[ROM] newSENSE [RC2] [SENSE 2.1 | 2.3.4] [A2SD] [Custom Kernel] [Updated: 4/29/12]

Dread 7us · Mar 28, 2012

Introducing newSENSE, a highly modified and customizable Sense 2.1 ROM with custom OC kernel built in. This ROM is based off of the newest update: 2.77.651.3. ROM includes a custom app built from source to control the ROM and perform many commonly used root tools.

Developers:

one_love_420: [Applied all ROM mods]
Dread 7us: [Control panel app, boot animation]
drob311: [Custom kernel, optimized apks]

ROM MODs (one_love_420):

Statusbar Options
Clock Options
- Style (show/hide/center(with slide in/out animations, no overlap))
- AM/PM Style (show/small/hide)
- Color
- Hide alarm icon
Battery Options
- Battery bar (like Miui with settings thanks to pvy)
- Show/Hide
- Color
Signal Options
- Show/Hide
- Text
- Color
Notification Menu Options
- Recent apps show/hide
- Default to quicksettings
Rosie Options
- Custom button
- 5 rows and semi-transparent BG
- Depaginated app drawer
Display Options
- Overscroll settings (none/glow/bounce & glow/bounce)
- CRT on/off
Misc Options
- Lockscreen (Honeycomb/Android/HTC - all on the fly) centered layout
- Snapshot (enable/disable)
7 options power menu with 4-in-1 reboot [thanks snq for original code]
1x/3g icon fix
Smali files debloated
Changed Mms Compression
Added DSP
Added Rotate Animation from 2.3.5 [thanks mik, I just ported ]
Added Music track changer by Holding Down Volume Key up/down
Added Hack to allow Force Roaming [thanks MrGreg from Hero Forums] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745092
Custom 2.1 Lockscreen Arc carrier banner [inspired by tommytomatoe ]
Added Extended Quick Settings w/ longpress ability- Thanks skyraider for original code
Added White Overscroll color
Changed auto-birghtness values
Disabled keyboard slide unlock
Enabled SIP over data
Rosie landscape without keyboard out
Unlimited browser tabs (well 255 technically)
Unlocked settings in browser [thanks mik]
Swipe to clear notifications [thanks hansip87] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1483193
Increased media volume steps to 30 (stock is 15) [thanks AndroidON] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1411317
Disabled signature checks [thanks seo] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17045274#post17045274
wifi-hotspot hacked [mik & noimjosh] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1120133
Fix Phantom Voicemail icon [thanks JusticeAA] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1465504
Thanks DG4FREE for the rosie images http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=891820
Removed the GPS status reticle, aquiring icon still appears [thanks SteelH]
Custom Carrier in Notifications tray [thanks JsChiSurf]
Disabled a lot of the debugging and htc logs [thanks mik]

Kernel features (drob311):

Clock speeds: 61 MHz to 1.997 GHz
Governors: interactive, conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave and performance
I/O schedulers: noop, deadline, cfq and vr

Control Panel features (Dread 7us):

Sense tweaks built in (romanbb and pvyParts for MIUI batt bar)
Backup data apps
Disable bootanimation, sound
Debloater with freeze and defrost options
Mount system ro/rw
Clear dalvik-cache
Clear cache
Fix permissions
Zipalign all apps
Odex framework and system apps
Reboot options (regular, hot, recovery, bootloader and power off)
SD card read ahead (romanbb)
Sense removal, backup and restore
Change dalvik heap size
Change screen density
Change WiFi scan interval
Force launcher into memory
Raise JPG quality
Decrease dialing out
Render UI with GPU
APN settings
Battery calibration
Detailed battery info
Change custom carrier text
Fully funtioning file browser (original source by Joe Berria)
Font changer
Overclock (hrk - no-frills)

Special thanks:

tommytomatoe for the original idea for the Control Panel app and helping with mods. We also used his Android Utility to optimize the apks.
FdxRider and crump84 for testing.
Anyone else I may have missed...

Kernel Source (drob311): here.

Video previews:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLUMR-x3zMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXOmMQr8l4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUqaEFyIrEc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkbmfpFKVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKXxsW9QjRA
* Sense tweak features and kernel in video subject to change

Themes and skins:

newICSSense by -somebody-
Sense 2.1 skins by sopL87

Downloads:

newSENSE RC2 [4/29/12] [Size: 233.91 MB]
MD5 Sum: cf97a6d2a4e8f38bc1ba83dee2916794
RC1 upgrade to RC2 [4/29/12] [Size: 2.86 MB MB]
MD5 Sum: 4f47dcd85dc1e241b099eebeaa352b97

Older downloads:

newSENSE RC1 | Mirror [3/27/12] [Size: 233.64 MB]
MD5 Sum: 9650301150b0533ff7c8add960d525cb
[Thanks tommytomatoe for the mirror]

Dread 7us · Mar 28, 2012

More Info

Changelog:

newSENSE changelog: RC2 (4/29/12)
- Disabled scrolling cache (smooth listview scrolling)
- Settings.apk now matches background in Control Panel
- SystemUI.apk has been modified for transparency and changing backgrounds
- Build.prop edits
- Spare parts edit
- Updated framework-res.apk

Control Panel 1.1:
- Added menu options (settings, check for updates and quit)
- Fixed System tweaks Choose dalvik heap size
- Added option to disable exit dialog
- Modifications tab added
- Battery mods (change battery icons)
- Check for updates/changelog (see if there is any update to Control Panel)
- Lockscreens (change lockscreens)
- Overscroll colors (pick different overscroll colors)
- Rosie mods (select different styles)
- SystemUI mods (choose backgrounds and inverted SystemUI options)
- Added phone info (shows detailed phone info, usage statistics, wifi info and APN settings)

Mod Submissions:

Here's the general guide for preparing any mods so Tommy and I can easily add them in (also including a screenshot and making sure all XMLs are compiled):

SystemUI: if you have a themed SystemUI.apk, just zip it up along with other apks to match (like DownloadProvider.apk, ect). If it's a background, I just need the png. Make sure SystemUI.apk and other apks are in the root of the archive

Lockscreens: make a zip archive that has the apks folder structure (com.htc.resources.apk). Example: res/drawable-hdpi - put any pngs in that folder (lockscreen_arc.png, lockscreen_arc_incall.png, lockscreen_arcglass_bottom.9.png, lockscreen_arcglass_top.9.png, lockscreen_prompt_back.png). Make sure your .9 pngs are compiled!

Overscrolls: same basic format as lockscreens. Make a zip that has the folders res/drawable-hdpi and contains overscroll_glow.png and overscroll_edge.png.

Rosies: same as SystemUI, zip up the apk. Make sure Rosie.apk is in the root of the archive.

Batteries: make a zip archive that has the apks folder structure (framework-res.apk). Example: res/drawable-hdpi - put any pngs in that folder. Add the battery XMLs to res/drawable within the archive.

Then just send me a PM with a downloadable link, thanks!

General:

Make sure you wipe everything before flashing! I use CWM and make sure to wipe everything including system individually. The ROM does take a few minutes to flash, that is normal for a sense ROM. First boot is going to take awhile as everything is loading for the first time.

A2SD:

Open terminal emulator
Type su press enter
Then type a2sd reinstall

More detailed info can be found here: How to properly setup Darktremors a2sd by JJsax thanks shrekdaklown for the link

Control Panel info:

Interface (romanbb sense tweaks)

Battery options:

Show battery icon
Battery text style
- Regular %
- Small %
- No %
- Hide text
MIUI battery bar options (pvyParts)
- Show battery bar
- Height (1 to 50)
- Automatically color
- Static battery color
- Options to change auto charging, regular, medium and low colors
- Options to change medium and low percentages.
Automatically color (for battery style)
Static battery color
Option to change auto charging, regular, medium and low colors

Clock options:

Clock style
- Hide clock
- Standard clock
- Center clock
AM PM style
- Large AM/PM
- Small AM/PM
- Hide AM/PM
Choose clock color
Show alarm icon

Lockscreen settings:

Choose lockscreen style
- HTC sense
- Android
- Honeycomb
Volume key screen wake (not implemented yet)

Quick settings (not implemented yet):

Rosie options:

5 column app drawer
Paginated app drawer
Transparent app drawer
Kill rosie (restarts rosie)
Enable screenshot function

Signal options:

Show signal bars
Signal text style
- Show
- Small w/dBm
- Hide
Automatically color

Statusbar options:

Swipe to clear
Longpress to clear (not implemented)
Alternate layout (not implemented)
Show recent apps
Quick-quick settings (show quick settings when there are no notifications)

Visual settings:

Animate screen off (show screen off animation)
Animate screen on (show screen on animation)
Overscroll settings
- None
- Edge glow
- Bounce and glow
- Bounce

Many options created by Dread 7us with scripts created/modified by tommytomatoe

Advanced

Backup options:

Backup installed apps (data/apps to sd card)
Restore data apps (if backed up)
Backup sms (to sd card)
Restore sms (not available yet)

Boot animation options:

Disable custom boot animation (plays standard android)
Enable customer boot animation
Completely disable boot animation (black screen)
Enable boot animation
Disable boot animation sound

Debloater:

List with all apps in system/app. Checkmark multiple apps at once.
Options include: Delete, freeze and defrost. Frozen apps will display
with a (F) and can be defrosted at will. Delete will permanetely delete
the apk (and .odex if it exists) and removes the data/data portion as
well.

Miscellaneous options:

Mount system read-only
Mount system read/write
Clear dalvik-cache
Clear cache
Remove backups
Fix permissions (tt script)
Zipalign
Odex framework and system (tt script)

Reboot options:

Reboot
Hot reboot
Reboot to recovery
Reboot to bootloader
Power off

SD card read ahead:

Select cache 128kb - 4096kb

Sense removal options:

Sense backup (backup to sd card)
Sense remove (make sure you have an alternate launcher)
Sense restore (from sd card)

System tweaks:

Choose dalvik heap size (select from 12mb to 64mb)
Chooser screen density (select from 100dpi to 320dpi)
WiFi scan interval (select from 5 secs to 180)
Force launcher into memory
Raise jpg quality to 100%
Render ui with gpu

Extras

APN settings:

Brings up option in settings edit/add apns

Battery calibration:

Calibrate battery when at 100% (shows current level in realtime)

Battery info:

Detailed battery information

Custom carrier:

Change carrier on notification tray

File browser (original source by Joe Berria):

Fully functioning and customized file browser.

Font changer:

Listview shows a preview of each font. Selecting one will show a more
detailed preview. Default font highlighted in green. Want more fonts?
Just add them in the newSENSE_fonts folder on your sd card and they
will populate in the list. You must find the fonts yourself and they
must be True-Type fonts (.ttf). If the font isn't compatible, the font
changer will probably force close (not all True-Type fonts are compatible
with android). In the case of Font changer force closing, then you must
delete that font from the newSENSE_fonts folder on your SD card (or delete
the whole folder if you don't remember which one).

Overclock options (source by hrk):

Select max, min, governor and i/o scheduler

Spare parts:

Link to the spare parts app

About

Information about the app, version, android os, mod, model and device

Dread 7us · Mar 28, 2012

Screenshots:

-somebody- · Mar 28, 2012

thanks guys, with you three working on it i know its good. trying shortly

drob311 · Mar 28, 2012

About the kernel... It is based off of htc's 2.6.35.10 kernel source. The clock tables, voltages and added governors are a combination of the 5 kernel developers I mention below. I also added v(r) i/o scheduler, thanks mdeejay from Team Virtuous.

This has been a long time coming. :beer: First I have to thank my wife and kids for being so patient while I stared at a computer screen. Endless thanks to one_love_420 and Dread 7us for all their hard work, knowledge, and patience. Huge thanks goes to Dodgejcr, for taking the time to teach me almost everything I know about kernels, answering my noobish questions

, and writing up some awesome tutorials located at his website http://dodgejcr.com. Tommy Tomatoe has been such a great help to all of us, we can't thank you enough. I have some more thanks to give to a few other people, in no particular order toastcfh, scaryghoul, mdeejay, dodgejcr, x99 (kernel sources to compare, and help trouble shooting), aamikam (a2sd trouble shooting), strapped365 (panorama camera), and htc (base kernel source). Last but not least, the whole Shift community, a.k.a. the best community on xda. I hope you enjoy this ROM as much as we did making it. If I forgot to thank anyone, please let me know and I'll add you.

Edit: Here is a link to custom skins for those that are interested... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1048894

Edit: link to my .config zipped up for tun.ko and cifs.ko kernel. here

Edit: link to kernel with tun.ko and cifs.ko. Tested working by hamagc. thanks!

here

TheGOAT232412 · Mar 28, 2012

Appreciate the work fellas!

strapped365 · Mar 28, 2012

Really enjoyed running this last night...I was sad to reflash my shift before I mailed it out

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tommytomatoe · Mar 28, 2012

woot woot! Its here!

rhodiggah · Mar 28, 2012

Aw man, looks like I'll be busy for a few days getting to know this Rom. Thanks guys...

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letmeputdatipin · Mar 28, 2012

Yoooooooo, this joint is dope son!!!!! Wooooooooo, thank u for the work all u fly ass devs do!!!

Let Me Put My Shift In U!

one_love_420 · Mar 28, 2012

Nothing but a nuisance..... Now let's see who can find the Easter egg?

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crump84 · Mar 28, 2012

Nice work guys. I've enjoyed running this off and on for the past month or so.. Solid ROM fellas.

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cdrury88 · Mar 28, 2012

Im not sure why but for some reason I can't get it to install. Ive downloaded direct from my phone via wifi. Ive downloaded it through my computer (mirror) and now i just downloaded it via my work computer and I still cant get it to install. Im using clockworkmod recovery version 5.0.2.0. When i try to install it, it acts as though it is going to install. the NEW sense image comes up then the yellow bar starts to fill. Problem is is after about 7 seconds it fills completly and says its done. There is no way sense would install in 7-8 seconds. Ive done complete wipes everytime I've tried to flash. Is it the version of clockwork im using? Any ideas?

crump84 · Mar 28, 2012

Have you tried booting it up? Any time I've flashed it the yellow progress bar is the last part of the install (after sitting there not really doing anything for a minute or so), the progress bar usually fills pretty quick...

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drob311 · Mar 28, 2012

cdrury88 said:
Im not sure why but for some reason I can't get it to install. Ive downloaded direct from my phone via wifi. Ive downloaded it through my computer (mirror) and now i just downloaded it via my work computer and I still cant get it to install. Im using clockworkmod recovery version 5.0.2.0. When i try to install it, it acts as though it is going to install. the NEW sense image comes up then the yellow bar starts to fill. Problem is is after about 7 seconds it fills completly and says its done. There is no way sense would install in 7-8 seconds. Ive done complete wipes everytime I've tried to flash. Is it the version of clockwork im using? Any ideas?

Hmmm... I would try reflashing your recovery. I'm using the same recovery and havent had any issues. I have ran into that same issue a month or 2 back, where the flash goes way to quick, reflashing recovery fixed it for me. Have you tried restoring a nandroid yet?

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-somebody- · Mar 28, 2012

eh, this is ok but not something id leave in a time capsule for the future generations.
just kidding, this **** is bad as hell, nice work guys, if i wasnt addicted to ICS id be on this **** as my daily (although now i have to get back to work and ice cream this up maybe?)

zenulator · Mar 28, 2012

cdrury88 said:
Im not sure why but for some reason I can't get it to install. Ive downloaded direct from my phone via wifi. Ive downloaded it through my computer (mirror) and now i just downloaded it via my work computer and I still cant get it to install. Im using clockworkmod recovery version 5.0.2.0. When i try to install it, it acts as though it is going to install. the NEW sense image comes up then the yellow bar starts to fill. Problem is is after about 7 seconds it fills completly and says its done. There is no way sense would install in 7-8 seconds. Ive done complete wipes everytime I've tried to flash. Is it the version of clockwork im using? Any ideas?

I installed it but it won't boot. Stays on the htc screen. I don't have an ext sd partition so that might be the problem.

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one_love_420 · Mar 28, 2012

zenulator said:
I installed it but it won't boot. Stays on the htc screen. I don't have an ext sd partition so that might be the problem.

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Logcat would be extremely helpful to figure out why the problems are happening.

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YoungCorruptionV2.0 · Mar 28, 2012

This is awesome! Boot animation was pretty badass. Great work ya'll, I've really loving this right now

-somebody- · Mar 28, 2012

i did notice with the app drawer that when i had it set to un-depaginated with 5 icon rows that it only showed half of the drawer until i rechecked paginated.

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