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

[Guest nicandris]

before paying to upgrade. does this rom have obex support?

[Guest Lenslarque]

Hi Paul,

After even the Technologist mentioned that lagg might disappear in a rom without compcache, I gave it a go. I've been running the rom atleast for 4 days, and I experience no lagg at all. Even when it wakes up. Two tumbs up from me!

I've got a request to include the following app to add some flavor to in the cooking recipe. http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero...o-phone-portal/

As you might know, you can manage via wifi or usb your HTC hero by a webportal. You can even send sms messages. I hope you will include this as a cooking option.

With kind regards, Lenslarque

[Guest mifran]

The one I mentioned several posts earlier today, with the two screenshots :) (Post #668)

I wonder if it has to do with the combination of items I chose in the kitchen. I didn't choose Footprints, Mail, Java or Peep, among others.

EDIT: The problem also happens if you install the ROM with all the defaults options in the kitchen. I have wiped my phone before flashing it. I'm surprised nobody else has seen this or reported it. I did a Nandroid restore of a shipped ROM and it is fine.

To reproduce the problem, use the Hero's Android browser to go to http://youtube.com or any site with Flash (turn off Mobile View in the browser settings, so that you don't get the mobile version of youtube), then select a video - and then look for the 'loading' icon. Instead of a white icon, you'll see some fuzzy graphics, like in the screenshots.

Otherwise, this is an awesome ROM and I am glad I paid for the chance to use it!!

ok i have reproduced your problem when following a tweet to jasonbradbury's dotrobot site it froze and i had the hour glass thingy had to reboot the phone to get out of the freeze

EDIT further to this problem if you hold on the green circle with diagonal stripe it says this content cannot be played on this device this is on the suzi perry ideal home show video i would say now that it would seem that it is a flash player incompatibility so paul how can this flash player be cured

EDIT it also crashes the browser and the phone needs to be rebooted before you can use the browser again

mifran

Edited February 2, 2010 by mifran

[Guest Smallguy17]

Okay, im now rooted and running modaco! Nice!

But how to I get the apps like for eksample the "setcpu" you just talked about? isent there some kind of trick?

Market enabler?

Edited February 1, 2010 by Smallguy17

[Guest conzy]

It referrer checks you are coming from MoDaCo. Try a different browser, try right-click save as, check you're not running 'noscript'... :)

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Doesnt work on Chrome or IE on my machine but works perfect in both on my girlfriend's machine! So problem is on my end B) sorry!

[Guest dannychrist]

Hello,

I think your work is great, but I have to test it first.

I just bought my HTC Hero 1 day ago, and i really have no idea how to do the backup and wipe and a Nandroid restore. Where do I get the update tool??

Is there somewhere a manual for updating adnroid for newcomers.

BTW this MoDaCo Custom ROM is based on Android 2.1????

Edited February 2, 2010 by dannychrist

[Guest kareem613]

I'm having trouble with this latest rom.

Its the first time in a while a do a full wipe.

On first boot going through the setup wizard, I can't get data connection working. There's no chance to setup wifi and when I enter my APN settings for Fido, it still can't connect.

I'm using the exact same settings that work in my last bunch of roms. A nandroid restore and I'm back up and running with data.

Any ideas?

[Guest Silverstream]

Ha .. I specifically disable "USB debugging" earlier and not knowing it's the cause of the problem!

Working perfectly now !

THANKS Paul !

Paul, which works better with your ROM ? SetCPU or OverclockWidget ?

It seems that your Rom is already running at 527Mhz .... do I even need either of them ?

[Guest raymond2_nl]

Hello,

I think your work is great, but I have to test it first.

I just bought my HTC Hero 1 day ago, and i really have no idea how to do the backup and wipe and a Nandroid restore. Where do I get the update tool??

Is there somewhere a manual for updating adnroid for newcomers.

BTW this MoDaCo Custom ROM is based on Android 2.1????

Danny,

If you want to install an MDC custom ROM without donating, choose the stable 3.1 release (both are based on Android 1.5 btw).

I installed v3.1 a week ago and am very happy with it! A beginner myself, I found this guide to be very helpful.

Edited February 2, 2010 by raymond2_nl

[Guest patts]

My first baked rom. And it's fast man! Realy fast! Money well spent! Keep up the good work Paul!

[Guest Paul]

No. :)

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[Guest hovelsj]

hi paul i am trying disable compcache, stock kernel & minfree tweak

i dont know after 2 days of use phone has become sluggish again.

dont know if anybody experienced same!!

will report again after 2 days of use

& i have a2sd enabled!!

is it the cause of sluggishness!!

Edit:

boot up was fast

programs are fast so far so good will continue monitoring

I have used beta 5 for a few days (at least more than two) and its still smooth and fast.

[Guest Pitel]

I have used beta 5 for a few days (at least more than two) and its still smooth and fast.

My uptime is about 120 hours (5 days) and it's too still smooth and fast. Without compcache, with taskkiller tweak. Big up, Paul!

Edited February 2, 2010 by Pitel

[Guest Lenslarque]

Hi Paul,

I've found an app in the market ppace named Tapatalk. With it you can read and answer your favorite forum.

I couldn't find the MoDaCo forum. I think a plug in needs to be present in the forum.

Could you be so kind to look into it? So we can read/post the forum from the hero?

[Guest targetal]

been sitting on the MCR2.6 since October, thus was considering an update to 3.1. anyone willing to put some words backing up the upgrade process from 2.6 to 3.1 ? is it that considerably better than 2.6 ? :)

[Guest HellSt0rm]

Same as Pitel... Long uptime and no lag or trouble :)

[Guest kosmiq]

I think the internal taskkiller tweak is to tightly set for me. Sometimes when alarm go off, I reviece a call or other things that go on top I they sometimes disappear. The alarm is still sounding off, the phone is ringing but the slider that goes on top of the lockscreen is not there. Started happening after installing 3.2b5. Tweaked the teknologist.sh a little earlier today and will report back if it gets better. Set so that the memory can be lower before it starts killing of in the two last categories.

Set teknologist.sh to 1536,2048,4096,5120,12800,20480.

[Guest cortiis]

Finally got HTC hero in White. It was available in my country but just in brown. I wanted a white one badly and waited for 3 months for HTC to launch it in white. I am a new one for android and have been on symbian for the last 6-8 years. Plan to root my Hero right away.

I have the following specs:

1) Model number: HTC Hero

2) Firmware version: 1.5

3) Baseband version: 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18

4) Kernel version: 2.6.27-8dd6deee htc-kernel@and18-2

5) Build number: 2.73.720.5 146733 CL#61267 release-keys

6) Software version: 1.0.0.A6288

Question: Should I go for the latest ROM 2.73.x release series (currently 2.73.405.66 together with Paul's optimizations)? I mean, would it be of use as my current installation is a higher version.

[Guest Paul]

Your current version is old, .5. The 707 is the region ID.

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[Guest tongcc8]

Paul, after flashed 3.2, found strange char while 'adb shell' and using 'ls' command on my Hero.

After typing the below:

alias ls='ls --color=none'

The display became normal.

[Guest cortiis]

Hey Paul,

That was real quick.

OK, you mean 720 (you seem to have misquoted it as 707) in my case is the region code and .5 is the version number which is no doubt lower than yours(.66). If this is the case I am all set to be busy tonight. Thanks a ton bro.

Edited February 2, 2010 by cortiis

[Guest mbba]

Hey, new here and to all the rooting (:

I have some quistions I hope you wil answer (:

1) How much faster is this rom to the original?

2) What is the chances of bricking the phone?

3) What does NOT work on this rom? (if there is anything...)

Answer .to all the newbees with this question rocking their brains

....Give it a go

Or in simples, you don't know what your missing............. :)

Edited February 2, 2010 by mbba

[Guest ikamatos]

BTW, when can we expect a Beta 6 with as many features as possible included (as discussed in this topic)?

Thanks and regards to all.

Edited February 2, 2010 by ikamatos

[Guest werpu]

Ok Paul, generally the rom is working fone for me, but what I am missing is the 2g/3g switch in the settings it used to be there in 3.1 now it is gone (actually since beta1)

But besides that I love it.

[Guest MoWeb]

Ok Paul, generally the rom is working fone for me, but what I am missing is the 2g/3g switch in the settings it used to be there in 3.1 now it is gone (actually since beta1)

But besides that I love it.

Paul answered the question about the missing 2g/3g on this page :) . http://android.modaco.com/content-page/299...-beta/page/560/