[Bounty] Help get Drew Garen a Flyer !

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Cor-master

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Yeah imo he should have something presented by now. Look at Chaoses Rom, it's not perfected yet but it's working and you can download it and try it out, you may be able to live with it you may not but we know he wasn't lying to us. Yet the guy we bought a flyer for has had a 100 different builds and a 100 different excuses to go with it

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Look closer. Instead of the unified action bar it had an entire black bar on the bottom for the buttons, and a notification bar on top, ie ics in phone mode. It also has an (unnecessary) dock. It's not exactly like gingerbread as apps run in tablet mode and there are still some honeycomb elements ie notifications don't fill the screen but come down like a window. And some guys on Xda have cracked open the SDK and found out that the honeycomb ui isn't dead its just reserved for 10 inch tablets. Needless to say I like the way honeycomb and ics are laid out and work fine on our little 7 inch tab so I don't see the reason for the change. If it's not broke don't fix it! That being said I still kinda want a nexus tab.

But so many people here complained about the honeycomb update and loosing screen real estate due to the switch to virtual buttons, now you have 2 black bars, way to go Google!

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Look closer. Instead of the unified action bar it had an entire black bar on the bottom for the buttons, and a notification bar on top, ie ics in phone mode. It also has an (unnecessary) dock. It's not exactly like gingerbread as apps run in tablet mode and there are still some honeycomb elements ie notifications don't fill the screen but come down like a window. And some guys on Xda have cracked open the SDK and found out that the honeycomb ui isn't dead its just reserved for 10 inch tablets. Needless to say I like the way honeycomb and ics are laid out and work fine on our little 7 inch tab so I don't see the reason for the change. If it's not broke don't fix it! That being said I still kinda want a nexus tab.

But so many people here complained about the honeycomb update and loosing screen real estate due to the switch to virtual buttons, now you have 2 black bars, way to go Google!

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I'm sure that a developer could disable that and use the standard tablet UI. Drew Garen probably couldn't, at least not until he can steal it from somebody else, but I'm sure somebody else could. Hell, it may even just be doable by changing the DPI. On some phones, it's possible to run tablet mode by changing the DPI.

Personally, I kind of like that UI, anyway. I like the notification bar coming from the top, because I like it taking up all that room...more real estate to see more notifications. That being said, I'm not sure if I'd want a bar at the top and the bottom. I hate the virtual keys and really wish that trend would die, but if it must be done, at least that bar could be used for other things, too. I would have loved to see the Nexus 7 have hard keys, so you don't lose the 50 or so pixels at the bottom, and then the notification bar on the top. That would have been perfect, IMO.
 

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Htc ha ha. HTC may have said they are done with the device but its still more likely

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More deception.

He now claims to have released a jelly bean build (not for the Flyer of course which he says is coming "soon.")

Of course, it cannot be downloaded. If it exists, I am sure that it is a complete rip off of other people's work.

If I am wrong, I will say so, but I am confident that I am not wrong.
 

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So the topic is drewgaren.. wannabe top HTC FLYER developer and hero..

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    Hey guys I'm headed home today so I'll be able to get more work done on ics and a new kernel. Sorry I can't reply back for some reason I can't view previous pages on the xda app and using the browser is a pain.

    I have made a ton of progress though. I have a compiled version of ics up and running with honeycomb soff there is no need to send a command for the touch screen to work like chaosx's original kernel build. I have no force reboots. The most important issue that I currently face is getting the screen working properly. This seems to be because the graphics aren't updated for ics but I'm working on a work arounds currently that will better fix the problem. I am also working on a wifi fix. Sound and data, back camera seem to work fine and pretty much everything else. The front camera does not work though I have not tested it with the full ics lib files necessary. I will try. I have the most up to date kernel from HTC and will be building a new kernel from that to see if it helps in anyway with graphics and wifi. I have a few tricks up my sleeve to get you guys a full proper build. I had it running on my flyer but it needs to be perfect and a few more pieces need to fit into the puzzle to get it there. I know I have been lacking on my github but when I'm done I'll get everything for you guys so you can build as well.

    About a sense version: a sense version will very well come out when I get prop files.

    Download eta: these builds can't be rushed I want to say sooner then later. I will have the builds at my site so pay attention there. The reason I haven't released any yet is that I will not be held responsible for what errors you make while installing it or what's happens to your flyer. I will get a test build up shortly that will not be the final product.

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    Update and Upcoming Beta Test Download

    No I'm not continiuing Chaos's work except working off of their Kernel. For my first beta that I will be uploading soon I compiled base on Ice Cold Sandwich 7.4 and my own device modifications, build, patch and compiling modifications, kernel modifications and other neccessary modifications.

    I am also currently building a new kernel based off of LordClockan's kernel which is in testing and I am also testing another kernel that I am working on based on Leedroid's kernel.

    The current beta that I will be releasing on my site in the next few days will not be the final build, but is a just a proof of concept that I am making a huge progress. I am currently working on a CM9 build and AOSP build that I should have done within the next week.

    What works in the current beta:
    Data
    Camera
    Video Recorder
    Audio
    Storage
    NTrig Pen (Though there is not really a use for it)
    most other things...

    What doesn't work:
    Graphic errors (screen may at times look like it's having a siezure)
    Wifi (does not work yet, kernel error, needs fixing...)
    Front Camera (haven't put the files in yet)

    It will be coming soon. I worked my whole vacation to get a pretty good version ready. This will not be a daily driver by any means but with my new kernels in testing and my new builds in progress it should turn out great.

    Also I appreciate any donations as I don't really have a job right now and I have to pay the bills some how.

    You guys are great, check my site soon for a download.

    Screens are attached.
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    Updates!

    Just got my Flyer from UPS! I opened it up and was sad to see that has 0% charge so I'm charging it up right now so I can begin some hardcore work tonight.

    So far I have made progress, I have fixed many compiling issues and everything should boot up fine. I will be compiling build today and then testing out the Flyer for bugs later tonight if all goes well.

    Wish me luck. I'll report everything later on my website as well.

    Any downloads I have that are ready will be posted eventually on my site and all progress will be updated on the site later tonight or tomorrow.

    I won't have any downloads up until I have at least a partially working build up. I have not tested anything yet.
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    I am not new to XDA i just normally do not post any thing in the threads. I am posting in the threads now because of my work for the Flyer. I don't post because of the fact I have to keep checking up on the threads and it takes a lot of work. I will be checking up on the Flyer thread though.

    Yes when I received my Flyer I semi bricked by attempting to install someone elses rom and test some features. Didn't work. So no I have S-OFF Honeycomb on just fine and dandy working great.

    Lets talk ICS progress:

    I have a beta up and running, I'm going to be testing it because I just got it running last night. I will put it my site if all goes well.

    In the mean time I working on another build. Screen shots will also be post at my site later.
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    Oké guys.

    Let's say we close this thread till we actually see something right ;)

    Cheers
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