hi, i used to have a G2 running CM7, recently got a MT4GS (Doubleshot) and was using CM9 on it, but didn't like the camera app, i loved the stock sense camera app on the MT4GS, just don't want the bloatware. so after some googling, i have found VIRTUOUS INFINITY to fit my needs with a stockish feel, but sleeker/quicker.
only thing i've come across that keep this rom from being a homerun, is the speakerphone volume is really really low... is there a fix for this yet? i am running the latest beta with OTA updater.
also, when using instagram, the "blur" effect, causes artificats in the blurred area.
once again, only real gripe i have is the ridiculously low sound i get from speakerphone when on the phone... like literally, the headset speaker is louder then the speakerphone at full volume.
love the rom otherwise, camera works great, and i don't need 1080p recording, perfectly happy with 720p.
Hi! Are you talking about the incall volume? If yes I have made a patch for this already which fixes a couple of bugs. And one of them is the in call volume.
Here's a mirror made by the great WeekendsR2Short who just got his mirror thread stickied now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835645
Download:
https://www.cx.com/mycx/share/CO4W-wGHEeKVQBICOBql1A/Unofficial Patch.zip
Just flash it above the current virtuous infinity ROM you have and clean the dalvik cache.
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Hi! Are you talking about the incall volume? If yes I have made a patch for this already which fixes a couple of bugs. And one of them is the in call volume.
Here's a mirror made by the great WeekendsR2Short who just got his mirror thread stickied now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835645
Download:
https://www.cx.com/mycx/share/CO4W-wGHEeKVQBICOBql1A/Unofficial Patch.zip
Just flash it above the current virtuous infinity ROM you have and clean the dalvik cache.
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hi, i appreciate the quick reply. i am referring to the actual speakerphone volume. i was on CM9 for a few hours, and know the speakerphone was loud enough to hear over the radio while driving. after i i went to V.I., the speaker phone volume sucks, but i am loving the rom... small compromise, but was hoping there was a fix, as in my little google efforts showed others have experienced the same thing.
i havn't tried the patch you linked me, i have used the Sound Enhancer Patch.zip from the same stickied thread though. hoping that would be the solution i was looking for, it seemed to increase the speakerphone volume slightly, but nowhere as loud as it was with CM9 or stock rom.
thinking of trying bulletproof right now, i see lots of praise on that rom too.
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hi, i appreciate the quick reply. i am referring to the actual speakerphone volume. i was on CM9 for a few hours, and know the speakerphone was loud enough to hear over the radio while driving. after i i went to V.I., the speaker phone volume sucks, but i am loving the rom... small compromise, but was hoping there was a fix, as in my little google efforts showed others have experienced the same thing.
i havn't tried the patch you linked me, i have used the Sound Enhancer Patch.zip from the same stickied thread though. hoping that would be the solution i was looking for, it seemed to increase the speakerphone volume slightly, but nowhere as loud as it was with CM9 or stock rom.
thinking of trying bulletproof right now, i see lots of praise on that rom too.
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just tried the patch you linked me to in your reply. that fixed my problem! thanks a lot! my speakerphone is now as audible as it once was! i didn't try the all in one patch, i just tried the sound enhancer one. my problem is solved now.
i will post back with any updates, hopefully phone stays stable, i noticed after i installed the soundenhancer patch, while making a phone call and putting it on speaker to try it out, i was having the phone turn off on me, or OS crash, not sure. going to revert to backup i made in nandroid, and just apply the patch you linked me too. once again, thanks for the help!
I made both the sound enhancer patch and the all in one patch. The sound enhancer patch is buggy and I made a 2nd version of that. And after sometime I compiled all the fixes I made to VI into that all in one patch.
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I made both the sound enhancer patch and the all in one patch. The sound enhancer patch is buggy and I made a 2nd version of that. And after sometime I compiled all the fixes I made to VI into that all in one patch.
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that explains why the sound enhancer patch didn't work then, i should have just did the AIO from the beginning.
ok, new problem i am trying to figure out, but while i got you on here....
my wifi won't turn on now. lol. was working fine earlier. it is stuck saying "turning on" and the checkbox is grayed out to off. was just gonna do a clean re-install of everything, but if you have an idea of how to fix that...
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that explains why the sound enhancer patch didn't work then, i should have just did the AIO from the beginning.
ok, new problem i am trying to figure out, but while i got you on here....
my wifi won't turn on now. lol. was working fine earlier. it is stuck saying "turning on" and the checkbox is grayed out to off. was just gonna do a clean re-install of everything, but if you have an idea of how to fix that...
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You need to replace the old kernel with the one included in the patch.
Judging by your problem I'm sure your S-On so what you should do is..
extract boot.img from the patch
then fastboot it into your phone.
The new kernel there fixes some other bugs which you might encounter soon so better flash it now rather than later. Else if you insist using the old kernel just replace the bcmdhd.ko in your /system/lib/modules with the one from the original VI flashable zip.
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You need to replace the old kernel with the one included in the patch.
Judging by your problem I'm sure your S-On so what you should do is..
extract boot.img from the patch
then fastboot it into your phone.
The new kernel there fixes some other bugs which you might encounter soon so better flash it now rather than later. Else if you insist using the old kernel just replace the bcmdhd.ko in your /system/lib/modules with the one from the original VI flashable zip.
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oh ok, makes sense. i had thought it was same kernal. and that i could just flash over rom. ill fast boot the patch kernal in then.
ill do that right now.
and yea, i am s-on, ill look into s-off this weekend. being able to flash from one different roms without having to fastboot through pc first would be a fun way to kill time. lol.
once again, thanks for the quick replies and help. you've been a great help. :good:
I prefer being s-on though but it's your choice. And yeah my device is s-on also.
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I prefer being s-on though but it's your choice. And yeah my device is s-on also.
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well, maybe s-off isn't quite needed then, since i'm not quite a developer that will always be flashing new roms on. just trying to have fun with the phone when i can.
anyway, just wanted to report back that phone is running flawlessly now with new kernal and patch, camera is slightly cripser, less lag while multitasking, speakerphone nice and loud, and loving the new battery profiles.
i appreciate the quick help in getting my problem resolved. :good::highfive:
Speaking of camera apps, mattlowry found one for us that works GREAT in this ROM. It adds quite a few more settings that really adds some finetuning abilities for your pictures. If you haven't already, you ought to flash this attachment.....IMHO.
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Speaking of camera apps, mattlowry found one for us that works GREAT in this ROM. It adds quite a few more settings that really adds some finetuning abilities for your pictures. If you haven't already, you ought to flash this attachment.....IMHO.
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was this included in the unoffical_patch.zip?
i had this flashed onto my phone already, but reverted back to original backup, and flashed the unofficial_patch onto my phone, assuming it had the upgraded camera app too.
if i am mistaken, then ill go ahead and flash that camera app back on.
thanks for the info. :highfive:
edit- just re-read the section in your sticky. will flash the camera app back on. realized it wasn't included in the AIO patch.
:good: It adds enough that I certainly was glad Matt found it.
so i've been using the phone for about a week with no issues.
rather then starting a new thread, i thought i'd post some questions up in here. since i can't post in the developer thread for the rom.
just to confirm, panoramic picture doesn't work? and slow motion video doesn't work? just tried messing with those settings today, but app would just close. just wanted to make sure it wasn't working to begin with and not a faulty install on my part.
i was looking to buy a new battery, but noticed the phone has a 1800mhz battery from an evo 3d. my girlfriend said she bought it, because the original battery was really bad. is there a better battery upgrade for me than the 1800mhz? i notice battery life is great when not using the phone, but as soon as i start browsing the net, or listening to music, it sees the battery drains almost a percent every few minutes. is there an app or way to test health of a battery?
also, for the launcher/app drawer, is there a way to make the apps scroll vertically versus horizontally?
and while i'm asking questions, anyone have a recommendation for a mobile video editing app? something easy to trim clips, and add transitions, and maintain HD quality.
other then these few questions. i'm loving the phone and rom. been real stable besides the aforementioned things. it still has artifact glitching when using the blur tool in instagram, but that i can live with.
thanks in advance for any insight/help. :highfive::good:
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so i've been using the phone for about a week with no issues.
rather then starting a new thread, i thought i'd post some questions up in here. since i can't post in the developer thread for the rom.
just to confirm, panoramic picture doesn't work? and slow motion video doesn't work? just tried messing with those settings today, but app would just close. just wanted to make sure it wasn't working to begin with and not a faulty install on my part.
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Panoramic picture is a framework issue so downloading a 3rd party camera which doesn't depend on htc framework should work. And regarding slow motion video it's a kernel issue. Virtuous team never really focused on fixing the kernel to fix up it's compatibility(this includes 1080p recording) so we maybe having a decent sense 4 ROM but we got a crippled kernel.
i was looking to buy a new battery, but noticed the phone has a 1800mhz battery from an evo 3d. my girlfriend said she bought it, because the original battery was really bad. is there a better battery upgrade for me than the 1800mhz? i notice battery life is great when not using the phone, but as soon as i start browsing the net, or listening to music, it sees the battery drains almost a percent every few minutes. is there an app or way to test health of a battery?
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Try mugen batteries or as they say anker.
also, for the launcher/app drawer, is there a way to make the apps scroll vertically versus horizontally?
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It's a sense 4 thing. Better of using a different launcher instead or fully modify the layout of the rosie.apk. But I can't do it.
and while i'm asking questions, anyone have a recommendation for a mobile video editing app? something easy to trim clips, and add transitions, and maintain HD quality.
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I use andromedia video editor.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techcatmobile.andromedia
other then these few questions. i'm loving the phone and rom. been real stable besides the aforementioned things. it still has artifact glitching when using the blur tool in instagram, but that i can live with.
thanks in advance for any insight/help. :highfive::good:[/QUOTE]
I'd love an update to this ROM!
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thanks for the reply! i will download that app for video editing, and find one for panoramic pictures.
i just downloaded cpu tuner, and set my clock sped to roughly 1.5ghz, phone is nice and snappy, real responsive, feels like a brand new phone. is this a safe stable range to clock at (1.5ghz)? or should i run lower, it was only at 1ghz, and i was reading that some roms actually set the kernal clock speed at 1.7ish... ill probably turn it down to 1.3ish, hopefully for better battery life and overall longevity of phone.
and whats a good minimum clock speed? was unsure what it meant, but i think its basically the resting clock speed when phone isn't in use?
mky4b11 said:
thanks for the reply! i will download that app for video editing, and find one for panoramic pictures.
i just downloaded cpu tuner, and set my clock sped to roughly 1.5ghz, phone is nice and snappy, real responsive, feels like a brand new phone. is this a safe stable range to clock at (1.5ghz)? or should i run lower, it was only at 1ghz, and i was reading that some roms actually set the kernal clock speed at 1.7ish... ill probably turn it down to 1.3ish, hopefully for better battery life and overall longevity of phone.
and whats a good minimum clock speed? was unsure what it meant, but i think its basically the resting clock speed when phone isn't in use?
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i clock mine at 1.7 on every rom!! min would be 192 but i have heard setting to 384 reduces battery drain
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i clock mine at 1.7 on every rom!! min would be 192 but i have heard setting to 384 reduces battery drain
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thanks for the quick reply! i just wanted to make sure 1.7 was safe to run daily... or whenever i wanted extra perkyness.
can't wait to get my new anker batteries in the mail, so i can start adding a lot of games and movies and seeing what kind of battery life and phone usage i can get out of tweaked cpu profiles.
once again, thanks for the help everyone.:highfive:
mky4b11 said:
thanks for the reply! i will download that app for video editing, and find one for panoramic pictures.
i just downloaded cpu tuner, and set my clock sped to roughly 1.5ghz, phone is nice and snappy, real responsive, feels like a brand new phone. is this a safe stable range to clock at (1.5ghz)? or should i run lower, it was only at 1ghz, and i was reading that some roms actually set the kernal clock speed at 1.7ish... ill probably turn it down to 1.3ish, hopefully for better battery life and overall longevity of phone.
and whats a good minimum clock speed? was unsure what it meant, but i think its basically the resting clock speed when phone isn't in use?
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My phone will get a bit freaky at 1.7gHz if I run it too long. My basic range is 192mHz to 1.5gHz all day everyday. I have yet to need 1.7gHz when 1.5gHz works for everything I need it to.
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I got my Inspire on release day at 11:00am when BB opened and by 3pm i ran the ace hack kit and it was rooted and had a DHD ROM flashed on the phone. For the first week there was not a whole lot of ROM's or options, but week 2 and 3, they popped up like a bag of popcorn.
The first set of ROM's and kernels (Desire HD ROM's) left people with dingy sound, no you-tube or any video support at all for that matter. Other people experienced Wi-Fi problems as well. Different fixes and patches came out fixing most problems, except sound seems to be the biggest headache trying to find the right combination of audio settings, drivers, etc.
My favorite ROM was CoreDroid, basically because the theme is beautiful, but no matter what radio/kernel I used It took literally 15 minutes to get a satellite lock. I tried faster fix from the market, I went into the system to make sure it was set to North-America and not Europe nothing worked.
Android Revolution is another awesome ROM, however, I had Wi-Fi issues. "Obtaining IP Address" is as far as it would get before finally disconnecting. Once again I flashed different radios and kernels and still no go.
What I finally kept is the Stock ROM Optimized Rooted and to make this ROM super responsive I used LeeDroid's 1.8Ghz Kernel. I use SetCPU and keep it at 1.267Mhz. (1.6Mhz when playing games or multitasking. Never locked up) I can open my app drawer and give it one flick, and i can watch 90 apps zoom by in less then a second with no hesitation ever. It's very fast, very smooth, no force closes, Gps hits 9 satellites in less then 15 seconds we have full lock, mobile data is 3.8 down, 2.2 up (average) bluetooth file transfer works, and voice activated dialing, sound is perfect, and for people looking to tether, just get wireless tether from the market. It does Wi-Fi and bluetooth. I tethered to my playstation 3 just to see how well it would do a HD netflix stream, and it was flawless. Never had to stop to buffer.
I'm also on the stock radio which is 06.04.06_m, Everything is so smooth and perfect I see no need to change until AT&T releases there version of gingerbread and it has ROOT access. The problems I have had with different ROM's are isolated and doesn't mean your going to have the same problem. It's weird but that's how it works. 2 exact phones, both running same setup, can have 2 totally different problems. Just the way it is in Flashing Land.
I'm no Pro, just giving my opinion and facts with my particular unit. The different ROM's seems to be like the captivate. You gain something, you lose something.
Super Circle Battery Icon works great as well. Get it here
3/16/2011 - Version 2 flashed without a glitch. Wireless, Gps, mobile data, all work as well or better. I also flashed LeeDroid's 2.2. 6 o/c kernel and everything is dead on. Great Job
That's all I want to do it root it, increase the volume and get wifi tether working. Right now if you want to not have any drivers issues it seems like the current on the phone works best Thanks for the info!
I also wanted to increase the cpu speed, did you take much of a hit on the battery?
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That's all I want to do it root it, increase the volume and get wifi tether working. Right now if you want to not have any drivers issues it seems like the current on the phone works best Thanks for the info!
I also wanted to increase the cpu speed, did you take much of a hit on the battery?
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Not at all, it last all day. Put SetCPU on "ondemand" and when I'm not using phone for awhile I simply type *#*#4636#*#* and set is to GSM only and that's another way to save a lot of battery. I also use a app called easy switch where I can turn off mobile data completely when not in use. I have awesome battery life.
i've been using the cm7 nightlies. i don't particularly enjoy htc sense and rather prefer the aosp style android.
I too am loving the Stock ROM Optimized-Rooted-etc. I've only tried it and a build of CM7, which seemed not quite as smooth as the aforementioned ROM. Additionally, whenever I played the game Rush Hour and got a perfect score, it would always force close [not a problem with the stock-optimized ROM].
I am considering trying LeeDroid's kernel on top of Stock-optimized ROM to boost performance a little more, but I'm a little unsure about the process. Do I just copy his kernel to my sd card and then flash it in CWM Recovery using the "install zip from sdcard" command? I assume a similar technique is used to install the super circle battery mentioned in the OP?
I don't see RCMix HD in the OP. I've been using 3.4 and it's solid. If you look at the thread there's hardly any complaints.
Great write-up. I've been thinking about starting a thread asking developers/users to give a quick description of popular ROMs and go over the pros/cons. It's kind of difficult to sift through 200+ pages of discussions about each ROM and get a clear idea what it's like. Thanks for throwing your 2 cents in. I've been happy with the stock rooted ROM, but I've thought about trying out a couple of others, maybe Revolution, if anyone wants to through 2 more cents into the pot.
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. . . What I finally kept is the Stock ROM Optimized Rooted and to make this ROM super responsive I used LeeDroid's 1.8Ghz Kernel. I use SetCPU and keep it at 1.267Mhz. (1.6Mhz when playing games or multitasking. Never locked up) I can open my app drawer and give it one flick, and i can watch 90 apps zoom by in less then a second with no hesitation ever. It's very fast, very smooth, no force closes, Gps hits 9 satellites in less then 15 seconds we have full lock, mobile data is 3.8 down, 2.2 up (average) bluetooth file transfer works, and voice activated dialing, sound is perfect, and for people looking to tether, just get wireless tether from the market. It does Wi-Fi and bluetooth. I tethered to my playstation 3 just to see how well it would do a HD netflix stream, and it was flawless. Never had to stop to buffer.
I'm also on the stock radio which is 06.04.06_m, Everything is so smooth and perfect I see no need to change until AT&T releases there version of gingerbread and it has ROOT access. The problems I have had with different ROM's are isolated and doesn't mean your going to have the same problem. It's weird but that's how it works. 2 exact phones, both running same setup, can have 2 totally different problems. Just the way it is in Flashing Land.
I'm no Pro, just giving my opinion and facts with my particular unit. The different ROM's seems to be like the captivate. You gain something, you lose something.
Super Circle Battery Icon works great as well. Get it here
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I really like the Stock Rom Optimized Rooted as well. I'm not getting as high upload speed as you are, but about 4 times higher than I was getting out of the box. And everything is very smooth onscreen as you mention.
I like Hybrid1.72.zip battery icon with it.
I haven't tried overclocking yet, but after reading your post, that is my next project!
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I don't see RCMix HD in the OP. I've been using 3.4 and it's solid. If you look at the thread there's hardly any complaints.
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this 4.2 Gingerbread version is pretty good IMO, its GPS is accurate, WIFI no problem.
[ROM]Mar 10[NewSense]RCMix HD v4.2 Blazingly GingerBread | Now with Transparency
Yep, Both are are flashed in recovery, kernel takes about 5 seconds
mattbollenbach said:
i've been using the cm7 nightlies. i don't particularly enjoy htc sense and rather prefer the aosp style android.
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I disable sense desktop in titanium and use zeme, or adw
Could you post a screen shot of this Rom the way you have it setup>?>
does mobile hotspot work right off the spot without any setting changes?
Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.
+1 for Optimized Stock Rom. I liked Android Revolution, but my Inspire would take 10-15 minutes to get a GPS lock. With OSR, I get lock in 15-30 seconds. No downside to this ROM at all for me!
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Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.
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Nice. I used your Captivate ROMs and had great results. I guess I know the next ROM I will be flashing.
di11igaf said:
Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.
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I also still use one of your Roms and will without fail try one in the Inspire when you finish cooking!
Right now I'm undecided and switching between Revolution 4 Beta 2 Gingerbread and twopumpchump's Stock optimized with LeeDroid kernel. I'm getting better download speeds with the latter option but both are exceptionally good roms.
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I also still use one of your Roms and will without fail try one in the Inspire when you finish cooking!
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Any chance Call Record will work in the Inspire as it does in some of your other roms?
Have you tried the gingerbread test radio?
Anyone have a sense of how battery life is on this yet?
Also, does pinch zoom work on more sites? (One thing that is great about Sense browsers is you can zoom in on almost any web content...)
Thanks.
it drains about 10% an hour on mid usage, probably wont last you a day.
the browser is absolutely phenomenal, loving it! however if you are looking to flash kwiboo's version im having some random data disconnects, nothing major, just a heads up.
hope that helps
Battery seems okay. Feels like I've been toying around with ICS all day just checking everything out like the new People app and updated GMail, Messaging and Music. Also played some games. And I'm only down to 85%.
Battery life seems on par with Gingerbread (Oxygen) that I was using before the switch so I'm happy with that. Surprising too considering it's working with a hacked 2.6 kernel.
The browser works beautifully. GPU acceleration is a true gift from the gods, and pretty much the one thing I was really waiting for with ICS. Pinch to zoom works on all sites I've tried.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium.
No noticeable drain from the SDK port as of right now.
Will test throughout a few days to see if it's on par with Gingerbread.
Wow, sounds good.
I may have to pick up another Nexus on Craigslist.
What is not working? (4g, WiFi? anything else?)
Also, does the install change the kernel? Does it change the radio?
(fyi: I used to use james bond and netarchy kernels, and battery life was good enough...)
@hyakuman: in terms of pinch zoom: does text repaginate, or does it just go off the sides of the screen so it's impossible to read without scrolling?
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Wow, sounds good.
I may have to pick up another Nexus on Craigslist.
What is not working? (4g, WiFi? anything else?)
Also, does the install change the kernel? Does it change the radio?
(fyi: I used to use james bond and netarchy kernels, and battery life was good enough...)
@hyakuman: in terms of pinch zoom: does text repaginate, or does it just go off the sides of the screen so it's impossible to read without scrolling?
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it changes the kernel but doesnt change the radio!
has anybody here tried another kernel on this rom?
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What is not working? (4g, WiFi? anything else?)
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Wifi is working actually, but signal bars don't show.
4g not working, USB storage mount not working, video recording not working, something else and maybe hardware acceleration not fully working.. and well some apps need update for ICS compatibility, but that's not the fault of the rom.
All in all it's very good for a first release.
Please dont flash it !! still its nt prepared for daily use
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Please dont flash it !! still its nt prepared for daily use
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Crap.. it can be used as a daily.. have installed the kwiboo release. No drain, AT least nearly bugfree 4 me. Great work anyway. With v1 I had glados Kernel, v2 Stock but dunno which Kernel next..
Sent from my OxygenPowered Nexus S
thanks guys. Anyone else want to chime in on battery life?
to my experience, battery life seems to have improved from GB, using kwiboo's ROM and now testing on Koush's... over wifi, cant say the same on 3g though. will test it out...
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Please dont flash it !! still its nt prepared for daily use
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seriously asking people not to flash this? Care to elaborate on why you would say such things? Look everyone's phones are different and I will just give my experience and let others choose to flash or not. I have ran every possible ics rom or port I could get my hands on from beezy's, kwiboo's, morpheus, and the very latest which is a port of koush's crespo version now on 4g. I have had the most sucess with kwiboo v2 4g after the flashing of the eri fix. Used it all day at work probably 11 hours on battery(franco kernel oc'd) with moderate to heavy use including youtube(on wifi) during lunch. Flashed the koush port an hour ago(clean install) all is well(camcorder works) TB restored all of my apps with a quick settings change(app processing>interactive) hope this answers a few questions.
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I would say that the battery life is good if you flash another kernel as well. I'm currently testing Glados kernel with Brainmaster's tweaked ICS v4.
Browser is really good. Web pages load really quickly. zoom can be a little sketchy on sites with only desktop pages.
okay, now I am looking for a used nexus on craigslist
So, after trying out many other roms, I've come to the conclusion that WeaponG2x is the one that works for me. However, I was also wondering if it was stable and smooth because of the stock kernel or is it the rom?
I've been using Weapon for a week and a half now and it runs smoothly, never crashes on me, never have to pull battery, and I did realize that battery was better than the previous roms.
Now I want to know if I should use any other custom kernel(overclocked or not)? The roms runs great, except I noticed that it lags a bit here and there, but not too much. Like when i'm downloading an app, the screen will be still for like 1 milisecond when it's installing. That's probably the trade off for the decent battery life, but I'm not sure.
So what kernel are you guys using with Weapon? Let me know, I've been thinking about using Faux kernel, overclock it to about 1100 with SetCPU. But im worried it'll have a major impact on battery life.
Thanks.
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So, after trying out many other roms, I've come to the conclusion that WeaponG2x is the one that works for me. However, I was also wondering if it was stable and smooth because of the stock kernel or is it the rom?
I've been using Weapon for a week and a half now and it runs smoothly, never crashes on me, never have to pull battery, and I did realize that battery was better than the previous roms.
Now I want to know if I should use any other custom kernel(overclocked or not)? The roms runs great, except I noticed that it lags a bit here and there, but not too much. Like when i'm downloading an app, the screen will be still for like 1 milisecond when it's installing. That's probably the trade off for the decent battery life, but I'm not sure.
So what kernel are you guys using with Weapon? Let me know, I've been thinking about using Faux kernel, overclock it to about 1100 with SetCPU. But im worried it'll have a major impact on battery life.
Thanks.
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That lag when installing apps is an Android problem, not ROM. I believe Google fixed that in ICS. If it ain't broke no need to fix it is what I believe, so I say just stick with what kernel you already have.
But if you really wanna try something new then try the Dragon Kernel that was repacked by Mr.Apocalypse. Or you can try Faux's. But make sure you try the one that's for the 2.3.3 GB OTA by Faux, not the CM7 version.
Stay with stock kernel. Since no drivers for the kernel were ever released, technically stock is the best aside from the tweaks, but then it becomes a sort of ported kernel.
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Stay with stock kernel. Since no drivers for the kernel were ever released, technically stock is the best aside from the tweaks, but then it becomes a sort of ported kernel.
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Stock kernel is good, I think that's the reason my battery life was great. But I'm gonna stay with Dragon and see how things go.
Wooooooo, im rocking faux's kernel repackaged by loterious for faster boot times.
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You will get best battery life/stability on your stock weapon kernel. If you want to oc go with faux but prepare for noticible bad battery life.
P.s. try pheonix blood on stock kernel way better imo
Making bad decision's one at a time.
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You will get best battery life/stability on your stock weapon kernel. If you want to oc go with faux but prepare for noticible bad battery life.
P.s. try pheonix blood on stock kernel way better imo
Making bad decision's one at a time.
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I love PhoenixBlood, but I like Weapon better, it seems more stable, everything works!
NekoNyapii said:
I love PhoenixBlood, but I like Weapon better, it seems more stable, everything works!
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Wise choice. Weapon is a great rom. Back it up and try "new clip". Follow the instructions and give it time to settle. There is a new updated weapon rom coming soon. In new clip you will get fast GPS locks. Fast/quick interface. Very nice. The one quibble is clock placement.
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Wise choice. Weapon is a great rom. Back it up and try "new click". Follow the instructions and give it time to settle. There is a new updated weapon rom coming soon. In new click you will get fast GPS locks. Fast/quick interface. Very nice. The one quibble is clock placement.
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New Clip*
I ran weapon r1 and new clip and you are right both are the bees knees. The gps fix in new clip was an unreal change in fix time as well! Good luck with the weapon!
Making bad decision's one at a time.
I have always used weapons and Faux is the way to go. I use setcpu and I run my processor at 1.552 when the screens on and. 389 when its off and I get over 15 hours per charge with moderate use. Just customize the profiles in setcpu to your liking.
Weapons for life!
What exactly is this "New click"? Is it a new weapon mod?
Anyways I have been using weapon r1 3.0 for about a week now, everything is stable and smooth, however gps isnt exactly the fastest, often it doesnt even lock indoor (which, my old phone does). Takes roughly 15s-1m to get a lock outdoor too. I personally think that is slow.
Other than the gps, i am fairly satisfied with the WeaponG2x_30_R1_1022.
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What exactly is this "New click"? Is it a new weapon mod?
Anyways I have been using weapon r1 3.0 for about a week now, everything is stable and smooth, however gps isnt exactly the fastest, often it doesnt even lock indoor (which, my old phone does). Takes roughly 15s-1m to get a lock outdoor too. I personally think that is slow.
Other than the gps, i am fairly satisfied with the WeaponG2x_30_R1_1022.
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Sorry for the typo. It is "New Clip". New Clip is new revision by Kwes1020. He has taken ownership of the rom now that the original dev no longer has a G2x. GPS is much improved and the entire interface has been tweaked for a smoother faster response. It is flashed over Weapon from CWM. It retains all your settings, apps etc. It is a worthy upgrade. Soon there will be an all new version of Weapon, but for now it is the best solution.Try it, you will like it.
Yep... I've tried about 3 or 4 roms before I came up weapon.... This is definitely the most stable by far. Have no issues with it in about 3 weeks now. Also don't suffer from the SoD anymore either.
Tried CM7 Stable looked nice but had SOD issues on lock
then i used root explorer to flush out the bloat ware and ran that for a few hours and backed it up and installed
weapon_r, only problem seemed to be if i rebooted i had to re install from backup need for speed and the nova demo. or they would crash boot on start. but
just flashed new clip and after reboot no lockup on need for speed or nova!
love this rom.....everything works and lots of options. nice and fast (maybe too fast) i was used to a ginger lol optimums t that i gave to my mom after disablement of data(she can use wi fi) i'm not paying for a data line for her.
I tried out faux's kernel but I don't like it. Either it's the kernel or setcpu's default values, but my phone keeps turning off randomly over night.
How do I go back to weapon's kernel without flashing the whole rom again?
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I tried out faux's kernel but I don't like it. Either it's the kernel or setcpu's default values, but my phone keeps turning off randomly over night.
How do I go back to weapon's kernel without flashing the whole rom again?
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Boot into CWM
Flash Weapon
Flash New Clip (optional)
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Reboot
All settings should be retained. I remember reading somewhere that when you change kernels, you should go into application management and clear data and cache from SetCPU or some of the old settings will be used. Not sure if that's true or not. And actually, maybe that was the original problem for you on faux's kernel. *shrug*
I didn't have SetCPU prior to faux kernel... I wanted to try overclocking and my phone would randomly shut off. So I just left the values at default and it still did it.
Bumping since I have another question.
Every now and then on the home screen, when i try to slide to the next screen, the screen will pan out and show all of my home screens instead. I'm not sure how to change it back without rebooting.
Anyone know what I might have did?
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Bumping since I have another question.
Every now and then on the home screen, when i try to slide to the next screen, the screen will pan out and show all of my home screens instead. I'm not sure how to change it back without rebooting.
Anyone know what I might have did?
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If your using go launcher you can set the swipe up and swipe down on your homescreen to do stuff I disable it cause its annoying.
Edit: On your homescreen (assuming you have go launcher) > preferences > gestures > glide up > select the option 'disable'
Make sure you do the same thing with "glide down" option.
Pin it to Win it.
Hi!
Now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam. It is really good and fast, i can play new 3d games easy, GPS is much better than on stock 2.3.6, but there are some problems...
First of all Media server uses about 20-25% of battery and i have to charge my SGS every day even if i dont use it hard (only 10 mins of calls and a bit of web serfing and music).
The other problem is that the camera is really bad compared with stock GB 2.3.6.
So can you recommend me ICS or JB Rom for daily use without bugs, with good camera, GPS and battery life?
Thank You!
P. S. Sorry for my bad English. It`s not my native language but i`m learning it.
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Hi!
Now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam. It is really good and fast, i can play new 3d games easy, GPS is much better than on stock 2.3.6, but there are some problems...
First of all Media server uses about 20-25% of battery and i have to charge my SGS every day even if i dont use it hard (only 10 mins of calls and a bit of web serfing and music).
The other problem is that the camera is really bad compared with stock GB 2.3.6.
So can you recommend me ICS or JB Rom for daily use without bugs, with good camera, GPS and battery life?
Thank You!
P. S. Sorry for my bad English. It`s not my native language but i`m learning it.
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I recommend GB or a test for insanity
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I recommend GB or a test for insanity
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Thank you for your answer. But i really like ICS and i would not like to go back to GB. So there is no good stable version of ICS or JB without bugs for SGS 4g?
Without bugs? No. With minimal bugs that may not affect major usage? Possibly, but that depends entirely on what your requirements are.
We have users for whom the lack of wifi-calling is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of wifi at all is not an issue.
We have users for whom lack of 4G display (rather than H) is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of phone/data connectivity is irrelevant due to no longer having a contract.
If you want to make these nebulous requests, expect an answer that directs you back to where bugs are highly reduced and a maximum of features work, especially when your only specific requirements are that things work like GB. If you want to give specific requests as to what you want... besides the GB camera, GB GPS, and GB battery life without actually using GB... we might be able to help you. Otherwise, no. You're not getting GB features without GB.
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Without bugs? No. With minimal bugs that may not affect major usage? Possibly, but that depends entirely on what your requirements are.
We have users for whom the lack of wifi-calling is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of wifi at all is not an issue.
We have users for whom lack of 4G display (rather than H) is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of phone/data connectivity is irrelevant due to no longer having a contract.
If you want to make these nebulous requests, expect an answer that directs you back to where bugs are highly reduced and a maximum of features work, especially when your only specific requirements are that things work like GB. If you want to give specific requests as to what you want... besides the GB camera, GB GPS, and GB battery life without actually using GB... we might be able to help you. Otherwise, no. You're not getting GB features without GB.
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Thank you for great answer. I really appreciate it. I understand that i can`t get all features working with unofficial Rom. I have found a lot of custom ICS/JB roms on this forum. As i wrote above now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam, before it i was on stock GB. I just wonder if there are better roms for my needs. So here is a list of things i need to be working in a rom (the order means priority):
-Calls/SMS
-Wi-fi
-Good battery life
-Good camera/Camcorder
-Good GPS
-Good audio with earphones(i was using Voodoo Sound on GB and sound was great and on my current rom it has some annoying bugs)
-Smooth games
-Bluetooth
Things i dont need:
-Wi-fi calling
-Tethering
-Auto Brightness control
-mkv hardware decoding
Thanks in advance
I'd probably suggest checking out Ultragen then, and flashing the Proton ICS kernel onto it after. From most accounts, it's the ICS with the most combined fixes built into it, and while I don't think it has the auto-brightness, everything else should be there including the DSP manager with Voodoo Sound built in so it doesn't have the "my volume is screwed up after answering a phone call" bug. Also, it already has the AGPS fix baked in, so you won't have to edit your build.prop manually after.
Regarding the rest of it... if you don't like ICS/JB camera, use an app. If you don't think your games are smooth enough, change your governor and scheduler.
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I'd probably suggest checking out Ultragen then, and flashing the Proton ICS kernel onto it after. From most accounts, it's the ICS with the most combined fixes built into it, and while I don't think it has the auto-brightness, everything else should be there including the DSP manager with Voodoo Sound built in so it doesn't have the "my volume is screwed up after answering a phone call" bug. Also, it already has the AGPS fix baked in, so you won't have to edit your build.prop manually after.
Regarding the rest of it... if you don't like ICS/JB camera, use an app. If you don't think your games are smooth enough, change your governor and scheduler.
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Thanks, im going to try it rigth
I`m on Ultragen now with Proton ICS kernel. Btw, auto-brightness works now
Yeah, sounds like ultragen is the rom for you. Although I can never get GPS to work.
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Yeah, sounds like ultragen is the rom for you. Although I can never get GPS to work.
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Testing GPS rigth now with cold start near window. 1 sat in view by now (2 mins).
P. S. Can someone recommend any good camera app for ICS?
P.S.S. Is there a big difference between Galaxy S 4G Beam and Ultragen?
First GPS link takes ~10-15 minutes as it gets all its initial assist data sorted. Getting the free (or at least, guilt-ware) GPS Status app should take care of keeping your AGPS up to date and GPS linking faster. Also, should make GPS not lose its connection when switching apps... at least, not quite as fast.
I personally use Camera ZOOM FX, but I picked it up for 10 cents during one of the market sales. Was SO worth that. Probably worth its regular price too, but... eh, there are free options too. That's what I use though.
You're looking at an August 10th ROM (Galaxy S Beam TUK1) and a December 24th ROM (Ultragen 1.0.1) so... yes, there will be differences in those months. Whether they're ones you notice or care about? Maybe. Also, they each have their own optimizations...
Please try to make sure you're on the getochkn 1.0.1 Ultragen (post 4) though, not the original 1.0 from daothanhduy1996 which needed the hotfix. The original had various GPS and other little issues... the 1.0.1 edition fixed, well:
Fixes include
-working and update-able Youtube
-GPS with fast lock fixes from HERE
-Camera records video in 720p
-DSP Manager added from Audiophile ROM with voodoo sound that doesn't seem to screw up headphone playback after phone calls with PooP kernel, Thanks RaverX and let me know if I shouldn't have taken your DSP manager and used it in this ROM. (scroll to the right in the DSP manager to get the analog boost and other voodoo controls).
-Integrated Hotfix, no longer needed to flash afterwards
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Theraze said:
First GPS link takes ~10-15 minutes as it gets all its initial assist data sorted. Getting the free (or at least, guilt-ware) GPS Status app should take care of keeping your AGPS up to date and GPS linking faster. Also, should make GPS not lose its connection when switching apps... at least, not quite as fast.
I personally use Camera ZOOM FX, but I picked it up for 10 cents during one of the market sales. Was SO worth that. Probably worth its regular price too, but... eh, there are free options too. That's what I use though.
You're looking at an August 10th ROM (Galaxy S Beam TUK1) and a December 24th ROM (Ultragen 1.0.1) so... yes, there will be differences in those months. Whether they're ones you notice or care about? Maybe. Also, they each have their own optimizations...
Please try to make sure you're on the getochkn 1.0.1 Ultragen (post 4) though, not the original 1.0 from daothanhduy1996 which needed the hotfix. The original had various GPS and other little issues... the 1.0.1 edition fixed, well:
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GPS works fine (locked in like 15 mins indoor near window). And yes, im on 1.0.1 Ultragen. Speaking about camera i should say that i have tried a few of camera app (including Camera ZOOM FX) and i must say that the quality of pictures is poor... So i can make a conclusion that on official roms sumsung uses some camera driver or something like that to make photos look really good and sharp.
But i got another problem. Voodoo sound still got call bug. In the Ultraget thread is said "DSP Manager added from Audiophile ROM with voodoo sound that doesn't seem to screw up headphone playback after phone calls with PooP kernel". But i flashed Proton ICS kernel, so voodoo didnt work properly. So i reflashed Ultragen to have Poop kernel but voodoo sound doesnt work anyway... I didnt find anything helpful in the Ultragen Q&A thread. Thanks.
Did you install the Voodoo Sound app? If so, remove it again. The Ultragen DSP Manager has Voodoo Sound built in.
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Did you install the Voodoo Sound app? If so, remove it again. The Ultragen DSP Manager has Voodoo Sound built in.
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Yes, i had Voodoo Sound app instaled, but then i removed it. But DSP manager voodoo sound works only until first call (same as Voodoo Sound app does). By the way, Voodoo Sound app is much better for me as it can automatically control the amplifier level. Is it ok that i can change CPU governor on the PooP kernel?
Well, with the Voodoo Sound app, your volume is always +15 (max) and the amplifier goes from -65 to +2 (or +5, if you want potential distortion). With DSP Manager, you set the amplifier level on the WM8994 page (I like +2 when I'm planning on needing volume) and then the normal volume sets the actual volume level. Half of one, six dozen of the other. In both cases, you're dealing with some volume change being set... you just have ~35 steps (it moves in steps of 2db) through the Voodoo Sound app and ~15 through the stock volume control. But if you see the Voodoo Sound volume pop-up instead of the stock, ever, you're still stuck in current buggy Voodoo Sound-ness.
And yes, you can change governors and schedulers. Just make sure if you change them and switch up kernels that you either don't have it set to go on boot or you make sure you use something that will be available on the new one. That's one of the best ways to lock up a phone I've found... set a nifty option in SetCPU, switch kernels, and every time SetCPU tries to set it after boot, the phone locks up because it can't control its clock anymore. On a positive note, popping the SD card and rebooting appears to confuse SetCPU enough to break the auto-config.
Completely developed on the device for the device. Not one computer was used.
IF YOUR BATTERY LIFE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO YOU IN THE WORLD THIS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU!
Battery life hasn't been thoroughly tested and not expected to be great.
Welcome to ROM ZERO.
ZERO was developed for one purpose. SPEED! You will open apps, download, install apps, and browse the web faster than before. This rom is based on USABILITY SPEED and may not show in benchmarks. It's two totally different things. Battery life is not expected to be great but hasn't been tested so please Don't complain about your battery life. I would like some feedback on the battery life but as I said, don't expect much.
This is a stock rom lightly debloated with a few nice tweaks. I have added my yamato performance edition tweaks and some scripting in the frame buffer to help speed things up. This will give you higher frame rates in games and overall speed. Lean kernel is preloaded and completely over clocked including the GPU out of the box. There is no need to lkconfig. The GPU governor is also automatically set to performance mode. There are alot of adjustments made to this rom for speed. It's FAST.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
De-odexed system with ODEXED apps.
Lightly debloated.
Black & white toggles.
Black status bar.
4.2 keyboard.
Menu to kill.
Holo & stock TW launchers.
Adjusted Bluetooth for quicker connections
Complete rewrite of the build.prop and included all of my HWUI settings for speed and a better visual experience.
Frame buffer speed adjustments.
Full HW rendering.
GPU over-clocked.
SPECIAL THANKS TO-
scrosler Scottsroms
zepplinrocks
thisiskinacrap
imoseyon
andybones
Gnufabio
Chainfire
If I missed you let me know!
READ CAREFULLY!!!!
I am NOT responsible for you device. Flash this rom at your own risk!
*ISSUES*
Setup Wizard not loading properly. Hit home button to bypass.
INSTRUCTIONS...
1. Flash in recovery
2. Let the rom settle after it boots. Don't touch your phone for a couple of minutes.
3. Spend your 15 minutes and set your settings and whatever else you usually do after you flash your rom. THEN REBOOT. Things will get even better.
4. Enjoy.
Download....
ZERO v1.2 MB1 618mb
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752470
MIRROR
http://d-h.st/GVo
CHANGE LOG.
Version 1.2
- Fixed scripting.
Mine again
Link is up!
First!...yes..I finally did it..lol
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Congrats, you win the internet.
Awesome to see more roms. Thanks!
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Congrats, you win the internet.
Awesome to see more roms. Thanks!
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Yes I have always wanted my very own Internet. .lol
Installed this a few hours ago, been playing with it nonstop since then. I love it, but the native wifi tethering does not work. Is there a workaround for this that I'm missing? The wireless tether apps on the market don;t seem to be working, even with changing some settings. Thanks!
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Installed this a few hours ago, been playing with it nonstop since then. I love it, but the native wifi tethering does not work. Is there a workaround for this that I'm missing? The wireless tether apps on the market don;t seem to be working, even with changing some settings. Thanks!
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I'm going to guess I got a bit carried away with de-bloating. I will check it out. It's something I just never used but I will make it work. Sorry bout that!
Ok I just checked out native tethering but couldn't find any problems. What kind of issue are you having with it?
Not having any luck downloading through the link in the op. Keep getting a downloading error. Is the file hosted anywhere else by chance?? Thanks!
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I just posted a dropbox link in the op. See if that works better for you. The original link is working fine for me though.
I can start the hotspot from the status bar on top, but when I connect to my phone, get either a Limited Connectivity error or no connection at all. I can take some screenshots when I get home if that would help, maybe the app has an error log that I can find.
Just flashed, had no issues. Everything seems nice and smooth. Its also visually very smooth. Coming from clean ROM I would say as far as "speed" at least opening apps and such Clean ROM is faster, but Zero is very fluid. No issues with lag. I havent tested much else. So far so good though. Nice work and thanks! Its been kind of quiet on the forums since the S4 came out.
Unfortunately I found an issue this morning with some of the scripts loading. This rom is currently not running as I intended it as far as speed. The update tonight will be a huge difference in performance! Sorry about the bug.
Version 1.2 released.
Fixed scripting.
This will be a noticeable improvement!
Thanks for your patience.
I would love to know what battery life you guys get with this.
Downloading now. I have a gorilla gadgets battery 4500mah idk if that'll be much help tho.
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Downloading now. I have a gorilla gadgets battery 4500mah idk if that'll be much help tho.
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Crap thats a big battery. How much time do you usually get out of that?
Nice! Could you possibly remove Backup Assistant from settings? Always bothers me.
EDIT: Also, it's not allowing the setup wizard to complete. This is the only way to get my apps to auto-restore so could you look into it?
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Nice! Could you possibly remove Backup Assistant from settings? Always bothers me.
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Well it's obviously easy enough to remove the app itself but removing the tab from the settings menu isn't something I have ever dove into yet. For me it's a bit complicated and over my head right now. I'm going to have to read up on setting tabs and learn a bit more about it. Probably in version 5.0 lol.
Edit @Your edit..
Darn another flaw! Ugghhh! Yes I will.