MCR r21 Archive

[Guest Koh KW]

First of all, this is my very first post in this forum of Paul. I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude and appreciation to Paul & his team (or whoever who had contributed) on their work.

I'm a HTC Desire (T-Mobile branded) device owner from Malaysia. Used the riskfreeroot method (successful - of course with a few bumps here and there but eventually sorted out. Panicked in between ;-)), and subsequently installed the Froyo FRF50 r17 ROM using fake-flash.

Been using it for almost 2 days now and below are some of the feedback I have:

Things *not* working

1. LED misbehaves sometimes the orange light doesn't go off even I don't have anything going on. After a while it goes away by itself.
   
2. Camcoder doesn't work, which is a known problem
   
3. Battery seems getting drained faster than MCR 3.1, but I can't be very sure yet maybe I was playing around with it too much. On standby mode it is definitely ok with 1-2% utilization every hour (that's with 5 Google Accounts sync on).
   
4. Ok, this is my biggest issue. The auto-brightness. When set to Auto it doesn't look as bright as MCR 3.1/stock HTC 2.1 which is what I'm used to. Maybe Paul can give a bit of an insight if this is really an issue or it is my configuration that's not right.
   

Things working *wonderfully*

1. Very fast! Installed ADW launcher and the experience of the home screens are even better than HTC's Sense UI.
   
2. The apps on 2.2 such as Gmail (improved), etc are fantastic!
   
3. The absence of HTC Sense UI is a blessing. Feels much lighter now.
   
4. Stable - so far. I have no reboots whatsoever. FYI I did a complete wipe prior to flashing it with this ROM. The first time I did it I didn't have the "Phone" application, and a bunch of other weird issues. A wipe took care of it.
   

That is all for now!

Can't wait for the next update. My biggest concern is still functionalities not working yet (like the Camcoder, and the imperfect auto-brightness).

Edited June 21, 2010 by Koh KW

[Guest Koh KW]

I tried this ROM for 4 days, in the end I went back to MCR 3.1 for three reasons...

1. Scrolling (particularly in the web browser) does not seem smooth at all, it's very juddery

2. Automatic screen brightness is not good - it often does not adjust to bright sunlight and I can't see a thing

3. Battery usage is worse ( a lot ) than in 2.1

Fix these issues and I'm there all the way ;)

Andy

Try xScopelite browser. It works well for me and it feels light weight. Running fine with it on this ROM and I'm using it as my default browser.

Am having the same brightness issue as well. Can still live with it.

Battery usage is not as great too, but I have a charger with me all the time so that's mitigated a bit ;-)

[Guest Leodido]

Try xScopelite browser. It works well for me and it feels light weight. Running fine with it on this ROM and I'm using it as my default browser.

Am having the same brightness issue as well. Can still live with it.

Battery usage is not as great too, but I have a charger with me all the time so that's mitigated a bit ;-)

How can I make flash work? When using browser it says a plugin is missing.

[Guest TSpark]

How can I make flash work? When using browser it says a plugin is missing.

Look at the Market. It's an App.

[Guest mr. winterbottom]

Hi,

is the r18 available???

mr. winterbottom

[Guest medomedo]

Hi all,

@Paul: I can see update in the change log (r18) but all the links and the kitchen still produce r17. Am I missing something here?

@Koh KW: what is ADW launcher.

Is it known the reason why the battery drains quickly?

[Guest mr. winterbottom]

yes, i've baked a new ROM is still the r17 version :-(

mr. winterbottom

[Guest Kevin La.]

Is the kitchen working properly ?

I'm unable to generate a room without WaveSecure. I unchecked it many times and I still get it installed :/

How to remove it manually ?

And, where is Spare Parts ? I cannot find it ;)

Are these problems about the kitchen fixed ?

[Guest DigitalC]

Id assume that R18 is still uploading - normally takes a bit of time. Keep an eye on Pauls twitter page @paulobrien

[Guest Paul]

r18 (FRF72) now online in the kitchen, prebakes to follow soon!

P

[Guest defectivereject]

r18 (FRF72) now online in the kitchen, prebakes to follow soon!

P

I'm guessing it needs a wipe?

And what does FRF72 bring over frf50?

[Guest squrl]

Are these problems about the kitchen fixed ?

If you want to manually delete WaveSecure, just unpack your cooked ROM and delete system\com.wsandroid.apk. Then repack it and if you are using a recovery that can flash unsigned ZIPs (like ClockworkMOD), you can flash it right away. If your recovery can only flash signed ZIPs, you have to manually resign your your modified ROM, there are many tutorials how to do that, just search this very forum, or XDA ;)

Edited June 21, 2010 by squrl

[Guest masi0]

Great job Paul ;) just downloading from online kitchen :( will flash on the afternoon.

Any chance to find a solution for battery drain?

[Guest EddyOS]

in queue for ROM, will flash once downloaded...awesome work as usual

[Guest nekromantik]

cheers paul!

do we need to wipe to go from r17 to r18?

[Guest SanderX]

The r18 rom works fine ;) The only problem I have is that all the buttons (home, menu etc.) wake up the phone.

[Guest Stea1thmode]

The r18 rom works fine ;) The only problem I have is that all the buttons (home, menu etc.) wake up the phone.

Wow, no need for trackball wake then :(

Sorry, wrong thread

Edited June 21, 2010 by Stea1thmode

[Guest masi0]

Wow, no need for trackball wake then ;)

still shouldn't be possible at all

[Guest EddyOS]

kitchen down?

anyone zip me up these 2 files from /system/framework/ - don't need to be signed as I can do that myself, just need the files

framework-res.apk

services

I have been using a black taskbar but its now crashing Android so need to replace them and can't get the ZIP again

Edited June 21, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest Jannik Nielsen]

do anyone here get echo on this version? everyone i talk to can hear their own voice when they talk to me

[Guest dnlgee]

kitchen down?

anyone zip me up these 2 files from /system/framework/ - don't need to be signed as I can do that myself, just need the files

framework-res.apk

services

I have been using a black taskbar but its now crashing Android so need to replace them and can't get the ZIP again

Tried this zip from XDA forums, mate? Stock white taskbar. Click!

[Guest Akirainblack]

How long does it take before a donator gains access to the online kitchen?

Sorry I know it's off topic but wanted to check.

Also is it an obvious link at the top?

Edited June 21, 2010 by Akirainblack

[Guest masi0]

kitchen down?

anyone zip me up these 2 files from /system/framework/ - don't need to be signed as I can do that myself, just need the files

framework-res.apk

services

I have been using a black taskbar but its now crashing Android so need to replace them and can't get the ZIP again

gimme ur @

[Guest miguelsanchez79]

Strange,

I cannot get ROM manager to work, doesnt want to start recovery or restore my backup.

Also Titanium backup says there is no root access.

can anyone help?

[Guest ALouie]

how long should i wait before i can download my 'baked' ROM and where is the download link when done? Sorry for the noobi question.