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

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bigmoneygrip23

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I've used A2SD for a while and haven't had any issues with it.

Yeah, A2SD is pretty stable. First, I would make a nandroid backup for the current setup. After, copy everything from the SD card to your computer. Because when you partition your SD card it will format everything. I would also use CWM or Dread's recovery for this too. You don't have to do a clean install with the current rom, but some stuff may not work, so it may be better to Titanium Backup your apps and info and install newSense fresh. After backing up your entire SD card to the computer (can't stress this enough, because you will lose everything...pics, music, docs, etc..), I would do format of system, data, cahce, and dalvik a few times. Dread's recovery makes this a simple one step process. Next, you need to format your SD card. I think it is under Advanced in CWM and then hit partition SD card. It will give you several options: EXT2, EXT3, EXT4. The Kernel supports all three, but I would probably choose EXT4. But if you plan on flashing different roms in the future, EXT2 will be best because not all kernels support EXT4. I have ran both EXT2 and EXT4 and haven't seen a difference in speed. Then if will ask you to create an ext partition. This will depend on the size of your SD card. If you have a 32 gb card, you might want to try something in the 1-2gig range. Next when it ask you for swap size, select none or 0. Can't remember what it actually says. Then it should format the card. Now copy contents to the SD card as normal and flash newSense again. You can add everything you just copied to your computer if you want. Flash the rom and boot the phone.

After setting up the phone, don't really install anything. Next, you need to go into terminal mode (may have to download a terminal emulator from the market) and type the following:

su

----This should change the symbol from a $ to #
----now type this

a2sd reinstall

---This will install the script.
----Your phone will reboot and A2SD should be installed.

Just read the links below before installing also.

There you go.

Here are some helpful links:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/dark...mor-apps2sd-command-line-help/158826790833326

https://www.facebook.com/notes/dark...mor-installation-instructions/158809660835039

Thanks again to you and prboy. Worked great. I notice a little slower performance when opening/using certain apps. But, that would be expected when running from an sd card. That could also be a product of the quality of sd card i'm using. Only edit to your instructions, is that it didn't prompt me to choose a particular partition EXT2, EXT4, etc on CWM 5.0.2.7. So, i'm not sure which one it ended up using. Also, it will remove any apps that had already been moved to the SD card using the native "Manage Applications". Which also would be expected since it formats the sd when partitioning.

I know this is an old ROM, but my wife doesn't care about the latest operating system and this one is rock solid. It just works and it should tide us over until we can afford to upgrade (damn sprint ETFs).
 

SteveO_148

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I had this ROM on my daughters phone and it was very good for get . I wish I could find something with cool transitions like this rom for my evo 3d. I was able to figure out how to do the a2sd only a short time ago and then her screen became non responsive, so we paid to get her phone upgraded. I was she had more time to enjoy the extra space that a2sd provided.

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YoungCorruptionV2.0

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I had this ROM on my daughters phone and it was very good for get . I wish I could find something with cool transitions like this rom for my evo 3d. I was able to figure out how to do the a2sd only a short time ago and then her screen became non responsive, so we paid to get her phone upgraded. I was she had more time to enjoy the extra space that a2sd provided.

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A2sd would not and can not affect screen responsiveness. That just sounds like your screen crapped out on you

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YoungCorruptionV2.0

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I didn't mean to make it sound like the a2sd did it... Lol. It was the screen crapping out it started slowly and then steadily got worse.

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Oh haha alright my bad. That's the way I read it





Hey YoungCorruptionV2.0 liking the new music :good:
Thanks man, a lot of those songs are months old. I've got about 5 new songs in the works. Hopefully I can finish/record two or three this week to release


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im actually on this right now, the theme mods all have dead links now. might wanna update the control panel (or just leave it lol)
 

bilgerryan

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thanks. the issue is wherever it was that was hosting the changes through the links are dead inside the app.

TommyTomato was hosting if I remember correctly

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    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:

    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]
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    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
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    RC2 is available!

    Important, read this!

    If you are running RC1 - on the OP (Original Post) download RC1 upgrade to RC2

    If you have not flashed this ROM - on the OP (Original Post) download newSENSE RC2

    Changelog is in the app now (check for updates)

    Those upgrading from RC1 to RC2: the app upgrades the ROM to RC2

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

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