tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235535379823548702024-03-13T18:02:38.315+00:00Virtuous ROMCustom Android ROM for the HTC Desire HD (Ace),HTC Inspire 4G (Ace), HTC Desire Z (Vision), HTC Desire S (Saga), HTC Incredible S (Vivo), T-Mobile G2 (Vision), T-Mobile myTouch 4G (Glacier)chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-43800417254352230732014-03-25T13:19:00.001+00:002014-03-25T13:22:40.009+00:00Live blog of the #HTCOneUp launch eventOnly less than two hours to go and the new flagship from HTC is being official announced. We heard already a lot of rumors and saw several leaks about it. But we will see the truth very soon. <a href="https://twitter.com/andrdnl">Andrei</a> is live at the launch event in London and will be blogging together with <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisch1974">me</a> about it. There is also a live stream from the event in <a href="http://www.htc.com/launch">New York</a>. So join us and see the latest news from HTC.
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chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-484003905069871682014-03-23T16:00:00.002+00:002014-03-23T16:00:53.945+00:00Final countdown...2 days and the #HTCOneUp is going to be announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Only 2 days to wait and HTC is going to announce the successor of the HTC One. There were already some details about the device leaked but we don't want to go into details about it. We are going to see all specs and goodies of it in less than two days. HTC is also going to present the next version of Sense at their launch event at this day. So there are a lot of good things we are all waiting for.<br />
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And now the best things. Virtuous Team represented by our contributor <a href="https://twitter.com/andrdnl">@andrdnl</a> is live at the London launch event from HTC. There will be a live coverage from the whole event and we will also try to get some backstage information after the event. Andrei is also doing his best to get some hands on time with the new device. So if you have some questions we should try to answer you post them here on the blog.</div>
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And HTC itself has a big goody for all of us. They are offering a live stream from the New York event which is at the same time as the one in London.</div>
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So folks - post your questions and we will hopefully see us all here on Tuesday 16:00 CET during the HTC launch event.</div>
chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-52334925481194970622012-09-25T18:17:00.000+01:002012-09-25T18:23:29.212+01:00Virtuous Widgets: Reinventing the Sense LockscreenWe all know this problem: HTC creates really nice software, but sometimes you miss some personalization features.<br />
Today we are introducing <b>Virtuous Widgets</b>. In a nutshell it's an Android app for HTC Sense 4 devices that allows you to use widgets on the lockscreen of your device.<br />
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It works much like the popular app <i>WidgetLocker</i>, however our app is based on HTC's Sense 4 SDK and features therefore perfect integration with the stock lockscreen and doesn't suffer from all problems that other Lockscreen replacements face.<br />
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<b>Virtuous Widgets</b> uses the standard Lockscreen style selection dialog which is already well known to most Sense 4 users.<br />
Before getting too much into detail, here is a quick screenshot of how your personalized lockscreen could look like:<br />
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You see, it does not only look like the stock lockscreen, it also works like the stock one. Much like you can choose between different pre-installed lockscreens like <i>Productivity</i>,<i> People</i> or <i>Stocks</i>, Virtuous Widgets can be enabled exactly the same way:<br />
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Once you click on <i>Apply</i>, the configuration dialog pops up (you can get there via the <i>Settings</i> button too, but you need to click on <i>Apply</i> once to actually tell Sense to use our lockscreen) and you can start setting up your all personalized lockscreen.<br />
Once in you are in the settings screen you can add widgets and shortcuts and place them in a grid just like a normal launcher. Widgets can be also resized according to your needs. To resize a widget just move it and drop it in the same place as before:<br />
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There are <b>two versions </b>of Virtuous Widgets:<br />
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<li>A <b>free version</b> that supports only <u>up to one widget and won't let you add shortcuts</u></li>
<li>A<b> paid premium version</b> <u>without any restrictions</u></li>
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Before using the app please note that there are <b>a few things to keep in mind</b>:<br />
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<li>This apps only works on <b>Sense 4.x ROMs</b></li>
<li><b>Custom ROMs might face several issues</b>, the app was developed for <u>stock</u> devices, if your ROM chef screws something, we can't do anything about it</li>
<li>As said above, the apps works fine on stock phones, <b>no root or unlocked bootloader needed</b>.</li>
<li>You won't be able to use the HTC widgets (eg. Friendstream) because HTC uses a propietary format for the widgets.</li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-90192530933811015292012-08-17T13:11:00.000+01:002012-08-17T13:16:43.419+01:00Theming HTC Sense - We did it again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever since HTC released the first version of their 'new' Sense experience (3.0 and upwards) themers faced a huge problem. The majority of graphic assets used by Sense was hidden in the custom 'm10' files.<br />
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Back in these days Flemmard and Diamondback managed to crack these files open, giving the users the ability to extract, edit and repack the images.<br />
It didn't take long until HTC switched the internal image format of these files and theming support for the upcoming Sense versions was lost (3.5 and later).<br />
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Only recently Flemmard and Diamondback achieved another breakthrough, they finally found out what the mysterious image were all about. Thanks to their great efforts and the amazing theming skills of Cypis we are finally able to present you:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>the world's first fully featured Sense 4 skin</b></span></div>
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The <b>Virtuous Slate skin</b> comes in a handy single-apk download right from the <b>Google Play store</b>.</div>
It features a very <i>classy</i> and <i>timeless</i> design, without any distracting decorations or adornments.<br />
See yourself in the screenshots from Google Play.<br />
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<u>The skin currently comes in two versions. A HD version and a qHD one. This is very important. Based on what device you are using, you need to download the correct skin.</u><br />
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<li>Devices with a <b>native resolution of 720p</b> like the One X or the One XL need to download the HD version. This also includes devices running a <b>custom ROM based on a One X/XL ROM</b>. (no matter what screen resolution)</li>
<li>Devices with a<b> native qHD resolution</b> (like the One S) or devices that run a custom port based on a Sense 4 ROM for a qHD device need to download the qHD version. <b>This is also the correct option for users running Virtuous Infinity.</b></li>
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So all in all: <u>If your device runs a ROM based on a HD ROM, use the HD skin, if your device runs a ROM on qHD basis, use the qHD skin</u>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-65412900652927901632012-08-13T23:44:00.003+01:002012-08-13T23:48:36.897+01:00Virtuous Infinity v1.33.0 Alpha3<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Important</b></span><br />
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<li>You must make a full wipe before flashing this version<br />Otherwise you will have crashes in the camera and other apps</li>
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New Features</b></span><br />
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<li>Overall better performance</li>
<li>glacier: Add 3.0 kernel (fixes camera, wifi, wifi hotspot)<br />Big thanks to elginsk8r for porting the kernel to the glacier</li>
<li>Add Virtuous OC</li>
<li>Add kernel config to fix programs like CPU Spy</li>
<li>Add Hebrew locale</li>
<li>Update all apps to latest version</li>
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Bug Fixes</b></span><br />
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<li>ace/inspire/telus: Fixed camera for devices with ov8810 sensor<br />Thanks to dh.harald for pointing out</li>
<li>ace/inspire/telus/vision: Fixed long press wakeup issue</li>
<li>Camera: Fixed panorama mode</li>
<li>Camera: Show only correct video resolutions (disabled 1080p for msm7x)</li>
<li>Camera: Disabled non working video snapshot</li>
<li>Rosie: Resized add widgets/apps/shortcuts to homescreen in portrait and landscape mode</li>
<li>Rosie: Resized folder in portrait and landscape mode</li>
<li>Rosie: Resized add apps to folder in portrait and landscape mode</li>
<li>Rosie: Fixed actionbar position of add apps to folder in landscape mode</li>
<li>Lockscreen: PIN Unlock screen resized</li>
<li>Settings: SD-card detection fixed, mount/dismount works</li>
<li>Settings: Hide Face Unlock on ace/vision (no front camera)</li>
<li>Settings: Fixed graphical glitches</li>
<li>Phone: Fixed graphical glitch SIM unlock screen</li>
<li>Data: Disabled Fast Dormancy for better signal</li>
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<a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30873-virtuous-infinity-v1330-alpha3-general/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Download</b></span></a><br />
MD5: c0214c9e79f61ce9afa770ba54a73539chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-66138014310699392262012-07-30T21:10:00.003+01:002012-07-30T21:13:33.946+01:00Virtuous Infinity v1.31.0 Alpha2<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>New Features</b></span><br />
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<li>Add basic Quick Settings (without enable/disable and reorder)</li>
<li>Add tweak for recent apps page style</li>
<li>Update Play Store to 3.7.15</li>
<li>Update all apps to latest version</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bug Fixes</b></span><br />
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<li>Rosie: Fixed touch misaligment with AOSP widgets</li>
<li>Rosie: Deblurred icons</li>
<li>Lockscreen: Better resizing</li>
<li>Mail Widget: Fixed crash when adding to home screen</li>
<li>Settings: Re-add Locations</li>
<li>Settings: Resized G-sensor calibration</li>
<li>Video Player: Resized</li>
<li>Video Player: Disabled non working frame capture</li>
<li>Camcorder: Enable only working audio settings</li>
<li>Flashlight: Resized</li>
<li>ace/inspire/telus: Fixed inverted touch screen</li>
<li>ace/inspire/telus/vision: Fixed mic in all apps</li>
<li>ace/inspire/telus: Fixed voice search (vision still broken)</li>
<li>glacier: Fixed Wifi</li>
<li>glacier: Fixed data connection</li>
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<a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30873-virtuous-infinity-v1310-alpha2-general/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Download</b></span></a><br />
MD5: ff1e24f51f8b70fbd51cf6e0e085d800chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-17651093847888745452012-07-24T18:28:00.000+01:002012-09-25T18:35:05.449+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio 1.7.24.5563<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I released the biggest update for VTS so far. It includes a ton of changes, fixes and new features.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find the full list <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kEiNNgOXuHsheqZRR8b6CJDjDz9Z9KwZGGECOztBZ0w/edit?pli=1">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are a few <b><i>key points</i></b> from the changelog:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Experimental m10 support (Sense 3.0, 3.5, 3.6, 4.0)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added a general "Import File" dialog which can import both a local and a remote file. The dialog is used for all kind of import tasks throughout VTS. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added ability to fully delete solutions or single projects from the solution explorer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added ability to delete single files or complete folders from the solution explorer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can now add new (empty) *.smali and *.xml files to the projects</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VTS now saves the initial directories for individual actions like opening a solution, importing an apk, etc</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colors.xml now shows the real colors below the hex code, smali references got a new tooltip to show the color too</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can get the update via the automatic update feature of VTS or you can download the full version <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/ten-studio.html">here</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-10566010408528790082012-07-24T00:19:00.002+01:002012-07-24T00:41:23.957+01:00Virtuous Infinity v1.30.0 Alpha1We are pleased to announce the first release of Virtuous Infinity.
This ROM is the first ever which brings the full Sense 4 experience to your favorite WVGA device.
Thanks to great effort of our M10 team (including Cypis, Diamondback and Flemmard) we finally cracked the new m10 format to bring you the lastest HTC software!<br />
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<a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30873-virtuous-infinity-v1300-alpha1-general/">Download it here</a>chrisch1974http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091966153315718557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-18980460264432182712012-05-21T09:48:00.000+01:002012-05-21T09:49:57.707+01:00Virtuous Primadonna 1.21.0 Alpha 3Nothing to exciting in this update I'm afraid, its more of a maintenance release to bring the Inc 2 in line with all other devices, along with a few key bugfixes for other devices.
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We would like to say a big thank you to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2879887">nitsuj17</a> for fixing the issues on the Inc 2.
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<h2>Changelog</h2>
Change log can be found <a href="http://development.virtuousrom.com/tracker/projects/virtuous-primadonna/wiki/ChangeLog">here</a>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/JJQUCr">Virtuous Primadonna 1.21.0 Alpha 3</a>
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[<a href="http://bit.ly/KEWQMd">Mirror 1</a>][<a href="http://bit.ly/Jw3xuu">Mirror 2</a>]
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MD5:361ff28c00480cfa3bbbdd512d4ca898Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-42031700632052445192012-04-26T10:30:00.000+01:002012-04-26T10:34:10.980+01:00Virtuous Primadonna 1.17.0Sorry to keep you all waiting on this one, but chrisch1974 spent quite a lot of time after the initial release of Primadonna trying to fix WiFi Hotspot. Sadly he was unsuccessful, so this release is a little later than we would of liked.
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We also been unable to fix camera as you all know this should be a lot easier once we get official ICS for devices like the Desire S and HD.
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This release reintroduces the Virtuous Tweaks application.
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This has again been developed using the HTC Sense SDK and has been built from the ground up by chrisch1974, it not quite as extensive as the Affinity Tweaks app but its early days.
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Incredible 2 is still not officially supported, we are working with XDA recognized developer <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2879887">nitsju17</a> to get it fully functional. Hopefully we can release an incremental update in the coming days that will bring the Inc 2 in line with other devices.
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Full changelog can be found <a href="http://development.virtuousrom.com/tracker/projects/virtuous-primadonna/wiki/ChangeLog">here</a>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/Ig4Nb2">Virtuous Primadonna 1.17.0</a></br>
[<a href="http://bit.ly/Jcfchj">Mirror 1</a>][<a href="http://bit.ly/IpW5jY">Mirror 2</a>]</br>
MD5:5c5131708f5603c29588c232471ab037Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-56851947179067243912012-04-24T23:56:00.000+01:002012-04-24T23:57:49.232+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio: The Basics 2Virtuous Ten Studio makes editing apks very easy. To get started you should know the basics. The next blog posts will tell you how to do the following things:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #666666;">Create a new project</span> </li>
<li><strong><u><span style="color: black;">Import a file to your new project</span></u></strong> </li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;">Editing files</span> </li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;">Build your project to get the modified apk file</span> </li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;">Push the apk to your device</span> </li>
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2. Import a file to your new project</h3>
Importing a file can be done in two different ways. The first one – preferred for new projects – was already explained in part 1 of the <em>Basics.</em> <br />
The second way – usually used during the work on a project – is as simple as the first one. <br />
Just right click the project you want to use for the import and select <em>“Import file”</em><br />
<a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/ImportFile.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/ImportFile.png" /></a><br />
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As you can see there are two possible sources for the import file:<br />
<ul>
<li>Import from a local file on your HDD</li>
<li>Import from a remote device connected via ADB to your computer</li>
</ul>
Importing from your HDD doesn’t really need any explanations so let me explain you the remote import. The remote input window looks like this:<br />
<a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/RemoteImport.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/RemoteImport.png" /></a><br />
You can see three lists of apps after a short time of loading. Depending on the project type you can select the file you want to import.<br />
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The actual import might take a while depending on the apk you selected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-71581982760532170202012-04-23T07:43:00.001+01:002012-04-27T06:28:11.151+01:00Virtuous Inquisition 4.0.2 Beta SeriesI really did very little for this release. Once again the credit for most of the fixes in this release come from socali, who has been doing some phenomenal work. Thanks again!<br />
4.0.2.beta1:<br />
<ul>
<li>No wipe required if upgrading from 3.5.x or newer. </li>
<li>This release is based almost entirely on community contributions from <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a> and <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2212152">SebastianFM</a></li>
<li>Huge <strong>thank you</strong> to socali in particular for addressing some complicated bugs. </li>
<li>Fixed com.android.phone crashes (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>Fix for APM reboot icon (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>AOSP Keyboard with Greek language (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>AOKP b28 Contacts & Dialer (fix for stuck dialer) (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>Media Storage; removed excessive logging (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>Disabled notifications pull-down in all lock options (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>Fixed Accessibility Talkback for Phone's incoming call screen (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1946444">socali</a>). </li>
<li>Fixed the midnight bug where systemui crashed; thanks to deanesn for the info. </li>
<li>Updated Play app itself and all Play-originating apps to the latest. </li>
<li>Updated to 1.4.1 of SebastianFM's kernel with his custom thermald (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2212152">SebastianFM</a>). </li>
<li>Removed memory optimization script which was causing freezes. ZRAM is also not recommended and now disabled.</li>
</ul>
(Release is now available in the Inquisition section)rmkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507028609398621573noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-46031215110964115812012-04-19T23:22:00.000+01:002012-04-19T23:22:56.861+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio: The Basics 1<p>Virtuous Ten Studio makes editing apks very easy. To get started you should know the basics. The next blog posts will tell you how to do the following things:</p> <ol> <li><u><strong>Create a new project</strong></u> </li> <li><font color="#666666">Import a file to your new project</font> </li> <li><font color="#666666">Editing files</font> </li> <li><font color="#666666">Build your project to get the modified apk file</font> </li> <li><font color="#666666">Push the apk to your device</font> </li> </ol> <em><font color="#666666">Open the post to keep on reading…</font></em> <a name='more'></a> <h3>1. Creating a new Project</h3> <p>That’s usually the first thing you want to do once working with a new apk. Fire up Virtuous Ten Studio and click on <em>“File”</em> –> <em>“New Project”. <br /></em>You will see the following window:</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/NewProject.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/NewProject.png" /></a></p> <p>This window has several important parts:</p> <ul> <li>The project type list </li> <li>Project description </li> <li>Project- and Solution names </li> <li>Solution location </li> <li>The tabs on the left side </li> </ul> <p>Lets start with the project list. VTS offers different project types (currently two, at least one other is coming in the future). Each type is suited for a specific task. As the names suggest one project is for working with the apks, the other one for framework jars. </p> <p>The projects differ in the way decompiling/compiling is handled and what kind of options they offer. To get started, just select the right project type (please also note the description on the right side, explaining the use of a project)</p> <p>Projects in VTS are grouped into one Solution, much like modern IDEs (Visual Studio, Eclipse, etc.) <br />One project always represents one apk or jar file.  <br />If you create the first project you need to specify not only the project name but also the solution name and –location.</p> <p> </p> <p>Once you load the <strong>Apk-Tool tab</strong> you will see this:</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/NewProject.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/NewProject2.png" /></a></p> <p>ApkTool is necessary for many features so you need to specify which ApkTool to use. VTS supports individual ApkTool versions for each project. You can also choose whether you want  to decompile the resources and if there should be any Java code generation (dex2jar and jad are used for this)</p> <p>Once you entered all the needed details, you can click <em>OK</em> and proceed to step two. More on that in the next blog entry.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-12129447633960999702012-04-18T01:00:00.000+01:002012-04-17T23:56:42.663+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio: Navigating in smali code<p>For a long time smali code was hard to handle. Not only the <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/2012/03/virtuous-ten-studio-editing-smali-code.html">missing highlighting</a>, but also the very limited possibilities of navigating through smali was a <strong>key problem</strong> for your daily smali work.</p> <p>This time is over now. Virtuous Ten Studio features powerful navigation commands inside smali code. Just like any other modern IDE you can do several jumps:</p> <ul> <li>To classes </li> <li>To the implementation of method calls </li> <li>To the implementation of fields </li> <li>To label targets (<em>GOTO</em>s) </li> </ul> <em><font color="#666666">Open the post to continue reading…</font></em> <a name='more'></a> <p>The actual jump is initiated by holding<em> [CTRL]</em> and clicking on the source (<em>class name, field, method</em>, <em>GOTO</em> command). Have a look at this screenshot (please note, the image was created from several screenshots to show more information in one )</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/SmaliNavigation.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/SmaliNavigation.png" /></a></p> <p>Another very useful feature is the <em>resolving of IDs</em> within smali. If you don’t know what I am talking about, let me explain it. <br />Resources like strings, arrays,booleans, etc. are referenced by<em> IDs</em> in smali. These <em>IDs</em> are saved in a file called <em>public.xml. </em>This file then references entries in several other files like <em>strings.xml, bools.xml, arrays.xml</em> and a few others.</p> <p>Virtuous Ten Studio can resolve these <em>IDs</em> and display their names and values. Have a look at the next screenshot:</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/PublicIDs.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/PublicIDs.png" /></a></p> <p>This makes understanding the code a lot easier when such references are used.</p> <p>Another useful feature is the <em>line marking. </em>You can mark any line in smali so you can keep track of important smali parts. You can also easily navigate between those marked lines:</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/SmaliNavigation2.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/SmaliNavigation2.png" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-29220901729294054762012-04-16T12:08:00.000+01:002012-04-17T01:19:30.888+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio: Debugging your phoneOne important part of working with smali is debugging the modified apk. The easiest way to do so is using the <em>Logcat. </em>While this is only a minor feature in VTS it is worth pointing it out.<br /><br />Lets start with a screenshot: <br /><br /><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/Logcat.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/Logcat.png" /></a><br /><br />As you can see the<em> Logcat Viewer</em> makes reading <em>Logcats</em> quite a bit easier. You can filter the out by:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Verbosity (Warnings, Errors, Debug, etc.) </li><br /><li>Include text (this text needs to appear in the log entry) </li><br /><li>Exclude text (this text must not appear in the entry) </li><br /></ul><br />Here is a screenshot of a filtered output:<br /><br /><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/Logcat_Verbosity.png"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/16_04_12/Logcat_Verbosity.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-25851666599596589412012-04-14T15:46:00.002+01:002012-04-14T15:52:51.171+01:00Virtuous Inquisition for myTouch 4G Slide updateThe <span style="font-weight: bold;">Virtuous Inquisition</span> was launched recently for the powerful htc device with keyboard, <span style="font-weight: bold;">myTouch 4G Slide</span>, and since then a couple of device specific fixes were released for it. Now it was time to repackage the installer for mt4gs and release it for your convenience. Contains fix for the keyboard func/alt indicator leds, fm radio app is now aligned for wvga, adreno egl drivers were updated to the latest related to some device specific issues. Head to our Inquisition section and grab the latest mt4gs specific installer zip. No wipe required if coming from the previous version for mt4gs.pzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941878855697739731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-4704922150179716402012-04-02T22:09:00.004+01:002012-04-02T22:29:03.127+01:00Virtuous Inquisition for myTouch 4G SlideWe are pleased to announce a new device amongst the ones supported by the Virtuous Inquisition. Most of you might be already familiar with this ROM, that is an ICS desensed rom, that is as close to AOSP as possible. So this time mt4gs owners, rejoice, you can now download and flash it on your device! :)<br /><br />Head to our <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/inquisition.html">Inquisition Section</a> for more information and download link.<br /><br /><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/22041-mt4gsrom02-04-2012virtuous-inquisition-v401-aosp-experience-senseless-ics-403/">rootz forum thread.</a>pzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941878855697739731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-33312120178615952102012-03-31T01:25:00.000+01:002012-04-17T17:30:50.266+01:00Virtuous Ten Studio: Editing smali codeEditing smali code used to be a pain. Even for the more experienced developers amongst us, smali always was nothing you<em> really</em> enjoyed. If you knew what you are doing you usually got the job done, but it never was really fun to work with smali.<br />
This time is over now. With VTS you will love to work with smali (as long as you like coding in general) <br />All these basic development workflow steps which used to be not available are now here: <br />
<ul>
<li>Syntax highlightning </li>
<li>Listing fields </li>
<li>Listing methods </li>
<li>Jumping along gotos </li>
<li>Jumping to methods </li>
<li>… </li>
</ul>
<i>Open this post to continue reading...</i><br /><a name='more'></a>These features might sounds not so important, but if you ever worked with smali, you know how bad their absence really is.<br />
So lets have a closer look at the first feature:<strong> syntax highlighting</strong>. <br />For those that are unaware, syntax highlighting basically means that different parts of the code are colored in different ways.<br />
Here are two pictures, showing the difference between stock code and highlighted code:<br />
<a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/smali_high.PNG" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/smali_high.PNG" /></a><br />
<a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/smali_non_high.PNG" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/smali_non_high.PNG" /></a><br />
As you can see, the highlighted code is much easier to read, especially if there is not only a short piece of code but more than 3.000 lines of smali.<br />
VTS comes with an inbuilt set of highlightning rules, however the user can easily create his own version if needed.<br />
Stay tuned for the next post to get an insight in the listing of fields and methods, another very useful smali feature in VTS.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-68937130948725186872012-03-30T10:46:00.003+01:002012-03-30T10:50:04.772+01:00Petition to HTC to release new device with hardware keyboardIf you feel like there should be a new powerful HTC device released that comes with a hardware keyboard and modern hardware, so you can replace good old Desire Z, please consider signing this petition we recently started:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/htc-release-internationally-a-powerful-new-phone-with-hardware-keyboard">Keyboard petition</a><br /><br />Also don't forget to tweet, facebook etc. about this article or the petition, so we might have all the possible signature on it. :)pzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941878855697739731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-23876922010605625642012-03-30T01:29:00.000+01:002012-04-17T17:29:49.539+01:00What is Virtuous Ten Studio?<p>Some of you might have already heard about a tool which is not yet released but has created quite a buzz in the Android community..</p> <p>I am talking about <strong>Virtuous Ten Studio</strong>, the next step in the evolution of apk editing. <br />Virtuous Ten Studio (<strong>VTS</strong>) is not just a compilation of different tools to speed up development, it is far more. WIth the help of a few people I was able to create a tool which is best described as <br /> <br /><font size="3">“<em>The Visual Studio for Android reverse engineering</em>”.</font></p> <p>My goal was to provide you a completely new experience with never before seen features as well as creating something that is easy for people of all experience levels to use. </p> <p>The main features can be split up in three main categories:</p> <ul> <li>Editing smali code </li> <li>Editing m10 files (HTC UI design files) </li> <li>Editing other important files from apks (xml, manifest,etc) </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>I plan on releasing  more posts here in the near future covering a few of the awesome features of VTS. The three main categories mentioned above are filled up with features and handy helpers, you will be surprised how much easier apk editing is with VTS. <br /> <br />For the start I will show you a screenshot of my latest development build. Stay tuned for future updates here.</p> <p><a href="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/vts_main.PNG" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.virtuousrom.com/images/apps/vts/blog/30_03_12/vts_main.PNG" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-54553853984226118282012-03-30T00:47:00.000+01:002012-03-30T00:47:07.644+01:00Virtuous Prime 9.4.2.21 v1 releasedI just pushed <b>Virtuous Prime 9.4.2.21 v1</b> to our servers.
This release bumps the version up to <b>9.4.2.21</b> - so it contains all changes from the latest OTA (released today)
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I also switched back to a <b>WW</b> base (previously US) because US does not support Wifi channel 14.
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Head to the <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/prime.html">ROM page</a> to download the latest version :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-37956775469992838692012-03-22T23:25:00.005+00:002012-03-23T12:04:11.171+00:00Virtuous Primadonna for myTouch 4G SlideA tad bit later than for the other devices, but it's time for joy for myTouch 4G Slide users! Virtuous Primadonna first release is now available for the device.<br /><br /><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21191-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Forum thread.</a><br /><br />Download:<br /><a href="http://files.virtuousrom.com/multi/primadonna/rom/virtuous_primadonna-v1.12.0-alpha1_DS.zip">Virtuous Primo v1.12.00 Alpha 1 for myTouch 4G Slide</a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/GMys4b"></a>MD5: 69f5796ebbc8ae8c24cbbce52196b442<br />We ask that you do not mirror our files without express permission from the teampzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941878855697739731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-70676379087740610592012-03-22T17:30:00.000+00:002012-03-22T18:29:36.044+00:00VirtuousROM moves to RootzWiki<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Gi6KoiB7ZbA/T2thuQs6WaI/AAAAAAAAAHg/dEQhFIaT0dM/s1600-h/unnamed%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="unnamed" border="0" alt="unnamed" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a0Aj3Ym2gio/T2thwBv_BCI/AAAAAAAAAHo/AqeuVlHNOGw/unnamed_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="262" height="138" /></a></p> <p>We are pleased to announce the start of a new partnership with <a href="http://rootzwiki.com/index.php">rootzwiki</a>. We  have always had a limited presence there but moving forward Rootz will become the home of VirtuousROM. This blog will still remain the main source of information regarding releases but support from our selves and other users will be available from Rootz. This starts with the alpha release of <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/2012/03/virtuous-primo.html?m=0">Virtuous Primadonna</a> and over the next few days we will be moving all active threads from XDA over to Rootz. </p> <p>Rootz has long been regarded as the developer friendly alternative to other android forums. By moving there we have more control over our threads and can work on building a friendly community for our users.</p> <p>So if you are not already a member I suggest you get <a href="http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?app=core&module=global&section=register">signed up</a> and please consider becoming a supporting member. Rootz do a lot of good work for  the Android  community and really supports its developers really well.</p> <h2>Active Threads</h2> <p><strong>Primadonna</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21159-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Desire Z/G2</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21157-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Desire HD</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21157-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Inspire 4G</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21157-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">My Touch 4G</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21157-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Desire S</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21160-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Incredible S</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Eclipse</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21166-2203romx-series-virtuous-eclipse-beta1-sense-40-android-403/">Sensation</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21167-2203romgsmx-series-virtuous-eclipse-beta1-sense-40-android-403/">EVO 3D</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>S-Series</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20860-rommar-17evitas-seriesvirtuous-one-xl-v100/">One XL</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20856-rommar-17endeavorus-seriesvirtuous-one-x-v100/">One X</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20859-rommar-17villes-seriesvirtuous-one-s-v100/">One S</a> </li> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21125-roms-series060312-virtuous-prime-94215-v2/">Transformer Prime</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Inquisition </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/17348-rom02202012-virtuous-inquisition-v350-aosp-experience-senseless-ics-403/">Sensation</a> </li> </ul> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-31790140911960939372012-03-22T15:41:00.000+00:002012-03-22T16:10:51.714+00:00Virtuous Primadonna - X-SeriesWe are pleased to announce the first release of Virtuous Primadonna, this is based on the leaked 1.56.401.11 release RUU. We would like to give special thanks to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=494185">Football</a> for the RUU.
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This build currently falls as an <a href="http://www.virtuousrom.com/2012/02/virtuous-rom-series.html?m=0">X-Series</a> release, how ever it is suitable for use as a daily driver if you can live with a few bugs. We hope to have ROM feature complete as soon possible. Check bellow for a full list of what is working and what is not
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<b>Working</b>
<ul>
<li>HW Acceleration
<li>WiFi
<li>Bluetooth
<li>Mobile Data, SMS, MMS & Voice Calls
<li>GPS
<li>Sensors (Auto Brightness is a bit iffy)
<li>Audio
<li>USB Storgage (No 3rd Party App Required)
<li>FM Radio
<li>More....
</ul>
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<b>Not Working</b>
<ul>
<li>Camera
<li>WiFi Hotspot
<li>USB Tethering
<li>Auto Brightness Values
<li>Softkey rotation on Inc 2/S
<li>More....
</ul>
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<h2>Supported Devices</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21159-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Desire Z/G2</a> - Requires the Desire Z hboot
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21157-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Desire HD</a>
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21162-romx-series032212-virtuous-primadonna-1120-alpha-1/">Inspire 4G</a> - Untested
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21158-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">My Touch 4G</a>
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21164-rom22-03-2012x-series-virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1/">Desire S</a>
<li><a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21160-rom22-03-2012virtuous-primadonna-v1120-alpha-1-sense-4a-403/">Incredible S</a>
<li>Incredible 2 - Untested
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<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Based on the Primo ROM (1.56.401.11).
<li>Fully Deodexed
<li>Ported for almost full functionality on all of supported devices
<li>Heavily optimized for fluid performance and usability.
<li>Overclocked kernels with numerous additional kernel modules.
<li>Built-in screen state frequency scaling (1.1Ghz-307MHz/ondemand screen-on, 768Mhz-307Mhz/conservative screen-off), via custom built virtuous_oc C daemon.
<li>Market-sourced applications (Gmail, Maps, Voice, etc) automatically installed on first boot into /data/app for easy removal.
Bloatware and unnecessary applications removed.
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<h2>Downloads</h2>
<a href="http://bit.ly/GMys4b">Virtuous Primo v1.12.00 Alpha 1</a>
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MD5: d627906c5d467fdb03559dfb757741d0
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[<a href="http://bit.ly/GFL5kD">Mirror 1</a>][<a href="http://bit.ly/GGMeKh">Mirror 2</a>]
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We ask that you do not mirror or files without express permission from the teamUnknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923553537982354870.post-83211539644687690362012-03-14T11:01:00.000+00:002012-03-14T11:25:01.668+00:00ICS for the Desire ZHTC announced today what handsets will be receiving an update to ICS
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<li>DROID Incredible 2 by HTC
<li>HTC Amaze 4G
<li>HTC Desire S
<li>HTC Desire HD
<li>HTC EVO 3D
<li>HTC EVO Design 4G
<li>HTC Incredible S
<li>HTC Sensation
<li>HTC Sensation XL
<li>HTC Sensation 4G
<li>HTC Sensation XE
<li>HTC Raider
<li>HTC Rezound
<li>HTC Rhyme
<li>HTC Thunderbolt
<li>HTC Vivid
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Now for me and many fans of Virtuous ROM's there is a device missing from that list.
The Desire Z was released at the same time as the Desire HD but has always been considered the weaker device and as such did not receive an update to sense 3.x, in away I am grateful that it did not. Most of us are aware of the performance issues with sense 3 ROM's.
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The announcement of the HTC One V gave us a glimmer of hope though, a device with similar specs to the Desire Z but running ICS and Sense 4.0.
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I believe that Desire Z users have been forgotten about and I think the lack of updates from HTC is not good enough so I ask you to sign a petition to get HTC to release an update for the Desire Z, it will take you 30 seconds and if enough people sign who know maybe we will get something.<br/>
After you have signed please tweet, post on facebook and if you have a blog or website republish this article.
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The online petition can be found <a href="http://chn.ge/xUBv0d">here</a>
Thanks in advance for you time, hope fully we can get somewhereUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3