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

[Guest GodsDevil]

Ok I tried as some other users said about wiping the phone clean and then reflashing the 2.8 ROM. I am still having problems with Googlemaps and directions. Googlemaps itself loads up but pressing directions just causes a few second pause and the nothing shows up. Any more ideas are welcome.

One thing though I restored my nandroid backup after the reflash I don't know if it is a setting that might be causing the problem.

The order of things I did:

1. Nandroid backup

2. Wipe data/factory settings

3. Installed 2.8 ROM

4. Install latest radio

5. Install latest kernel (Teknologist)

6. Nandroid restore

Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks

What you need to do is the following:

1. Wipe data/factory settings

2. Installed 2.8 ROM

3. Install latest radio

4. Install latest kernel (Teknologist)

After that uninstall Maps...Go to market and re-install. All will work perfectly after that. =))

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[Guest milko9000]

Ok I tried as some other users said about wiping the phone clean and then reflashing the 2.8 ROM. I am still having problems with Googlemaps and directions. Googlemaps itself loads up but pressing directions just causes a few second pause and the nothing shows up. Any more ideas are welcome.

One thing though I restored my nandroid backup after the reflash I don't know if it is a setting that might be causing the problem.

The order of things I did:

1. Nandroid backup

2. Wipe data/factory settings

3. Installed 2.8 ROM

4. Install latest radio

5. Install latest kernel (Teknologist)

6. Nandroid restore

Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks

Yeah, just uninstall maps (from the marketplace -> downloaded programs) and then reinstall.

[Guest squirreleater]

I'm sure this is a minor problem that can be fixed with a setting.

I've run MCR 1.5, then 2.7, finally I wiped, 2.8 and latest Kernel Two days ago.

Everything is fine except I've nothiced Wifi turns itself off when in standby mode and switches on again wheb the phone wakes up.

This is fine except I need Wifi to be on all the time as I'm on 2g here and I have issues with missed calls that could well be due to data being sent and T mob just directs the call to voicemail without ringing as the data is being used- Wifi eliminates this possibility.

Has something changed from earlier Roms or is it just a setting that I obviuosly can't find ?

Cheers,

stu

[Guest]

I'm sure this is a minor problem that can be fixed with a setting.

I've run MCR 1.5, then 2.7, finally I wiped, 2.8 and latest Kernel Two days ago.

Everything is fine except I've nothiced Wifi turns itself off when in standby mode and switches on again wheb the phone wakes up.

This is fine except I need Wifi to be on all the time as I'm on 2g here and I have issues with missed calls that could well be due to data being sent and T mob just directs the call to voicemail without ringing as the data is being used- Wifi eliminates this possibility.

Has something changed from earlier Roms or is it just a setting that I obviuosly can't find ?

Cheers,

stu

You're not trying! :D

Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

PRESS MENU KEY

Advanced

Wi-Fi Sleep Policy

Edited November 1, 2009 by Guest

[Guest justbabu]

You're not trying! :D

Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

PRESS MENU KEY

Advanced

Wi-Fi Sleep Policy

Just a minor addition:

Press MENU after changing the Wi-Fi Sleep Policy to Never

Select Save

Edited November 1, 2009 by justbabu

[Guest]

Just a minor addition:

Press MENU after changing the Wi-Fi Sleep Policy to Never

Select Save

Ooh, didn't know that. :D

[Guest bazzawhite]

Thanks GodsDevil and milko9000, followed your instruction and all is well again. A simple uninstall and re-install helped. Also I did clear all googlemaps data before I reinstalled but anyway everything seems to be working.

Thanks again.

[Guest mbba]

I'm pleased to present version 2 of my MoDaCo Custom Hero ROM! No 'wipe' is required for anyone coming from MCR 1.2 onwards, or the stock 2.73.x updates.

MCR now includes a MoDaCo Custom Kernel, MCK, for additional features.

MCR now optionally includes Wavesecure in ROM, allowing you to lock / locate / wipe your device remotely in the event of loss and be notified if the SIM is changed. The application cannot be uninstalled by a thief and we are actively working with Wavesecure to ensure that in a forthcoming release, your settings will survive a hard reset!

This ROM is based on the 2.73.x release series (together with my own optimisations) for the best possible performance! The ROM is now available in 2 core versions, with and without Chinese input, with a optional add on packs that can be applied to either ROM.

Included in both 'core' versions

- MoDaCo Custom Kernel 1.2 featuring additional filesystem support (EXT4, NFS, CramFS, SquashFS 4.0), CompCache 0.5.4 modules and DroidWall support

- Rooted with 'adb remount' permission and superuser APK

- A2SD included (fully automatic - thanks cyanogen!) - create a EXT2, EXT3 or EXT4 partition as your second partition to use. dalvik-cache remains on device.

- Added Jbed Java

- Added Google Voice Search and required speech library

- Added Dropbear SSH running by default, check 'About' screen for password (port 2222). You can now remove this by running /system/bin/removedropbear.sh

- Added Notes app from Dragon

- Added Spare Parts (run it and switch the 2 animation types to 'fast' for an even better experience!)

- Added android-wifi-tether 1.60 pre3 (props to the developer, this is a great app!)

- Added WiFi Status indicator, with kind permission of Andrew Schwimmer

- Added busybox 1.15.2 - tweaked such that 'get information' in Swapper now works as desired

- Added nano 2.09 - text editor for use in shell mode

- Added parted and sqlite tools

- Added terminfo and settings to boot.img to allow nano etc. use

- Added tun.ko file

- Added files required for Debian linux

- Moved Quickoffice to data partition to allow easy uninstall

- Deleted 'Learn More' application

- ROM now includes touch focus in Camera app

- ROM now supports shortcuts using BetterCut (and therefore I assume anycut!) in Rosie

- Silenced boot sound (it's still there and can be reactivated with a file edit)

- You can now check your MoDaCo Custom ROM (MCR) version from the about menu

Included in main 'enhanced' add on pack

- Added Business Card Scanner

- Added 'Plurk' client

- Added WAP browser

Other optional add on packs (apply as normal update zips)

- 'WaveSecure' add on pack (puts Wavesecure in ROM - it is no longer in core)

- 'Boot Sounds' add on pack (restores boot sounds)

Recommended applications (available from the market)

- Swapper (I recommend using a dedicated swap partition)

- More Locale for setting non english Locales

Downloads

'Core' download: http://content.modaco.net/hero/2.8-update-...core-signed.zip

'Core Chinese' download: http://content.modaco.net/hero/2.8-update-...nese-signed.zip

'Enhanced' add on pack: http://content.modaco.net/hero/2.8-update-...nced-signed.zip

'Wavesecure' add on pack: http://content.modaco.net/hero/2.7.1-updat...cure-signed.zip

'Boot Sounds' add on pack: http://content.modaco.net/hero/2.7-update-...unds-signed.zip

ENSURE YOU DO A NANDROID BACKUP SO YOU CAN 'ROLL BACK' IF REQUIRED!

A 'wipe' is MANDATORY when installing this ROM if you are coming from pre MCR 1.2 or a stock 1.x ROM, and you MUST do this BEFORE applying the update zip (as the update zip puts files on the data partition)! I also recommend you install the latest radio from my 'update zips' topic if you have not done so.

Please note that first boot may take a little while, especially if you have a lot of apps on your A2SD partition. Be patient! If you want a real clean start or you have issues with your existing A2SD installed apps when you boot, you need to wipe your EXT3 partition on SD too by executing 'adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app', 'adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app-private' and 'adb shell reboot' :P

The ROM is in an update.zip format for installation via the custom recovery image, I also strongly recommend installing the latest radio (63.18.55.06FU_6.35.07.08 at time of writing). As always, do a Nandroid backup before you do anything... just in case! ;)

For the complete newbies, these are the steps you need to take with a 'virgin' Hero:

- Download the patched recovery image linked above and install as detailed in that post

- Download this custom ROM, and copy it to your SD card

- Enter the recovery image (if you're not in it already) by powering on while pressing 'home'

- Select 'nandroid backup' from the menu to do a backup

- If you copied the custom rom as update.zip, select 'apply sdcard:update.zip', else select the option below.

- all done

If you would like to remove parts of the ROM that you do not use, see this post.

Feedback / feature requests welcome! :D

Finally, if you like the MoDaCo Custom ROMs, consider supporting MoDaCo by visiting the subscriptions page and upgrading your account or making a donation via PayPal by clicking this link.

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Hi MoDco nice work well am new at this, let me tell you were i stand

1. rooted my htc hero g2 tmobile

2. updated the 2.8 core release CMR

all good

now what i dont get my head around is the radio update how do i update or do i need to update it

and the add on pack do i just boot and update it like i did with the 2.8Core an if i do that if do i have to do a nandroid back up every time i update any rom

[Guest kendon]

Hi MoDco nice work well am new at this, let me tell you were i stand

1. rooted my htc hero g2 tmobile

2. updated the 2.8 core release CMR

all good

now what i dont get my head around is the radio update how do i update or do i need to update it

and the add on pack do i just boot and update it like i did with the 2.8Core an if i do that if do i have to do a nandroid back up every time i update any rom

there is no need for a fullquote of the first post as it is rather long.

radio updates aswell as the enhanced are installed the same way the rom is, put as update.zip to your sdcard then update from recovery. you do not HAVE to make a nandroid backup at all, just think what data would be lost if you had to wipe your phone. you can just delete the backups from "nandroid" folder on your sdcard if the update was successfull.

[Guest squirreleater]

You're not trying! :D

Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

PRESS MENU KEY

Advanced

Wi-Fi Sleep Policy

I was trying, honest!

I didn't know there were extra options by pressing the menu key, I'd assumed there would be all the options on the screen.

Thanks.

[Guest wabe]

Has anyone managed to update to 2.8 w/o wiping phone? I tried to update from 2.7 but it screwed up my phone completely. All screens were completely blank, no ring signals, all settings gone, no access to market ...,

Fortunately I had a nandroid backup so I managed to get everything back quickly. Wiping means loosing all apps and having to reinstall them all, setting up mail accounts etc - a major pain!

Is there anything in between wiping and just update that can increase chance of success? Like wiping only cache?

[Guest sundials]

Has anyone managed to update to 2.8 w/o wiping phone? I tried to update from 2.7 but it screwed up my phone completely. All screens were completely blank, no ring signals, all settings gone, no access to market ...,

Fortunately I had a nandroid backup so I managed to get everything back quickly. Wiping means loosing all apps and having to reinstall them all, setting up mail accounts etc - a major pain!

Is there anything in between wiping and just update that can increase chance of success? Like wiping only cache?

I upgraded from 2.6 with no problems at all, I have not done a wipe since I went to the custom rom for the 1st time.

[Guest mbba]

Now thats what am talking about this ADB stuff just opend a new daimention to this fone its like the cheery on the iceing the daddy :D , dude you guys rock keep the tips rolloing. Thanks

[Guest MrBackslash]

I'm running MCR 2.8 and today i wanted to format my microSD Card. But it is not possible. Every time i click on 'Delete everything' nothing happens. I also have to reboot my Hero to get the card back. Anyone else with this problem?

[Guest weuda4hero]

I cannot find on what Android Version this ROM is based? can anyone help me? will there be a modaco Custom rom for HTC Hero with Android 2.0 ?

thank you

[Guest GodsDevil]

I'm running MCR 2.8 and today i wanted to format my microSD Card. But it is not possible. Every time i click on 'Delete everything' nothing happens. I also have to reboot my Hero to get the card back. Anyone else with this problem?

To format your SD card you need to UNMOUNT it first from the SD card menu and then the format option just below that will work.

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[Guest GodsDevil]

I cannot find on what Android Version this ROM is based? can anyone help me? will there be a modaco Custom rom for HTC Hero with Android 2.0 ?

thank you

This ROM is based on Android 1.5.

And I surely would like to believe that Paul will continue his great work once HTC ports Rosie to 2.0 and release it to masses. Saying that Paul always manage to get pre-release leaks of ROMs so we may even get it faster than the official update. :D

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[Guest MrBackslash]

To format your SD card you need to UNMOUNT it first from the SD card menu and then the format option just below that will work.

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Yes i know, but that doesn't work with the Modaco Rom. With the HTC Generic its no problem.

[Guest GodsDevil]

Yes i know, but that doesn't work with the Modaco Rom. With the HTC Generic its no problem.

Have you tried the option in recovery image???

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[Guest HeroicHenry]

I'm running MCR 2.8 and today i wanted to format my microSD Card. But it is not possible. Every time i click on 'Delete everything' nothing happens. I also have to reboot my Hero to get the card back. Anyone else with this problem?

I was having somewhat the same problem. The fix is very easy though.

Start up 'Swapper'

Unload swap partition

Now you can do the stuff you couldn't before

When done just reload swapper :D)

[Guest HeroicHenry]

I'm running MCR 2.8 and today i wanted to format my microSD Card. But it is not possible. Every time i click on 'Delete everything' nothing happens. I also have to reboot my Hero to get the card back. Anyone else with this problem?

I was having somewhat the same problem. The fix is very easy though.

Start up 'Swapper'

Unload swap partition

Now you can do the stuff you couldn't before

When done just reload swapper :D)

[Guest GodsDevil]

Of-course, much simpler this way. Silly of me not to think of that before. :D

[Guest themadczech]

Been late again today and I thought it was me.... moonlighting all night and not getting up to the alarm. But, there was no alarm...! :D

I checked the default tones and Ringroid created ones and it seems that Alarm is not picking up the sounds. Has anybody experienced the same?

I'm running MCR 2.8 and teknologist kernel 1.7.

[Guest clarkEEE1]

Has anyone managed to update to 2.8 w/o wiping phone? I tried to update from 2.7 but it screwed up my phone completely. All screens were completely blank, no ring signals, all settings gone, no access to market ...,

Fortunately I had a nandroid backup so I managed to get everything back quickly. Wiping means loosing all apps and having to reinstall them all, setting up mail accounts etc - a major pain!

Is there anything in between wiping and just update that can increase chance of success? Like wiping only cache?

You need to download backup for root users or my back pro I use, makes a hard job very simple when wiping back everything up, wipe then restore everything. I think you must of had a bad flash could try flashing over the top again. apps2sd also helps no need to reinstall everything after a flash.

[Guest cdcuk]

2.8 Bluetooth A2DP problem

With the stock rom I could connect to a bluetoothe headphones using A2DP. With the MoDaCo roms, up to and including 2.8, I can't connect. Any idea why?

Logcat shows:

I/bluetooth_common.cpp(  165): com.ti.btips, /com/ti/btips, com.ti.btips.ag, ConnectSLCAndGetChannelId

E/sky-test(  165): connecting channel = 0

E/updateState(  165): mAddress,address = null,00:04:3E:00:00:00| mChannel,channel = -1,0| mState,state = 0,1

E/sky-test(  165): updateState address = 00:04:3E:00:00:00

E/sky-test(  165): updateState state = 1

V/BluetoothEventRedirector(  580): Received android.bluetooth.intent.action.HEADSET_STATE_CHANGED

W/InputManagerService(  123): Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@4394b478

E/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): sky-BTEVENT_LINK_CONNECT_CNF

V/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): ACCESSIBLE signal received: 2

V/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): AG_EVENT_SERVICE_DISCONNECTED

E/updateState(  165): mAddress,address = 00:04:3E:00:00:00,null| mChannel,channel = 0,0| mState,state = 1,0

E/sky-test(  165): updateState address = 00:04:3E:00:00:00

E/sky-test(  165): updateState state = 0

I/NotificationService(  123): enqueueToast pkg=com.android.phone callback=android.app.ITransientNotification$Stub$Proxy@4394cde8 duration=0

V/BluetoothEventRedirector(  580): Received android.bluetooth.intent.action.HEADSET_STATE_CHANGED

I/AlertDialog(  580): [onCreate] auto launch SIP.

V/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): ACCESSIBLE signal received: 2

E/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): BTEVENT_LINK_DISCONNECT, error code is 0x16, address = 00:04:3E:00:00:00

E/sky     (  580): AG connection problem

I/bluetooth_common.cpp(  123): com.ti.btips, /com/ti/btips, com.ti.btips.a2dp, ConnectStream

V/BluetoothA2dpService.cpp(  123): Connect Stream (address:00:04:3E:00:00:00)

I/BluetoothA2DPService(  123): A2DP State = 0-->1

V/BluetoothEventRedirector(  580): Received android.bluetooth.a2dp.intent.action.SINK_STATE_CHANGED

E/AG      (  165): CIEV: 6,4

I/bluetooth_common.cpp(  165): com.ti.btips, /com/ti/btips, com.ti.btips.ag, SetIndicatorValue

E/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): sky-BTEVENT_LINK_CONNECT_CNF

V/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp(  123): ACCESSIBLE signal received: 2

I/BluetoothA2DPService(  123): A2DP State = 1-->0

V/BluetoothEventRedirector(  580): Received android.bluetooth.a2dp.intent.action.SINK_STATE_CHANGED

I/AlertDialog(  580): [onCreate] auto launch SIP.

E/sky     (  580): A2DP connection problem[/codebox]