[ROM] MIUI.us-Sholes-1.7.8.0 [DEV]

[magiman7]

MIUI.us-Sholes-1.7.8.0
Development Build

This build is MOSTLY STABLE BUT STILL IN DEVELOPMENT

This build was ported to the droid by TP4BAMA and MagiMan7, translations to english were done by MIUI.us

All of the MIUI.us build are now available on Rom Manager under MIUI.us which will allow automatic notification of future builds


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If this is your first time trying MIUI, read the MIUI Manual (credit The Batman) to become familiar with the interface and many of the hidden options.
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#include <std-disclaimer>

/*Anything you do to your phone is solely your responsibilty, you choose
 to modify your phone. This rom has been marked BETA by the developer,
 however should anything happen to your phone neither of the developers
 "MagiMan7 and/or Tp4bama" nor MIUI.us nor MIUI.com developers are liable 
 in anyway.*/

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Apps dont automatically load, use the Miui Backup app to backup /restore apps
• If you have having launcher force closes, switch back to the stock theme to verify the theme is not causing the issue.
• MMS Videos playback as slide show,. (Chinese devs know about this!! There is a problem across all builds with attaching vids to mms) If you NEED video mms, DON'T USE THIS ROM. If you don't NEED video mms than DON'T COMPLAIN
• Facebook will sync ALL contacts
• Instead of *228 call *228+ (hold 0 for + sign)
• Autobrightness is slow to change (see fix below)

POST BUGS HERE IN THIS THREAD.

MIUI CHANGELOG: Here

Local changes by US:

• Completely new porting procedure, removed a TON (over 50) of unneeded Milestone files
• Upgraded Motorola Proprietary files to FRG83G (Prevents VZW OTA update from downloading)
• Stock kernel set to ondemand governor with min/max frequencies of 125/800
• Changed the default VM Heap to 40mb
• Compcache working from install (40mb) should be compatible with any kernel that works with CM7
• Changed SD Card buffer to 2048 for speed boost (credit brainmaster)
• Adjusted multiple memomory configurations - Between Multitasking and Balanced 3 with Hard to Kill Launcher from V6 Supercharge script (credit zeppelinrox)
• Added 4-way Power mod (Miui.us)
• Added all ringetones from CM7
• Added vim, nano, bash, terminal mods, fix permissions script (CyanogenMod 7)
• Added Terminal Emulator from CyanogenMod 7
• Added sysrw and sysro scripts to remount system partition with write or read only access
• Added lockapp / unlockapp scripts to lock an app in memory (scripts by MagiMan7, idea from zeppelinrox)
• Added Old 3D Gallery
• Removed 3G Hotspot due to it not working
• Removed ProTips due to it being useless
• Added Rom Manager for future automatic updates (installed to /data for easier upgrades)
• Added Google Apps: Car Home, GenieWidget to system apps (not available from the market)
• Added Google Apps: Mail, Maps, Voice, Google Search, Youtube to data partition (can be easily uninstalled or updated)
• Added Stock Motorola Droid QuickOffice in data partition (can be easily uninstalled)
• Added some build.prop tweaks (credit metalspring for collection from varioius sources)
• Added Stock theme that is same as Default theme with 5-way unlock style
• Updated Busybox to 1.18.0
• Setup cron to clear unused caches and restart compache everyday at 2 am (can be changed)

INSTALLATION:

1. Backup apps with MIUI backup if you are on a previous GB release (1.4.8 or later)
2. NANDROID BACKUP!
3. Wipe Data/factory reset
4. Flash this rom
5. If apps do not show up after initial flash, rebooting should make them reappear
6. Restore apps/data with Miui backup
7. If you use Google to back up your contacts, restoring contacts with Miui Backup could result in duplicate entries
8. Using Titanium Backup to backup and restore apps/data has reportedly caused FCs with certain apps
9. [DO NOT TRY TO RESTORE SYSTEM DATA FROM ANY ROM INCLUDING MIUI BELOW 1.4.8!!!!!!! or you will get force closes...] You have been warned.

Version: 1.7.8.0 (Text Link for those on Mobile App)
md5: f6268b1fecf71b43d0fcbc0b060bad5d



Have Rom Manager automatically download zip on your phone (suggest downloading on wifi)
You must enable Web Connect in Rom Manager on your phone to enable this option


Themes available HERE

Themers: Excellent guide on creating MIUI themes HERE

Yes, they did it again, another change in themes this week. Icon folder is now zipped

ERI Mod - Removes all Verizon / Roaming / Network text in menu bar and pull down. (Flash on top of 1.7.8.0)
MIUI.us_sholes_1.7.8-eri-mod.zip
md5: 1d13219993e76ab82eaf488de4062cc4

AUTOBRIGHTNESS FIX
The screen may take 10-30 sec to change brightness level when moved from bright to dark environment. This can be sped up to around 5 sec by disabling the Light Sensor Filter. To do this go to Settings -> Display Settings -> Advanced Mode (Under Automatic brightness) -> Turn off Light Sensor Filter at the top.

CRON OPTIONS
The set of cron tasks is editable in the /data/cron/root file. The root file lists all of the commands scheduled to run and the scheduled time. The file can be edited to add tasks or change the preset ones of flushing caches. All tasks in this file will be run as root (superuser privileges)

LOCKAPP / UNLOCKAPP INFO
Run lockapp script in terminal or from gscript. Both scripts are located in /system/xbin. Both scripts take a single argument, the process name. For example the Miui Music player has the process name com.miui.player. You can find process names for most installed apps under /data/app (just drop the -1.apk from the name listing).

To lock an app in memory you run lockapp PROCESS. For example, to lock the Miui Music player into memory, run 'lockapp com.miui.player' As a warning, Do not lock more than 1 app in memory. To lock an app in memory, the app has to be running. If the process is not running, the script will inform you.

Once an app is locked into memory, the only way to remove it from memory is to kill the process. The unlockapp does extactly that. It is run with the same arguement, unlockapp PROCESS. If you wanted to unlock the Miui Music player from memory, run 'unlockapp com.miui.player' This will kill the app you are unlocking from memory. If you want it to run the background unlocked, you will have to re-run the app.

 

[wallaby311]

I noticed miui.us said this was a stable build...how much different would that be from what we normally get? Thanks again magiman!

 

[dapper1]

D/L now...thanks for all of the work!!

 

[DROOIID]

Thanks again. Downloading now.

 

[magiman7]

I noticed miui.us said this was a stable build...how much different would that be from what we normally get? Thanks again magiman!

Check out the thread on Stable vs Development: here

 

[magiman7]

I did not include this option because the rom was running super smooth. If the build starts to lag later, this may help:

Add this line to the bottom of /etc/init.d/98cron
echo "4096" > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes

Let me know if you use this and it improves things.

 

[HardWired]

Wow this might be the first week where the new rom post beat me to the post before looking for it. I usually start checking late Fri nights then a few times Sat and so on, but I just checked for the first time and here it is beating me to the punch by a couple of hours.

Magiman7 you are the man! Last weeks build was probably the smoothest GB based Miui yet on my phone.

Grab the sofa!!

 

[DROOIID]

I did not include this option because the rom was running super smooth. If the build starts to lag later, this may help:

Add this line to the bottom of /etc/init.d/98cron
echo "4096" > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes

Let me know if you use this and it improves things.

How do i add this in the terminal?

 

[magiman7]

I am a Chinese user
It can't directly display the caller's number in history call list for Some incoming calls ,as long as I didn't store these numbers in my Phone contacts before.For get the number I only through click or long press the call records to see it.I don't know whether you have the same problem,if not,Please someone do help me,Thank You Very Much.
Because my English is not good, in order to let you can understand, I made a screenshot
here.

It looks like you are using a different theme. Have you tried the default theme to see if the number still doesn't show up? I am pulling it up on my phone and I am seeing the numbers show up. You can also try running the phone app in compatibility mode (settings -> programs tab -> manage applications -> all tab)

 

[Bang Pow Boom]

Wow this might be the first week where the new rom post beat me to the post before looking for it. I usually start checking late Fri nights then a few times Sat and so on, but I just checked for the first time and here it is beating me to the punch by a couple of hours.

Magiman7 you are the man! Last weeks build was probably the smoothest GB based Miui yet on my phone.

Grab the sofa!!

I agree, I usually look for it Saturday morning. DLing now

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[tp4bama]

I am a Chinese user
It can't directly display the caller's number in history call list for Some incoming calls ,as long as I didn't store these numbers in my Phone contacts before.For get the number I only through click or long press the call records to see it.I don't know whether you have the same problem,if not,Please someone do help me,Thank You Very Much.
Because my English is not good, in order to let you can understand, I made a screenshot
here.

It looks like you are using a different theme. Have you tried the default theme to see if the number still doesn't show up? I am pulling it up on my phone and I am seeing the numbers show up. You can also try running the phone app in compatibility mode (settings -> programs tab -> manage applications -> all tab)

Also remember that miui won't show numbers from people who are not in your contact list. You can select their picture to pull up the option to see their number in a new window

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[g_what]

Flashed a couple hours ago, and thus far it is super smooth. No issues to report yet, and hopefully it stays that way.

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[chewy74]

Mag, if I flash this and get it set up and the stable build is released, can I flash it over this dev build?

________________________
You had me at herro

 

[adjacks86]

I got the same question as Chewy74...

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[magiman7]

Mag, if I flash this and get it set up and the stable build is released, can I flash it over this dev build?

________________________
You had me at herro

I am not sure. I don't know what is going to be different with the stable build. I noticed the download from MIUI China is several mb smaller, so I don't know what they removed. (My guess is they removed Google stuff, but haven't looked at the build yet) I know MIUI.us is taking some time with the stable build to make sure everything is right. As soon as they get a stable milestone, I will try porting it to the D1.