I just tried froyo and it was awesome! But i missed my trackball wakeup too much.
Did anyone else try froyo but revert back to CM until he releases a froyo version and how come?
Just curious and wanted some discussion
I did cause this is just a test release of froyo and is still a little buggy. I'm waiting for the cm version. To flash
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Same. Messed with it a few hours and went back to CM5.
I am getting triple the battery life with froyo... sticking with it until CM6.
For trackball wake download no lock.
I for one came from cyanogen and his roms awesome for a 2.1 rom. But its not 2.2. I love flash and can't get that from 2.1. Trackball wake was hive but can use no lock till cyanogen releases a froyo rom. The speed is alot faster imo on froyo 2.2 vs 2.1. Apps open faster and placing widgets on screen opens faster. The capacitive buttons are way more sensitive and the speakers seam louder. APPS TO SD stock is great on so is having memory although on custom ya get those. Just my opinion froyo brings a all alround better experience for me. Only thing I miss from cyanogen is the stock trackball wake ( no lock for now) and full 360 rotation in the browser. Other than that I'm golden. And the reception seems better with this radio ( although you can keep that and go back to 2.1)..
Everything is not for everyone
And I lime the pinch in gallery thing.
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I am getting triple the battery life with froyo... sticking with it until CM6.
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Mine lasts longer with more use with Froyo. Will flash CM6 the second it is released !
Got Froyo as soon as the rooted version was out...Just dropped down to CM5.0.7.1 tonight.
- I seriously miss the trackball wake too
- A few games (Asphalt and Super KO Boxing 2) and apps (TuneWiki and MountUSB) are either flaky/unstable or flatout don't run
- Since having Froyo, I've had to reboot the phone at least 4 times due to touchscreen calibration going completely out of whack.
- Overall it's definitely fast, but there were definitely hiccups/lags here and there that weren't big deals on their own, but the accumulation of them got annoying.
I've tried JIT out before on eclair and Froyo (while definitely much more stable) feels like it's still got some of the JIT quirkiness.
I'll likely give it another go as soon the rooted official froyo is out...But I'm definitely chomping at the bit for CM6 action!
got a question come to my mine, those having Froyo issue did them wipe all before install?
I find the Froyo is damn stable and no such mentioning issue.
Asphalt run perfectly.
Running perfectly smooth.
Trackball Wake? - just use lockbot pro and you have trackball wake and lockscreen customization.
Battery life guarantee better than any previous Eclair ROM, this include CM ROM as well.
No touch screen alignment issue.
No radio issue.
* Everything is perfect, the only I miss now is 7 home screen, hope CM can increase to 7 home screen by using the default launcher. I also miss the color changes of status bar clock and notification font. Another wish CM implement this function as in CM 5.0.7.1 in coming CM 6.0
I updated to Froyo and changed back to CM within a couple of days. The reason for it is right now I am travelling in Asia and using wired LAN connections to my laptop. Then using a program called connetifyme that uses the laptops wireless to share the wireless lan connection over an adhoc connection. Froyo would not connect to ad-hoc, but CM does.
Once home next week I'll put Froyo back on again.
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For trackball wake download no lock.
I for one came from cyanogen and his roms awesome for a 2.1 rom. But its not 2.2. I love flash and can't get that from 2.1. Trackball wake was hive but can use no lock till cyanogen releases a froyo rom. The speed is alot faster imo on froyo 2.2 vs 2.1. Apps open faster and placing widgets on screen opens faster. The capacitive buttons are way more sensitive and the speakers seam louder. APPS TO SD stock is great on so is having memory although on custom ya get those. Just my opinion froyo brings a all alround better experience for me. Only thing I miss from cyanogen is the stock trackball wake ( no lock for now) and full 360 rotation in the browser. Other than that I'm golden. And the reception seems better with this radio ( although you can keep that and go back to 2.1)..
Everything is not for everyone
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Thank you so much. I didn't know such app existed!
the bat life in froyo is garbage
lightforce said:
the bat life in froyo is garbage
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The battery life in froyo is an improvement.
Battery life opinions are useless unless you have at least some data to back it up.
For example, I used to get around 16-18 hours a day before I had to charge. Now, I can usually last almost 20 hours.
i would also miss the black notification bar from cyanogen as well. can froyo be updated with metamorph to use the desire notification bar? that's another thing i want to update to froyo and maybe switch between cm5.0.7 and froyo, but would like desire black bar in froyo as well.
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I'm having some issues with my G1 with 3G and data connectivity in general. I'm not posting to ask for help on fixing that, although I won't object to help, I'm posting to ask for two ROMs for both Eclair and FroYo. I need to discount CyanogenMod since those are the main ones I run and it happens in both to a degree and my troubleshooting will be better if I know it isn't a ROM specific issue.
I'm aware that there are known issues (with no fix) that others have with both Eclair and FroYo releases of CM right now but it seems different and I want to be sure that it isn't my phone. The reason I'm posting to ask for recommendations is that I'm sure a lot of people are aware there are a lot of ROMs floating around that are little besides blatant rips of other people's work. I want to avoid that since it won't help at all and if it is a rip of someone elses work it will give the same results.
i tried like 6 or 7 Froyo releases the last month
for me the best 2 are:
Froyo Redux (CM 6)
SpeedTeam Froyo
in Speedteam: i got a problem with the market. downloading stopped working after a day of use with it. besides that, its really nice and fast!
biffmod it had FC's every 10 seconds with the "ime_input" blabla, fu**ed me off, so i deinstalled. couldn't really test it.
froyo redux: it begins lagging after a while of use, but i used it the most until now! like for a week or so! it reacts fast when getting a call, looks nice (install launcherpro for more speed in launcher/homescreen) menu's go really fast and it loads really fast too! For me the best Froyo by now!
chromatic : the style was to dark
SuperFast/stupid Fast: after install i had many FC's -> Deinstalled
Super-F : works fine the most but has problems with some files and cant play mp3 files !! WTF ??
Hope i could help u a little
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I'm having some issues with my G1 with 3G and data connectivity in general. I'm not posting to ask for help on fixing that, although I won't object to help, I'm posting to ask for two ROMs for both Eclair and FroYo. I need to discount CyanogenMod since those are the main ones I run and it happens in both to a degree and my troubleshooting will be better if I know it isn't a ROM specific issue.
I'm aware that there are known issues (with no fix) that others have with both Eclair and FroYo releases of CM right now but it seems different and I want to be sure that it isn't my phone. The reason I'm posting to ask for recommendations is that I'm sure a lot of people are aware there are a lot of ROMs floating around that are little besides blatant rips of other people's work. I want to avoid that since it won't help at all and if it is a rip of someone elses work it will give the same results.
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Try: Htcclay Superfly d/s v1.1 - Froyo 2.2
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/07/rom-htcclay-superfly-tcby-v1-1-for-dream-g1/
Absolutely love this one. Market slow on this one but that seems to be on all of the 2.2's.
Thanks for the replies I've given Chromatic a try while I waited for replies and it seems to be the most reliable for 3G that I'd tried to that point. I switched out to Cannon's Eclair as well and that seemed to be good too. Chromatic seemed a little sluggish but no more than other FroYo ROMs. The main sluggish thing that I can't stand is text entry using the virtual keyboard. That seems to be a constant across all FroYo ROMs so far.
tranceonline, you saved me a lot of flashing with that summary so yes you did help I'm going to have a look at FroYo Redux in a little while.
crz6662, testing out the one you recommended now and it seems about the same as most FroYo ROMs, do you notice any stuttering when using the virtual keyboard? It seems to be a bit on / off like it will work for the first letter or two, freeze while you're pressing keys and then a second later you'll see all the keys appear. I can't stand it >_< I don't know if it's the ROMs, the keyboard IME or a combination of both.
crz6662, testing out the one you recommended now and it seems about the same as most FroYo ROMs, do you notice any stuttering when using the virtual keyboard? It seems to be a bit on / off like it will work for the first letter or two, freeze while you're pressing keys and then a second later you'll see all the keys appear. I can't stand it >_< I don't know if it's the ROMs, the keyboard IME or a combination of both.[/QUOTE]
Can't say I've noticed but I usually use the keyboard anyway since it's a bit faster for me. You could download couple of the other on screen keyboards out there and see if it's the same.Try this one: attached Handcent. If it works on Froyo. Noticed a screen flicker on CM 6.0.0 though. Might just be my phone.?
I've learned a couple of things today, playing again.
Main reason I rooted/flashed was for apps2sd. Don't put upfront tasks, ie: Homescreen launchers, on-going service apps, mail, messaging, etc. on the SD, leave them on internal memory.
I was putting everything on the SD and it took forever to reload home screen coming out of an app and returning home. Don't ask about rebooting. It took forever to load the widgets and get up and running. Got to thinking about the slower speed of the SD versus the phone. So after installing approx 150 apps I said screw it, wiped everything, and reformatted the card.
Dropped swap to 32MB, ext2 512, & fat32.
Now I'm being careful what gets put to the card. Homescreen now boots and loads much better from the phone. Was reading about partitioning and in some cases larger swap slows up the phone considerably so they say. Why the 1 ROM I did suggested 96MB for swap is beyond me. Just don't run a "bunch" of apps at the same time and you won't need much swap. Some have suggested eliminating it altogether. Don't know bout that.
Much snappier performance now. Boots up fast and 3G is no problem.
Might hold off loading apps and try that Froyo Redux 1st. Haven't seen that one.
Later. Learn by doing
Im not tired of flashing new nightly every day or two, but since there is a near perfect CM6 then what's the point using CM7 except a fancy lockscreen effect and more effectively apps2sd of CM? I mean for N1 users, why should we upgrade? Please dont flame me if it's a stupid question.
Gingerbread features. Copy&paste, animation, etc. If you don't like them - don't upgrade.
i've purposely stayed on cyan 6.1 all this time because it was super stable and feature complete.
i finally flashed the latest nightly, and i also flashed stock gingerbread, and there are some major idle power consumption fixes on both. stock GB reduced idle power draw down to some crazy number like -7mA, and on CM7 its around -15mA. compared to my cyan 6 install where i got -30mA or -40mA.
so this is why so many people claiming improved battery life. thats a good reason right there. then of course the new copy paste, screen off animation, and the look and feel of GB. it also seems to have speed improvements.
Hi all, just wondering if anyone could provide/knows where I can find a comparison between different versions of android on the NC? Considering switching from cupcake to cyanogen or honeycomb, just wondering what the benefits would be. Thanks!
I would say Cyanogemod 7, based on the fact that everything literally works.
CM7 with the tablet tweaks, or honeycomb. Overall, I find honeycomb to be far more enjoyable on a tablet, but CM7 with tablet tweaks is close behind and, as Burnes says, is more functional in the sense that more apps work on it and you have more features eg. bluetooth and better video.
If you can't choose, dual-boot regular CM7 and honeycomb
Customized Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 image for sdcard (3/31):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
It runs off the sdcard so I don't have to worry about BN update. Great battery life; it used about 5% over 16 hours; I did not turn OFF wifi when I put it to sleep, and when I woke up the NC the wifi came back by itself (i.e. I don't have to do anything) within a few seconds.
I have not tried CM7; from what I've read it's a great ROM, and the only major kink left is battery life at sleep. I have no doubt that the gurus here will iron out the kinks, and in a month I look forward to running rooted, OC BN 2.2 stock off emmc and CM7 off the sdcard.
Definitely CM7, especially considering that mad-murdock's tablet tweaks will be commited soon
I would have to say the CM7 tablet mod by mad-murdock is the best version to be using given all the tablet friendly features it has but Nookie Comb is nice though I didn't use it more then a few hours before going back to the CM7 mod. I liked honeycomb but it has some flaws and probably won't try it again till we get a source code dump from google.
Nookie Comb is the best, at least for me.
Madmurdocks CM7 RC4 with tablet tweaks
w/ dalingrin's 3/31 OC kernel
I Love It
I have seen no comprehensive comparison of the current versions of the available roms written up, sadly. I think for the same reason I have not done one:
I like what I am using and don't want the hassles of setting up all the others too.
So this isn't going to be an easy one...
It depends on your needs and desires- different strokes for different folks.
IF you want the most hardware working properly, best software compatibility and most intuitive tablet experience- CM7 with the Tablet Tweaks (Tweaks are not in full rom yet but will be soon. Download in first post- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002000) CM7 is intended for internal (emmc) insatllation but folks have gotten it working from sd too, I believe.
If you want Honeycomb to experience a version of Android that Google intended for tablets, it is available in emmc and sd versions as well. Please understand that the actual source code has not been made available yet, so this version is a Preview and has problems that can't be easily fixed without proper source. From all reports it is pretty good though.
Nookie Froyo has fans as well and can be installed either way (emmc/sd) and I am sure there are advantages to be found.
Even stock has good reasons to be chosen: many people really LIKE the stock B&N app and some of its features. Root makes it better of course, adding a real market to the device.
Pretty obvious to tell what my choice is, but I really do think they are all good.
Maybe you can try the all and do the first comprehensive comparison.
^nicely put.
I run my installs off the SD, so i have a stock nook when i want by just popping out the sdcard.
i just picked up a nook and have been trying all sorts of various roms trying to find what i like. I like honeycomb but feel it isn't quite ready yet.
cm7 does seem to have the most working features. One thing that has held me back is that I've been told that sleep doesn't work which forces you to charge daily. I have yet to add the tablet tweaks so maybe i ought to try that.
i've chosen to run nookiecomb and like it except for no bluetooth.
Thanks everyone, this has been super helpful! I've been spending hours every day for the last week or so tweaking my NC, but I'm still pretty n00bish. I'm going to give cyanogen a whirl, as the votes seem to go that way (although the battery life of froyo is tempting...).
Frankly, i can't see why anyone actually chooses to use anything other than CM7 right now. It is more stable than the Froyo build, and more up to date in terms of code base. Yes, it drains battery faster, but it also doesn't have an SOD issue that Froyo has (which is FAR more annoying). CM7 right now has bluetooth working, and with the fully working hardware acceleration, there is no reason to choose the older OS...
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Frankly, i can't see why anyone actually chooses to use anything other than CM7 right now. It is more stable than the Froyo build, and more up to date in terms of code base. Yes, it drains battery faster, but it also doesn't have an SOD issue that Froyo has (which is FAR more annoying). CM7 right now has bluetooth working, and with the fully working hardware acceleration, there is no reason to choose the older OS...
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what is the SOD issue?
SOD = sleep of death. Basically, your system can be locked up after putting it to sleep, and will not come on without long holding the power button and going through a full bootup.
Hi,
I'm still running the oc'd 2.2 Overcome fw with oclf and from the moment it booted I was just like Woohooo, that's pretty fast right there!
At 1,4 GHz games ran like a charm and flash vids also. Response time to input is absolutely amazing in comparison to stock rom.
So for those who already flashed to 2.3 on their tabs:
Is it worth it to update to GB?
And lets keep things like power management or battery indication aside and please focus on useful features like the lit buttons while the screen is on eg.
I got everything ready and off to go update, but I somehow love the tab right now and don't wanna mess up this high perf thingy and am afraid, that I'll not be able to reproduce this condition.
Thanks in advance.
K here you go.
The 4 "hard" button lights never turn off. Drives me nutts.
I ran quadrant and got a score of a lowely 940. I am used to getting over 2400 at 1.4 ghz. Plus the test ran wierd. The graphics were really low end, makes me think our graphics card is not being utilized correctly as of now with current update.
Linpack gave me a 11. As opposed to the 19, 20 i got at 1.4
I dont think we have voodoo lagfix yet. I stream alot of video, and I need this fix!
Had to contact Gameloft to get fresh links for all my games as the old ones were for 2.2. That sucked explaining to them I have a "official" firmware that is not out yet.
Had to reinstal uninstal flash several times to get it to work correctly. Finaly had to settle on 10.1. Web pages indicated I didnt have flash.
In my opinion, I would wait untill you can overclock it. Or atleast a cm7. I am gonna stay on it to mess around with some games that need 2.3.3
I was excited about the prospect of an actual google voice. As it needs gingerbread to work correctly, but that is a bust so far cause our phone number cannot do incomming calls. So basically it works the same as on 2.2.1. You can use it in conjuntion with groove ip to call out and get voicemails, but no incomming calls. Google chat is a bust also. No video chat for us yet.
Also, I havent seen any conformation that we can go back to 2.2 or 2.2.3
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Well, after some time on GB I don't wanna go back =)
Only the OC/UV kernel is a bit tricky.
I've never rooted my phone but am about to receive my third nexus one because of power button failure and I don't want to do it again. I watched some Nexus One development video where they were using a machine to depress the trackball thousands of times, to simulate lifetime use and test for failure. I guess they didn't test the power button.
Any suggestions on a ROM similar to stock but that has wake on trackball press? I was looking at cyanogenmod.
It seems like there should be an app for this, but I noticed an enhancement request on Google code, I guess that ability was removed in 2.3.3.
I am currently using anyunlock to wake my phone with the volume button but am not really a fan. I don't want to adjust the volume and it replaces the lock screen.
Thanks a lot.
CM7. Like Stock but...better!
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CM7. Like Stock but...better!
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+1
CyanogenMod is one of the best alternative ROMs out there. All the features of stock with a ton more added (along with bugfixes).
archinloaf said:
I've never rooted my phone but am about to receive my third nexus one because of power button failure and I don't want to do it again. I watched some Nexus One development video where they were using a machine to depress the trackball thousands of times, to simulate lifetime use and test for failure. I guess they didn't test the power button.
Any suggestions on a ROM similar to stock but that has wake on trackball press? I was looking at cyanogenmod.
It seems like there should be an app for this, but I noticed an enhancement request on Google code, I guess that ability was removed in 2.3.3.
I am currently using anyunlock to wake my phone with the volume button but am not really a fan. I don't want to adjust the volume and it replaces the lock screen.
Thanks a lot.
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agreed with cm7 (if you prefer the normal stock look) I personally don't like all that sense / miui stuff. now that the big bugs are fixed, i don't see why you shouldn't give it a try.
cyanogen 7 really is easily the best option. and with the newest battery increases and optimizations, its a no brainer to use cm7 over stock.
Running Kang-o-rama-1.2 . . . . It's just CM7, kind of.
Loaded it last night and seems to be the best so far. The least amount of lost MMS compared to regular CM7.
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Running Kang-o-rama-1.2 . . . . It's just CM7, kind of.
Loaded it last night and seems to be the best so far. The least amount of lost MMS compared to regular CM7.
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There were issues with MMS messages in the nightlies due to a merging conflict when they merged to the 2.3.4. This has been resolved for the last couple of weeks.
I'm not sure if that is what you were talking about.
How much free memory do you have on your phone?