[ROM][2012-12-18 | 2012-12-14] Lewa OS

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tismo74

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I was on the previous version , never had a boot loop. I am on the new version after wiping only dalvik and cache and no issues whatsoever apart from few crashes of apps here and there. I don't understand why a lot are having boot loops. The only thing I can think of is using different kernel.

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v5HMeca

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See, that's what I did as well when I tested the new version. I only wiped caches (incl. dalvik), and I had no issues at all. But when I did a "super-wipe," I got the boot loop issue like they were describing.

So I rebuilt the ROM from scratch and tested after super-wipe. No issues this time around. So the version in the first post (@everyone, check MD5 to be sure you have most recent one) should resolve boot-loop issues.


I'm still not sure what caused the problem. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.
 

muppetman462

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Getting Themed Swype Crashed

Well, I downloaded this rom and installed it via boot manager....I did the super wipe, and went to boot up, and I got massive crashes with Themed Swype....ended up rebooting into recovery and flashing the update zip from another rom.

Anyone else experience this?
 

coolwater22

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great rom!!!

so im redownloading the update you just put up since it was bootlooping for me too. i went back to 06-12-12 version and it works great,but I was wondering how do i get the phone to turn to landscape? i know the rotate icon is there on the quick settings but i want it to work when i turn the phone...sorry for the noob question.
 

v5HMeca

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Well, I downloaded this rom and installed it via boot manager....I did the super wipe, and went to boot up, and I got massive crashes with Themed Swype....ended up rebooting into recovery and flashing the update zip from another rom.

Anyone else experience this?
Did you turn on signature verification? That's always a good idea when installing a ROM as it will ensure file integrity. I'm not sure why you're having issues with Swype. That symptom sounds like what happens when you install Swype to /system/app without linked libs in /system/libs, but the version of Swype that I include installs to /data/app. You can try manually removing it, but it really shouldn't be happening at all.


Ideally I'd use package manager to install apps during initial setup or first boot, but I can't figure out a way to do that programmatically. I messed around with init.d scripting and setting a loop that waited for the system to boot, but init wouldn't proceed until init.d script finished, causing it to wait indefinitely. If anyone has any ideas on how to more properly install user apps, I'm all ears. Most ROM developers just drop the APKs in /data/app, which is what I'm currently doing.
 
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cuttingedge79

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The real question should be, is this ROM designed to run on both 003 and 004 hardware versions. What version did you test this on? Can anyone confirm it works with none to minimal bugs on 003?

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v5HMeca

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The real question should be, is this ROM designed to run on both 003 and 004 hardware versions. What version did you test this on? Can anyone confirm it works with none to minimal bugs on 003?

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That shouldn't really matter. It's CM7-based and uses CM drivers. The changes presented by Lewa are mostly cosmetic, far abstracted from minor hardware differences. The meat and potatoes of porting it is the process of going from GSM to CDMA, but again CM7 offers everything necessary to do that quite easily. If there was some sort of distinction to be made between 004 and 003, then it would be at a much lower abstraction layer, more directly associated with CM7 (not Lewa). But to answer your question, I only tested on 003.
 

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I am hooked. Been running Lewa for 24 hours now & I absolutely love it. I've been a flashaholic for a few years now & I think I've finally found the ROM with all the elements I'm looking for. Functional, aesthetically pleasing & just awesome. Thank you for the great work!

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tismo74

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I am hooked. Been running Lewa for 24 hours now & I absolutely love it. I've been a flashaholic for a few years now & I think I've finally found the ROM with all the elements I'm looking for. Functional, aesthetically pleasing & just awesome. Thank you for the great work!

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Ditto.
 
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Loving this ROM, one question, is there a way to change the buttons on the power widget drop down? Can't for three life of me find the option... :confused::rolleyes:

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Loving this ROM, one question, is there a way to change the buttons on the power widget drop down? Can't for three life of me find the option... :confused::rolleyes:

Sent from my PC36100 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
LeWa very recently added the ability to change the buttons in there (and they changed it from being at the bottom to being its own page, like Quick Settings or MIUI's notification panel). The experimental version will have this feature, but not the primary release just yet. Eventually I'll update the primary release to a version of LeWa that has this feature.
 
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LeWa very recently added the ability to change the buttons in there (and they changed it from being at the bottom to being its own page, like Quick Settings or MIUI's notification panel). The experimental version will have this feature, but not the primary release just yet. Eventually I'll update the primary release to a version of LeWa that has this feature.

Kewl beans... Thanks for the info. :thumbup:

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when I download the ICS 4.0 lockscreen and apply it, all is fine with the phone until the screen times out and bootloops the bootanimation. I've wiped and reflashed multiple times with this result. The lockscreens that come with the downloadable themes work but not the individual downloadable ones

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when I download the ICS 4.0 lockscreen and apply it, all is fine with the phone until the screen times out and bootloops the bootanimation. I've wiped and reflashed multiple times with this result. The lockscreens that come with the downloadable themes work but not the individual downloadable ones

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Will you post the lock screen so I can test this?
 

dmankl

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very nice, coming from miui it was very familiar i loved the feel of it and the app drawer that was hidden , it was refreshing but i dont think i can make the switch for a perm rom for me just yet but great job :)
 
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v5HMeca

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does hdmi work on this? i tried it and it reads the cable but nothing on the tv.
I didn't even think to test this. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll look into it.


Update I used HDMwIn and it worked just fine. My HDMI monitor was showing me the exact same thing as my phone. I tried both portrait and landscape. I played a video. It all seemed to work without a hitch. Is there some other method I should be testing?
 
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My recommended kernel settings:

Hey guys, this is what I do to get amazing performance along with awesome battery life.


Mason kernel .15RC4 SBC FSO
245/576
Wheatley
SIO
uV -75
turn off surface dithering

You guys should get really good results. I highly recommend this.
 
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    Lewa OS

    [highlight]I will probably update this less frequently, maybe once or twice a month. I no longer use my Evo 4G.[/highlight]


    LeWa ("Happy/Funny Frog") comes to us from China and is a MIUI-inspired ROM based on CyanogenMod 7. It's an incredibly lightweight ROM made primarily for yesteryear devices comparable in specifications to our Evo 4Gs. Don't let its sub-100 MB size fool you, though. It's still filled to the brim with features, such as built-in power and battery management, CPU control, and memory clearing. I can confidently recommend LeWa for daily use.


    This ROM is stable out of the box. I try to keep my modifications to a minimum and stick to the spirit of the original work.


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    Stable
    lewa-12.12.18-supersonic-STABLE-f78e43.zip (deodex)
    LeWa LeWa_U8800x_ROM_12.12.17_d65e5


    Developer
    lewa-12.12.14-supersonic-deodex-134fe8.zip
    LeWa LeWa_U8800x_ROM_12.12.14_2b952



    Tips

    - Double-tapping the lock icon on the lock screen will bring up music controls.

    - Press volume-down and menu at the same time to take a screenshot.

    - Pressing on the data usage statistics in the notification panel will bring you to a screen where you can slide to the right to change your "Monthly data limit."

    - Pressing the green orb in the notification panel will kill all open apps. Holding it will bring up its whitelist. (You likely want to add your input methods (Swype, Swiftkey, etc) to this.)

    - You may put *.apk files in /sdcard/APK/ to have them automatically install when flashing the ROM.

    - If you're a chatterbox, be sure to turn on SMS splitting in Message Settings.






    This is a pretty solid ROM. Its official versions are released for both MDPI and HDPI devices, and most of the devices that LeWa supports are on the weaker side of the hardware specification spectrum. As such, there should not be any lag or resource issues with the Evo 4G. Indeed the vanilla ROM weighs in at ~75 MB and with my additions, it weighs in at ~95 MB.



    Notable Changes

    - Mason-G-d15rc4-sbc-supersonic has been added.

    - QuickPic replaces stock gallery app.

    - MX Player has been added.

    - Mi FileExplorer replaces LeWa's "SD Manager."

    - Jorte Calendar replaces "Calendar 365"

    - A themed version of Swype has been added.

    - Swapper, CStore, Gexin, and other unlocalized apps have been removed.

    - WiMAX has been added.

    - CMParts has been added.

    - Battery Bar has been added.

    - PDroid has been added.

    - MIUI Torch has been added.

    - Modded News & Weather has been added.

    - Modded Play Store has been added.


    Known Issues
    Ordered by descending priority.

    [!] [highlight]The ICS lock screen available in the theme manager will ruin your day. Do not download it.[/highlight] There are multiple reports of it causing the phone not to boot.

    [-] Localization could use some more work, especially certain poorly translated strings.

    [!] correction is unknown | [?] unable to confirm bug | [-] correction coming soon



    Acknowledgements
    If I missed you, send me a PM.

    Swiperat - remove roaming indicator

    ajrty33 - auto-connect to data network without having to go to APN settings

    LOTK & Team DIRT - I learned quite a bit tinkering with Deck's ReLoaded.

    LeWa OS Team - developing the user experience that's built into this ROM

    CyanogenMod Team - developing drivers, APIs, frameworks, and resolving many device-specific issues, all of which made porting this a breeze.

    AOSP - developing the core components and framework of Android.


    Honorable Mentions

    MIUI - provide much of the design inspiration that goes into LeWa OS

    MIUI.us, Swiperat, et al. - major kudos to you guys for your work on porting MIUI. I can only imagine how much of a pain in the ass it would be to port one of these ROMs without a CyanogenMod base. You bros deserve special recognition for that.


    Common Concerns and Queries
    Please read through these before asking for help.

    - Circaflex offers some guidance to get Visual Voice Mail (VVM) working.

    - s8perman confirms that this ROM works with a2sd.

    - Backlight is activated on incoming message, and there doesn't appear to be a way to disable that functionality.

    - RockoDev Beats Audio can be added by downloading and flashing "ICS & GB BeatsAudio"
    5
    lewa-12.10.23-supersonic-STABLE
    - removed Bravia Engine
    - removed Beats Audio
    - removed LewaMarket.apk
    - changed kernel (Mason-G-d15rc4-sbc-supersonic-signed)
    - updated lewa (LeWa_U8800x_ROM_12.10.22_9aaa0)
    5
    This is probably the biggest update so far. The LeWa SystemUI is finally up to my standards in stability (it had issues before, such as choppy animations and erratic behavior when moving the notification bar). I changed the settings around quite a bit to hopefully make them a little more intuitive. I removed a couple problematic settings. I also removed the Gexin service (aka Free Messaging Service, aka Wasage). I replaced LeWa's native SD Manager with Mi FileExplorer.

    At the moment, the only difference between the experimental release and the primary release is the base. It might be this way for a while, provided the LeWa developers don't make any drastic changes that necessitate further testing.



    lewa-12.07.04-supersonic
    - updated lewa (LeWa_ROM_U8800x_12.06.29_d6aa7)
    - removed Gexin
    - added emoji fallback font
    - Mi FileExplorer now replaces LewaFileExplorer
    - changes to Settings
    - * removed LeWa "Performance" from Phone Settings
    - * removed LeWa "Keypad" from Phone Settings
    - * added LeWa "Memory Whitelist" to Phone Settings
    - * added CMParts "Performance" to Phone Settings
    - * added CMParts "Phone Goggles" to Application Settings
    - * added CMParts "Advanced Settings" to Personal Settings
    - * added LeWa "Google services switch" to Application Development Settings
    - * added CMParts "Softkeys & Buttons" to Phone Settings
    - changes to CMParts
    - * changed "CyanogenMod settings" to "Advanced Settings"
    - * removed CMParts "Notification power widget" from Interface Settings
    - * removed CMParts "Status bar tweaks" from Interface Settings
    - * removed CMParts "Input" from Advanced Settings
    - * removed CMParts "Performance" from Advanced Settings
    - * removed CMParts "System" from Advanced Settings
    - * removed CMParts "Tablet tweaks" from Advanced Settings
    - * added LeWa "Keypad" to Softkeys & Buttons
    3
    Bros, PDroid was so effing hard to add. It took me FOREVER to come up with a "future-proof" way of adding it. I tested it on the last 10 versions of LeWa and it worked on all of them. So I'm assuming it will continue to work from here on out.


    To get to it, go to Settings->Application->Privacy & Permissions

    It should also alert you to optionally adjust permissions whenever an application is installed.


    Also raising the 30 MB/month limit in the Data Monitor to 2 GB by default was a huge PITA for me (probably would be a breeze to experienced Java programmers) but it should be "future-proof" as well.
    3
    lewa-12.07.28-supersonic
    - changed Data Monitor default settings
    - added PDroid
    - added Bravia Engine
    - updated lewa (LeWa_ROM_U8800x_12.07.27_222e1)