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

[Guest Arthur Hucksake]

I found an adb command on another thread and managed to have a look at the device and confirmed another partition did go down in size after installing an app. Phew!!!

Another question, what happens if you decide you no longer wish to use A2SD anymore? Is it just a case of formatting the SD card and removing the partition?

[Guest Dan Mullen]

I found an adb command on another thread and managed to have a look at the device and confirmed another partition did go down in size after installing an app. Phew!!!

Another question, what happens if you decide you no longer wish to use A2SD anymore? Is it just a case of formatting the SD card and removing the partition?

Yes, although you would obviously lose all your apps too.

[Guest markiehill]

I am having a really odd problem with this rom and 3.1 , in that when the phone goes to sleep it kills the mobile signal.

When I wake the phone up after a few seconds it gets the signal back , I am using a Vodafone SIM

Any thoughts , totally stumped.

Mark

[Guest AlunJ]

DO NOT wipe after! Google Maps (and some other optional apps) are stored in /data directory, and this directory is purged by wipe.

Thanks!! working great now ;) stupid me - this rom is running amazingly well here!

Edited February 7, 2010 by AlunJ

[Guest Arthur Hucksake]

Yes, although you would obviously lose all your apps too.

Aye, makes perfect sense.

Just hope it doesn't leave any dodgy install information in the phones main memory. Like not being able to clean up the Manage Apps menu in settings.

[Guest chan-hero]

Hi, when I use a MOBILE NETWORK, I cannot access my Google Mail (Gmail HTC) and even Yahoo accounts (HTC mail), and also cannot access the Market (The password isn’t valid / re-enter your password)! But when Usage WiFi, everything works perfectly.

PS: With a MOBILE NETWORK, I can use normally the browser.

Help me, please!

[Guest dkodr]

1. Install MoreLocale2 from market...

2. Set it to your country and language (for me Portugal / Portuguese). You should get UI and dictionary in your language.

3. Connect your phone to your PC and type the following commands:

adb shell

echo en > /data/property/persist.sys.language

reboot

The phone will reboot and your UI should be set to EN (English) and your keyboard now with your "custom language".

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Just thought the above post should be emphasized, because the method described by lysin really works ;) Thanks a lot!

Edited February 7, 2010 by dkodr

[Guest Paul]

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Just thought the above post should be emphasized, because the method described by lysin really works ;) Thanks a lot!

Great tip!

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[Guest Arthur Hucksake]

Very impressed with 3.1 and itching to have a bash at 3.2 without compcache and with the built in taskkiller tweaks so i've subscribed.

Great work!!!! Once this blasted battery charges back up, i'll give it a whirl.

[Guest b1ck132]

Just do this...

1. Install MoreLocale2 from market...

2. Set it to your country and language (for me Portugal / Portuguese). You should get UI and dictionary in your language.

3. Connect your phone to your PC and type the following commands:

adb shell

echo en > /data/property/persist.sys.language

reboot

The phone will reboot and your UI should be set to EN (English) and your keyboard now with your "custom language".

Worked for me.

Hope it helps

You saved my day mate. That's a great tip. Thank you. This tip even have a sticky potential, I have seen a lot people looking for a solution to this problem in a lot of forums =)

[Guest Neo+6210]

Hi Paul,

Just following this topic. Was wondering if you had sorted out the issue of 2G network (EDGE Data) connection? as in India we don't have 3G yet.

Thanks

[Guest CitizenLee]

Hello folks,

I've been using MCR ROMs since 1.5 and they always seem to be faster with each release, however I'm finding 3.1 to be painfully slow. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and it's got to the point where I'm thinking of reverting to 3.0 or a 2.X ROM as the lag is very annoying. No matter what I'm doing the phone always seem to take a few seconds to catch up.

Any reason why this is the case and is there anything I can do to speed it up?

Cheers,

Lee

Edited February 8, 2010 by CitizenLee

[Guest Remington Steale]

Hi Paul,

Just following this topic. Was wondering if you had sorted out the issue of 2G network (EDGE Data) connection? as in India we don't have 3G yet.

Thanks

Set it permanently on GSM only.

Go to the phone pad and type *#*#4636#*#*

You will then drop into the testing menu, choose Phone Information and scroll down to the first drop down menu. Change it from WCDMA preferred to GSM only.

Will save battery too.

[Guest Paul]

Where are you seeing this lag? In particular apps or in general?

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[Guest MarioPlBe]

Hi Paul,

I have just subscribed to AD free and cooked 3.2 Beta 5 ROM and I have to say I love it. Unfortunately I found one bug which is an issue for me. When you add a postal address to a contact and then you select “Find home” from People widget it starts Google Maps and then application immediately dies (FC). I tried 3.1 ROM and it was the same. I have also tried AychTeeSee-3.0.1 and Harmony 0.1. The last two worked fine, which means there is something wrong in MoDaCo 3.1 and 3.2 ROMs. Would you please check this one? BTW, Google Maps work just fine if you run application on its own and it does not help if you start GM before clicking “Find home” button. If you need some more details, just let me know.

THX in advance

Mariusz

[Guest CitizenLee]

Where are you seeing this lag? In particular apps or in general?

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It seems to be in general... unlocking, opening menus, starting apps, navigating screens, opening messages etc. It's especially laggy when typing out a SMS. I can be 3 or 4 words ahead before the phone catches up.

Cheers,

Lee

[Guest kookix]

@MarioPlBe

It works for me, trying directly "Find Home" and also when adding postal address and then "Find Home". No FC's.

MCR 3.2 coming from 3.1.

Try a complete wipe and flash it again.

Go to the phone pad and type *#*#4636#*#*

You will then drop into the testing menu, choose Phone Information and scroll down to the first drop down menu. Change it from WCDMA preferred to GSM only.

Will save battery too.

Thanks ! So the option "Use only 2G" is here ?

Someone could create a widget to switch 2G/3G =)

Edited February 8, 2010 by kookix

[Guest Neo+6210]

Set it permanently on GSM only.

Go to the phone pad and type *#*#4636#*#*

You will then drop into the testing menu, choose Phone Information and scroll down to the first drop down menu. Change it from WCDMA preferred to GSM only.

Will save battery too.

Hey Thanks...

After this will you see 2G icon (EDGE)?

[Guest MarioPlBe]

@kookix

thanks for advice. I had to wipe 3.1 ROM which means all my backups are crap and i need to redo all my apps and settings. but problem fixed which is the most important.

thx for fast reply

Mariusz

[Guest RatSon]

my previously mentioned minfree manager app AutoKiller is released to market, go check it's thread ;)

Edited February 8, 2010 by RatSon

[Guest e2zippo]

my previously mentioned minfree manager app AutoKiller is released to market, go check it's thread ;)

Is it the same as the taskiller tweak?

And i can't find it on the market.

[Guest RatSon]

Is it the same as the taskiller tweak?

And i can't find it on the market.

It is a gui to fine tune 'taskiller tweak' without shell knowledge, it will also save your setting and reapply after reboot.

i was uploading new version, you shall try it again, it is there ;)

[Guest ippoP]

@Paul

Just to let you know that I've tested a number of 2.1 based ROMs in the past few days, and am back to MCR 3.1 (waiting for 3.2).

They all suck as far as usability: they either freeze or reboot or lack basic features.

Apart of the "not above 3 Mpx camera and no bluetooth audio" (which I don't care) all those ROMs are a little more than experiments.

Having the proximity sensor working is nice, but useless when you need to cope with two or three reboots a day!

Nothing for real every day usage. And MCR is the fastest and most stable ROM for the Hero I've seen so far.

@EveryoneElse (EUR 0.01 contrib)

Stop kidding with fancy stuff! Need a really working ROM? This's the one for you.

If only it could get a really working wifi and FLAC support ...

[Guest Phanes]

Hi Paul,

I was experimenting with MCR 3.1 and tried to delete the whole "SocialNetwork" stuff.

Would it be possible to isolate the social network section and offer it as option in the ROM kitchen?

[Guest Phanes]

xx

Edited February 8, 2010 by Phanes