My X2 broke again few days ago and this time im up for new Phone because the cost of repair is to high compared for the value. Also i need more battery & a (better) working Camera. Also i need to re-new my Phone Contract, so i can get a new Phone cheap. Before i leave i wanted to share my experiences for new or senior users which use/plan to update to 8.1. This Phone is very tricky, so it may save you a lot of work ^^
--- HOW-TO: Get best 8.1 battery/experience + gps fix ---
~ During my time with victara, I tested all 8.1 ROMs for a long time, gone thru log's, tested a lot of other stuff's and this is my result: (if you want to use X2 as an daily driver) ~
~ This applies to mostly all 8.1 based ROMs ~
1. From system/vendor/lib/hw/ delete power.msm8974.so = this lib is not used by anything since long and it just constantly crashes EVERY damn time you touch the screen. After deleting, reboot device and feel the speed increase instantly.
2. If you're a not playing RAM intensive games, use the SwapTorpedo Magisk module, it gives much more speed by disabling zRAM, which in turn saves a lot of CPU uptime. Our 2Gb RAM are enough to run even 3-5 heavy or more Apps simutanesly.
3. In developer settings at the bottom there is "background check" you can disable it for allmost ALL user Apps like fb etc. Notifications will still work no worry, they go thru Play Services. Also don't disable background check for Playstore & GServices = will result in crashing loops (internally), also you should keep all the calendar and contacts sync open if you want that feature.
4. Greenify has not much power on Oreo, dont use it. Use Naptime for great standby! ( keep "disable on charger" for GoogleSync to work properly)
5. footej Camera delivers best results on this semi broken camera...
6. Put as much Apps into /system partition, because they are faster then (use "stock" GApps package) and reflash it with an updated GApps package every now & then if you update your ROM (maybe once or twice a month)
--> on startup Android automaticly detects if there's a newer version of app in /system & deletes the one in /data ^^
7. If you want fast and fixed GPS then replace the file in /system/etc with my attached one. (unzip it 1st!) Works on all ROMs for victara!
8. Our APNs list file is outdated as hell, i suggest manually edit your settings. --> in "type" add: "default,mms,supl,ims" (supl is for location services and ims for things like VoLTE config)
9. There is a wifi config file missing in /system/vendor/firmware ... /prima/HERE [i dont remember extact location], but you will see WCNSS.conf (or similar name) file which is 0 bytes... copy the original one from /system/vendor/etc/wifi/prima to that location & reboot
10. Bad in-call sound quality & low volume fix: open build.prop in /system
Code:
persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=true
change value to
Code:
persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false
Code:
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=7
change value to
Code:
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=8
(stock default)
--> save & reboot. Profit.
12. Allways look if you can disable unused Apps in Settings BEFORE deleting them from /system/app or ../priv-app -> it can cause loops (drain)
13. for getting another hour SOT (tested on new battery, non original but legit one) use Swift black substratum theme for anything. "make use of your amoled"
... will maybe update list later
Most stable, bugless 8.1 ROM? IMO: MokeeOS, why? (good stuff)
-> based on latest LineageOS 15.1 sources, even tho they dont merge every commit from LOS (?)
-> updates every day, even for our chipset
-> EXT4 is allmost 3 times faster than f2fs
-> its rock stable, just no NFC, less flashlight toogle bug, best camera performance of all 8.1 ROMs with footej camera.
BUT YOU NEED TO MOD IT! AFTER EVERY UPDATE. (bad stuff)
- STOP it collecting YOUR usage/location data: download the App i attached. (they removed the option to stop it and added their own location & data miner lol)
-> in system tab -> MokeeSettings -> disable all of its services (stats updating & uploading services etc). It will not affect system, but theres no other way, because they really try to hide it from the user
-> you can also disable analytics from Mokee Pay App
-> after disabling the services, you can uninstall "disable service" app
Dont get me wrong, i dont like many things how they "manage" their ROM & source. Moreover they push their users to donate, for FOSS (=FreeOpenSourceSoftware, get it?). with the work others did, but rebranding, "kanging" it as theirs. (atleast they give credits to Lineage on github). Anyway if your are looking for a stable 8.1 ROM, this is your only choice...
Thank you all in Moto X 2014 forum, i will possibly go for OPO 6 (bad Camera) or S9 (bad Software support by Samsung), cant decide
peace! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks man! i followed your instructions! but i dont know how to do point 2, since i dont know how to install magisk.
Sad to see you go. Thanks for all your works to this aging phone. I still keep mine and I have moved to Moto Z2 Play. Hopefully,I can afford One Plus 6. But,it's not available here. Good luck with your new phone. I'm sure you will enjoy it more.
aBixler said:
Thanks man! i followed your instructions! but i dont know how to do point 2, since i dont know how to install magisk.
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You simply look for Magisk v16 zip file on xda and flash it in recovery
bejunk said:
You simply look for Magisk v16 zip file on xda and flash it in recovery
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That's all??? Woow, I looked up on Google and found a couple of complicated tutorials, thanks man.
aBixler said:
That's all??? Woow, I looked up on Google and found a couple of complicated tutorials, thanks man.
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Yeah. And then you open the app & look for modules. You can test them - and thats the great thing about Magisk - if you dont like them, you can easily uninstall them like an app.
bejunk said:
My X2 broke again few days ago and this time im up for new Phone because the cost of repair is to high compared for the value. Also i need more battery & a (better) working Camera. Also i need to re-new my Phone Contract, so i can get a new Phone cheap. Before i leave i wanted to share my experiences for new or senior users which use/plan to update to 8.1. This Phone is very tricky, so it may save you a lot of work ^^
--- HOW-TO: Get best 8.1 battery/experience + gps fix ---
~ During my time with victara, I tested all 8.1 ROMs for a long time, gone thru log's, tested a lot of other stuff's and this is my result: (if you want to use X2 as an daily driver) ~
~ This applies to mostly all 8.1 based ROMs ~
1. From system/vendor/lib/hw/ delete power.msm8974.so = this lib is not used by anything since long and it just constantly crashes EVERY damn time you touch the screen. After deleting, reboot device and feel the speed increase instantly.
2. If you're a not playing RAM intensive games, use the SwapTorpedo Magisk module, it gives much more speed by disabling zRAM, which in turn saves a lot of CPU uptime. Our 2Gb RAM are enough to run even 3-5 heavy or more Apps simutanesly.
3. In developer settings at the bottom there is "background check" you can disable it for allmost ALL user Apps like fb etc. Notifications will still work no worry, they go thru Play Services. Also don't disable background check for Playstore & GServices = will result in crashing loops (internally), also you should keep all the calendar and contacts sync open if you want that feature.
4. Greenify has not much power on Oreo, dont use it. Use Naptime for great standby! ( keep "disable on charger" for GoogleSync to work properly)
5. footej Camera delivers best results on this semi broken camera...
6. Put as much Apps into /system partition, because they are faster then (use "stock" GApps package) and reflash it with an updated GApps package every now & then if you update your ROM (maybe once or twice a month)
--> on startup Android automaticly detects if there's a newer version of app in /system & deletes the one in /data ^^
7. If you want fast and fixed GPS then replace the file in /system/etc with my attached one. (unzip it 1st!) Works on all ROMs for victara!
8. Our APNs list file is outdated as hell, i suggest manually edit your settings. --> in "type" add: "default,mms,supl,ims" (supl is for location services and ims for things like VoLTE config)
9. There is a wifi config file missing in /system/vendor/firmware ... /prima/HERE [i dont remember extact location], but you will see WCNSS.conf (or similar name) file which is 0 bytes... copy the original one from /system/vendor/etc/wifi/prima to that location & reboot
10. Bad in-call sound quality & low volume fix: open build.prop in /system
Code:
persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=true
change value to
Code:
persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false
Code:
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=7
change value to
Code:
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=8
(stock default)
--> save & reboot. Profit.
12. Allways look if you can disable unused Apps in Settings BEFORE deleting them from /system/app or ../priv-app -> it can cause loops (drain)
13. for getting another hour SOT (tested on new battery, non original but legit one) use Swift black substratum theme for anything. "make use of your amoled"
... will maybe update list later
Most stable, bugless 8.1 ROM? IMO: MokeeOS, why? (good stuff)
-> based on latest LineageOS 15.1 sources, even tho they dont merge every commit from LOS (?)
-> updates every day, even for our chipset
-> EXT4 is allmost 3 times faster than f2fs
-> its rock stable, just no NFC, less flashlight toogle bug, best camera performance of all 8.1 ROMs with footej camera.
BUT YOU NEED TO MOD IT! AFTER EVERY UPDATE. (bad stuff)
- STOP it collecting YOUR usage/location data: download the App i attached. (they removed the option to stop it and added their own location & data miner lol)
-> in system tab -> MokeeSettings -> disable all of its services (stats updating & uploading services etc). It will not affect system, but theres no other way, because they really try to hide it from the user
-> you can also disable analytics from Mokee Pay App
-> after disabling the services, you can uninstall "disable service" app
Dont get me wrong, i dont like many things how they "manage" their ROM & source. Moreover they push their users to donate, for FOSS (=FreeOpenSourceSoftware, get it?). with the work others did, but rebranding, "kanging" it as theirs. (atleast they give credits to Lineage on github). Anyway if your are looking for a stable 8.1 ROM, this is your only choice...
Thank you all in Moto X 2014 forum, i will possibly go for OPO 6 (bad Camera) or S9 (bad Software support by Samsung), cant decide
peace! :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks man, specifically for the power.msm file to delete. The speed boost is amazing!!
Why the **** are developers not merging these changes with their roms? do they just not care?
Galaxyninja66 said:
Why the **** are developers not merging these changes with their roms? do they just not care?
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Because they are hacks and not the properly way to fix
1.Ext4 is only for System,f2fs is much more faster
2.all other hacks can cause issues...
linckandrea said:
Because they are hacks and not the properly way to fix
1.Ext4 is only for System,f2fs is much more faster
2.all other hacks can cause issues...
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I do not understand, because some dev say that ext4 is faster and others say it is actually f2fs ... I understand the velocity that f2fs has, but this also brings instabilities to the system, while ext4 is more stable but not is fast as f2fs ... even so they still say ext4 may be faster than f2fs on some devices.the question is, for our victara, what is the best file system?
Leonardoliveira said:
I do not understand, because some dev say that ext4 is faster and others say it is actually f2fs ... I understand the velocity that f2fs has, but this also brings instabilities to the system, while ext4 is more stable but not is fast as f2fs ... even so they still say ext4 may be faster than f2fs on some devices.the question is, for our victara, what is the best file system?
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F2fs is generally more faster than ext4,
The firstly versions of f2fs(2012-2013) aren't very stable but now f2fs is very stable on the majority of device.
In other words
In general f2fs is a bad idea only if the original kernel isn't shipped with it(not our case)
linckandrea said:
Because they are hacks and not the properly way to fix
1.Ext4 is only for System,f2fs is much more faster
2.all other hacks can cause issues...
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I have yet to notice a solid speed improvement when switching from f2fs on ANY android device I have owned, plus this isn't the android chef's choice, the user is the one who decides this.
"Not the proper way to fix" - This is irrelevant and only applies if we have a proper way to fix these issues, the fact of the matter is that there is no official fix and these have yet to show any signs of conflicting with anything.
Most "developers" I notice are just creating a real quick build using pre-set instructions then sometimes cherry picking from other device's github sources. I am greatful that work is being done but it makes me want to boot into my old development desktop environment and show these cat's how to make something spicy. It's as easy as adding these fixes into your environment and then building the system image with these changes included, you don't even need to use the terminal to add most of these.
linckandrea said:
F2fs is generally more faster than ext4,
The firstly versions of f2fs(2012-2013) aren't very stable but now f2fs is very stable on the majority of device.
In other words
In general f2fs is a bad idea only if the original kernel isn't shipped with it(not our case)
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Just wanted to add my 2cents, about f2fs. I generally agree with you and also i read some deep-dive articles in the last few years. To keep it short: To be able to really benefit from f2fs,
you need to have HW (storage (eMMC) chip) which is optimized for it as well as the System/Kernel. f2fs was long in development like you say until it was really better than EXT4. But i think in the case of the Moto X2,
either the HW dont plays well or there is some other problem (i dont know which version of f2fs this phone uses). But what i know, from testing (a lot) and comparing results with an EXT4 ROM, EXT4 was ALLWAYS faster.
In (storage) benchmark apps, especially the random r/w, which is quite important, EXT4 was allways better. When i runned apps like SDmaid, (collecting garbage and doing DB optimizing) it was faster (allmost 2-3 times). Same for games like GTA or others which loaded data. I even mesured it to be sure, took many SS to compare because at that time i wanted to build myself, so i was interested whats better... (than my 2nd X2 broke:crying Anyway try it for yourself & you will see. On my old S3 mini, long ago the dev also updated f2fs version, but it still wasnt better than EXT4, i remember (Lollipop times)
To adress, "that these are hacks": I dont think so because those are doing much good and nothing bad. Maybe its not the most professional way to fix it (commit it properly), but it was the best i could do by then..
- delete power.msm8974.so - really this lib was not used by anything, i spend much time digging the Mokee Sources and doing logs etc... We used the AOSP HAL and the Qualcomm one was just bugging around... It didnt affect anything to delete it by then.. (dont know about now)
- setting "persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false" its cleaning the sound when you speak to someone in a call using the 2nd mic - but it needs that all plays nicely together. I tested it using 2 phones from friends and off was much better, maybe on stock it works well, but on 8.1 custom that was not the case. Also i found by searching a lot around that many more maintainers disabled it on their ROMs because it wasnt working properly.
- setting "ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=8" -> its the default value in stock ROM, which i extracted...
- GPS fix was inspired by commit to many devices, which pulled settings via framework - this is the "lazy" version, direct edit. Anyway it was way faster (navigation in maps) no bad stuff in log and secure now.
- about APN file - it was really outdated... & about the wifi file, this is the only one i wasnt sure, but for G3 and S5 (which both are msm8974, custom 8.1) the full file was there?!
ALL the other things are recommendations from me (like IMO), thats why the title of this thread. Last thing, for disabling zRAM (SWAP) it was allready discussed in many tech sites that this is absolutely useless in times of 4+ gb RAM. Also it sucks CPU. In Pie its disabled now. We are on the border with 2gb so its up to personal preferences....
Anyway nice to see you working again on this great device, which i really miss I wanted to better "fix" those, with patches, builds and commits, but my knowledge was to limited to do that so i opted for a diffrent way. Also our source was to messy back then, couldnt really get anything done... and im still learning. Then it broke and that was the end for me on X2.
I wish you all the best, maybe you can do some magic on that device. Peace!
EDIT: Sorry the grammar, its late here and just saw this and had to answer..
bejunk said:
Just wanted to add my 2cents, about f2fs. I generally agree with you and also i read some deep-dive articles in the last few years. To keep it short: To be able to really benefit from f2fs,
you need to have HW (storage (eMMC) chip) which is optimized for it as well as the System/Kernel. f2fs was long in development like you say until it was really better than EXT4. But i think in the case of the Moto X2,
either the HW dont plays well or there is some other problem (i dont know which version of f2fs this phone uses). But what i know, from testing (a lot) and comparing results with an EXT4 ROM, EXT4 was ALLWAYS faster.
In (storage) benchmark apps, especially the random r/w, which is quite important, EXT4 was allways better. When i runned apps like SDmaid, (collecting garbage and doing DB optimizing) it was faster (allmost 2-3 times). Same for games like GTA or others which loaded data. I even mesured it to be sure, took many SS to compare because at that time i wanted to build myself, so i was interested whats better... (than my 2nd X2 broke:crying Anyway try it for yourself & you will see. On my old S3 mini, long ago the dev also updated f2fs version, but it still wasnt better than EXT4, i remember (Lollipop times)
To adress, "that these are hacks": I dont think so because those are doing much good and nothing bad. Maybe its not the most professional way to fix it (commit it properly), but it was the best i could do by then..
- delete power.msm8974.so - really this lib was not used by anything, i spend much time digging the Mokee Sources and doing logs etc... We used the AOSP HAL and the Qualcomm one was just bugging around... It didnt affect anything to delete it by then.. (dont know about now)
- setting "persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false" its cleaning the sound when you speak to someone in a call using the 2nd mic - but it needs that all plays nicely together. I tested it using 2 phones from friends and off was much better, maybe on stock it works well, but on 8.1 custom that was not the case. Also i found by searching a lot around that many more maintainers disabled it on their ROMs because it wasnt working properly.
- setting "ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=8" -> its the default value in stock ROM, which i extracted...
- GPS fix was inspired by commit to many devices, which pulled settings via framework - this is the "lazy" version, direct edit. Anyway it was way faster (navigation in maps) no bad stuff in log and secure now.
- about APN file - it was really outdated... & about the wifi file, this is the only one i wasnt sure, but for G3 and S5 (which both are msm8974, custom 8.1) the full file was there?!
ALL the other things are recommendations from me (like IMO), thats why the title of this thread. Last thing, for disabling zRAM (SWAP) it was allready discussed in many tech sites that this is absolutely useless in times of 4+ gb RAM. Also it sucks CPU. In Pie its disabled now. We are on the border with 2gb so its up to personal preferences....
Anyway nice to see you working again on this great device, which i really miss I wanted to better "fix" those, with patches, builds and commits, but my knowledge was to limited to do that so i opted for a diffrent way. Also our source was to messy back then, couldnt really get anything done... and im still learning. Then it broke and that was the end for me on X2.
I wish you all the best, maybe you can do some magic on that device. Peace!
EDIT: Sorry the grammar, its late here and just saw this and had to answer..
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I agree with you, f2fs in itself is faster than then many applications fail to draw the benefits is another fact (however I'm trying to do a f2fs backport from 3.10y (not very simple because motorola has done many changes departing a lot from the original)),
to talk about the fixes
in PIE I changed the powerHAL to QTI version (which solves the problem)
about wifi config no need to copy it from elsewhere that oreo and pie only see it in / vendor
for the other things i see them as optimization that the user can do only and i have nothing in contrary
Good stuff. Thanks for this. Latest mokee seems to be bug ridden, but I flashed unofficial LOS, and I'm applying these tips. Substratum won't work for me, but otherwise I'm happy so far.
Thanks again.
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UPDATED 18-FEB-2011
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beta 06
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update to gingerbread 2.3.2 - Compiled from AOSP, CyanogenMod, other online sources and I wrote/tweaked/swore a bit too. Coding with gingerbread is like playing a nasty game of whack-a-mole.
now compiling with updated toolchain optimized for tegra / cortex-A9 processors
includes Clemsyn's kernel (Pershoot's works too)
includes gapps and working 3D maps
removed most of the overt CyanogenMod graphics and branding to avoid confusion with their official builds
reverted memory naming: internal storage is emmc, removable sd-card is sdcard. Sorry for the flip but this is the future for tablets. Apps should be reading the mount points properly regardless of the device type or naming scheme.
USB connection (via UMS) mounts to /sdcard and no longer makes the fs unstable (I hope). If you don't have a removable SD card then ADB still mounts to internal storage.
bunch of behind-the-scenes code and framework optimizations for stability, smoothness. Still not as fast as froyo but waaaay better than beta05. YMMV.
Special thanks to the real devs and gurus: clemsyn, gojimi, pershoot, rothnic, roebeet
This will probably be near the end of my involvement with the 2.3 codebase. Tablets like this really need the architectural changes in honeycomb (3.X+) especially real SMP. Also when looking for performance tweaks I keep running face-first into the fact that the PROPRIETARY nvidia drivers {spit on the floor} make their own superchip look like a Z80 on a hot day (yes, it's a Zilog reference. yes, I'm old). Also... There's only one of me.
INSTALLING: READ CAREFULLY AND OBEY.
save the bittrix-beta...zip to your internal memory
use CM .8 and install the zip
when the install finishes, stay in CM... wipe data/factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik, stay in CM...
install the zip again. Failure to do this means wifi won't work unless you flash a standalone Clemsyn or Pershoot gingerbread kernel.
reboot.
USE NOTES:
First boot may ask what startup to proceed with - either will do - i pick "startup wizard" (it doesn't run the wizard, but you have to pick one...)
The system will feel a bit slow the first time as the system is busy parsing/precompiling the java files. Things get much faster as you use it.
Google app framework is installed. Your best install for the individual apps is to load them yourself from the market. The first-time app picker is hit/miss.
Market won't show installed apps until you buy one.
Camera is borked for now.
This should be considered as an experimental build, with all the usual disclaimers about turning your tablet to slag, crossing the streams, starting a game of global thermonuclear war, etc. It's not an official CM release. Editing the source and messing with the module packaging feels like I just leaned a bit too far down the rabbit hole. Please be patient with me, I have a day job.
Changelog:
19Jan initial release - Compilation from 19Jan CM7 git
21Jan beta02 - new merges, updated kernel, fixed: USB, Angry Birds
22Jan beta03 - newest CM7 base plus first source edits! framework text now displays "tablet" instead of "phone" in spots, fixed camera orientation. Set screen dpi to 120 (match actual panel) from 160.
23Jan beta04 - x-y screen metrics and scaling. Some text should appear visibly sharper now if rendered correctly. Removed cell & phone system files. Internal memory is now /sdcard, removable memory is now /sdext.
PC should now see both internal partitions over USB cable. pull-down menu (drag down the top statusbar) has soft buttons to toggle wifi, bluetooth, location, and sound (CM7 feature).
24Jan beta05 - fixed mount points, changed framebuffer timing to 70Hz, no more cell signal indicator, UI fixes, added "never" screen timeout option, enabled dock settings (can't test, I don't have one, YMMV)
18-Feb beta06 - update to 2.3.2.
without further ado...
beta06:
link to beta 06.43f: http://www.mediafire.com/?kcw19h91tw21wfk
RELATED LINKS:
Updated kernel: Clemsyn now supports gingerbread with his kernel builds. Support for most TLA and FLA is included. In the event of issues you can just reflash the bittrix beta. They're at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895825
Updated kernel: Pershoot is cooking up some amazing kernel goodness - I think I saw eye of newt and a stick of dynamite in one of the .conf files his thread is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903505 - he provides the extra functionality modules as separate files, so the more adventurous among you can roll-your-own (so to speak).
Official CM7 Betas: GoJimi's official CM7 beta is going strong. It's mostly from the same codebase and will give you the same look and feel. If you're at all squeamish about trying new builds I recommend using it instead. it's at post#18 in this topic... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10733279&postcount=18
VEGAnTAB: is migrating to a gingerbread base. It's XDA forum is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884103 and GoJimi also runs the projects website at http://vegantab.gojimi.com/
Oh now THIS is gonna be GOOOOOOD.....
Downloading now!
And I was about to go to sleep.....
Hey thanks. Any way you can provide known issues? Is wifi, bluetooth, the g sensor, camera, adobe flash etc working? Also, do you have quadrant scores and screen shots?
Got it flashed. Seems VERY fast.
So far I've noticed the following:
1. Camera is sideways
2. No audio on speakers until I plug/unplug headphones.
3. Phone APKs appear to be loaded? I'm showing a little cell phone signal meter.
4. Wifi works fine.
(more to follow)
anlog said:
Got it flashed. Seems VERY fast.
So far I've noticed the following:
1. Camera is sideways
2. No audio on speakers until I plug/unplug headphones.
3. Phone APKs appear to be loaded? I'm showing a little cell phone signal meter.
4. Wifi works fine.
(more to follow)
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video please!
1. Also noticed that camera orientation is incorrect.
2. Micro SD properly mounted in /sdcard now.
3. Internal storage is now in /emmc
4. Settings properly shows storage for internal and microsd
5. Can't mount storage on pc
6. Can confirm that 3d Maps is working.
7. Haven't been able to get Quadrant to run completely
8. Wasn't able to restore Angry Birds from Titanium Backup
9. No fancy power off screen animation
First time using Cyanogen Mod, so some of this may already be known.
Legend, thanks!! Giving this a crack now
Edit: As stated in the first post the drive mappings are different - external SD is /sdcard and internal sd is /emmc
This has implications for Titanium Backup when you try to restore your USER DATA (user data only, don't restore system data)
Copy the contents of /emmc/titaniumbackup to /sdcard/titaniumbackup using Root Explorer or similar.
Titanium will now see all of your old backups.
Rockplayer wont play movies in Hardware Decode mode. Software decode mode is jerky.
Coming from VEGAn 5.1 I find this rom a bit laggy
Flash not working on the sites I tested - www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/
It's a great first effort and still worth booting up to see it. Might go back to TnT Lite for a bit
bittrix said:
Here goes... My first (successful) attempt at compiling from source. This is Cyanogen Mod 7.0.0RC0 compiled from the latest sources as of this evening. It's a real-live taste of gingerbread This uses Bekit's 2.6.32.9 kernel and brings things up to Android 2.3.1
Use CM .8, wipe data & cache, and install as update. If you're installing over TnT Lite: failure to wipe the user data will give you never-ending tap n touch keyboard FCs.
You'll need to install the market (see below).
This should be considered as an experimental build, with all the usual disclaimers about turning your tablet to slag, starting global thermonuclear war, etc.
It is important to note that my role in this is "guy who compiled other people's source". I am nerd, but neither guru nor dev.
without further ado...
http://www.mediafire.com/file/y3iq7jr956t14tb/update-cm-7.0.0-RC0-Harmony-KANG-signed.zip
Update: very cool new google apps installer **INCLUDING MARKET** choose the CM7 Tegra builds from
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
WORKING: Google Maps including 3D tilt and coarse (network-derived) location, navigation, speech input, wifi, full market (looks full - YMMV) cool pull-down status bar (like Vegan but thinner), remembers date and time on power off, sleep/wake appears to work, Flash (install from Market)...
ISSUES: Angry Birds won't install, sound may need plug/unplug or widget toggle, no file transfer to PC via USB (won't leave debug mode)...
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Regarding the Angry Birds not installing issue - something in the crypto loop device probably isn't working for apps that try to install to SD. That's what Android tries to put on /sdcard (or /emmc in this case? not sure how this gets handled with the changed mount points). Could also be crap in /emmc (specifically, in the .secure or .android_secure, whatever it's called directory) from a prior ROM install that needs to be deleted. Or using a kernel that's not compiled with all the right options (make sure you're using a kernel that's known good from other installs - clemsyn or pershoot's kernels, or the kernel rothnic compiled for Vegan 5.1beta should all be good).
Also Roebeet, Rothnic and Gojii all dealt with the sound issues on TNT Lite and Vegan, so might be worth asking them about how they resolved that.
Not sure about the USB sticking in debug mode issue, you'll have to dig around and figure that one out.
reminds me very much of zpad clean 3, which i love but has auto brightness missing.
however, it seems as if cifs isnt built in. is there a cifs.ko i can insmod in this rom?
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rcgabriel said:
Regarding the Angry Birds not installing issue - something in the crypto loop device probably isn't working for apps that try to install to SD. That's what Android tries to put on /sdcard (or /emmc in this case? not sure how this gets handled with the changed mount points). Could also be crap in /emmc (specifically, in the .secure or .android_secure, whatever it's called directory) from a prior ROM install that needs to be deleted. Or using a kernel that's not compiled with all the right options (make sure you're using a kernel that's known good from other installs - clemsyn or pershoot's kernels, or the kernel rothnic compiled for Vegan 5.1beta should all be good).
Also Roebeet, Rothnic and Gojii all dealt with the sound issues on TNT Lite and Vegan, so might be worth asking them about how they resolved that.
Not sure about the USB sticking in debug mode issue, you'll have to dig around and figure that one out.
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Thanks! Knowing where to look is my biggest problem. I really only started this so I could make my USB GPS work in the car, and expect the real devs will be along shortly with stuff that's not so experimental. This is literally the first working OS I've ever compiled
I have installed it and very nice. I am coming from vegan and robeet is really nice and will help. they are working on a new platform right now as well.
Time to start playing.
Thanks for the link!
roebeet said:
Time to start playing.
Thanks for the link!
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LOL ROE i was just talking about you..... Yeah its pretty nice Iam at work so i cant play with it but so much but can you make it faster quad scores like 1045. the gapp functions is sweet as well. Plays movies a little choppy but i have to see once i load everything up. USB/sdcard2 detection is good money.
The update.zip is completely ripped out, which is actually quite nice from a modding perspective.
Some of the reported issues are things gojimi / rothnic had dealt with on the VEGAn build, so the fixes might be similar. As for me, I'm all about packaging. Right now I just want to look at this and get a feel for it.
I'm assuming that the big issue is lack of hardware acceleration? I'll know for sure once I test it - this is again something that gojimi wanted to work on once he had his Gingerbread rig setup.
EDIT: Yep, video acceleration is not there. Sounds like this is all still "alpha-code" stuff, so keep that in mind. Just nice to see this next step, but definitely not a replacement for your Froyo build (yet).
Wow bit Great work!!
Cant wait until some of the issues are ironed out which I am sure will be done very quickly with the dev team we have working on this device!
any screen shot or something? Eager minds are waiting..
Congrats on Compiling Your First ROM
Congrats on Compiling Your First ROM! I love seeing others trying there hand at compiling. You can learn a great deal about the Android system and how it operates. That being said. This is not an official release of Cyanogen Mod 7.0.0. We should be careful when posting our non Official releases of CM7 as it can cause confusion for the uninitiated.
Here is a link to the Official BETA 1. http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/update-cm-7.0.0-Beta1-Harmony-signed.zip
This Official ROM still has alot of the same issues as the original ROM but is using the proper kernel, etc. This is brought to you by Bekit and Scepterr and the rest of CM development team (myself included now... though I haven't done anything as of yet.... just got my Development Machine up and running).
Also for the time being until I can get the fix into CM7 this will fix the speakers so they are on at boot. Install it like you would any other app. There is no launcher link to this app... it starts at boot fixes audio and then kills itself till the next boot. http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/audiofix.apk
Again... Congrats to the original poster for compiling cm7! hopefully we will see you join in on our development discussions!
roebeet said:
The update.zip is completely ripped out, which is actually quite nice from a modding perspective.
Some of the reported issues are things gojimi / rothnic had dealt with on the VEGAn build, so the fixes might be similar. As for me, I'm all about packaging. Right now I just want to look at this and get a feel for it.
I'm assuming that the big issue is lack of hardware acceleration? I'll know for sure once I test it - this is again something that gojimi wanted to work on once he had his Gingerbread rig setup.
EDIT: Yep, video acceleration is not there. Sounds like this is all still "alpha-code" stuff, so keep that in mind. Just nice to see this next step, but definitely not a replacement for your Froyo build (yet).
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One thing you could start looking at is merging in the performance pack considering that cyanogenmod is at ~2400 quadrant without it. I am curious if there would be any change if you can get it working with CM.
rothnic said:
One thing you could start looking at is merging in the performance pack considering that cyanogenmod is at ~2400 quadrant without it. I am curious if there would be any change if you can get it working with CM.
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Yep, I start throwing stuff in there to see what sticks.
There's no /lib/hw section -- I wonder if that's a 2.3 change? EDIT: Never mind, brain fart.
Hi,
recently i came upon a thread with someone asking :
how to optimize the archos to be quicker ?
As this is propably a question many people might ask (even I still do ) I thought about creating a thread about. This is not just to answer his question but also for all u nerds out there to corrent me - as I might be wrong in some points AND to gather new options to speed up the device. This is what i have learned yet...
Anyway all of the things I list here require root as far as I know. So get your device rooted or abandon the Thread
ALL THINGS IN THIS THREAD ARE WITHOUT WARRENTY - SO IF YOUR DEVICE STARTS MUTATING INTO A DOG HUNTING YOUR ASS FOR NEW FLESH - BE WARNED
Memory Management:
Introduction: HAVING FREE UNUSED MEMORY ON ANDROID HAS (nearly) NO ADVANTAGE (exception having 0 memory also fu**s up the device -> 1. )
All of those methods wont make your device faster in the meaning of really getting faster in speed... as android already has a quite good memory management.
BUT if u get more space in memory your device can keep more of the apps U LIKE in memory (being inactive according to app lifecycle). This will make them get called faster next time u use them and your device will "feel" faster and more responsive.
1. What should work on all roms are the "minfree" settings -> meaning when android really kills apps - depending on free memory (if u don't know what is mean by - search for the "App Lifecycle" of android)
You can try setting those to the values mentioned by sibere (scroll down) or try finding your own settings. There for u can use any app like "AutoKiller Memory Optimizer" just serach "memory optimizer" in the market.
KEEP IN MIND - you may play a bit with those settings - BUT still u should know what u are doing if u use it!
LOW: If u set the values to low the device will kill apps very late keeping much of them in memory this might make you device get slow. If there is too less Memor fo a "new" app or another process just need more memory while running it has to close down other processes before memory can be allocated.
HIGH: If u set em too high u kill most apps instantly - and your device will get problems and might get unstable as far as i understood.
2. Try gettign more "free" memory by disabeling services - as those got the highest priority they wont get killed that fast by the memory management. For checking u might get an app like "TaskManager" wich lists all running processes.
Just check out what takes your memory and disable those u dont need.U can disaable them by using "Titanium Backup" disable app / uninstall em / or just uncheck their autorun by using a programm like "Autorun Manager". Remember if u just disable the autorun they might (re)start later still.
3. Use a low sceen count in your launcher and keep the widget count low. This is related to 2.) as most widgets run a "background service" to update itself / pulling information (e.g. a waether widget getting latest conditions, a calendar widget keeping connection to your calendar app,...) - each widget took at least 8MB memory when i checked with TaskManager - "greater" widgets like "Fancy Widget (sense like clock and weather widget)" sometimes take up to 25MB
4. DONT USE A LIVE WALLPAPER (live wallpapers use MUCH memory most 20MB-40MB - either they get closed down all the time - or they just reside in memory taking the memory u wanted to use for keeping other apps active)
I also noticed that the App Drawer got "much/noticeable" slower in every Laucher I tested while a live wallpaper was active
5. DO NOT USE A TASK KILLER (remeber the introduction!!! - and think about it yourself - if at least 20 ppl ask why - i write this down here )
6. SWAP / COMPCACHE (can be activated through UD config) - this is a really hard question - those methods extend your memory but the memory u gain is MUCH slower then the internal memory. So again u have to decide and try out if it helps u or it doesn't (I used em long time but never realy felt a big advantage of. Compcache even made my device feel slower and i got more FC's most time - also I tried to figure out how the memory management uses this "memory". But i din't find a clear answer yet - as some ppl mentioned that "inactve apps" wont get swapped - need some clear source... Anway in general those 2 should increase Multitasking capability at cost of speed.
7. FUDGESWAP
- noting yet - its GINGERBREAD only - so we have to wait...
FINALY: u have to decide on your own what u really NEED to run "simultaniously" (I personaly rather have less widgets and run background services like growl, eventghost, tasker) but u can count it yourself by checking back with taskmanager and having in mind your archos (GEN8) just has 256MB of internal memory.
CPU Manaagement:
8. (UD) If u got Urukdroid u can try setting your CPU Governor to another value like:
"Interactive" is more reactive than "on demand" (-> SIBERE)
9. Try an OC (OverClocked) Kernel -> get it in the Urukdroid Dev Thread (I wont link any here as u should know what u do and wich u choose!)
BEWARE not all devices can use an OC Kernel (sadly mine can't) but try it out...
10. Try overclocking your device with the Milestone Overclock Utility. This overclock method is based on a module insert. Again this just works with root.
OVERCLOCKING:
Each CPU is different -> each device is different and can handle different maximum speeds - this is related to the former position of the CPU on its waver while production...
So u have to try out what your CPU can handle safely - so it might happen your device will refuse to boot after u flashed a kernel or set some permanen OC values. Keep a BACKUP or reflash old kernel...
In general u normaly can't brick your device by overclocking as the CPU overheats -> safety function of the CPU stops it -> the device resets itself before the CPU get "burned" (hope this also aplies to ARM processors )
Other:
11. The Launcher: I tested out much lauchers already: ADW, ADW EX, VTL, Laucher PRO, Zeam Laucher, GO Laucher - most of them seem to be eaqual in speed and more differ in features (event Laucher PRO is still the fastest on my Wildfire [but development stopped some time ago], GO seemed to be a bit slower imho) - take any of those but avoid taking some over exagerated 3D'ish laucher like Regina, SPB Shell, Claystone...
12. Apps like "AutoKiller Memory Optimizer" have additionaly features to "optimise" the speed,... u might test those out but I didnt notice a difference most time. Still keep in mind - u should know what u are doing
13. Ok - u may want to hit me for that:
It's more a cosmetic thing - but I recently used UOT Kitchen for theming my framework and used the fly-in animations - and they feel much faster then the default animations just try it out... keep a backup of your original framework for reverting.
All the following Tweaks are mentioned by sibere (credits go to him and propably some other people)
echo "1536,2048,4096,6144,8192,10240" > /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
(this is related to 1. ; 1MB = 256 => valueas above are 6MB, 8MB, 16MB, 24MB, 32MB, 40MB)
to enable cgroups cpuacct:
mkdir /acct
mount -t cgroups -o cpuacct none /acct
mkdir /acct/uid
to change ioscheduler:
cd /sys/block/mmcblk1/queue
echo "deadline" > scheduler
cd iosched
echo 1 > fifo_batch
These are lost on reboot so if you wanna keep them, add a script to /etc/init.d
Finaly I also have patched the sqlite library. If you want the file, let me know. It boost a lot SQL database writings. See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903507
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Will ask him to comment on "cgroups, ioscheduler, and sqlite" as im not sure if they work with all rom versions / neither how they work exactly.
THANKS Sibere
EDIT:
aditional threads with tweaks
- Supercharger
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
BEWARE I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO CHECK THEM OUT YET AND DIDN'T TEST THEM
SOME OF THEM MIGHT NOT WORK AND PEOPLEARGUE ABOUT THEM (e.g. the "debug.sf.hw =1" is heavily discussed)
IF ANYONE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THOSE OR CAN HELP TESTING IM HAPPY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
Hi.
For a full reference to cgroups, you may read the cgroups documentation from the kernel.
Basically, it provides process aggregations in the Linux kernel, mainly for resource tracking purposes.
deadline IO scheduler has been used a lot for SSDs and proven to be quite adapted to flash memory.
The minfree settings set here are pretty much optimised by me for the archos. It gives you a good balance between available cache and free ram . Android starts to complain when the free ram drops below 32Mb. with these settings, the OOM task killer will try to maintain a free ram level above 32Mb. You DON'T need a task killer. It will just use precious ram resources and will mess up with the android integrated task killer.
Those settings are reset on boot, so you may add them in a script added to /etc/init.d/ directory.
SQlite optimisation is of great help and I already posted a lot of information about it when I posted the tweaked file. Please refer to this post. (You'll have to look for it, it's somewhere in the dev thread )
Enjoy your optimised archos!
Thanks guys, learning new tips.
Nice! Good tips. Thanks.
Very usefull reading, thanks!
thanks for the tips ! cheers!
Hello, I am JustLoveJoy, I am an up and coming developer, although I work very hard on my phone right now, my gf has gotten an Archos 8 G2 4GB tablet and I have it rooted but it constantly gives me some issues. Finding this thread, I have to ask, can these or any tweaks be applied to her tablet? is there any source code on github or somewhere else? I mainly wish to get her to be able to do her Farmville on it. I'd like to get on to the development boards with a custom rom for it but I need someone with a little experience to point me in the right direction for that. Thanks So much for starting this thread!
hi i just want to try to root my arnova 7g2 bit i don't find a straight 3d on xda. you clan indicate the right street
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did you notice that crow (CM7) for Gen8 was released ?
still nothing for developing for the Archos 8 G2 4GB? If I can get adb shell I would be happy!
Thanks
thinks man
:good:
Thanks for the great post! I still have one of these!
Well guys we have a pretty good chance to include everything (...what is possible) we ever wanted on our Atrix...
in an other thread th3bill (the dev. behind AOKP milestone 6 port) opened there were alot of request for features on the next builds, th3bill offered to open a discusion which include all requests in one place.
** Th3bill, we love your work and your willing to do for others. your private time "wasted" on porting and developing is not ovious and we do appriciate it. keep on the excellent work and again a major thank, us - the users.
since nobody did it so far i'll start:
i whould like the next build to include:
1. call recording option.
2. video call option.
3. webtop interface?
4. google music.
5. led color control in order to customize notifications.
6. o.c kernel.
7. some other cpu governors.
8. google's android jellybean featuers? espacially build-in voice recognition.
things to fix (what i've noticed):
1. video cam - known problem.
2. browser issus (fc when changing ls and portrait).
3. edit custom brightness levels (fc).
4. can't change signal and wifi colors.
5. also battery bar won't show up.
6. wifi direct won't work.
7. wifi hot spot works and immidiatly stops(maybe it's just my device).
-By now your port is the best rom my atrix had so...big thanks !!!
-I know you working too hard already (DON'T FORGET TO HAVE FUN !!, i wrote all of the things i think can be added. with or without them it is still almost perfect.
guys it is your turn now...make some suggestions for improvement:
Hey Everyone!
I'm sure most of you know me by now. Those of you who do not, I am NOT the type of rom porter who gets upset by questions/requests/PMs. Just understand that I build 3 builds of MIUI (Photon, Atrix, Infuse), 2 builds of AOKP (Photon, Atrix), 2 builds of Paranoid Android (Photon, Atrix), as well as help Jokersax11 with various projects, including our Kitchen Sink. That being said, it might take me a little bit to respond...but I will.
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toomaiv said:
Well guys we have a pretty good chance to include everything (...what is possible) we ever wanted on our Atrix...
in an other thread th3bill (the dev. behind AOKP milestone 6 port) opened there were alot of request for features on the next builds, th3bill offered to open a discusion which include all requests in one place.
** Th3bill, we love your work and your willing to do for others. your private time "wasted" on porting and developing is not ovious and we do appriciate it. keep on the excellent work and again a major thank, us - the users.
since nobody did it so far i'll start:
i whould like the next build to include:
1. call recording option.
2. video call option.
3. webtop interface?
4. google music.
5. led color control in order to customize notifications.
6. o.c kernel.
7. some other cpu governors.
8. google's android jellybean featuers? espacially build-in voice recognition.
things to fix (what i've noticed):
1. video cam - known problem.
2. browser issus (fc when changing ls and portrait).
3. edit custom brightness levels (fc).
4. can't change signal and wifi colors.
5. also battery bar won't show up.
6. wifi direct won't work.
7. wifi hot spot works and immidiatly stops(maybe it's just my device).
-By now your port is the best rom my atrix had so...big thanks !!!
-I know you working too hard already (DON'T FORGET TO HAVE FUN !!, i wrote all of the things i think can be added. with or without them it is still almost perfect.
guys it is your turn now...make some suggestions for improvement:
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Enhancements:
1) Call recording, I need to play around with this rom some more...see if it has the capability...maybe I can pull from MIUI...can't guarantee, though
2) That will be tough until Moto gives libs
3) Loki and I have talked at length about this...we're trying to figure out a way to do it, but it will take a hybrid kernel and a lot of work. Not that we won't TRY...
4) This will be in the next release
5) Have an app in mind that I can include? Beauty Aroma is that I can include almost anything
6) I am working with Jokersax11 on making some that are compatible with our base. I know that some are kinda compatible, but not all....
7) By governors, I am assuming you're talking about some form of setcpu?
8) I have the apps on my PC...well some of them.
With respect to fixes, 1 and 2...those won't be till Moto plays nice with me and gives me drivers for ICS.
3) I need a logcat on this one please
4 and 5) Not too sure about these ones. I'll try them with my phone if I get a chance. If you can logcat, that'd be great
6) I think this is an ICS thing. Don't know that any of them do Ad-hoc at the moment
7) You need to forget whatever network you are near if you're connected...and make sure that wifi is ON before beginning tether
Sorry if I am a downer on some of it, but I would rather be honest with everything I tell you all. I have much love for the Android Community
I know of you and your builds well Th3Bill, unfortunately I'm just now working on my 10 posts, I have flashed everything for Atrix and Photon.
Much thanks
My Phone
log file
3) I need a logcat on this one please
4 and 5) Not too sure about these ones. I'll try them with my phone if I get a chance. If you can logcat, that'd be great
7) You need to forget whatever network you are near if you're connected...and make sure that wifi is ON before beginning tether
Sorry if I am a downer on some of it, but I would rather be honest with everything I tell you all. I have much love for the Android Community [/QUOTE]
Hi,
3+4+5) attached .txt file. (tried to make it shorter as possible.cleared log then did 3 then 4 then 5 and saved it)
7) you are right - worked.
tomer
really???
hey guys / girls,
there is not a single thing you would like to see on the next builds??
***DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE***
SO COME ON AND MAKE A WISH!!!
p.s
i defenetly would like a mod (or better - a buildin solution) that will trick the google play to show me all apps. (not the ones comptible with my specific device/settings).
tomer
toomaiv said:
hey guys / girls,
there is not a single thing you would like to see on the next builds??
***DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE***
SO COME ON AND MAKE A WISH!!!
p.s
i defenetly would like a mod (or better - a buildin solution) that will trick the google play to show me all apps. (not the ones comptible with my specific device/settings).
tomer
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You can try changing the build I'd in the build.prop...but I'm not sure if that would work even...
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Just installed latest build an wanted to say thanks for bill's an jokers hard work..
I personally use the car dock alot an the transitions between audio playing and incoming call tends to be troublesome. When calls answered the phone doesn't port it over the USB. Usually speaker/headset and have to redock in call for it to work... also DSP manager doesn't have effect over the USB audio out. Only reason I revert to original moto rom.
That aside best cm9 based rom yet.
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Also AOKP states it now supports adhoc.... tried on 2 different setups and no joy...
This is wifi direct I gather..
LS support also varies through various android tasks.
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On paranoid android for the atrix when in tablet mode it won't allow me to make the recent apps the Sense htc style one, is there a fix for this?
Question/Report
Not sure if this is the right place to report issues. My luck, probably not. Here it goes..
I had your build 40. worked great!
updated to milestone 6 7b. worked better (yaay)
tried to update to milestone 6 revision. No wipe, same as previous, sent atrix into bootloop. tried few more times, same thing.
tried again with full wipe. Bootloop. tried again. bootloop. flashed 7b full wipe, works great again (yaay).
Just curious if you have any idea why my phone doesn't like the new one. saw in the rom thread a few others had same issue or similar, no answers there as of yet. i'm hesitant it try again unless you can think of something i could possibly be doing wrong somehow. Anything i can send or tell you that could help, let me know. Thanks
As for requests, i prefer Apex launcher over Nova. Maybe include it? it would be nice if i could uninstall Nova also
You Rock!
*So i tried installing again and it works now. not sure what the problem was*
Closer
hi,
not really worked...users didn't cooporate and besides cm 10 (JB) is already here and not bad, so this is closed!!
i wanna thank Th3Bill for his effort and wish you will continue develop for us.
tomer
CAN CLOSE THREAD
Hello
Hello One asks what is the kernel that I have to install
Call Recording and if possible hardware acceleration
paarkhi said:
Call Recording and if possible hardware acceleration
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Hwa is in the ROM under advanced.
Call recording isn't yet supported by kernel. Funny you posted this as joker and I are discussing how to fix now
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Problems
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this. If not, i apologize.
I flashed your AOKP build 3 on my international atrix. The ROM doesn't recognize internal and external storage for me. When my phone boots it says that is safe to remove sd card. I used the two options EMMC and SD with or without build.prop tweaks. Also i flash this with FULL wipe (system, etc) The other thing that i cannot find are GApps. Can I use CM10 GApps for this rom ?
Thanks in advance.
So, are there options for an OCed kernel yet?
* Moved to development thread. *
I would really love to see an option to "Show only contacts with phone numbers" on Contact list settings...MIUI has this option and this is super usefull for me
MIUI SMS app is great too, but it doesn´t show smileys
Thanks
I have a good one! WebOS and Sense style multitasking (with long press home).
Sent from my MB860 using xda app-developers app
Facebook Sync
If this has been answered then i missed it and i searched first .
Is there a fix for the facebook sync
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MB860 running 4.1.2
Modifications for stock 4.4.2
drakeheart77 said:
Modifications for stock 4.4.2
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I have found that custom ROMS/Kernels and much else for this phone to be sorely lacking. This is by no means an attack on my respected dev peers, simply an observation.
Throughout the woes of our limited forums I see a trend in the gripes about this little wonder.
I am offering my personal settings & preferences that MAY unleash what we can do here.
FIRST THINGS FIRST- Just forget needing buggy builds of TWRP for KK+ rom flashing. There's not much to flash, and TWRP 2.7.1.0 forced me to dl the KK stock firmware & start from square zero.
*NOTE FOR REASONS STILL UNKNOWN EVERY SINGLE PARTITION WOULD RESTORE- EXCEPT THE SYSTEM.
Enough said.
I am using CWM 6.0.2 for stability reasons, and have no issues.
Now I will begin the good stuff.
After my mods/tweaks etc, I am running about 97 apps with 3.9GB internal memory remaining, can go about 11hrs without needing to charge, give or take, and can multitask seemlessly with around 410mb free RAM at stationary.
Obviously, one needs to utilise the KK SD card fix. After this, begin:
Install /system/app/mover from Play Store & BE CAREFUL!!
I proceeded to begin moving bloatware preinstalled apps from being system apps to User apps, freeing essential system rom space & allowing for safe uninstall and transfer to ext sd.
Now on to build.prop.
Unleash what we can do here.
Here is the link to my build.prop zip. Please note all mods & adds specifically, as they are unique to the likings of this phone.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHakZfYXk1eklla3M/edit?usp=docslist_api
Next, I HIGHLY suggest the Override DNS for KitKat. Only one that works for 4.4 & above. Set to Google, which is also feasable in bud.prop, but my experience has been iffy with that, and this app flushes DNS cache w/o reboot and sets DNS KitKat specific.
GPS- FasterGPS.
Here is the link to the Advanced Settings data after basic configuration. The results speak for themselves.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHellndldvUG5Eb1k/edit?usp=docslist_api
Dl and rename to .txt to view.
I use RAM Manager Pro for memcleaning & management.
Use default option, the select custom afterwards to fine tune settings to preference.
If ANYONE needs recovery files for any soft brick needs AND has CWM, please PM me & I will upload mine.
Hope this gives some insight on how to begin using this guy properly.
Open forum. Ask/request away, add to it please!
Screenshots
RAM Manager Pro Custom settings that I use:
NOTE: Notice custom launcher in screenshots- by using /system/app/mover to convert Touchwiz to user, I freed up substantial rom space, mem, and performance. I use Apex Pro.
App Tools
Link to some utilities
Dl, unzip, rest is easy to figure out.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHeXowU1hTakRrZTA/edit?usp=docslist_api
I've begun modding my stock sgh t399 and I was wondering if u could talk with me a lil. I've seen massive potential over cost n this phone. Mainly don't understand build prop yet. Don't wanna brick it
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drakeheart77 said:
Screenshots
RAM Manager Pro Custom settings that I use:
NOTE: Notice custom launcher in screenshots- by using /system/app/mover to convert Touchwiz to user, I freed up substantial rom space, mem, and performance. I use Apex Pro.
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You guys are in luck. .. the gods had pity and sent someone to steal my galaxy s3 and 5 and Tablet 7.0... so, I ended up with this phone. . But there's little to no development, especially for the metro variant. .. sooo... I'm doing a little work. ... look up .. team rejects.... you'll understand soon. ..good things coming. .
timmetal6669 said:
You guys are in luck. .. the gods had pity and sent someone to steal my galaxy s3 and 5 and Tablet 7.0... so, I ended up with this phone. . But there's little to no development, especially for the metro variant. .. sooo... I'm doing a little work. ... look up .. team rejects.... you'll understand soon. ..good things coming. .
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Unjustified Dev is working on CM12 for this phone, but he's pretty much the only one. Whether you team up with him or you work independently, it'll certainly be good to have more people working on this phone. Bummer you had to lose your other devices though.
A different route
Hey all, thanx for the attention & activity in getting this thread moving.
I readily & always tell all I am not a Dev, I assist true devs here & there to work towards
stables, patches, fixing kernels, and so on.
That's out of the way, now on to the progress.
I have been using an AOSP deodexed stock 4.4.2 ROM, and praises to the efforts of
the community member, and much to my discredit I can't readily recall who this person
is to post a link to that thread, as is proper. oh well.
While the AOSP stock build is a big showing of progress, I say with a heavy heart that
it is very, very buggy.
What the positive effort was: It is debloated to such a level that upon a fresh install,
the user still has 4.2GB Internal Storage.
This, I've found, is the single most common misdirected goal and focus of efforts with
throw-away-yet-kinda-quality nocontract phone.
After I installed TB Premium, I discovered that the system ROM had around 182Mb available.
I now come to reports.
Every Stock 4.4.2 system app was still there, however the writer replaced a few (ie Camera
with Google Camera, for one) that completely eat up what precious limited RAM/
ROM performance we do have.
The build.prop showed only a few mods/edits, less than five.
The dalvik.vm.heapsize was 128m, heapstart was 8m, and growth limit 256mb.
That was same as stock. Speaking only for me, that was the biggest oversight that
tainted almost all efforts. Those sizes are entirely TOO big for this phone's britches.
If I seem like I just will not stfu, I can't blame you.
I feel I have to be as thorough as possible out of respect for my colleagues.
Now, since I am using Chrome from my device for all of this, you all will find up look oads
and images following this reply, fyi.
My first inspection was to install SetCPU, in small hopes that a customized kernel
had magically came. I am BEGGING for more governors and I/O schedulers, our less-than-
primitive 5/3 is downright insulting.
Kernel supports absolutely no tweaks, VM swap, O/C or min freq. U/C.
My goal is to take the only alternative given on 4.4.2 at all, and make lemonade.
System/app mover from Play Store.
There are countless threads on what is & isn't safe, my mods on that are my prefs.
In the end, I was able to free ROM up to just over 406MB. I can't begin to describe
the difference.
On to build.prop
To compliment my new device I just got, I set dalvik.vm sizes to a less audacious level.
I chose the more conservative of 8m, 64m, 128m. *Note any less on any 3 values, your FCs
will never cease.
Next, I made a few other edits I've favored on several devices, will upload my .txt.
Use of SD Fix for KitKat, along with Force2SD paid, I have 104 apps, many being very large
games, as well as the evil Chrome and FB storage rapists, all Google offenders at that.
I have a smug 4.32 GB Internal Storage available, saving me much embarassment by killing all my ROM wins.
AdAway 2.9 for KitKat, Override DNS for Root Users, the ONLY DNS mod that works on
KitKat, FasterGPS, Seeder 2.0, Root Explorer paid, TB Pro, NG Cache Cleaner, SignalGuardPro
and SD Booster make up my arsenal.
Touchwiz & Trebuchet are gone, I use Nova Launcher Premium.
Restoring TB app backups from external SD put my phone into bootloop.
I am clueless as to any reason why.
Using ANY root sysApp delete to debloat will also softbrick.
System/App Mover seems to be the only way. I speak from a few experiences and Nandroid
system part. restores.
I COMPLETELY CONDEMN MY PRIOR CONVICTION TO CWM.
I completely f*"$ed that up.
TWRP 2.8.0
NOTHING ELSE.
I even attempted a rash Aroma Installer to compensate for MusicFX being gone.
Ac!D Sound Mod.
Worked. And Improved.
RAM Manager Pro is gone too. I've found my build.prop edits are just right.
Any app tweak mucks it up.
Battery Callibrate Root, free on Store. Another win on battery life.
This is the most I can really do now.
Without a custom kernel, we'll be left behind like nearly all Prepaids, non flagships.
That's MY report, I beg for input/feedback/comments/criticism/ridicule, whatever.
Next Replies will be build.prop.txt, gps.conf, screenshots.
Follow up links scrnshots
My modded gps.conf, using FasterGPS
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHellndldvUG5Eb1k/edit?usp=docslist_api
My build.prop txt
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHWEd1U2pFNUJ5emc/edit?usp=docslist_api
some srcnshots are attached as well.
Plz PM or Reply if I can provide anything else.
DISREGARD BUILD.PROP UPLOAD FROM PREVIOUS.
I missed some critical errors & edits that will negatively impact the phones performance and memory allocation, dang my bad all!
I've been at this phone non stop it seems since my previous post. Need to be less trigger-happy with reporting progress smh.
I'm uploading what I promise is my finished build.prop, for real this time.
Since I am sticking with this stock AOSP build, I was able to successfully flash an Aroma recovery installer mod, the Ac!d Sound Engine.
I should note that the only EQ offered that will work is Nooxide. Awesome Beats EQ is not designed for 4.4 platform.
The Ac!d enhancement and Dolby Mod both have made positive enhancements.
The Play Store that is built in to the .zip install MUST be replaced. Initially the writer included that Play Store will FC upon install, but clearing cache/data in app manager would fix, and was correct.
I can't assume that I'm the only one who has caught this, but I am reposting in writer's thread that Play Store will update to 5.4 build, and it becomes all but unusable.
Any Play Store update beyond 5.2... has never functioned properly for me, it seems Google is making a path for Lollipop migration, and the Play Store versions 5.3 and above are, I believe, geared for 5.0 platform, but still giving it to 4.4 users.
I downloaded a Play Store 5.2 apk from a third party site, saved to my external.
What I now believe is the present solution to this situation is this;
Get 5.2.** apk, keep it on External, or readily available.
Get System/app mover
Root Explorer
After flashing, use System/app mover, and convert Play Store from system to user app.
Reboot. Uninstall Play Store as regular user app. Install 5.2.** apk. open System/app mover & convert Play Store to system app. Hit "cancel" on reboot prompt in app. Go to app manager, Google Play Services, clear cache and ALL data under "Manage Storage". Then reboot.
This has fixed, for good, my issues.
As stated before, use System/app mover at your own discretion and what is your preference, just make a backup first and understand what you are doing.
I am satisfied with what I've worked out, and do not have any other work to do that I can see.
Thanks all.
Next reply is RIGHT build.prop
apologies again.
Drakeheart77
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-a-fg6mIteHU081Uko0MU9ENms/edit?usp=docslist_api
Update- have recently corrected setting dalvik heapsize and limit to lower settings, causes many MANY problems, fc's etc.
Set to 8m, 64m, 256m.
Absolutely primed.
Further system mods gave me 433Mb free ROM space, and around 4.1Gb internal storage free.
Happy thus far.
If anyone is keeping up on CM12 build, share to this forum please.
I wish to aid the dev in any way possible.
drakeheart77 said:
Update- have recently corrected setting dalvik heapsize and limit to lower settings, causes many MANY problems, fc's etc.
Set to 8m, 64m, 256m.
Absolutely primed.
Further system mods gave me 433Mb free ROM space, and around 4.1Gb internal storage free.
Happy thus far.
If anyone is keeping up on CM12 build, share to this forum please.
I wish to aid the dev in any way possible.
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I am using the CM12 build and its pretty good. If you havent tried it yourself you should its pretty stable. I do like to see that you are working on the stock rom though. I like that one too just too much bloatware and not enough free space, so this is good!
I've tried keeping tabs on that here & there, can't seem to find dl link for latest/stable build. I've given up on this stock ASOP, just flashed back to stock 4.4.2. Added all those mods I've been posting, runs 110% better.
Would you be so kind as to point me the right way to dl this CM12? I'm looking again, but it would help a lot lol.
Ty for your participation.
drakeheart77 said:
I've tried keeping tabs on that here & there, can't seem to find dl link for latest/stable build. I've given up on this stock ASOP, just flashed back to stock 4.4.2. Added all those mods I've been posting, runs 110% better.
Would you be so kind as to point me the right way to dl this CM12? I'm looking again, but it would help a lot lol.
Ty for your participation.
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Here's a link to the cm12 development thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/dev-cyanogenmod-porting-t2918432
And here's the link to unjustified dev's samsung galaxy light folder that has the latest cm12 build http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/dev-cyanogenmod-porting-t2918432
Thanks
Ty I actually found it shortly after I requested that from you.
Been running it since then, a LOT of trial-and-error runs, but I've
managed to get it running just right for me, almost...
Fixed constant soft reboots by setting location to device only
Have no issues at all with phone calls, only the persistent
proximity during a call, I must position my phone a certain way,
my cheek kept touching the speaker and mute icons.
Any advice on that is welcome, I've tried the build.prop edit:
ro.lge.proximity. delay=25
mot.proximity.delay=25
without much luck lol.
And, the MMS issue. I'm on MetroPCS, so I have set the default
APN accordingly.
After researching CM Mod forums & searches, the only
solution anyone has ever provided is to use third-party SMS,
Textra was the specific example.
It seems to be arbitrary, I've had continuous successful deliveries,
then shortly after they fail every time..rebooting has AND has
not fixed this...too random of success/failures to pinpoint myself,
but I by no means am a master at this ☺.
Any help or ideas are most welcome!
Did you clean install? I set my APN to metro fast or whatever its called and have had no problems with texting. The only issues I have other than the proximity that you mentioned, is that videos don't always play. Plus the newest Netflix doesn't work and neither does play TV and movies. Both force close when I try to open
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Yeah when I had cm12 installed I had no problems with mms after changing the apn to metropcs lte or whatever it's called.
Well, I've since returned to Stock KitKat w/ root & modifications. The Cm12 was nifty at first, but in the end I desire functionality over custom.
Too many apps/features that I want & use often just didn't work unfortunately. Oh well, I'm still willing to pitch in & help out devs!
Maybe you could help develop the cm12 rom. Unjust lent his galaxy light out, and idk if he got it back yet
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Hi all. I recently purchased a unlocked 16GB Samsung Galaxy i9000 because of the sound quality, expecting it to make it my main phone for daily use.
I've tried all CM and CM-based roms for it, expecting to keep it up to date. Developers have made a great work porting the roms and I can do nothing but praise what have they done.
But it's an old phone meant for apps of years ago, and now it's time to retire it.
I install facebook lite, tweetcaster, spotify and waze, and these are apps that create a zillion files for caching purposes and when I open them they take ages to load and more than desired, hang the phone.
512MB of ram and what I think is the speed of internal eMMC (moviNAND or whatever) are the reasons of this.
I tried different filesystems tuning their features but no. It's a hardware issue and this is what it is. WYSIWYG.
My brother has a Sony Z2 and this guy makes app fly. Not only more RAM and better processor, but a faster internal speed make the things happen as they should be.
So... bye, bye. SGS. You won't believe it, but I'm back to my HTC Chacha until I find a new phone that keeps up to what I need.
Good luck !
Hey
I think you should give a try to cm11. The latest beta from the website is amazing
Here you go : http://www.cmxlog.com/11/galaxysmtd/#cm-11-20160320-NIGHTLY-galaxysmtd.zip
I never had this speed even on gingerbread.
Tried omni but it was too slow and not enough ram to handle it, my phone was warmer.
Give it a last try. And flash nano or pico arm version of gaaps if you need it.
Link : http://opengapps.org (make sure using arm;4.4; and then select nano or pico)
Seems like without the phone is more fast but nowadays everyone need google just for some applications or restore contacts, i am wrong ?
The only downside of this rom is the battery..
You have to try to disable services from google play services (keep it awake : off and wake : off, and disable the "ok" google now in options of Google.
Plus disable the system service to keep it awake (yes, turn it off). Everything must be done in parameters>privacy>3 dots>show system app except for google now.
Now I can easily read webpages with my galaxy s, or listen to webs radio using applications, sms, call, it's fast as hell !!! Also use Waze but it's slow on start, this device handle it at his best).
And trust me when i say i'd never had this speed.
Was coming from a old mackay rom (thx for his job) didn't used the phone again till now, and believe me this is incredible.
Seems like kk is the last good version that can be done on galaxy s without freezes/and having enough ram :good:
Hope it helps
Malbo06 said:
Hey
I think you should give a try to cm11. The latest beta from the website is amazing
Here you go : http://www.cmxlog.com/11/galaxysmtd/#cm-11-20160320-NIGHTLY-galaxysmtd.zip
I never had this speed even on gingerbread.
Tried omni but it was too slow and not enough ram to handle it, my phone was warmer.
Give it a last try. And flash nano or pico arm version of gaaps if you need it.
Link : http://opengapps.org (make sure using arm;4.4; and then select nano or pico)
Seems like without the phone is more fast but nowadays everyone need google just for some applications or restore contacts, i am wrong ?
The only downside of this rom is the battery..
You have to try to disable services from google play services (keep it awake : off and wake : off, and disable the "ok" google now in options of Google.
Plus disable the system service to keep it awake (yes, turn it off). Everything must be done in parameters>privacy>3 dots>show system app except for google now.
Now I can easily read webpages with my galaxy s, or listen to webs radio using applications, sms, call, it's fast as hell !!! Also use Waze but it's slow on start, this device handle it at his best).
And trust me when i say i'd never had this speed.
Was coming from a old mackay rom (thx for his job) didn't used the phone again till now, and believe me this is incredible.
Seems like kk is the last good version that can be done on galaxy s without freezes/and having enough ram :good:
Hope it helps
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I just installed CM9.1 ICS and seems pretty fast even if I didn't used the phone very much, is the 11 faster?
Honestly i can't compare i never tried.
Is the browser fine ? And do you get some little lags after 2-3 apps in background ?
Thanks. As I wrote, I tested many roms. Yes, CM11 works wonders, but battery drain is huge. Having the phone on the hand while screen is on and seeing after 10 minutes that 10%-15% is gone...
Yes, with no gapps (I don't use them) and freshly installed, it works wonders, but when installed, the mentioned apps slows down the thing a lot.
Selled it today to someone that wanted nothing but whatsapp.
Malbo06 said:
Hey
I think you should give a try to cm11. The latest beta from the website is amazing
Here you go : http://www.cmxlog.com/11/galaxysmtd/#cm-11-20160320-NIGHTLY-galaxysmtd.zip
I never had this speed even on gingerbread.
Tried omni but it was too slow and not enough ram to handle it, my phone was warmer.
Give it a last try. And flash nano or pico arm version of gaaps if you need it.
Link : http://opengapps.org (make sure using arm;4.4; and then select nano or pico)
Seems like without the phone is more fast but nowadays everyone need google just for some applications or restore contacts, i am wrong ?
The only downside of this rom is the battery..
You have to try to disable services from google play services (keep it awake : off and wake : off, and disable the "ok" google now in options of Google.
Plus disable the system service to keep it awake (yes, turn it off). Everything must be done in parameters>privacy>3 dots>show system app except for google now.
Now I can easily read webpages with my galaxy s, or listen to webs radio using applications, sms, call, it's fast as hell !!! Also use Waze but it's slow on start, this device handle it at his best).
And trust me when i say i'd never had this speed.
Was coming from a old mackay rom (thx for his job) didn't used the phone again till now, and believe me this is incredible.
Seems like kk is the last good version that can be done on galaxy s without freezes/and having enough ram :good:
Hope it helps
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