UPDATE! May 22, 2012
A few graphics bugs are now fixed. For instance Temple Run would not work. That is all fixed.
New ROM version is now 2.0A. I have updaed the download link befow for the full ROM kit.
However for those that already have downloaded 2.0 and just want the new 2.0A system.img to replace in the 2.0 kit. Here is the download link. Just replace system.img in the inage folder of the ROM kit and do a full reflash of the ROM. Yes including erase IDB! Don't forget to reboot right after first boot up!
System Update -> Arnova 10 G2 - "GingerComb" Finless 2.0A System.img file (77 megs)
Enjoy,
Bob
OK folks.... my very first ROM 2.0 created by me. This is not just a rooted ROM with some performance enhancements. It really is a ROM I put together built from pieces AND a lot of my sweat fixing problems with hardware and compatibility.
So want to know what my 2.0 ROM is before flashing it? Watch the video I made:
VIDEO -> Arnova 10G2 Finless 2.0 GingerComb ROM - Overview and Instructions (65 megs)
NOTE: REBOOT AFTER FIRST BOOT UP AFTER FLASHING THIS ROM!
If you do not reboot right away, the screen may not work, SDcard may not show up, Sound wont work, etc.
OK so this is in my README.TXT in the ROM kit. Please be sure to read that as it has much more instructions!
Here is the synopsis:
__________________
So what the heck is this ROM you ask?
Here is the story:
I was rooting a ROM for Damo of FreakTab for the Cube U9GT. It is a GingerBread kernel with a Honeycomb user interface.
After I was done I decided to try my Arnova 10 G2 kernel with all the Cube's system files.
LOW AND BEHOLD it booted and worked well! Some things did not work though like sound, wifi, etc.
So I went to work trying to find out how to fix those things. Took me about 2 weeks but I got it all working.
Well everything I could test anyway.
It was a great learning experience and I learned more about Android OS in the process.
So NOW.... Are there any bugs in this ROM? I cannot be 100% sure. While I have tested everything that
SHOULD WORK, this does not mean it is totally bug free! The ROM has not had long term testing.
Will every APP you had before run? Heck I do not know! No possible way to test them all.
Realize this is a VERY DIFFERENT ROM now.
The bottom line I HAD to use the stock Arnova Kernel (Arnova Philly Kernel).
So this ROM is A GingerBread Kernel with a full replacement of everything else.
Other than the kernel it is a Honeycomb system.
YOU WILL BE MY FIRST "real" TEST SUBJECTS! SO BE WARNED!!!!!!
SOME MORE WARNINGS and notes - SO PLEASE READ THEM.
1) The Honeycomb UI allows hiding of the status bar for apps automatically (The app must do this)!
This for sure will fix things like the Kindle reader app
BUT there can be some old Gingerbread APPs that you will NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT from.
Doing a reset is not a good way either! It can corrupt files systems!
PLEASE AFTER FLASHING, go to the market and get Button Savior app. I am sure some APP will lock
you out and you will need it! This is NOT the ROMs fault. Some older apps just were
NOT written well to be used on Honeycomb.
2) Titanium restores from your old ROM. While I did do this and tested it myself, I DO NOT
recommend you do this. Some apps may play dirty with memory allocation. Even Titanium backup
people state NOT to do a restore from a upgraded ROM period!
So if you run into bugs PLEASE do not complain if you did a restore from your old ROM!
If you report a bug to me, please make sure it is from a clean install and not a restore.
I recommend backing up your APPs via ES File Explorer (free) as it will basically just back
up the APPS and not the data. The data and system data is the problem here when restoring
from an older ROM to an upgrade ROM. Then once done, flash this new ROM and install
your apps that you backed up by hand. ES puts them in /sdcard/backup/app
3) I have debloated this ROM from the Cube system files. It was heavily bloated.
Thus on first boot you will have some broken widgets on your desktop.
Just remove them right away. Hold your finger on them and drag to the top trash can.
4) Settings menu. I have left all the settings the Cube came with.
While the settings menu all works (no force close) of course some of the settings
DO NOTHING on the Arnova because it doesnt have the hardware.
So don't expect just because it shows up in settings, that it magically works now.
5) I used the Latest Arnova 10G2 kernel from the Philly ROM. This has some bug fixes over the older
10G2 kernel. However recently some have reported their 3G sticks stopped working on this kernel
AND that OpenVPN also does not work. Let’s see if that is the same with this 2.0 ROM.
If it is, later I will make a 2.0 ROM using the older kernel like my 1.5D ROM.
6) I modified build.prop to hopefully give you all the best of Google Play as far as
what apps show up, etc. It is now a morph of a Galaxy Tab.
BUT in doing so this may break other apps!
For instance APPsLIB will not work as it says it is not compatible.
Aldiko book reader will also not work. But these were made for the Arnova NOT the galaxy tab.
If you do not want this build.prop then since you are rooted, you can replace it but to do it
right here is what you do:
a) Get your stock build.prop from my 1.5 ROM or the stock ROM from the /system folder.
b) rename the build.prop in this 2.0 ROM to build.old
c) Copy the stock build.prop back into /system
d) The important part! YOU MUST DO A DATA FACTORY RESET and erase everything (except SDcard of course).
If you do not do this, the full build.prop will not be realized!
7) REPEAT..... this is my first "from the ground up" ROM. So did I say you all are in a sense TESTERS?
If you didnt get the above, I am saying it again!
Your help will make this an even better ROM later.
Features in 2.0 "GingerComb" ROM:
1) This has all the same "performance" features of my 1.5 ROM.
FAST and REAL ext4 file systems, 2gig app space, full root,etc.
2) This is a total debloat of the ROM. All apps, etc are removed except a file explorer as you have to have that to do
anything later.
However per request Google Play Market and contacts sync (required) are pre-installed.
See below as I supply in this kit a APP injector by Petrus to put back things you may want.
The reason for this is file system fragmentation! Having a ROM with a bunch of stuff you do not want in it, you remove
them and then install others and this leaves the file system a mess. Especially on NAND memory devices! Now you can
install what you want after flashing and keep a nice clean file system
3) A real LOCK SCREEN! You guys asked for it and you got it
It took me a while to get this working on the Arnova too.....
4) A full "settings" menu system! This is something many have asked for. Accounts and Sync settings works
as do many other things. However read the warning above about settings the Arnova does NOT have the hardware for.
5) Network location WORKS ON EVERYTHING NOW!!! Yea... that really ticked me off on the other Arnova ROMs and I never could fix it. Arnova put something in library files to block it.
So it works not just on Google Apps like Maps, it works on every APP I have tried that uses location services.
6) As stated above the status bar can now be hidden! It is up to the APP to do this.
However in GO Launcher (if you chose to use that launcher) is a setting for operation that allows
you to use a swipe up or down feature to actually hide the status bar on the desktop!
Very cool and it works.
7) Updated build.prop to a galaxy Tab Arnova morph. Read the warning above about it.
From my testing this setup gives the most amount of apps to show up in Google Play.
YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY! This was my preference after testing a lot.
8) Like my 1.5 ROM this is debloated and I provide App injector to put back what you want.
I also provided with App Injector the full suite of Google Apps.
PLEASE READ THE APP INJECTOR INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!!!!
_________________________________________________
OK I know your all bored reading so here is the ROM download link
ROM -> Arnova 10 G2 - "GingerComb" Finless 2.0A ROM (215 megs)
Hope you all enjoy it
Bob
A few graphics bugs are now fixed. For instance Temple Run would not work. That is all fixed.
New ROM version is now 2.0A. I have updaed the download link befow for the full ROM kit.
However for those that already have downloaded 2.0 and just want the new 2.0A system.img to replace in the 2.0 kit. Here is the download link. Just replace system.img in the inage folder of the ROM kit and do a full reflash of the ROM. Yes including erase IDB! Don't forget to reboot right after first boot up!
System Update -> Arnova 10 G2 - "GingerComb" Finless 2.0A System.img file (77 megs)
Enjoy,
Bob
OK folks.... my very first ROM 2.0 created by me. This is not just a rooted ROM with some performance enhancements. It really is a ROM I put together built from pieces AND a lot of my sweat fixing problems with hardware and compatibility.
So want to know what my 2.0 ROM is before flashing it? Watch the video I made:
VIDEO -> Arnova 10G2 Finless 2.0 GingerComb ROM - Overview and Instructions (65 megs)
NOTE: REBOOT AFTER FIRST BOOT UP AFTER FLASHING THIS ROM!
If you do not reboot right away, the screen may not work, SDcard may not show up, Sound wont work, etc.
OK so this is in my README.TXT in the ROM kit. Please be sure to read that as it has much more instructions!
Here is the synopsis:
__________________
So what the heck is this ROM you ask?
Here is the story:
I was rooting a ROM for Damo of FreakTab for the Cube U9GT. It is a GingerBread kernel with a Honeycomb user interface.
After I was done I decided to try my Arnova 10 G2 kernel with all the Cube's system files.
LOW AND BEHOLD it booted and worked well! Some things did not work though like sound, wifi, etc.
So I went to work trying to find out how to fix those things. Took me about 2 weeks but I got it all working.
Well everything I could test anyway.
It was a great learning experience and I learned more about Android OS in the process.
So NOW.... Are there any bugs in this ROM? I cannot be 100% sure. While I have tested everything that
SHOULD WORK, this does not mean it is totally bug free! The ROM has not had long term testing.
Will every APP you had before run? Heck I do not know! No possible way to test them all.
Realize this is a VERY DIFFERENT ROM now.
The bottom line I HAD to use the stock Arnova Kernel (Arnova Philly Kernel).
So this ROM is A GingerBread Kernel with a full replacement of everything else.
Other than the kernel it is a Honeycomb system.
YOU WILL BE MY FIRST "real" TEST SUBJECTS! SO BE WARNED!!!!!!
SOME MORE WARNINGS and notes - SO PLEASE READ THEM.
1) The Honeycomb UI allows hiding of the status bar for apps automatically (The app must do this)!
This for sure will fix things like the Kindle reader app
BUT there can be some old Gingerbread APPs that you will NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT from.
Doing a reset is not a good way either! It can corrupt files systems!
PLEASE AFTER FLASHING, go to the market and get Button Savior app. I am sure some APP will lock
you out and you will need it! This is NOT the ROMs fault. Some older apps just were
NOT written well to be used on Honeycomb.
2) Titanium restores from your old ROM. While I did do this and tested it myself, I DO NOT
recommend you do this. Some apps may play dirty with memory allocation. Even Titanium backup
people state NOT to do a restore from a upgraded ROM period!
So if you run into bugs PLEASE do not complain if you did a restore from your old ROM!
If you report a bug to me, please make sure it is from a clean install and not a restore.
I recommend backing up your APPs via ES File Explorer (free) as it will basically just back
up the APPS and not the data. The data and system data is the problem here when restoring
from an older ROM to an upgrade ROM. Then once done, flash this new ROM and install
your apps that you backed up by hand. ES puts them in /sdcard/backup/app
3) I have debloated this ROM from the Cube system files. It was heavily bloated.
Thus on first boot you will have some broken widgets on your desktop.
Just remove them right away. Hold your finger on them and drag to the top trash can.
4) Settings menu. I have left all the settings the Cube came with.
While the settings menu all works (no force close) of course some of the settings
DO NOTHING on the Arnova because it doesnt have the hardware.
So don't expect just because it shows up in settings, that it magically works now.
5) I used the Latest Arnova 10G2 kernel from the Philly ROM. This has some bug fixes over the older
10G2 kernel. However recently some have reported their 3G sticks stopped working on this kernel
AND that OpenVPN also does not work. Let’s see if that is the same with this 2.0 ROM.
If it is, later I will make a 2.0 ROM using the older kernel like my 1.5D ROM.
6) I modified build.prop to hopefully give you all the best of Google Play as far as
what apps show up, etc. It is now a morph of a Galaxy Tab.
BUT in doing so this may break other apps!
For instance APPsLIB will not work as it says it is not compatible.
Aldiko book reader will also not work. But these were made for the Arnova NOT the galaxy tab.
If you do not want this build.prop then since you are rooted, you can replace it but to do it
right here is what you do:
a) Get your stock build.prop from my 1.5 ROM or the stock ROM from the /system folder.
b) rename the build.prop in this 2.0 ROM to build.old
c) Copy the stock build.prop back into /system
d) The important part! YOU MUST DO A DATA FACTORY RESET and erase everything (except SDcard of course).
If you do not do this, the full build.prop will not be realized!
7) REPEAT..... this is my first "from the ground up" ROM. So did I say you all are in a sense TESTERS?
If you didnt get the above, I am saying it again!
Your help will make this an even better ROM later.
Features in 2.0 "GingerComb" ROM:
1) This has all the same "performance" features of my 1.5 ROM.
FAST and REAL ext4 file systems, 2gig app space, full root,etc.
2) This is a total debloat of the ROM. All apps, etc are removed except a file explorer as you have to have that to do
anything later.
However per request Google Play Market and contacts sync (required) are pre-installed.
See below as I supply in this kit a APP injector by Petrus to put back things you may want.
The reason for this is file system fragmentation! Having a ROM with a bunch of stuff you do not want in it, you remove
them and then install others and this leaves the file system a mess. Especially on NAND memory devices! Now you can
install what you want after flashing and keep a nice clean file system
3) A real LOCK SCREEN! You guys asked for it and you got it
It took me a while to get this working on the Arnova too.....
4) A full "settings" menu system! This is something many have asked for. Accounts and Sync settings works
as do many other things. However read the warning above about settings the Arnova does NOT have the hardware for.
5) Network location WORKS ON EVERYTHING NOW!!! Yea... that really ticked me off on the other Arnova ROMs and I never could fix it. Arnova put something in library files to block it.
So it works not just on Google Apps like Maps, it works on every APP I have tried that uses location services.
6) As stated above the status bar can now be hidden! It is up to the APP to do this.
However in GO Launcher (if you chose to use that launcher) is a setting for operation that allows
you to use a swipe up or down feature to actually hide the status bar on the desktop!
Very cool and it works.
7) Updated build.prop to a galaxy Tab Arnova morph. Read the warning above about it.
From my testing this setup gives the most amount of apps to show up in Google Play.
YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY! This was my preference after testing a lot.
8) Like my 1.5 ROM this is debloated and I provide App injector to put back what you want.
I also provided with App Injector the full suite of Google Apps.
PLEASE READ THE APP INJECTOR INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!!!!
_________________________________________________
OK I know your all bored reading so here is the ROM download link
ROM -> Arnova 10 G2 - "GingerComb" Finless 2.0A ROM (215 megs)
Hope you all enjoy it
Bob
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