Root [ ROM / 2-9 ] Calkulin's EViO 2 v1.8 [ 3.70 l Battery Saver script w/ Profiles ]

[JB in AZ]

Calkulin's EViO2 v1.8

This is a Sense based ROM from accomplished dev, Calkulin. He included many nice features:

ROM includes:
HTC 2.6.32.17-gee557fd #15 kernel(undervolted)
Most HTC apps
ADW Launcher
EStrongs File Explorer
Facebook
HTC_IME mod
Quickboot
Wireless Tether
Busybox
and a couple more
(Removed apps are in the sdcard/Removed_Apps folder)

MODs included:
Tweaked system(Very FAST)
Unlocked 3G USB tethering & Sprint Hotspot!
Moved dalvik-cache to cache partition
Reduced auto-brightness range for better battery life
Disabled search button(Enable zip attached)
Removed haptic feedback from dialer & stock Android lockscreen(if you decide to use it)
Notification bar will display TRUE network speeds(2G(1x) when used), instead of always 3G(EVDO)
Battery % on battery meter(ported from Smooth Icons)
Removed USB Debug notification
Removed purple hue from most of Sense
Colored notification icons
Rosie app launcher displays 5x5 icons & swapped right button to launch the browser(ported from JsChiSurf's Rosie mods)
SNQ's 4-in-1 Reboot option mod
JsChiSurf's Notification Menu Power Widget mod w/ custom icons
Upped MMS size limit to 5MB(Default is 2MB still)
Modded Flash Player so Hulu works
Annoying ads in programs are blocked

System has also been de-odex'd, apk's have been optimized & aligned

 

[andygu3]

I've had the best results with this rom than any other rom I've tried. It's fast, stable and have not had any trouble with this rom

Thanks JB

 

[obscurehaven]

Looks good but it degrades the camera to 3MP instead of its regular 8MP.

 

[JB in AZ]

Looks good but it degrades the camera to 3MP instead of its regular 8MP.

I'm not so sure about that. I have the HTC #15 kernel as installed with the flash of the ROM. Going into the camera shows 8MP, and pictures taken both before flashing this ROM and after are the same size...3264X1952.

 

[andygu3]

Looks good but it degrades the camera to 3MP instead of its regular 8MP.

Did you only read the first few pages of the xda thread?

Agree with JB, the camera has 8mp camera. No worries there

 

[andygu3]

Hey JB,

Looks like we may be the only ones using this rom, haha

 

[JB in AZ]

Hey JB,

Looks like we may be the only ones using this rom, haha

Hehe, yeah, then everyone else is missing out on a good thing!

 

[andygu3]

Hehe, yeah, then everyone else is missing out on a good thing!

Agreed

 

[akazabam]

Okay, well, just so JB and andy don't feel alone, I'll say this is definitely a good ROM choice. I haven't used it in around 4 months, so I'm sure it's had some major updates. It was a great ROM then, though, and it sounds like it still is. Personally, I'm happy with a few other ROMs, but Calkulin is one of the best devs out there, and it shows in his ROM as well.

 

[SMALBA]

Hey guys just installed the rom on my phone. Do I need to install any undervolt zips to save battery or will I the regular rom itself have a pretty good batter life?
OH and also should I mess with setcpu or leave that alone?

 

[Drew5150]

Looks good but it degrades the camera to 3MP instead of its regular 8MP.

those 3mp posts are from back in early august. from when the evo just got froyo. also the camera issue was only with kernels from the dev community. not sure about the current dev kernels but if you don't flash one your camera will work just fine and be at 8mp.

Hey guys just installed the rom on my phone. Do I need to install any undervolt zips to save battery or will I the regular rom itself have a pretty good batter life?
OH and also should I mess with setcpu or leave that alone?

I haven't flashed the evio rom since 1.6 and it had the best battery life of any rom series I have tried. from what I understand you shouldn't even need setcpu installed with this rom. read the section on battery scripts, its all built in. actually just reading the thread now, you should either uninstall setcpu or set it up yourself. if the system detects setcpu calkulin's scripts will be ignored.

the undervolt zips with play nice with some hardware and some not, so you'll have to flash and play around with them yourself. or just try it stock and see how your battery life is.


anyone use zone23's themed version of this rom? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=767813

 

[JB in AZ]

Hey guys just installed the rom on my phone. Do I need to install any undervolt zips to save battery or will I the regular rom itself have a pretty good batter life?
OH and also should I mess with setcpu or leave that alone?

...

I haven't flashed the evio rom since 1.6 and it had the best battery life of any rom series I have tried. from what I understand you shouldn't even need setcpu installed with this rom. read the section on battery scripts, its all built in. actually just reading the thread now, you should either uninstall setcpu or set it up yourself. if the system detects setcpu calkulin's scripts will be ignored.

the undervolt zips with play nice with some hardware and some not, so you'll have to flash and play around with them yourself. or just try it stock and see how your battery life is....

I am getting great battery life without any custom kernels or use of setpcu.

 

[Havoc40]

I just flashed this ROM yesterday. This is my second ROM and I have to say I really like it! Coming from Mik's 4.5 where I was having some glitches here and there, this is REALLY stable. I couldn't run aggressive HAVS kernels with Mik's, thought my phone was sensitive to undervolting, well I can with this ROM. We'll see how it does with battery life in the next few days, but so far it seems about the same if not slightly better.

 

[jdugan26]

just flashed this rom and so far i'm loving it, thanks for the post....

 

[MDbandit]

any way to get rid of that annoying 4g notification icon in status bar every 10 minutes that its scanning for a 4g signal?