10/Mar 3.2 - MoDaCo Custom ROM for GSM Hero (now with online kitchen)

[Guest shiver78]

Thank you for all the hard works.

Need advice;

- updated to latest radio 63.18.55.06IU_6.35.08.22

- updated to this custom ROM 2.9

- resulted in constantly reboot

- now - back to ROM 2.8, working OK

How to prevent the constantly reboot? Is there any bug or something?

If you have repeating boot loops after upgrading:

1) Ensure you don't have swapper installed. If you have it running, remove it.

2) Clear your dalvik cache (rm /data/dalvik-cache/*)

Paul - maybe you should consider putting this in the first post. :D

[Guest Matteo.Weng]

I moved all the /data/dalvik-cache into /cache. Hero run smoothly. I have about 147MB free space on my /data

df

Filesystem		   1K-blocks	  Used Available Use% Mounted on

tmpfs					98256		 0	 98256   0% /dev

tmpfs					 4096		 0	  4096   0% /sqlite_stmt_journals

/dev/block/mtdblock3	174080	146648	 27432  84% /system

/dev/block/mtdblock5	169728	 22156	147572  13% /data

/dev/block/mtdblock4	133120	 51140	 81980  38% /cache

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2	468331	 37747	405599   9% /system/sd

/dev/block//vold/179:1

					  15015584   2325944  12689640  15% /sdcard

How-To: Run adb shell in a cmd window, you will get the android shell

echo "chmod 0771 /cache" >> /data/init.sh

mv /data/dalvik-cache /cache

ln -s /cache/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache

reboot

Edited November 6, 2009 by Matteo.Weng

[Guest MilosM]

2.9 is great! It's very fast!

But I have a problem. In Google Maps when I do a search a get a force close msg. Any ideas?

[Guest anderneo]

Camera works absolutely amazing!

It is so much faster then is used to be, great work Paul!

By the way, I have the 'forced-close-htc-mail-problem'. Tried reinstalling a few times, no good.

Has anyone got a work-around for this?

[Guest Keramidas]

2.9 is great! It's very fast!

But I have a problem. In Google Maps when I do a search a get a force close msg. Any ideas?

Hi,

It works for me on 2.9. Have you tried uninstalling Google Maps and reinstalling it from Market ?

[Guest anderneo]

Same for me, works fine. Try reinstalling, or, if that doesn't work: uninstall app, then reinstall rom (without wipe). That worked here several times..

[Guest Keramidas]

I moved all the /data/dalvik-cache into /cache. Hero run smoothly. I have about 147MB free space on my /data

df

  Filesystem		   1K-blocks	  Used Available Use% Mounted on

  tmpfs					98256		 0	 98256   0% /dev

  tmpfs					 4096		 0	  4096   0% /sqlite_stmt_journals

  /dev/block/mtdblock3	174080	146648	 27432  84% /system

  /dev/block/mtdblock5	169728	 22156	147572  13% /data

  /dev/block/mtdblock4	133120	 51140	 81980  38% /cache

  /dev/block/mmcblk0p2	468331	 37747	405599   9% /system/sd

  /dev/block//vold/179:1

						15015584   2325944  12689640  15% /sdcard

How-To: Run adb shell in a cmd window, you will get the android shell

echo "chmod 0771 /cache" >> /data/init.sh

  mv /data/dalvik-cache /cache

  ln -s /cache/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache

  reboot

I did the same as you since yesterday evening, and it works great too ! At last we put these 128MB of unused space to good use !

The first step was the same as Matteo.Weng:

mv /data/dalvik-cache /cache/

ln -s /cache/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache

But beware: /cache gets auto-formatted during a radio update. Therefore (imho) on every boot we should assume that /cache/dalvik-cache has possibly been deleted, so I have put more stuff (not just the chmod command) in my startup script:

mkdir /cache/dalvik-cache

chown 1000:1000 /cache/dalvik-cache

chmod 771 /cache /cache/dalvik-cache

I put these 3 lines in /system/sd/userinit.sh. I did not modify /data/init.sh.

By the way: I know that /system/sd/userinit.sh is the a2sd startup script, and /data/init.sh is Paul's startup script, but does anybody know which of these 2 scripts is called first ?

Edited November 6, 2009 by Keramidas

[Guest clarkEEE1]

Upgraded to 2.9 but when ï try to install ratcoms black sence theme just get bootloops yes I have wiped, don't use swap, cleared davlik cache tried everything possible I think but can't get it to boot. So In the end went back to my nandroid backup that grey HTC standard theme just makes the phone UI so ugly i can't use it no more.

[Guest flipper203]

Hello, I have noticed something wiered. When I boot my phone, if I go to advanced task killer (free), I have something like 80Mo of free ram, but then, when I use the phone and have a look later at the memory, even when killing some tasks, I onnly get 40-45Mo of free Ram.

Where are gone my 80Mo free Ram?

[Guest Keramidas]

Upgraded to 2.9 but when ï try to install ratcoms black sence theme just get bootloops yes I have wiped, don't use swap, cleared davlik cache tried everything possible I think but can't get it to boot. So In the end went back to my nandroid backup that grey HTC standard theme just makes the phone UI so ugly i can't use it no more.

You're right: just call HTC and tell them they should test their ROMs better before leaking them... :D

But seriously: what about just asking Ratcom ?

[Guest wabe]

Just aout of curiosity is Modaco 2.9 = 2.8 + Technologist? Any other improvements?

[Guest Keramidas]

Hello, I have noticed something wiered. When I boot my phone, if I go to advanced task killer (free), I have something like 80Mo of free ram, but then, when I use the phone and have a look later at the memory, even when killing some tasks, I onnly get 40-45Mo of free Ram.

Where are gone my 80Mo free Ram?

Assuming that "free RAM" display is reliable, maybe the OS is using part of these free 80MB as cache ? Try:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

Does the "free RAM" display increase then ?

PS: No need to run this command in normal situations: the caches are automatically reduced when an application asks for RAM.

Edited November 6, 2009 by Keramidas

[Guest clarkEEE1]

Just aout of curiosity is Modaco 2.9 = 2.8 + Technologist? Any other improvements?

They should be a change log In the first post check that out.

[Guest clarkEEE1]

You're right: just call HTC and tell them they should test their ROMs better before leaking them... :D

But seriously: what about just asking Ratcom ?

It's nothing to do with the theme had no probs with the last few modaco roms with it , gotta be something to do with the new Rom.

[Guest Higgsy]

Upgraded to 2.9 but when ï try to install ratcoms black sence theme just get bootloops yes I have wiped, don't use swap, cleared davlik cache tried everything possible I think but can't get it to boot. So In the end went back to my nandroid backup that grey HTC standard theme just makes the phone UI so ugly i can't use it no more.

kosworld needs to rewrite his themes for 2.9, he aint done it yet. Ratcom has redone his clear theme/lockscreen themes for 2.9, although I have a starnge issue with the theme causing 100% awake time, which I am going to flag up to him.

[Guest derdominic]

There is just nothing to say, except " Thank you Paul for your for work in and for the community. "

BTW : Is there Paul Thank You thread in the forum ?

Dominic

Edited November 6, 2009 by derdominic

[Guest Higgsy]

There is just nothing to say, except " Thank you Paul for your for work in and for the community. "

BTW : Is there Paul Thank You thread in the forum ?

Dominic

yeah its called the donate button lol

Remember to send props to Teknologist for his hard work on the kernel too :D

[Guest derdominic]

yeah its called the donate button lol

Remember to send props to Teknologist for his hard work on the kernel too :D

Of course I hitted them, but it is not a thing to say it loud....

And surely, I would not forgot Teknologist, greetings to my neighbours to france.

Merci beaucoup pour ton travaille.

Edited November 6, 2009 by derdominic

[Guest clarkEEE1]

kosworld needs to rewrite his themes for 2.9, he aint done it yet. Ratcom has redone his clear theme/lockscreen themes for 2.9, although I have a starnge issue with the theme causing 100% awake time, which I am going to flag up to him.

Cheers higgsy for letting us no. Going to stick with 2.8 for now then.

[Guest xxthemartianxx]

I've updated from 2.8 to 2.9 but seem to be having a problem on the SMS thread. The contact images from Facebook are being dragged through correctly, but my contact image isn't.

Anyone having the same issue? Is there a quick fix?

Edited November 6, 2009 by xxthemartianxx

[Guest dwattsy21]

I've updated from 2.8 to 2.9 but seem to be having a problem on the SMS thread. The contact images from Facebook are being dragged through correctly, but my contact image isn't.

Anyone having the same issue? Is there a quick fix?

I've had this problem with every Modaco ROM I've used. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just uses a default "no image" pic. Would be interested to know if anybody has a fix for this, as I do love to look at my own beautiful face when going through my phone :D

[Guest xxthemartianxx]

On a separate topic, I've just partioned my SD card and have Apps2SD. On average, what should I have left as internal memory?

I had 107mb, upgraded to 2.9 and now have 80mb. After installing a few apps, internal still shows 80mb so it looks as if Apps2SD is working, just wondering where the 27mb went after the upgrade?

[Guest xxthemartianxx]

On a separate topic, I've just partioned my SD card and have Apps2SD. On average, what should I have left as internal memory?

I had 107mb, upgraded to 2.9 and now have 80mb. After installing a few apps, internal still shows 80mb so it looks as if Apps2SD is working, just wondering where the 27mb went after the upgrade?

[Guest MilosM]

Hi,

It works for me on 2.9. Have you tried uninstalling Google Maps and reinstalling it from Market ?

It worked :D don't know why I didn't think about reinstalling :P dooh.

[Guest kendon]

Upgraded to 2.9 but when ï try to install ratcoms black sence theme just get bootloops yes I have wiped, don't use swap, cleared davlik cache tried everything possible I think but can't get it to boot. So In the end went back to my nandroid backup that grey HTC standard theme just makes the phone UI so ugly i can't use it no more.

lol i tried to port blacksense v1.1 to mcr2.9, didn't work. i didn't even get bootloops, phone hangs at the operator logo...