yeah my cell standby is at 44% with 1h50min time on, all while being in my apt which has great reception...besides that it's a pretty solid ROM from what I've seen. BTW, does anyone know the youtube HQ hack? I liked how many of the other roms have this already implemented, yet this doesn't. Lastly, anyone know how to change the lock screen to the glass version?
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UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
Did most of you use SPRecovery to install this ROM? I used the clockwork recovery (I actually like it better than SP, much easier to backup/restore) and the only issue I have experienced was what most have, the cell standby. My battery life still seems fine. I haven't had any lag issues, bugs with the launcher, nada. I don't know if it matters that I used the clockwork, but it might.
I switched to Clockwork so I could theme this rom easily. BTW HexFusion is a fantastic theme despite the fact that I can't get the google search widget to them in "Launcher". It themes it fine in "Home" so I'm not sure why that is"???
The one complaint I have about Clockwork is that I cannot easily mount the data or system. I tried to busybox files to my system/app folder and when I use adb in recovery I can't push these files. I always get this prefix...any ideas?:
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CRPercodani
OFWGKTA
I was wondering this myself so I went and found the YouTube HQ hack but it is a .odex that you swap out with the original. Problem is this ROM is de'odexd so there isn't any YouTube.odex to replace, and adding it in doesn't make it default to HQ. What I am going to try now is to take the YouTube.apk from Pete's ROM and replace it with that. I will report back if it works.
CRPercodani
OFWGKTA
It works perfectly. I took the YouTube.apk from Pete's newest ROM and did this in adb shell
Of course I had already placed YouTube.apk in my tools folder for the sdk/adb.
Code:
su
rm /system/app/YouTube.apk
exit
adb push YouTube.apk /system/app
adb shell
rebootCRPercodani
OFWGKTA
RootExplorer will probably work also if that is easier for anyone.
vincentp
Android Expert
Well, after using his ROM for a few days, I decided it wasn't for me. It's a beautiful ROM and has a lot of nice options, but unfortunately I found that the following issues made it sub-par for daily use.
- Unusual occurences. Weird loading, pop-in of widgets. I found that for some reason the screen would basically rewrite itself entirely when I exited certain apps and went back to home, and I would have to wait for widgets to load. Sometimes my Beautiful Widgets would lose the skin because of this, which was relatively annoying. When going to certain websites, the browser would hard crash, not even a force close message, it would just shut down.
- Battery life. I didn't have the crazy cell standby issues that others had mentioned, but compared to other ESE53 ROMs, the battery life is definitely worse, which is a big turn off.
- Performance. It ran great at first (I reflashed it a few times) but after it's been going for a little while, speed drops and weird things (such as the widget problems) start happening all of the time. I could kill tasks to speed it up, but I don't like having to do that. I had it down to 3 home screens to conserve RAM, but it was still happening.
- Propensity for 1x. I don't know why this is, but at my house I'm usually at 3-4 bars of 3G all of the time. With Koush's ROM, I was getting 1x at least 50% of the time I was at home. That's a big deal breaker.
So anyways, it was fun to try, has potential, but it's not ready for daily use (IMO) just yet. And of course it's a bit of a pain to flash back and forth between Clockwork and SPRecovery all the time to use all of the other ROMs.
- Unusual occurences. Weird loading, pop-in of widgets. I found that for some reason the screen would basically rewrite itself entirely when I exited certain apps and went back to home, and I would have to wait for widgets to load. Sometimes my Beautiful Widgets would lose the skin because of this, which was relatively annoying. When going to certain websites, the browser would hard crash, not even a force close message, it would just shut down.
- Battery life. I didn't have the crazy cell standby issues that others had mentioned, but compared to other ESE53 ROMs, the battery life is definitely worse, which is a big turn off.
- Performance. It ran great at first (I reflashed it a few times) but after it's been going for a little while, speed drops and weird things (such as the widget problems) start happening all of the time. I could kill tasks to speed it up, but I don't like having to do that. I had it down to 3 home screens to conserve RAM, but it was still happening.
- Propensity for 1x. I don't know why this is, but at my house I'm usually at 3-4 bars of 3G all of the time. With Koush's ROM, I was getting 1x at least 50% of the time I was at home. That's a big deal breaker.
So anyways, it was fun to try, has potential, but it's not ready for daily use (IMO) just yet. And of course it's a bit of a pain to flash back and forth between Clockwork and SPRecovery all the time to use all of the other ROMs.
Fabolous
Superuser
I can't seem to get this to work. The driver installs just fine in Windows 7, and the connection is established, but it just sits at 'No Internet Access'
Anyone having any luck with this?
OMJ
Bazinga
I tried Koush's rom out for the second time this weekend and came to the same conclusion. I love all the extra features that there are and I am sure I didnt even come close to finding them all but it just isnt as stable or consistent as other ESE53 roms. After Koush does a few more revisions I will probably give it another shot.
-=Jeff=-
Android Expert
Yeah I gree with you and Vincentp.. might try it again later, but the redraw of the screen was laggy once in a while too for me
helix launcher I have been using on Pete's v0.8 has not been bad.. I like the icons for st at the bottom.. so will see how Koush's works out after his next rev
vincentp
Android Expert
I'm using Helix on Pete's as well. No problems whatsoever, though I would really, really like to see him add the home icon at the bottom or a drag point at the top when you have the app drawer open. I don't like having to hit the haptic back or home buttons to close it.
UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
Same issue here. I hadn't tried it until now but...it doesn't work.
I also installed wireless tether and that DOES work.
-=Jeff=-
Android Expert
well there is this:
[APP] HelixLauncher2 - ON MARKET TOO! [15/03/10] - xda-developers
but I heard it still FCs according to a few here that tried it:
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid/52832-app-helixlauncher.html
Fabolous
Superuser
Well, the built in app doesn't seem to work, but since this kernel supports remote NDIS, the following app DOES work, and quite nicely
android-wired-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code
I used the 1.2 apk (newest version)
shrink57
Android Expert
Too bad. I let the Win7 drivers install but haven't explored any further. It would be helpful for the times my Comcast connection goes out. Hopefully it will be running in a future release.
ssantan2
Android Enthusiast
for those of you who are having stability problems, how did you flash the rom? I am asking because I went the clockwork mod recovery way and I have no issues with stability, battery life doesnt seem to be a big issue either for me, I have been streaming pandora for a few hours while web browsing on wifi and its at 60% right now, took it off the charger at 9:00 am
UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
Well, the built in app doesn't seem to work, but since this kernel supports remote NDIS, the following app DOES work, and quite nicely
android-wired-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code
I used the 1.2 apk (newest version)
I'll stick with the WiFi Tether if I need to tether...it's more useful IMO. I'm sure other's will appreciate the link though
Check it...this is what I use for tethering and you could use this instead of wired tethering (and you can tie in multiple laptops or wireless enabled desktops).
quickest easiest way for wireless tether? - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum
UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
The only stability problems I have had is with JIT enabled. I disabled JIT and I'm good to go. 7 Screens, full of widgets @ 1GHz OC. Nice. The most helpful changes I've made were to disable auto-rotation of the launcher, and I checked the "Home app in memory" inside the Spare Parts app that comes with the phone. It returns home much faster when exiting other apps.
ssantan2
Android Enthusiast
same here with the jit thing, I still dont see that option in "dev tools" or "spare parts"
EDIT: nvm I found it
shrink57
Android Expert
Same experience here. I originally used SB Recovery and it was flaky at best. I reflashed using Clockwork after a wipe and all is well. I do miss SB allowing me to maneuver without opening the keyboard but you can't have everything. I find myself using both recovery methods as needed.
shrink57
Android Expert
Well, the built in app doesn't seem to work, but since this kernel supports remote NDIS, the following app DOES work, and quite nicely
android-wired-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code
I used the 1.2 apk (newest version)
Thanks for the link. I will check it out as soon as I get home.
I agree. I asked this same question a page or so back. I used the clockwork mod also and this ROM is so smooth. Not a single hiccup with the 3d drawer, exiting back to home/out of apps there are no issues. With about 30 mins of web browsing, 2 phone calls, and being at work in a cell phone signal death trap I was at 70% battery after 6 hours. I can definitely get a full days worth of use still. The only issue is the high % of battery usage displayed by cell standby..but who the heck knows whats going on with that. My display is usually around 15% with moderate use, whereas that would typically display at least 70%.
The little extras in this ROM make it just feel like the phone came with it installed. From the reboot option while holding the power button, to the built in missed call notification setting, etc.
OMJ
Bazinga
I wiped and did a nandroid restore via clockwork recovery. I wouldnt say there is a big difference in stability but there were just enough little hiccups and force closes to make me switch back.