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09/Feb 1.7 - MoDaCo Custom ROM - U8230 Vanilla Style (now with online kitchen)


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Download link still doesn't work for me, but I'd realized that I've already downloaded the rom at home, so finally I have it installed. It IS FAST! Much more faster than the stock t-mobile one. There isn't any magenta! Shopsavvy works! 3D games are running!

The only problem I've found is that I have to repair ext2 partition after a reboot (?). I've tried to convert it to ext3 with no luck. Have we got a fix for this?

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Install my test custom kernel - http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...-mck-for-pulse/ - for EXT3/4 support!

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Thanks! Good to hear that there's already a fix for this. Unfortunately, the download links to romraid aren't working for me, I don't know why. I've downloaded the source from github, will try to compile it at home on my linux box.

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Thanks! Good to hear that there's already a fix for this. Unfortunately, the download links to romraid aren't working for me, I don't know why. I've downloaded the source from github, will try to compile it at home on my linux box.

Try to right-click, "Save target as..."

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Guest Perrier
Try to right-click, "Save target as..."

LOL! I thought you are joking but tried and it really works! ;) After couldn't download using three different browsers, plus wget! Finally I've tried what you had suggested and simply downloaded the file. Chrome still gives me a download.htm which contains data from the modaco main site, then firefox downloaded it. Ahh. Can somebody explain this? ;)

Anyway, I've got it, so thanks!

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Version 1.1 now online!

Changelog

1.1

Added MoDaCo Custom Kernel 1.1 with automatic compcache

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If I've already installed the previous version of this ROM, and then installed your test kernel from yesterday is there any advantage to installing this one?

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Guest Nikki Locke
Version 1.1 now online!

Changelog

1.1

Added MoDaCo Custom Kernel 1.1 with automatic compcache

Can you confirm this has ext3 support, and can use a swap partition?

I ask because the root message says:

Includes version 1.1 of MoDaCo Custom Kernel, which adds automatic compcache, swap support, EXT3/4 support and much more!

- Fixed build.prop so you can correctly download protected apps

- Rooted with 'adb remount' permission and superuser APK

- A2SD included (fully automatic - thanks cyanogen!) - create a EXT2 partition as your second partition to use. dalvik-cache remains on device. EXT3 and EXT4 are NOT supported. You must NOT have a swap partition on your SD, or it will refuse to mount.

Which is self-contradictory!

Can you confirm whether or not a wipe is required when installing this over the previous version?

Can you confirm the statement "dalvik-cache remains on device", because mount on my Pulse says:

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd type ext3 (rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=ordered)

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /data/dalvik-cache type ext3 (rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=ordered)

Nikki

P.S. Thanks for all the effort you put into this, Paul. Small token of appreciation sent via PayPal.

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Can you confirm this has ext3 support, and can use a swap partition?

if you look up in the test kernel tread you will find swap still isnt working properly.

in my case a wipe was not needed(i allready did a wipe before installing the ext3/4 supporting kernel from martinbrook but not after) but as always with testing and messing around:

Past Performance is No Guarantee of future results Results

as for the dalvik cache i dont know ;)

i have like 90 mb free space

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Guest niko1986
How much free memory do people have on their phone after installing this ROM?

I have 75 MB - is this normal, or a bit low?

I have 82mb with the mcr 1.1 and the mck 1.1 kernel

did you say you have a swap partition? maybe apps are being installed to phone memory cos of it.

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Guest Perrier

It's up and running. I have 100Mb:

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 47.9M 0 47.9M 0% /dev
tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sqlite_stmt_journals
/dev/block/mtdblock1 85.0M 82.8M 2.2M 97% /system
/dev/block/mtdblock2 105.3M 5.2M 100.0M 5% /data
/dev/block/mtdblock3 20.0M 1.1M 18.9M 6% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 446.9M 37.9M 385.1M 9% /system/sd
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 446.9M 37.9M 385.1M 9% /data/dalvik-cache
/dev/block//vold/179:1
1.3G 52.3M 1.3G 4% /sdcard[/codebox]

Ext3 used, kernel version displayed, able to install applications, it's fast and shiny! ;) Thanks Paul!

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Guest brandt14

Hi,

I just installed the custom U8230 ROM V1.1 on my pulse, but I'm having trouble installing apps on the ext3 partition.

I did a wipe before installing the ROM, but when I try to install an app it fails.

The only way to install apps is to go in to recovery and select repair ext filesystem, but after a reboot it stops working again.

Hope you van help me with this problem,

Remon

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Guest Nikki Locke
I just installed the custom U8230 ROM V1.1 on my pulse, but I'm having trouble installing apps on the ext3 partition.

I did a wipe before installing the ROM, but when I try to install an app it fails.

The only way to install apps is to go in to recovery and select repair ext filesystem, but after a reboot it stops working again.

How did you create the ext3 partition? The recovery image option creates an ext2 partition, not ext3 (and ext2 is known to do this).

Nikki

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Guest Nikki Locke
if you look up in the test kernel tread you will find swap still isnt working properly.

If that is correct, what does

- Includes version 1.1 of MoDaCo Custom Kernel, which adds automatic compcache, swap support, EXT3/4 support and much more!

"swap support" mean in the above?

Nikki

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Guest Nikki Locke
It's up and running. I have 100Mb:

Thanks for that. I have just done a du on /data, and it looks as copilot is taking 7.3MB, the browser 6.2MB, and K9 mail 2.5MB.

But if it is all dribs and drabs like that, I'm not worried - 75MB is plenty.

Any idea what "tombstones" is for?

Nikki

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Guest Nikki Locke
Oops, will fix the description, EXT3/4 are supported!

Sorry to nag, but:

Message 1 says it includes "swap support", but later says "You must NOT have a swap partition" - confusing.

Message 1 says "dalvik-cache remains on device", but mount says /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /data/dalvik-cache (which implies it is on the sdcard).

Nikki

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Guest Nikki Locke
I used the convert ext2 to ext 3 option from the recovery image

Perhaps you have the same problem I did. I ran repair ext filesystem and fix package uid mismatches and rebooted - problem still there. I did it again, problem went away. Go figure!

Nikki

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"Message 1 says it includes "swap support", but later says "You must NOT have a swap partition" - confusing."

Swap is supported. You will just have to use a swap FILE instead of a swap PARTITION. And if you're using swap, you're best using it as backing swap for compcache.

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