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Root [ROM] Harmonia 3.17 17Nov12 (ICS\Sense 3.6)

Leslie Ann

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Feb 13, 2011
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Latest version:Version 3.17 17Nov12
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About the Aphrodite Family:
Harmonia, daughter of Aphrodite, is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Aphrodite was known for her beauty and the goddess of love, all things this rom embodies. The Aphrodite Rom started off on the Optimus V and evolved into Harmonia and then spread to several other phones.

The idea of the Aphrodite line is pretty much a bare rom, based or as close as possible to what a stock rom should have been, that you add your themes and such to (there is beauty in simplicity, which is what lead to the name). You won't find any bloat, what is here is here because it needs to be and not much more. This allows you to create the phone you want without anything you don't want or need. Just a lean, mean phone, your way.

Warning
While I do all I can to ensure my roms and things work properly, things do happen, so use it at your own risk.

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Note: You do NOT need S-off, to use this, but you do need root. If you are S-On you will either have to stick with the stock kernel (which works fine just a touch slower), or flash in two parts using 4EXT.
Harmonia 3.17 Donate here if you feel inclined to brighten my day.
Md5-a9509fd7aedf7c34ff4c842ac29452de
GooManager users can download and install right from the app (wipe everything)!
Updating from 3.13 and later should work, updating from earlier may create issues. If you have a problem, try a fresh install before asking questions. Be sure to wipe cache and Dalvik if updating.

WARNINGS And Known Issues!!!!
Updating has been known to create issues!
Don't be surprised if the install takes 6 or 7 minutes, or if the first boot takes 3 or 4 minutes.
To upgrade from any previous version of Harmonia 3.x, wipe cache, system, and wipe Dalvik, then flash. You may lose some storage, so as always do a backup first. If you have issues, do a complete wipe. All others do a complete wipe (which is always recommended for everyone).
Wireless ADB (doesn't work)
Some of the statusbar tweaks may not work or may not work properly, I can't do anything about this. Anthrax Kernel could crash the rom if you use it due to the Leedroid (quick setting) tweaks.
Don't mess with power management through the Hidden Settings app or in Leedroid, you won't accomplish anything except waste your battery.

NEW in 3.17
Virgin OTA system updates (this is only the system files!)
Updated SuperSu and Play Store.
Usage.apk and Taskmanager.apk restored - no more errors.
Minor theming revision, the pattern has been dimmed to be less intrusive/obvious
Stickmount apk included - for OTG, this mounts thumbsticks and drives. - removable through app settings.


Features:
All items up to date
No more failed calls while on wifi (patched)
Virgin OTA system updates
Voicemail app works
Built from JMZ's stock base rom
Power Kernel by Mobsterguns (S-ON willl either need to flash in two parts, or stick with stock kernel)
Fully deodexed
SuperSu
Sense 4 weather widget (removable through settings)
Battery mod by Vinchenzop (resized and tweaked)
4g hack (removes throttle)
Updated browser (Jelly Bean)
USB OTG ready (requires an OTG compatible kernel such as Anthrax and creation of "usb" folder on sdcard to function)
Stickmount included, for mounting drives. (Removable through settings)
HTC Car panel (requires maps to get the most out of it)
Beats, Dolby, SRS, EQ
Better camera, supports many modes (panorama and hdr)
Init.d support – thanks xthedakmanx
Sdcard speed tweaks – thanks xthedakmanx
Minor themeing
Ringtone changes
Lots of de-branding (fewer Virgin Mobile references)
Vmroms app (removable through settings)
GooManager update app (See notes at bottom) (removable through settings)
Flashlight
Hidden Compass
4g toggle
Native App opener
Speed tweaks (Tim's tweaks)
Wifi Tether (Be sure to set device profile to "Generic ICS/JB (WLAN0), Wifi driver reload, and enable routing fix.
Built in wifi tether also included for those paying.
Changed startup/shutdown animations (very lightweight)
Fm Radio
Changeable quick settings menu (Leedroid Tweaks)
Power button menu with Screenshot
Burgundy and Blue Sky themes

Removed
Removed extra drawer tab
French and Italian languages
Boot animation and that silly audio
Themes
Android_VirginUS-Chat.apk – Virgin chat
com.htc.FriendStream3DWidget.apk - Freindsstream widget
com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk - Freindsstream widget
com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk – Freindstream for lockscreen
com.htc.Task3DWidget.apk – To do list
Facebook_Client.apk – Facebook app
FriendStream.apk – Friendstream app
Flickr.apk – Flicker App
GenieWidget.apk – Weather and news – Inefficient widget!
GMS_Maps.apk – Google Maps
HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk - wallpaper
HtcFacebook.apk - Facebook app
HtcFacebookChat.apk - Facebook chat
HtcFacebookChatWidget.apk - Facebook Widget - will rob your battery
HtcGreader.apk – rss reader
HtcGreaderWidget.apk - rss reader widget
HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk - Linkify
HTCLivewallpaperStreak.apk - Live wallpaper
HtcStoreWidget.apk - HTC Hub (widget only!)
HtcSoundRecorder.apk - sound recorder
HtcStreamPlayer.apk- stream player
HtcVideoPlayer.apk - video player
htcwatchwidget3d.apk - stream or video widget
install_flash_player.apk - Adobe Flash
JETCET_PRINT.apk - remote printing?
JETCET_PRINT_Resources.apk - remote printing component?
LiveWallpapers.apk - live wallpapers
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk - live wallpapers
Mode10Wallpapers.apk - wallpapers
MyShelf_Widget.apk - widget displaying your books
MySketcher.apk - drawing
MyTask.apk - to do list
NoiseField.apk - live wallpaper
PhaseBeam.apk - live wallpaper
picasapryramid.apk - Picasa
PlusOne.apk - Google+
PolarisOffice.apk - Polaris Office
Street.apk - Streetview
Twitter.apk - Twitter
Uninstall_LinkedIn_FSPlugin.apk - Linkedin
Videos.apk - Video player
VisualizationWallpapers.apk - Live wallpaper
VMLive-061-signed-PRD.apk - Virgin App
WatchApp.apk - video player
YouTube.apk - Youtube
Zone-Myaccount-v3.0.41.apk - Useless Virgin app.



Notes:
Thanks to all of the OV devs who helped me get this far with this sort of stuff.

TWRP 2 and GooManager... GooManager (included in the rom) is an update utility that can download and flash roms and recoveries. However it needs TWRP 2 recovery or a compatible recovery. If you go into GooManager, and go to settings, "download opensource recovery", it will download and install this recovery for you. This is entirely free and more secure than some other, similar, update methods. If you switch recoveries, check that the recovery works and make a backup before you go flashing away. Make a backup before changing recoveries, then after. This way you know you have a backup for each, and no TWRP 1 backups are not compatible with TWRP 2.
 
Version history and changelog
17Nov12 - Virgin OTA, stickmount, supersu,play, usage, taskmanager,theming
Harmonia 3.17
Md5-a9509fd7aedf7c34ff4c842ac29452de

17Sept12 - Updated apps, OTG, car panel, 4g tweak
Harmonia 3.16
Md5-047767625ddbc372629382aae30fccab
28July12 -Beats, Dolby, SRS, EQ, all workin, removed extra drawer tab, re-colored voicemail. Harmonia 3.15
MD5-7e5b954a169284a0a7ab0839252d8a87
27July12 - Updated busybox and corrected some images
Harmonia 3.14a
Md5-583ac7e266a8921a0f0465c8284ce13b
13July12 - maintenance release, removed DSP, cleaned up and just general cleanup.
Harmonia 3.13
Md5-ceb17d89b4f81d7d9bcc76858da18d5f
13July12 - Camera mod, battery mod, 4g toggle
Harmonia 3.12
Md5-3e5a3e19da8d75b4ed0601a2b7d0dbcd
13July12 - Init.d, camera tweaks, build prop change, minor themeing, SuperSu
Harmonia 3.11
Md5-cfd08e56ffcc7937b30e827105b128a6
11July12 - Minor but important changes, images, ringtones
Harmonia 3.10
MD5: b3559bbb7d7d953e06bb2241fe8e5b76
11July12 built on 3.08, framework changes (wifi related), kernel changes, updated Play, Video player re-inserted
Harmonia 3.09 (removed)
MD5: 9bbc74688601956031555de7d3452d5d
4July12
Built on 3.07, minor tweaks
Harmonia 3.08a
MD5: dcf34c56c7490257411c41c449145591
19June12
Built on stock, hand modded
Harmonia 3.07
MD5: cbbf6b93812dbb9f0a2f2844e4fe7816
9June12
Rebuild using JMZ rom
Harmonia 3.05
MD5: 1fe8926d36edcc52afd513628a02932d
7June12
Original release, based on deodexed stock
Harmonia 3.0
MD5: ffdeaa993a63f5825f8c6225338c47bd
 
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Umm. I'm getting a "unfortunately, system ui has stopped"

Thoughts? I'm going to try and reinstall... Otherwise I'll just go back to 3.10

I had the same problem when I tried to install over an older Harmonia. Just do a full wipe and install. I don't know the exact problem, didn't really have the time to troubleshoot, but full wipe & install fixed it.
 
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Fav ROM atm.... But I have one tiny small microscopic problem... My data keeps going in n out on this Rom... Like switching back and forth between 3g and 1x when its never done that before... So today I'm going to run some diff roms to c if harmonia 3.12 is the culprit (didn't have this prob on 3.10) or these storms we've had down my way these last two days... Be back with update later today....
 
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Thanks for adding this, it's like we have an explosion of roms then a drought for a couple of weeks, nice to see something new. May I suggest you name your next rom Romulus? (for the guys):D
Harmonia is well over a month old, it's just new here. This was one of the very first Evo V roms.


As for Romulus, I suspect that is probably taken.
My roms initially followed a naming pattern that follows the family tree of Aphrodite. However that changed when Harmonia became a major rom on the Optimus V. Instead of following generational names, I stuck to Harmonia for the lead rom because people associate it with me.

As for the "guys", I don't think my roms are girly. I try to keep them pretty neutral. Trust me, there have been times you almost ended up with lace here and there. :p
 
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Well I have finally read through your goal for this ROM and it matches up with my tastes too. Eventually I will get around to trying out some other ROMs and this one will be on the list.

I like the fact it not only works with TWRP2, but has added functionality with it. I would have a hard time going back to non-touch recovery like we had on the Triumph. TWRP2 is slick.

Thanks for all of your posts in various threads. I am sure you have helped many people in solving their problems.
 
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Harmonia is well over a month old, it's just new here. This was one of the very first Evo V roms.


As for Romulus, I suspect that is probably taken.
My roms initially followed a naming pattern that follows the family tree of Aphrodite. However that changed when Harmonia became a major rom on the Optimus V. Instead of following generational names, I stuck to Harmonia for the lead rom because people associate it with me.

As for the "guys", I don't think my roms are girly. I try to keep them pretty neutral. Trust me, there have been times you almost ended up with lace here and there. :p
well im a guy and i love it its fast smooth and very stable probably the best one for the evo v to date.
 
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I introduced a bug to the build.prop (somehow it reverted to an older one) and it's confusing Goo Manager. 3.12 is the latest, so if you have it, ignore what Goo manager says.

Goo's site believes 3.12 is the newest, but once installed on the phone, it then believes you have 3.10 installed.

I am working on an update which fixes this as well as a few other little things (wrong image files, SU update, remove non-working dsp manager, move a few files around... ). It won't be a major change, just minor tweaks and updates, so if you are fine, there will be no need to update. I am also changing how I handle the build prop which will make it easier to see what version you have installed.

Should be up later tonight after I finish some testing.
 
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3.13 posted.

Maintenance release.
Updated SU
Corrected some images
Removed non-working DSP
Shuffled a few files.
Device ID back to Evo 4g for compatibility reasons (didn't work as planned)
Also changed build.prop to fix Goo issue, and will now display Version in about phone.

Updating from 3.12 should work, updating from earlier may create issues. If you have a problem, try a fresh install first.
 
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3.13 posted.

Maintenance release.
Updated SU
Corrected some images
Removed non-working DSP
Shuffled a few files.
Device ID back to Evo 4g for compatibility reasons (didn't work as planned)
Also changed build.prop to fix Goo issue, and will now display Version in about phone.

Updating from 3.12 should work, updating from earlier may create issues. If you have a problem, try a fresh install first.

i changed everything in the sense 4 buildprop to match one v buildprop..haven't had any compatibility issues at all..

edit..as far as virgin mobile specific stuff..not device specific
 
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Can someone provide a link to circular battery mod that works with this room please? Thank you
Most mods are just overwriting the framework file, which is an issue because the framework on this has been changed a bit.

Your best bet is to either mod this framework with the mod you want's files (not THAT difficult really), or wait for someone to patch this framework with what you want.

You also might get UOT Kitchen to do it, but I'm not sure.
 
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