[ROM] ICS 4.0.3 With working camera [UPDATE 01.05.2012]

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lost101

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>adb logcat -c
Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

ICS 4.0.3 v2.1.1 w/ LV 1.1

I'm trying to logcat a problem with Skype. Does anyone else use Skype? It could be my internet connection. Calls are disconnecting immediately after being answered.

Edit: I'll just use Skype on my PC from now on, not worth spending time trying to fix. Has anyone looked at Bluetooth? Are the logcats I made of any value? I really depend on Bluetooth when driving.
 
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nickholtus

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this looks nice:

https://github.com/xamarin/XobotOS

performance is great

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1ceb0x

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Notification settings in toolbox are there. It just crashes when you want to enter it (click on Notif toolbox).
adb logcat is broken again. i will need to take a look at this, the problem is in the updater-script of the whole rom.

Like lost said, livewallpaperpicker is not needed. It takes up space and I doubt that anyone who's using this rom, will try and add a live wallpaper. Already the rom is choppy and it needs more work to it, why do you want to add a live wallpaper?

@samm, I need to remake the rom and include the libril.so and libril_htc.so to solve the searching network problem if you say that the wifi works even with those.

Things to do in next release:
- replace the old toolbox;
- fix adb
- fix a2sd
- replace .so files
- start ksm at boot.

@lost, what's the problem with bluetooth?
And as for supercharger, I used it a while back on v1.2 and it entered in a boot loop at start up. I've used settings no.3

l.e: i have a ****ed up issue at calling: you can easily push the keyboard with the face. we need to force the backlight to dim and go off when in a call. for that, someone will need to mod the phone.apk i guess... also, when in a call, when I speak, I hear like a 2nd voice of mine, like an echo. Does anyone experience this or is just me?
 
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Once for all, our Hero is not dead !

Hello.

First, thank you for your amazing work samm000 and the others !

ICS works great and it's fast !

Since I have my hero, ~1 year, I always had Gingerbread (Elelinux builds) up to the last one, Elelinux-7.2-Hero-v3.8, and even your ICS rom is faster than the last custom roms with GB, it's amazing.

I hope I won't have the "syndrome of aging" a.k.a is fast and responsive the first week then it starts to decrease up to I flash / wipe my Hero few weeks after... Do you know more about it, please ?

I followed your instructions :

Flashing Instructions, Auto Memory Manager as "mild", and your * Tips *. It works great.

About tips, couldn't you set these by default in your rom, if possible, please ?
And what about setcpu and autokiller ? I thought that "Evervolv toolbox" already overclock the CPU ? And autokiller, isn't it AMM ? And where to find these .apk ?

Feedback :

Not Working:

Bluetooth, sees devices but when I do the association / pairing after set the association pass, it doesn't work, nothing happens, seems to hang. I noted that my device isn't not show by his name but by his MAC adress. I also noted troubled to get Bluetooth on when switched off. (Only way was to restart phone). I also tried with Wifi switched off, nothing changed.

Data, I can't see EDGE/3G/UMTS/HSDPA working. a.k.a I have no network connection without the wifi. Does it work for you guys ? I have "Data enabled" on, Under "Network operators", I get an error when searching networks. Though, I'm connected to my operator (his name is shown on the upper status band), calls and sms works.

Running apps list, no screen / picture preview in the squares on the right.

Scanning mobile / GSM networks seems to have some troubles. Never ends. Cannot set as manual, cannot see available networks.

Videos, tested in the browser, on Youtube, the videos load and then it quits. On other sites, I get "Cannot play video. Sorry, this video cannot be played."

Search box, on the desktop, the center one, is it the google seach bar ? Because I can't use it.

Working :

Localisation services via GPS works fine. (I successfully tested it with Runkeeper apps.)

Keyboard, should be a little bit more responsive sometime. Need improvments if it's possible for my taste.

Cheers.

And thank you again.

PS: Las Venturas 1.1 (declared as stable) is out.
 
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Habarug

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@Borice91 you have to set your APNs manually in settings to get data to work :) Otherwize it seems to slow down a bit, but every rom I've ever used is like that :p

BTW, I've tried Supercharger V6 on this rom and it seems to slow down the phone itnstead of speeding it up? :O
 
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Hmmm ok. But I don't know the settings... Where can I find these ? Haha easy as hell. Just found some tips on my provider site. Just added an APN with default settings, just changed the APN option, named "internet" as my provider said and it works. lol. I didn't put MMS settings as I don't need them but data works now. Thank you !

About roms slow down, is it an general Android problem or is it our Hero ? Do you know what cause this ?

It's incredible. Even the new market is instantaneous ! Downloading apps and installing too ! Just images loading is not instantaneous but nothing serious at all. Incredible.
 
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i think it greatly depends which settings/configurations you use...like limiting background processes and things like that

but 2.1.1 with LV 1.1 has been superfast & stable for me until now...even faster than cm7.2


Hmmm ok. But I don't know the settings... Where can I find these ?

About roms slow down, is it an general Android problem or is it our Hero ? Do you know what cause this ?

It's incredible. Even the new market is instantaneous ! Downloading apps and installing too ! Just images loading is not instantaneous but nothing serious at all. Incredible.

yeah :D its like the hero is reborn again^^

thanks @everyone who contributed
 
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@Borice91 you have to set your APNs manually in settings to get data to work :) Otherwize it seems to slow down a bit, but every rom I've ever used is like that :p

BTW, I've tried Supercharger V6 on this rom and it seems to slow down the phone itnstead of speeding it up? :O

Thank you Habarug ! It works now. Do you know why it's not automatic ? (I didn't see any notice about this on the first post).

i think it greatly depends which settings/configurations you use...like limiting background processes and things like that

but 2.1.1 with LV 1.1 has been superfast & stable for me until now...even faster than cm7.2


yeah :D its like the hero is reborn again^^

thanks @everyone who contributed

Yeah but it's strange because even if I install ~5 apps the first day, it works perfectly then with the time, the performances will significantly decrease without changing anything just using normally the phone... Even if I reboot and don't load apps in the background.. (though with GB it was single task isn't it ?). I don't think it's normal. This is the side of Android that I do not like. Especially we do not know what slows down the phone.

Yeah, this ICS rom is awesome (the only one I tested), faster than GB roms. Wonderful. I would never return back to GB.

For LV 1.1 kernel, you just have to flash it at the point "4" of the Flashing Instructions and it works ? Can I do it anytime or I need to do it when I install a rom ?

Cheers.
 
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spec0071

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Wow! I was using the newest version for two hours.
WiFi on, some music and Facebook in the background and now my battery is 10%.
And I did reset the battery stats.

Pressing home button not always shows home screen, it shows the wallpaper but not the dock etc.
 
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riemervdzee

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Can anyone test whether the headset works btw? I heard complaints at the buzz owners it ain't working on ICS (we share a common kernel base).
 

1ceb0x

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Yes, I'm aware that LV kernel 1.1 is out and will be included in the next release that will fix some small things.

A big shout out there to anyone who tested this build!

It turns to be a great rom once you've fired all the system and all the things are working except it will need some improvements in graphics and animations, but I'm a little worried about this because ICS is too much for our beloved hero..

It might take a time to release the next build as I am short of it and I need to test it enough time to ensure that everything works.

@stritfajt do you know when 4.0.5 hits 'the market'?
 
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Yes, I'm aware that LV kernel 1.1 is out and will be included in the next release that will fix some small things.

A big shout out there to anyone who tested this build!

It turns to be a great rom once you've fired all the system and all the things are working except it will need some improvements in graphics and animations, but I'm a little worried about this because ICS is too much for our beloved hero..

It might take a time to release the next build as I am short of it and I need to test it enough time to ensure that everything works.

@stritfajt do you know when 4.0.5 hits 'the market'?
It should be released to the nexus phones any day, and sources shouldn't come long after :)
 

BeatsByMessi

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been wanting to test this for a long time and now i finally got round to it. the speed is absolutely amazing. going to use it as a daily to see how things go and im hoping battery life will be good as well

all i can say is is well done to you guys. i never thought ics could run as smooth as this on the hero
 
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    A new version is now out, and it contains some major improvements in terms of performances and speed. It has Las_Venturas 1.0RC3+ kernel packed (thanks @jordfaz), the new camera fix (thanks @stritfajt), the scripts are now up and running (thanks @riemer for the tip), fixed app2sd and cache2cache script, Habarug's modded Phone.apk (disabled the red hang up button), a new Evervolv Toolbox + a superb boot animation (probably the best boot animation I've saw from 2009 till now). It also includes a nice script called 13cpuspeed from where you can set your own values and governor. You can see the values changed in evervolv toolbox under performance tab.

    Right now when you flash the zip, the cpu speed is OC'd at: 264-652 smartass V2. I suggest you increase the min value to 352mhz. I've done this to avoid flashing a 'safe' kernel on top of the rom for those heroes that cannot support higher cpu speeds and also it's a safe way to change your values from within the script, no need for 3rd party app.

    Why it is improved? Because in v2 and lower, the scripts were lying in init.d but they did not activate on boot thus making them basically useless.

    But there is one more script left in init.d that it's not working. This is the *****! '02ramconfig'. This basically sets the internal task killer to higher values giving our hero a little boost in speed. I have tried many ways to force it to start. IT seems that when the boot animation is on, the values are set according to the script, after that, the values turn to normal.

    We will investigate this further as we move our focus towards 4.0.5 when the sources are out. But at the time being I will show you other ways to activate the script, so don't delete it:


    Keep in mind that you need to do it on every boot. Just choose a way that suits you best and do it every time you reboot your phone.

    1. install AMM - auto memory management - from the market, and set it at mild or agressive.

    2. If you have android sdk installed on your computer, just make this:
    enter cmd and navigate to your android-sdk\platform-tools
    Connect your device (make sure you have usb debugging enabled from settings).
    Type adb shell and now you should type this command:
    Code:
    echo 1536,3072,4096,21000,23000,25000 > /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
    after this, to see if the values are set, you can try this:
    Code:
    cat /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
    and if it looks like this; 1536,3072,4096,21000,23000,25000 you are ready to go.

    3. If you have 'Root Explorer.apk' you can press on any of the script from init.d (minfree, cpuspeed) and select run as Linux Script Handler -> Execute.
    And the values should fire up. Note: for cpu speeds, do this after you've changed your cpu settings using a text viewer (explorer works also).

    I suggest you all guys flash this latest version because includes almost all major fixes and the call drop should be fixed in this. Also, you can install apex launcher for a better performance, you will never regret it. You can enable some cool features that LV Kernel comes packed with (zRam or Kernel samepage merging briefly known as ksm). I suggest play with ksm and see how it goes.

    Another nice tweak you can make to increase performance is to limit the processes to only "4" from settings-developer options-background process limit. You can play with this value as well but I suggest leaving it at 4 if you want to be enabled.


    Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what YOU do to your phone...
    You assume all responsibility and risk associated with flashing any ROM. Make a backup!!!



    What's Working:
    camera
    touchscreen
    physical & capacitive buttons
    wifi
    gps
    data
    calls
    sms
    mms
    audio, ringtones, notifications, alarms
    microphone
    root
    adb
    sdcard
    usb mass storage
    sensors
    vibration
    trackball navigation, selection, light
    notification / charging LED


    Partially Working:]
    Stock ICS gallery app - displays black boxes. must press and drag finger to shows pics
    live wallpapers


    Not Working:
    camcorder
    bluetooth
    wifi signal strength icon display
    built-in screenshot feature
    google music app
    Hwa
    you tell me....

    Known Bugs:
    - SetupWizard reloads and turns a black screen for a couple of seconds at start up.
    - screen turns black for a couple of seconds when using the gyroscope.


    Keep in mind that this is in the early stage of development so not everything will be completely stable or working perfectly.

    You flash this ROM at your own risk! Be sure to make a nand backup and do a full wipe before flashing.


    Downloads:
    ROM - ICS 4.0.3 v2.1.1
    HeroICS_4.0.3_V.2.1.1_lvkernel1.0RC3_signed

    ROM - ICS 4.0.3 v2
    http://www.2shared.com/file/y9H80-YS/hero_ICS_403_v2.html

    Lights format all (use it to format boot, cache, data and system)!!
    https://hotfile.com/dl/153710444/c085539/Lights_Format_All.zip.html

    If you have trouble with bootloops and freezing of youre phone than try to flash this kernel!!
    Flykernel 13 max 614Mhz
    https://hotfile.com/dl/153728037/28f7ceb/FlyKernel-13-M614-m176.zip.html

    No need to flash Gapps, they are included in this build!

    Video preview of the ROM: (Thanks to gkillerx)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8zvkA8SQzs

    * Recommended Flashing Instructions * *YOU CAN USE CWM OR AMON_RA***
    1 - full wipe: data + cache + dalvik cache
    2 - flash lights format all
    3 - flash the ROM zip
    4 - flash the kernel from above if youre phone does not support cpu settings of 652Mhz
    5 - reboot: the first boot will take awhile
    6 - ensure everything is loaded and settled by letting the screen timeout and waiting a minute or so before waking it up and proceeding
    7 - go through the google setup wizard and then wait another couple mintes to allow the rest of the ROM to load up and any google data to sync
    8 - reboot and allow things to load up again
    9 - everything should now be ready to go


    * Tips *
    Enable "Force GPU Rendering" in "Settings - Developer Options" (it helps flinger to be more smooth).

    Disable "Report usage and errors" in "Apex Settings - Advanced settings".

    Use setcpu.apk or similar overclock app

    Use autokiller.apk or similar taskkiller app

    In settings->developer options: make sure window & transition animations are off

    In settings->language & input->android keyboard: turn off popup/vibrate on keypress

    Can open a running apps list by long-pressing the home button & swipe(or long-press) to clear (useful if an app won't open or system slows down to clear out some memory)

    Disabling an app is very easy in ICS: either through the manage app screen or by dragging a particular app from the drawer to the "app info" section displayed at the top of the screen, you'll find a button to disable that app

    Performance-wise it could be worthwhile to play around with the "background process limit" and "don't keep activities" options in settings->developer options

    The ICS launcher makes it simple to create & use folders: just drag one icon on top of another, let go, and they will now be in a folder together which you can name whatever you like.

    Apex settings - drawer settings - Disable Show Widgets tab (it helps on app drawer faster open/close).


    *Change log*
    ICS 4.0.3 V2.1.1:
    - changed kernel to Las_Venturas 1.0RC3+ (thanks @jordfaz)
    - the new camera fix (thanks @stritfajt)
    - scripts up and running (thanks @riemer for the tip)
    - fixed app2sd and cache2cache script
    - Habarug's modded Phone.apk
    - A new evervolv toolbox
    - changed the boot animation with a beautiful one.
    - added script 13cpuspeed
    - limited the cpu at boot to max 652 mhz/smartassV2.
    - fixed scarry OFFSET error when flashing the new rom!!

    ICS 4.0.3 v2
    - Added camera libs (great thanks to stritfajt)
    - Replaced Quickpic with working quickpic


    I would like to thank the following people for their dedication and hard work on this ROM:

    1ceb0x
    stritfajt
    lost101
    nickholtus
    vanaf



    I hope that a dev could help solve the problem with bluetooth
    and the error while searching for other mobile networks. If you like to help send me a PM !!


    If you like donate me a beer for my work ;) hit "donate to me"
    dont forget to hit the thanks button ;)
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    It's seems that either the video player is broken or / and the video decoder is broken.

    I installed MX Player + Codec (ARMv6) and it can play the videos but very slowly (few fps) and with a degraded quality. Something is wrong at the low level part.

    The hardware decoding doesn't happen... Does the drivers for that are ok ? How to check ?

    the problem is in the egl drivers.

    i'm now working on a new 4.0.3 update and i try to make the adreno200 drivers to work.

    for now they are working in my test's but not for 100%

    I need more time for that and when it's done i will post it in the op :)
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    i have already make it work. It has take a lot of time from me!
    there are some big bugs in it but they are beter than the normal drivers.
    the responce is beter the rom feels quicker without tweaks in the build.prop ;)
    the drivers are not hacked the are from Qualcomm.

    i will pm you the link

    feel free to pm me the link, maybe i'll include them in v2.2 which is starting to take shape today. If it is safe enough I will release it with those drivers, if not, will just leave the default ones.

    L.E: v2.2 it comes strong. some modifications have been made. i hope that the minfree values are set on boot for good now, also changed the kernel to startup at 352 - 652mhz. no need for scripts to do those things. I hope it will boot like this :)

    l.e2: It looks like the build will not come today. I don't have time to finish it although I'm working on it for some hours now. Will try to finish it 2morrow.
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    i have solved the network searching error :)

    the error was in libhtc_ril.so!!

    @1ceb0x i will send you the right libhtc_ril.so so you can replace it with the currently one.

    perhaps that other problems that are interrelated to this one will be solved to ;)
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    1ceb0x: I would like to test your rom. Have you managed to get lowmemkiller to work they way you want?

    Unfortunately no.

    But i have BIG news for you all.
    I'm running now a ported version from our friends over ERIS. Without any scripts, with open gl 1.1, without proper build prop, the rom is fantastic. The screenshot app is fixed, when you turn your phone from portrate to landscape, the black screen is fixed. I can see that this is already a major thing. If I put all the scripts and tweaks in build prop, it will move much faster than 4.0.3.
    Also, Evervolv toolbox just got better, you can now basically change your CPU speed from there, no need for setcpu to do it :)!