there too. Both highly modified and looking like a stock ROM.

okay ... so i will just keep ignoring that button i guess...
thabks for the help
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

oik01 said:
okay ... so i will just keep ignoring that button i guess...
thabks for the help
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Why? You might as well just put a better rom on there it's a lot better anyway
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

oik01 said:
guys im thinking of finally updating to gingerbread because some apps are requiring that os .... my questions are :
if im rooted can i still just press the update button from the notification menu?
2. should i be doing that ? a lot of posts online complain about this update so is it worth it? could i be better off flashing a gingerbread based custom rom from this website?
3. is there a backup process to make sure i can go back to froyo if the need arises?
thanks
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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The update worked well for me and found no bugs when I did it, but It all depends on what you do with your cell. Custom Roms are all beta versions, that means that they all have bugs but most are very smooth and stable and have many tweaks to play with that you won´t find out in the stock gb update.
If you run the update, you will loose the root access, so you will have to run the hack kit again. You can also flash the rooted version of that RUU that is in the general section under the thread Stock Roms...is the Gene Pole's one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385016
Make a nandroid backup with the Rom Manager or 4EXT recovery (the one you are using) and in case you don't like the update go can restore it...hope it helps.

glevitan said:
Custom Roms are all beta versions
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Actually, no. Unless you consider a ROM built off of an official RUU as being beta.

pazzo02 said:
Actually, no. Unless you consider a ROM built off of an official RUU as being beta.
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What I actually meant is that are not offical and bugs are solved on the run as reported by users...I have been using most of the roms in the forum and are awesome...I won´t go back to stock again again, but you have to know what you are doing and what to expect...

pazzo02 said:
Actually, no. Unless you consider a ROM built off of an official RUU as being beta.
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Actually yes. All roms posted here are considered beta. This is due to the face that every custom rom changes some coding in the OS or kernel. Only non beta roms are stock roms.

Sorry, my understanding of a beta version is one that is still undergoing testing prior to the official release. Since these ROMs will never see an official release, I don't consider the ones made off of an official RUU as beta. Just my opinion.

Flashing CM10

Hi all,
I'm still fairly new to the rooting scene but am eager to flash Bruce's CM10 build currently in the developer section? Is there anything special I must do before I flash his rom? I am still on ICS firmware and running Venom 1.1.
Thank you,
Ryan

Im guessting that you are still unrooted. You will need to be s-off and rooted to flash cmx. Thee are tutorials all over the forums and on YouTube. Im away from my computer right now or else I would link you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
This thread might help a bit.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app

rhyblue1 said:
Hi all,
I'm still fairly new to the rooting scene but am eager to flash Bruce's CM10 build currently in the developer section? Is there anything special I must do before I flash his rom? I am still on ICS firmware and running Venom 1.1.
Thank you,
Ryan
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No. Nothing special.
If you're running Venon ICS you should be set up properly.
Just don't use Superwipe script to clear before flashing. Use the format all partitions except SD card option in 4EXT instead.
Be sure to make a backup of your Venom ROM first. CM10 is very much a Beta build. While it works pretty darn well, there are some quirks. You might not like it enough to keep it so make a backup.

Skipjacks said:
No. Nothing special.
If you're running Venon ICS you should be set up properly.
Just don't use Superwipe script to clear before flashing. Use the format all partitions except SD card option in 4EXT instead.
Be sure to make a backup of your Venom ROM first. CM10 is very much a Beta build. While it works pretty darn well, there are some quirks. You might not like it enough to keep it so make a backup.
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All right. Thank you very much!
On a side not, because I am curious, how come I don't have to upgrade my firmware to run Jelly Bean. Changing from Gingerbread to ICS I had to go through a whole process of downloading something I still don't understand.

rhyblue1 said:
All right. Thank you very much!
On a side not, because I am curious, how come I don't have to upgrade my firmware to run Jelly Bean. Changing from Gingerbread to ICS I had to go through a whole process of downloading something I still don't understand.
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First off...don't flash something you don't understand. Take the time to understand it. I promise it will pay off in the long run. As you understand more you'll be able to create your own combinations of different elements to really customize your ROM. Though fair warning, it's easy to get carried away and become a full fledged flashaholic!
Second, you don't need to upgrade firmware for JB because it's very similar to ICS. They work on the same firmware. Gingerbread was VERY different from ICS and the firmware was not interchangeable.

[ROM][JB] Beta Testing for AvatarROM - HTC Desire(Bravo)

We are the developers of AvatarROM .
We have upgraded the ROM to JB (4.2.2). Would anyone be interested to do a beta test.
Instructions:
If it's the first time flashing avatarrom or coming from another ROM
Required: Root + S-OFF (STOCK HBOOT)
Required: at least 512MB ext4 sd-ext partition
Download link
Amazon S3
Reboot to recovery
Flash Gapps - http://woh-roms.weebly.com/gapps.html
Feature request page - https://avatarrom.uservoice.com/forums/193652-avatarrom-feature-request

It's official! :good:
Evervolv base?

have to try and give some feedback,thanks for your work,

Great to see you guys here..!!
What's the difference with the Rom that VJ posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2234114
This one already was 4.2.2
Greetz

Just flashed it. The first bug that I noticed is that the sim card probably is not detected as I have no network connection (didn't ask for pin code and manual network selection gives an error).

TimHermans said:
Great to see you guys here..!!
What's the difference with the Rom that VJ posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2234114
This one already was 4.2.2
Greetz
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We will officially build for Desire from now on and you will receive updates every week.

bippi79 said:
We will officially build for Desire from now on and you will receive updates every week.
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nice! can you provide a list of things working and not working?

k3lcior said:
It's official! :good:
Evervolv base?
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Is it..?
Greetz

TimHermans said:
Is it..?
Greetz
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In kernel section in about phone, evervolv is mentioned among other things, so to cut the long story short, yes.

Another one kanging Nikez/Evervolv...

Bojan155 said:
Another one kanging Nikez/Evervolv...
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Why that is bad? In my opinion it is better, so everyone can use whatever he wants, that is the meaning of open source.
Ok it may not good too have x1000 cm10.1 roms and x1000 avatar roms (like in gb times), but having 1(or 2) of each rom type is quite good in my opinion.
Tapatalked with my JellyBean powered HTC Desire

MetinKale38 said:
Why that is bad? In my opinion it is better, so everyone can use whatever he wants, that is the meaning of open source.
Ok it may not good too have x1000 cm10.1 roms and x1000 avatar roms (like in gb times), but having 1(or 2) of each rom type is quite good in my opinion.
Tapatalked with my JellyBean powered HTC Desire
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at least show some respect and credits from the source you reap.

Bojan155 said:
at least show some respect and credits from the source you reap.
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Yeah thats right, nothing about nikez/evervolv on the first post
Tapatalked with my JellyBean powered HTC Desire

Bojan155 said:
Another one kanging Nikez/Evervolv...
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OMGz, dey using exizting stuff!
Ok, seriously, this got sooooo childish over time. I really think nikez & the while team are doing an amazing job, fo' sure.
+ They are open source which is amazing.
So, why would anyone really rewrite the whole thing? Just to grow some imaginary balls? What would you do?
The only question is:
If they (Avatar & everyone who uses their sources) improve the existing stuff, do they also release the sources for everyone?
Have a nice day and please rethink your opinion about this and open source in general.
Sure they haven't mentioned Evervolv yet, but I hope they will edit OP soon and match the rules.
By the way, 99% of those you accuse of "kanging" don't even kang, so get your facts right.
Kanging implies that they use Evervolv code (in this case) and don't admit it.
(I don't even mention that they (EV) would be lost without CAF, Google, CM sources etc.)

WoH said:
OMGz, dey using exizting stuff!
Ok, seriously, this got sooooo childish over time. I really think nikez & the while team are doing an amazing job, fo' sure.
+ They are open source which is amazing.
So, why would anyone really rewrite the whole thing? Just to grow some imaginary balls? What would you do?
The only question is:
If they (Avatar & everyone who uses their sources) improve the existing stuff, do they also release the sources for everyone?
Have a nice day and please rethink your opinion about this and open source in general.
Sure they haven't mentioned Evervolv yet, but I hope they will edit OP soon and match the rules.
By the way, 99% of those you acuuse of "kanging" don't even kang, so get your facts right.
Kanging implies that they use Evervolv code (in this case) and don't admit it.
(I don't even mention that they (EV) would be lost without CAF, Google, CM sources etc.)
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We want to make sure the rom works fine. Once we get confirmation that it works we will make an official post with Changelog , credits etc. We always provide credits to all the people involved.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

bippi79 said:
We are the developers of AvatarROM .
We have upgraded the ROM to JB (4.2.2). Would anyone be interested to do a beta test.
Instructions:
If it's the first time flashing avatarrom or coming from another ROM
Required: Root + S-OFF (STOCK HBOOT)
Required: at least 512MB ext4 sd-ext partition
Download link
Amazon S3
Reboot to recovery
Flash Gapps - http://woh-roms.weebly.com/gapps.html
Feature request page - https://avatarrom.uservoice.com/forums/193652-avatarrom-feature-request
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HI op if you want the avatar theme to be the theme applied when Rom is booted for the very 1st time add this to build.prop
persist.sys.themePackageName=com.avatar.theme.Denim
Then the avatar theme will be loaded up by default every time the phone is booted up thanks x
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Not carrying on the rant over here lol but Come on guy's the whole Rom is not evervolv's just because they ported the Rom DONT make every single app or code in the rom theirs. Yes they may have coded SOME things but NOT everything. So what if the OP used most of the current avatar rom he HAS THE RIGHT to because android is OPEN SOURCE. I am fed up with members on xda all they care about is THIS IS MINE NA NA NA NA NA get a grip of yourselve's are you really going to act like a child for a few codes and a few apps ???? My 2 year old daughter would laugh at you for acting more like a child than she is. Come on guy's developers should SHARE not argue and point the fingers at eachother. And if people didnt KANG or whatever the hell you want to call it then where would most of the rom's on xda be ????? Every developer os sense Rom's KANGED HTC do you see them coming on here chucking their dummy's out the pram ???? because i dont see them doing that. I think it is sad it has to come down to developers arguing like children over some damn files when they should be sticking together like a comunity should. This is why most good hearted developers LEAVE xda because the developers are selfish and act like children. That's all i have to say on the matter. Now i tend to my CHILD. Take care xxxx

bippi79 said:
We want to make sure the rom works fine. Once we get confirmation that it works we will make an official post with Changelog , credits etc. We always provide credits to all the people involved.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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Thank you for bring it to bravo!

For people who don't know what is avatar, visit their site.
And this one is based on CM10.1 and kernel from evervolv.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

I don't understand why everyone starts to accuse people of basing their rom on others' source. Isn't that the whole poing of open source and sourse sharing?
This way, google should accuse and sue every single developer for using the Android source.
So lets just enjoy this ROM, and appreciate that there are still people who work for this device.

Okay I tested this rom and I have to say it's fast but 2 bugs : There is no signal ( probably simcard not detected but not sure) , graphical glitches ( everywhere, not only in YouTube app, the screen kinda tears and acts weird, everyone should know what I mean) . I tested it for a while and that's the bugs I found. It's fast ROM but the glitches and other bugs make me to not use this ROM for now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

TWRP 2.7 for HTC Desire S

Hi. As you propably know, there is no TWRP 2.7 for saga. This is why:
Saga would need a number of updates in order to make it work with 4.4 Kit Kat ROMs. 4.4 ROM support really doesn't depend on the recovery itself. The kernel and other parts of the ramdisk have to support SELinux contexts in order for the set_metadata functions to work. I don't have a saga myself and at this point I have no plans to continue to support the device. I've been building saga in a CM7 / gingerbread tree which doesn't support the things needed for SELinux. The device would need to be compiled with an updated kernel in at least a 4.1 and preferably a 4.3 or 4.4 tree to support installing Kit Kat ROMs.
I plan to drop official support for any device that I've been building in ICS or Gingerbread trees which includes saga. If people want to see continued support for those devices, then hopefully developers for those devices will step up and build TWRP themselves and maybe offer their updated device files to us so that we can extend official support.
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So basically we need developers who would like to help with that. I'm not that techy to understand what the problem is but I would like you to tell me and help.
BTW! Why our device is not available in DevDB! How do we change that?

Hm. I might take a shot at this. Though I personally prefer 4ext

devil-kin said:
Hm. I might take a shot at this. Though I personally prefer 4ext
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It would be really splendid thing to do sir

Got it to build, just not to boot. I guess a black screen is no use to anyone
Will fiddle some more with it.

devil-kin said:
Got it to build, just not to boot. I guess a black screen is no use to anyone
Will fiddle some more with it.
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That's great! It would be even better if you could somehow share some of your work here so maybe someone else could take a look (i don't know if it's possible. But you use github right?) I would love to add this project to DevDB but it seems that our phone is not there and i don't know how to add it.

My github repos are at https://github.com/jdeluyck - I haven't uploaded anything yet save for the changes to the repo file to pull in TWRP.

Here ya go, first build of TWRP 2.7.0.0 for Desire S, which seems to work
Please test and let me know

PERFECT!
devil-kin said:
Here ya go, first build of TWRP 2.7.0.0 for Desire S, which seems to work
Please test and let me know
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I flashed it, I backed up my rom, I wiped, I flashed my rom clean, it booted, I went to recovery and I restored my rom. Everything went perfect, no problems whatsoever! Now there are 2 questions left to ask.
1. May I update TWRP for saga developement thread and attach this build?
2. Would you be willing to offer updated device files to TWRP team? From my observation most people download TWRP drom official website and it would be great if 2.7 would make an appearance there.
Anyway great work devil-kin :highfive: Personally I see TWRP as the best recovery and I'm on it from 2.2. Seeing it still working in its latest iteration on my beloved DS makes little tears appear in the corners of my eyes. I absolutely love this phone for it's size, specs, build quality and weird survability (many screen to sidewalk encounters and no broken glass Only praiseworthy scars). LONG LIVE DS! <3

VnnAmed said:
1. May I update TWRP for saga developement thread and attach this build?
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Sure. I'm even willing to offer up new updates as long as I got a working CM tree to base it off.
VnnAmed said:
2. Would you be willing to offer updated device files to TWRP team? From my observation most people download TWRP drom official website and it would be great if 2.7 would make an appearance there.
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Sure - the device files can be found at https://github.com/jdeluyck/android_device_htc_saga
Do I have to send them to anyone specific?

devil-kin said:
Sure. I'm even willing to offer up new updates as long as I got a working CM tree to base it off.
Sure - the device files can be found at https://github.com/jdeluyck/android_device_htc_saga
Do I have to send them to anyone specific?
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Thank you very much If you could, i would like you to PM Dees_Troy and tell him that you have succesfully compiled 2.7 for saga, so if he has some more technical questions you can answer them I'm updating TWRP for saga thread right away