Skyraider 4.0 Available Now

[mumfoau]

Does chad's incredikernel work with this ROM? I kinda miss sense a little and would like to try it for a few days.

 

[PvilleComp]

You need to use a Sense Kernel - Incredikernel is AOSP. Though in my experience the Kernel that comes with Skyraider has great battery life.

 

[mumfoau]

You need to use a Sense Kernel - Incredikernel is AOSP. Though in my experience the Kernel that comes with Skyraider has great battery life.

Thanks Stig! No my only problem is actually flashing it. I already have my phone set up just how I like and have been running with this setup for a few weeks. My last nightly was 151.

 

[mumfoau]

I know I'm SUPER late to the party but I just flashed SkyRaider 4.3 yesterday evening. It definitely flies and seems really stable thus far. Can't comment on battery life just yet. The ONLY things I missed from CM7 right now are the ability to 'delete' homescreens and change the signal strength in the status bar to dBm as opposed to bars.

 

[PvilleComp]

It is a sweet ROM - it's a wonderland of customization - the lock screen is a world all to itself!

 

[mumfoau]

So far...not seeing the great battery life I read about all throughout this thread. But, it's only day one. I unplugged at around 5:30-5:45 this morning and at 11:30 I have about 1/2 of my battery remaining. My signal fluctuates all day though so... I'll give it a few days.

Also, any word on whether there's an option buried somewhere in here to change the signal display to dBm?

 

[mumfoau]

How do I remove the stock Sense apps like news, stock, peep etc?

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

 

[PvilleComp]

Use a Root friendly like Root Explorer or one of the others (There a a few linked in the ROM's and Mods HQ Thread) and in /system/app rename the bloatware.apk to bloatware.apk.bak and it will not run.

Be careful with the FriendStream stuff though that can mess things up. If you find there is a problem, you can always remove the .bak from the file and get it back.

 

[mumfoau]

Thanks Stig! I reckon that was worth $3.99. LOL I decided I'd go ahead and give SR 4.3 another go and run it a few days. Nothing but glowing reviews in this thread.

 

[PvilleComp]

If you get force closes again - try Fix Permissions in Recovery. It solves many ills.

 

[Timmycat]

can anyone give me the link to download this please i can't find it

 

[Lee_Bo]

can anyone give me the link to download this please i can't find it

Here you go.

 

[demento]

I am running an older version of Skyraider and want to upgrade to the new one. My problem is that I live in Alaska and there are no Verizon activation towers here, so I have to send my phone to the lower 48 to get it activated. So my question is, does flashing this new ROM require me to re-activate my phone on the Verizon network as part of the installation process?

 

[PvilleComp]

I'll just leave this here
http://www.androidcentral.com/rom-review-skyraider-sense-42-htc-droid-incredible

 

[Wanda]

I'll just leave this here
http://www.androidcentral.com/rom-review-skyraider-sense-42-htc-droid-incredible

Sweet review Stig. I really enjoyed Skyraider 4.x versions. I had forgotten how much customization you could achieve with it. If only it were Gingerbread based, I'd probably still be rocking it right now.

Well done, great review.

 

[PvilleComp]

Thanks Wanda, you are, as always, a Lady and a Gentleman!

 

[Lee_Bo]

I am running an older version of Skyraider and want to upgrade to the new one. My problem is that I live in Alaska and there are no Verizon activation towers here, so I have to send my phone to the lower 48 to get it activated. So my question is, does flashing this new ROM require me to re-activate my phone on the Verizon network as part of the installation process?

Yes, after flashing roms it's a good idea to dial *228 and activate (option 1) and update roaming capabilities (option 2).

 

[Lee_Bo]

I'll just leave this here
http://www.androidcentral.com/rom-review-skyraider-sense-42-htc-droid-incredible

Excellent review. IMHO, that is the best sense based custom rom. And like Wanda said, if it were Gingerbread, I'd probably be using it........but I think now I'm past the point of no return......I'll be using CM7 forever.

 

[PvilleComp]

Lee - you need to get to a rite-aid or a wall mart and pick up a cheap $15 web cam for the hangouts.

 

[Lee_Bo]

Lee - you need to get to a rite-aid or a wall mart and pick up a cheap $15 web cam for the hangouts.

Heh, it's on the "to do" list. I was using my Linux laptop that doesn't have integrated video and I didn't think it has audio, but as we all discovered, it did have audio. If another hang out happens before I get an external cam, I'll use my Dell Studio. It's all good.