Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Tools & Apps IncludedPorted the Acer MT launcher as its very lightweight and has lots of nice features (this is locked into memory so will always stay running).links2sd So you can store your apps onto the SD card. I recommend setting this up the minute you boot into the ROM and change the settings so it automatically places apps to the SD Card.CPU Setting in menu.Camera ICS has replaced the default Camera as the one it comes with really isn't that good (it may crash the first time you open it, but after that it will be fine).MIUI File Explorer.Settings Menu taken from AtomicMod.Other ChangesSystem Apps Updated (Play Store installed instead of Market ect.)3D animationsCustom themeAdded the ICS GenuineWidget.ICS Themed WidgetsInstalled the Google Talk with Video chat.ICS Music PlayerAdreno 200 drivers have been updated.aGPS installed for improved GPS so you can lock onto more satellites. improves video processing and images.Beats Audio + XLoundV6 SuperCharger fixes many of the Android memory problems and speeds up the phone.Kick Ass Kernelizer3G TurboChargerOverclockable (best settings: Max-998MHz, Min-122MHz, Governor-smartassV2, I/O-cfq)Auto-zipalign and defragdb on bootAuto Calibration of the battery on boot.Cleans up Cache and redundant files on boot.Plus many improvements taken from this thread. Known Bugs & Common Problems [*]The front camera is upside down. [*]On first boot the top bar is blank. To fix plug in the USB to your PC. After that it will be fine. [*]Can't play music from the home screen media wheel. Its a bug because of using the ICS Music Player [*]First boot is very slow. DOWNLOAD - Kickass Rom V1.1b MD5: 6dc63e381205d5b436740088275e4f32 Was built for the Vivacity, So is working 100% with that phone apart from the camera bug. For Orange San Francisco 2 use the kernel from here: http://android.modac...erclock-kernel/ Addons If you do not like the Acer launcher you can flash this to use the Sony Xperia S launcher. If you decide to use this launcher I would recommend overclock the phone to get best results. Flash with CWM once the Kickass ROM has been installed. Launcher.zip This video was taken with the my Acer Phone so the Acer Bubble notifications aren't part of this ROM but the Sony Xperia S launcher acts and looks the same on the Kickass ROM as it does in this Video. Edited September 14, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) I might have ago sometime next week to port the Acer Bubble notifications, but until then if someone wants to have ago at porting it here is everything you will need. AcerBubbleNoyification.zip Edited May 8, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 If anyone wants to build a ROM/fork from this feel free to do so. You don't need to ask me beforehand.
Guest AmbushReality Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 This seems to have quite a lot of custom bloatware xD
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) This seems to have quite a lot of custom bloatware xD Bloatware?? The added apps are in data and are easy to remove. The other changes are optimizing the default Android settings and values or replacing system files with better/newer versions. Try it for yourself. Install it and run some benchmarks. I am willing to bet this will score higher then most if not all the other ROMs on here. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest AmbushReality Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Bloatware?? The added apps are in data and are easy to move. The other changes are optimizing the default Android settings or replacing system files with better versions. Install and run some benchmarks. I am willing to bet this will score higher then most if not all the other ROMs on here. it looks decent but it will never outrun either of the Cyanogenmod ROMS
Guest irishpancake Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) You have md5 for the ROM and other d/ls?? ....always good practice IMHO Also, are Capacitive Buttons [back lights] working Edited May 6, 2012 by irishpancake
Guest Dazzozo Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Try it for yourself. Install it and run some benchmarks. I am willing to bet this will score higher then most if not all the other ROMs on here. Bold claims, you're coating a lot of people's work there. Otherwise, it's good to see more ROMs instead of the pitiful excuse for a forum that we previously had. :P
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Bold claims, you're coating a lot of people's work there. Otherwise, it's good to see more ROMs instead of the pitiful excuse for a forum that we previously had. :P Its just something I put together for myself. My main phone is the Acer MT. I just took most of what I did with the custom ROM I built for that and added it to the Vivacity. I thought some people may like it as its got a few unique features you won't see in other ROM's, so I decided to share it. I am pretty sure I am the only person that has been able to port the latest Acer launcher. So apart from Acer phones this is a feature you will only see in this ROM. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest fr0do Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Good to see another rom. Great work Pinguy ;)
Guest surfungus Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Nice work Pinguy, looking good! I've added this to the list of ROMs pinned at the top. Cheers surf
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Nice work Pinguy, looking good! I've added this to the list of ROMs pinned at the top. Cheers surf Thanks :) New release with screen shots in second post showing off the Acer media wheels. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest Dazzozo Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 I am pretty sure I am the only person that has been able to port the latest Acer launcher. So apart from Acer phones this is a feature you will only see in this ROM. Won't this just be an APK and maybe a lib? Looking at it... it doesn't seem buried in the System UI like HTC Sense. Seems almost like you're saying the work of the people in this forum is total trash.
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Seems almost like you're saying the work of the people in this forum is total trash. Narcissistic much? I have no clue how or where you have got this idea from. Making a claim that I have the fastest ROM isn't trashing other peoples work. Its a feature that this ROM has. It runs fast so why wouldn't I let people know that? The downfall of making it run fast is its slow booting. So that is an issue with it. It also has a problem with front camera being upside down. This ROM is far from perfect but it is very fast and will do well in benchmarks. Also why would I trash other peoples work? Honestly I don't care what other people are doing. I gave my Vivacity to a family member and decided to build a custom ROM for them. Once I made it I decided to share it. I am a Linux developer (google my username) so only do this as a hobby. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest Dazzozo Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Narcissistic much? I have no clue how or where you have got this idea from. Making a clam that I have the fastest ROM isn't trashing other peoples work. Its a feature that this ROM has. It runs fast so why wouldn't I let people know that? The downfall of making it run fast is its slow booting. So that is an issue with it. It also has a problem with front camera being upside down. This ROM is far from perfect but it is very fast and will do well in benchmarks. Narcissistic? EVERYONE here does amazing work, raverrr and n4y4nrules, jasonleeds, flibblesan, Sebastian404, Fuzzra. Some of which have come and gone and we would have nothing without them. I build from source - that doesn't mean my work is appreciated more than anyone else's - in fact probably less due to the instabilities present in that form. I have no clue how or where you got that idea from either. It wasn't the informing people of the performance, it was the way it came across - almost insulting to everyone in this forum who does amazing work for this unsupported phone. I am willing to bet this will score higher then most if not all the other ROMs on here. Then let the numbers speak for themselves. Let people draw their own conclusions. You shouldn't need to effectively tell people "oh don't bother with any other shoddy work, this is going to outrun everything so don't waste your time". Sorry, I'm a little peeved and I'm going to cool off. Edit: It's not a contest, and you seem to be challenging everyone here. If it was a contest I wouldn't be talking to tilal to try and drive CyanogenMod forward, I wouldn't be basing of Fuzzra's amazing work. Edited May 6, 2012 by Dazzozo
Guest raverrr Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Now now folks ;) chill. @Pinguy Can you add thanks and credits to your thread please. Recently this has caused some issues and the supercharger thread clearly states this as a requirement to chefs/devs using his work. Thanks
Guest Pinguy Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Now now folks ;) chill. @Pinguy Can you add thanks and credits to your thread please. Recently this has caused some issues and the supercharger thread clearly states this as a requirement to chefs/devs using his work. Thanks Its linked in the main post. He don't like it if you use it and don't say you are. I have clearly said its in use and link to it. Edit: raverrr As I won't be doing that many updates to this as I don't own this phone anymore. I will post all the scripts changes I made so you can use it in your ROM. ZTE-Tweaks.zip The only thing I would of liked to add but couldn't get working is beatsaudio. There is a download link for it here. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest raverrr Posted May 6, 2012 Report Posted May 6, 2012 Its linked in the main post. He don't like it if you use it and don't say you are. I have clearly said its in use and link to it. Edit: raverrr As I won't be doing that many updates to this as I don't own this phone anymore. I will post all the scripts changes I made so you can use it in your ROM. ZTE-Tweaks.zip The only thing I would of liked to add but couldn't get working is beatsaudio. There is a download link for it here. Oops didnt see they where links. Thanks
Guest iharrybao Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 oh ..can't download it....... but nice work!
Guest Pinguy Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 V0.5 Released New boot up screen.New Theme.Extra apps installed like BBC iPlayer and Vevo (can be removed easily if you don't want them)Auto Calibration of the battery on boot.3D animationsPlus ICS Themed Widgets
Guest xzyk Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 Hi, I just tried this rom and I have an observation. Some of us have TPTed our partitions, my system partition is set to 160MB. Can you please note in your OP that your system partition (on v0.5) is over that (if i remember correctly it's around 176Mb), therefore it requires 200MB partiton to boot otherwise your're just stuck at the android logo. I had to remove a lot of stuff prior to loading the rom so it can fit into my 160MB. One other observation, your OP states that the launcher is lightweight. It weighs in at over 6MB, even ApexLauncher (newish for ICS) is only just over 2MB. Thankyou for the rom..
Guest irishpancake Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 Why calibrate battery on every reboot!!! What could be gained? Seems overkill to me....even calibrating battery once is really not recommended by Google.
Guest Pinguy Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) Why calibrate battery on every reboot!!! What could be gained? Seems overkill to me....even calibrating battery once is really not recommended by Google. It only does it on the first boot or if it is needed. #!/system/bin/sh SLEEP=120 if [ -e /data/.battery-calibrated ] ; then exit 0 fi ( while : ; do LEVEL=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity) CUR=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_current) if [ "$LEVEL" == "100" ] && [ "$CUR" == "0" ] ; then log -p i -t battery-calibration "*** LEVEL: $LEVEL CUR: $CUR***: calibrating..." rm -f /data/system/batterystats.bin touch /data/.battery-calibrated exit 0 fi # log -p i -t battery-calibration "*** LEVEL: $LEVEL CUR: $CUR ***: sleeping for $SLEEP s..." sleep $SLEEP done ) & Edited May 7, 2012 by Pinguy
Guest bladebuddy Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 Are the adreno libs included on this rom and has anyone gave this ago and if so what's you're thoughts. Cheers
Guest PsYcHoKiLLa Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 Th first screenshot is quite offensive, any chance of changing it?
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