*** The Official HTC Desire (Bravo) Thread! ***

Pros
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- Complete system backups via Nandroid
- Apps2SD freeing up valuable system memory and improving performance via cache2SD (all automated)
- Better kernels with better power management, overclocking and undervolting
- More features, better ROMs than stock
- Even more customisation
- Cool factor
- Huge support community


Cons
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- Warranty void
 
Yeah but that's pretty cool right?! Maybe I'm easily impressed, but it runs at around twice the frequency of my first PC, and the same as my second. Probably overclocks better than my second PC did too!
 
How have some of you guys changed the bottom bar on your custom Roms? I'm on defrost 2.0e and want to have 4 icons instead of 2.
 
Has anyone heard of any news regarding the noise issue when headphones are inserted? I'm hoping this will be fixed in Froyo as it's rather annoying. :o
 
Khaaan! said:
Pros
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- Complete system backups via Nandroid
- Apps2SD freeing up valuable system memory and improving performance via cache2SD (all automated)
- Better kernels with better power management, overclocking and undervolting
- More features, better ROMs than stock
- Even more customisation
- Cool factor
- Huge support community


Cons
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- Warranty void
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Cool, might give it a go tonight then :D
 
Khaaan! said:
Step 1
Risk free root

Step 2
Permanent recovery image with EXT4 support

Step 3
Choose a ROM. I recommend OpenDesire 1.6x+ or DeFrost 2.xx+ as these are the most stockified ROMs with fine tuned tweaks thrown in. DeFrost has more features at present and continues to do so as Richard Trip updates it all the time.

I'm using DeFrost but have a Nandroid backup of OpenDesire 1.6a which I had set up virtually perfect in setup and speed. DeFrost runs exactly the same but with better battery life due to the undervolted kernel I am using. Both ROMs support bluetooth pairing for wiimote+extensions so you can play emulators et.

Install Launcher Pro launcher, purchase Titanium Backup too because it's amazing. Now you're complete for backup and restore with this and Nandroid in Recovery \m/

Step 4
In Recovery partition your SD card with 0MB swap, 512MB (or greater) EXT and then upgrade the EXT to EXT4 (within recovery).

This will put the cache to SD which frees up internal memory and move all apps to SD as well, a better implementation than Android's built in Apps2SD. No need to do anything once the SD is partitioned, the ROM does everything in the background.

Step 5
EIFFEL TOWER!

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Just had a quick read through the guide mentioned and was was wondering if it gives you the option of installing whichever rom you want, or do you have to it afterwards? Unless I missed it it doesn't seem to say.

Also, any idea if I have to create a Goldcard? It's a Vodafone Desire and I'm sure I read somewhere that they use their own slightly different rom.
 
martin9887 said:
All apps I try to download via the market stay on ''starting download'', unless I sign into GTalk, which I don't actually use. Any ideas? quite irritating!
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Just got mine today, same problem. For the life of me I can't it to download over the market. Signed in with Gtalk, just sits there Starting Download...

Tried clearing the cache, switching from googlemail to gmail and back. Wifi or network, nothing makes its download.
 
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Khaaan! said:
In Recovery partition your SD card with 0MB swap, 512MB (or greater) EXT and then upgrade the EXT to EXT4 (within recovery).

This will put the cache to SD which frees up internal memory and move all apps to SD as well, a better implementation than Android's built in Apps2SD. No need to do anything once the SD is partitioned, the ROM does everything in the background.
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I put swap file of either 128 or 256MB.

Whats the best way to re-partition the SD card without losing the apps and data so I can regain the "lost" swap file. I am using DJ ROM with the standard A2SD mod.

I dont want to lose the app data itself as I have a fair bit of stuff in it e.g. MyTracks run's etc.

If I use Titanium backup, then reformat and re-partition the SD card, will TI restore the apps and the app data ok or will it screw up as its expecting to put it back on a partition that is no longer the same (if that make sense)


Also, is repartitioning just as simple as using ROM Manager and telling it to do a 512MB EXT and 0MB swap and it will delete the old partitions and set new ones ??
 
One other thing - If I used OD1.6 - is there any way I can get the Sense style dialler and contacts book as I quite like the way it works and is setup....

Also would like to keep the HTC Email app unless someone can recommend a better one.
 
Lydzor said:
Has anyone heard of any news regarding the noise issue when headphones are inserted? I'm hoping this will be fixed in Froyo as it's rather annoying. :o
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What noise issue do you have ?

I use my Desire with a pair of sennheiser cx300 ii's quite a bit and havnt had any problems.
 
Richie said:
One other thing - If I used OD1.6 - is there any way I can get the Sense style dialler and contacts book as I quite like the way it works and is setup....

Also would like to keep the HTC Email app unless someone can recommend a better one.
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Dialer One is a sense like dialer.

As for the SD card, you need to backup the current SD+EXT via nandroid then restore it once repartitioned.
 
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