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[Rom] Vanilla Gingerbread V8.1 - 11/08 (Fascinate/mesmerize/showcase)

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Now that hardware is fully functional using the CyanogenMod base, I decided to go ahead and put together a vanilla gingerbread ROM for my personal use (was my initial goal anyways
). Folks in IRC seem to enjoy it, so here it is.

It's built off of the latest AOSP codebase (2.3.7), is very fast and lightweight, with a few features added in. MUCH thanks to the teamhacksung and CyanogenMod crews, without their previous work, alot of hardware would not be functional.

Code:
<br />
#include <standard_disclaimer.h><br />
/*<br />
* Your warranty is now void.<br />
*<br />
* I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,<br />
* thermonuclear war, you getting fired because the alarm app failed, or anything whatsoever.<br />
* Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM<br />
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if<br />
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.<br />
*/<br />
Modifications:

Browser:
Configurable User Agents
Maximum open tabs increased from 8 to 32
webskit and skia optimizations for speed improvement

Camera:
added support for 720p HD recording

Launcher2:
Support for scrollable widgets (like Plume)
Uninstall applications from long-hold over trash can
Speed tweaks
Rotation can be toggled in SpareParts

Phone:
Rotary incoming call screen

Frameworks:
Rotary lockscreen
Enable torch from long pressing HOME button on lockscreen
Reboot options in Power menu
Screenshot from Power menu
Screen ON/OFF animations (will still work when screen transitions are set to fast from SpareParts)
FLAC audio support
Lockscreen music controls
Skip music tracks with volume buttons
T-Mobile theme engine support
swipe-to-clear notifications
CM-style battery percentage
slide notification to adjust brightness

Settings:
"Device Settings" menu for color tuning and backlight timeout adjustment

Kernel:
Support for audio-out over usb when using car docks - no app needed
Backlight notifications - no app needed
using CONFIG_TINY_RCU for speed improvements
color tuning using built-in settings app
Voodoo Sound version 10 - requires Voodoo Sound Control from Market
updated to 2.6.35.14
UV/OC abilities
working 3 button recovery

Additional stuff:
Superuser/su (duh)
busybox
bash / terminfo
Package manager, FileManager, Gallery3D, Screenshot, Torch, and MMS apps from CM
ad-blocking host file

As with CyanogenMod, Google apps are not included in the build, and will need to be flashed separately. Use the same gapps as used with CyanogenMod, find them in the usual places.

As this is also an MTD based build, all the same caveats/etc as CyanogenMod apply in that respect.

As this time hardware should be fully-functional. Please don't ask for additional features, as stated above, this is my personal use ROM, some more things will be added in the future anyways. Enjoy.

*** Updated 08/02 ***
added FileManager, Screenshot and MMS apps from CM
added screen-on animations
removed Dev Tools
moved SpareParts to Settings menu and removed useless options
added standalone Terminal app

*** Updated 08/04 ***
fixed built-in wifi tether
disabled auto-brightness option (mostly broken anyways)
added Voodoo Sound v10
updated kernel to 2.6.35.13
added option to toggle Launcher rotation to SpareParts
added ad-blocking host file
added FLAC audio support

*** Updated 08/08 ***
switched to neldar's bln - use bln control from the market
added lockscreen music controls
added ability to skip music track with volume buttons

*** Updated 08/11 ***
Added T-Mobile theme engine support and Theme Chooser app
added swipe-to-clear notifications
added options to SpareParts to toggle CM-style battery percentage, change overscroll glow colors, and toggle screen off/on animations
tweaks to webkit and skia for faster web browsing
using Gallery3D fork from CodeAuroraForum
added data toggle to power widget
fixed force close in 'Battery History' in SpareParts (thanks MastaOfEvil)
using squisher scripts from CM for optimized build
added stand-alone kernel zip for people using other MTD ROMs
added downloads for Mesmerize/Showcase

*** Updated 08/29 ***
fix in-call audio - efpophis
UV/OC ability in updated kernel
fix off-mode charging - pawitp
accidental touchkey prevention - pawitp
Added cpu info and memory info to About Phone Settings page

*** Updated 11/05 ***
updated to Android 2.3.7
added support for 720p HD recording
switch to teamhacksung (CM) kernel - built-in BLN, built-in car dock audio support, support for color tuning and configuring backlight timeout
added AriesParts (pawitp) - found under Settings > Device Settings
added Torch app from CM
Toggle Torch from lockscreen by long pressing HOME button
switch to Gallery3D app from CM as CAF version has video playback issues
fixed 3 button recovery
fixed sensors
fixed and added auto-brightness support

*** Updated 11/08 ***
fixed predictive text
add notification bar adjustable screen brightness
added Mesmerize and showcase downloads

Downloads v8.1:
http://k.22aaf3.com/jt1134/fascinate/vanilla_fascinatemtd-ota-eng.jt1134-1108-signed.zip - Fascinate ROM
http://k.22aaf3.com/...1108-signed.zip - Mesmerize ROM
http://k.22aaf3.com/...1108-signed.zip - Showcase ROM
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Ahh look where I'm posting a reply. Thanks as usual man. I will enjoy this I'm sure
Thanks jt!

Any plans on adding this into rom manager Ala back in the dj05 days with kernels etc? If its a pita just ignore me ;)
"godihatework said:
Thanks jt!

Any plans on adding this into rom manager Ala back in the dj05 days with kernels etc? If its a pita just ignore me ;)
Yeah I'll be putting there when time permits :)
"jt1134 said:
Yeah I'll be putting there when time permits :)
You are the man as always. Next paycheck I'll be getting you another 12 of beast ice.
Good work, as usual.
I don't have a fascinate anymore but damn JT u are awesome to be cranking this stuff out for fascinate users. Good stuff. Kinda wish i still had my fascinate.
I need help. Comin from cm 7 i justflashed this rom and wipped caches but im getting android.processes.media force close. Any idea or just wipe data. Which i dont want to do.
Root Explorer force closes like I'm not rooted. I've wiped data twice with the same results. I restored with Titanium Backup, just app not data. No problems on CM7 or MIUI. Anyone have any thoughts?

From just dubbing around this seems really smooth. Great job.
"ryanf said:
I need help. Comin from cm 7 i justflashed this rom and wipped caches but im getting android.processes.media force close. Any idea or just wipe data. Which i dont want to do.
Wipe data...

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ryanf said:
I need help. Comin from cm 7 i justflashed this rom and wipped caches but im getting android.processes.media force close. Any idea or just wipe data. Which i dont want to do.
Classic example of what people can expect when flashing a new rom without wiping data. Not flaming you, just speaking in general. I posted earlier that good practice beats convenience any day. If we as a Modding community choose to alter our phones from it's intended design, we should at LEAST do it right. Again, not flaming ryanf here. :)

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kidserious said:
Classic example of what people can expect when flashing a new rom without wiping data. Not flaming you, just speaking in general. I posted earlier that good practice beats convenience any day. If we as a Modding community choose to alter our phones from it's intended design, we should at LEAST do it right. Again, not flaming ryanf here. :)

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i hear you bro. i know you are not flaming me. its not that bad to wipe data i just don't like doing it. iwas hoping i would't have to because i was coming from mtd
anyway. will do tho. i have never had that fc before. god knows i have had my share of fc's lol
ryanf said:
i hear you bro. i know you are not flaming me. its not that bad to wipe data i just don't like doing it. iwas hoping i would't have to because i was coming from mtd
anyway. will do tho. i have never had that fc before. god knows i have had my share of fc's lol
I was the same way man. Then I gave in to the pull of SMSbackup and Tibackup lol.

JT, very nice job as always.

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BadBen said:
Root Explorer force closes like I'm not rooted. I've wiped data twice with the same results. I restored with Titanium Backup, just app not data. No problems on CM7 or MIUI. Anyone have any thoughts?

From just dubbing around this seems really smooth. Great job.
Have you tried fixing permissions?
kidserious said:
Have you tried fixing permissions?
Yeah, I tried that too. Sorry I should have said that. No big deal, I'll just go back to MIUI for the time being. I'll definitely try it out again later this week. I just thought of re-flashing the newest Superuser to see if that's maybe where the issue is. For now, sleep.
BadBen said:
Yeah, I tried that too. Sorry I should have said that. No big deal, I'll just go back to MIUI for the time being. I'll definitely try it out again later this week. I just thought of re-flashing the newest Superuser to see if that's maybe where the issue is. For now, sleep.
Try flashing this from recovery: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip
As this is also an MTD based build, all the same caveats/etc as CyanogenMod apply in that respect.

As this time hardware should be fully-functional, the only thing missing that I have noticed is 720p recording...

Thanks jt! always solid work! Just curious before I flip over does mms work? First summer I ever needed it yet all the rom's I'm running only your pre nightly worked then it quit so after a while so I went to nightlies. I know you haven't had your changes accepted and merged but thought you may have fixed it for yourself.
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