[Q] Cyanogenmod 6.1??? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys I understand all the hype right now surrounds CM7 and all the ports for that coming out.
However that being said I used to own an HTC Aria and I used to love Cyanogen and all of his work.
I was wondering if anyone has any idea if this is:
a. Works
b. Is still being developed
i. A newer build out
c. If youve used it.
Here are the two links all feedback and comments are really appreciated:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843792
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842488

designgears never did contribute to CM6.1 and glitterballs' kernel was just a modification of codeworkx's/coolya's 6.1 kernel.
6.1 is dead now in favor of 7, if you were to have any interest in trying to work on 6.1, there is some of their original work located here: https://github.com/cmsgs
though it's mostly broken and unoptimized.

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New ROM batches = bluetooth on G1?

All,
I know there are a bunch of folks out there with Tattoo and Hero 2.1 dumps cooking up some great new things. I was wondering, though - does any of this, especially Hero 2.1, offer hope to get BT working on G1s or will we face the same problems we did with the previous versions?
Thanks,
Vj99
firstly, this should really be in the QnA section
it is possible that bluetooth will be working to some extent now that the heros kernel source has been made open source
but we will probably need to wait for HTC to make the source available for 2.1
so probably not til its officially released unless there is some jiggery-pokery that can be done to make it work
I never could understand people's need to install proprietary UI's on their phones. And that is the only reason for possibly trying to install one of those incompatible builds.
Just stick with a build designed for DREAM and your bluetooth (as well as everything else) will work perfectly. No reason to beat your head against the wall when there is nothing to gain from it.
Always welcome people weighing in, but that said I have to say that any value of the replies is tempered by unnecessary comments about one's opinion that this should be elsewhere or wondering why someone would want something.
In short, I could phrase the same question 10 other ways and make it a development question. I also find other capabilities in these other firmwares that I value, so it is much more than a UI update.

MT3G vs G1 Hardware/ROM

Is there that much difference in design that makes the G1 harder to create ROMs for? I'm just surprised when I looked into their ROM development thread and saw they had fully working Hero ROMs with everything working (BT especially).
If there is a Hero ROM for the G1 that has everything working please link me? The main reason I haven't used the Hero ROMs for our G1s is because I use BT when driving (stupid CA laws).
If there are G1 ROMs that can work for MT3G, can someone port some of their fully working ROMs to the G1? Someone might suggest I just go out and get a Hero or MT3G, but I love having a hardware keyboard.
Just my curiosity at work.
there is a lengthy discussion thread based on this in the development forum

[Q] CM7 and the Captivate

There has been an amazing amount of progress on Gingerbread from the CMSGSTeam. Has anyone with a Captivate been using a rom on the Captivate that is based on that work?
Thanks
I am also wondering
We had a really good team working furiously on this project for our Captivates found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875680
But they ran into some problems (like the camera apk and a few other things) and then Christmas kind of put a halt on the project. Not sure if things are progressing behind the scenes or not, but I hope they are.
Hope this helps.
AdamNimrod said:
We had a really good team working furiously on this project for our Captivates found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875680
But they ran into some problems (like the camera apk and a few other things) and then Christmas kind of put a halt on the project. Not sure if things are progressing behind the scenes or not, but I hope they are.
Hope this helps.
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This was just the Gingerbread port, not CM7. The guys working on CM7 are actually making really good progress with the I9000 but there is still work to do. As for CM7 no one should be able to put it on their phones because no releases are out. CMSGS team is keeping it closed until it is fully functional.
They are releasing nightly builds now that is why I was asking.
Thanks
If you know how to compile the nightly's you could run it on your phone (at your own risk)
You can go here to see what nightly's are avail (note: NO Captivate goodness ) http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/forum-85/announcement-5-cm7-nightlies/
This is still very much an alpha project - they are making headway slowly - but they are having to do somethings from the ground up as they cannot or do not have the necessary code source to work with to get the phone 100% functional today. (Liscensing/lack of Samsung releasing crap is not fun )
avgjoegeek said:
If you know how to compile the nightly's you could run it on your phone (at your own risk)
You can go here to see what nightly's are avail (note: NO Captivate goodness ) http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/forum-85/announcement-5-cm7-nightlies/
This is still very much an alpha project - they are making headway slowly - but they are having to do somethings from the ground up as they cannot or do not have the necessary code source to work with to get the phone 100% functional today. (Liscensing/lack of Samsung releasing crap is not fun )
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Are these links correct for the team you're referring to?
CyanogenMOD Galaxy S Github
CyanogenMOD Galaxy S Twitter
Is their goal to build a AOSP Gingerbread that works on SGS? Are they specifically building it for I9000 or Vibrant? Looking around on the CM SGS forum it seemed everything was geared for I9000 or Vibrant.
Am I correct in my understanding that the main hurdle is hardware drivers since Samsung hasn't released any source for those? (If so why are they against using leaked drivers?)
A stable CM7 rom on my Cappy would be a dream come true, just trying to fully understand the lay of the land.

[Unofficial][ROM]CM7.1 Port to DS7....work in progress

This thread is in regard to the unofficial development of the Cyangonmod 7.1 for the Dell Streak 7. Absoluetelly nothing works. So a lot of work needs to be done.
First git the entire Cyangonmod 7.1 tree from them, and then drop these files into the device/dell/streak7 folder
http://www.mediafire.com/?q1w57v797u9p953
This rips the files from a stock Android 2.2 image, so you need to make sure that you are at a stock 2.2 image. My next goal is to upgrade to a stock HC and try making the scripts for that and see if it gets me closer.
As of right now, it boots "Dell" logo, then goes to the black screen with "ANDROID" on it, and that is as far as I can get it.
Look at the files, and let me know what changes I should make and in what script.
Driver wise, I believe you might be better off trying to backport the stock HC drivers.
GB <-> HC/ICS are more similar then eclair/froyo <-> GB in respect to drivers.
That's the reason it took half a year to hack together GB for the s5 and why it only tooks weeks to hack froyo from eclair
Rumor has it that dell attempted to port GB to the s7 before giving up, they lost a couple months at Q12011 doing that and likely scrapped everything, then they restarted on porting 3.1 then moved to 3.2 and that's why the summer was pretty quiet and why the S5 prob got no updates all summer
I dont have any substantial evidence to back any of it up, but the timelines all line up far too nicely, dell prob has only a single team for the s5/7/venue, the s10 is done by a different company.
Yeah, I am thinking I am going to try that direction next. Got a list of all the libs, now just need to re-write the scripts.
CM 7.1, Is that gonna be Honeycomb based?
Mysticales said:
CM 7.1, Is that gonna be Honeycomb based?
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CM7 is Gingerbread...
Nice, gonna check this out once it arrives
You should have killed me, when you had the chance
Mysticales said:
CM 7.1, Is that gonna be Honeycomb based?
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Cm never did honeycomb because google never released source
I've pulled a list of all the files I need to work with, now will be the time consuming part of checking the scripts to see if they are already listed and then adding the ones that are not listed.
Not to sound negative, but with Dell having released the official HC build and so, would people really use Gingerbread on their tablet?
Mysticales said:
Not to sound negative, but with Dell having released the official HC build and so, would people really use Gingerbread on their tablet?
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I'm doing this for the same reason any hacker does anything.
For the sheer f*** of doing it.
Currently I am working on building a tegra2 2.6.35 gingerbread kernel.
Hypothetically, if he can get GB to actually work (and by work i mean functional with all the hardware functioning properly) he'll be a dozen steps closer to being able to port over to ICS.
I cant say that it would ultimately lead to ICS, but the documentation generated would help a lot (assuming it's all documented lol)
Documentation......I knew I was forgetting something.
Well, the easy steps right now will be as soon as I get it to boot using CM7.1, i will figure out how to git it up to Cyangonmod and have them review it. Currently I got the information I need to port to CM7.1, its just a matter of plugging that information in. The problem I am wondering is that the current kernel in their directory, I have no idea who built it or what it contains.
Building a working kernel is very tough since I have never done it before. Nvidia does have a Tegra 2 Gingerbread image built and a Tegra 2 Gingerbread kernel build available, its just a matter of me figuring out how to get them to work because I have never done this before.
So this usually consists of me doing the following
1. Run 'make -j4'
2. Get error
3. Research error
4. Attempt some fixes
5. Repeat step 1-4
The s7 is really similar the nvidia's vendeta reference board, and I think that's what dell tried to base their GB attempt off of.
(Also what cpu are you using? -j4 is small unless you're compiling on a laptop or something)
TheManii said:
The s7 is really similar the nvidia's vendeta reference board, and I think that's what dell tried to base their GB attempt off of.
(Also what cpu are you using? -j4 is small unless you're compiling on a laptop or something)
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Actually it is the ventana (tegra 2 250) board as far as I can tell.
I've got a couple files that say 'init.ventana.rc' on them, plus 'init.streak7.rc'. These were pulled from the ~/ directory
I am in contact with Nvidia in regard to some questions I have but haven't heard from them in a week, they are probably slammed with questions all the time.
Just wanted to say, that nice to see someone interested and capable in doing something for streak7. keep up mate
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using Tapatalk
giveen said:
I'm doing this for the same reason any hacker does anything.
For the sheer f*** of doing it.
Currently I am working on building a tegra2 2.6.35 gingerbread kernel.
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Oh dont get me wrong, Its cool that you do that, its the same reason I mess around. I guess its just with Steve working on Honeystreak R8+ and ICS. Just was a wonder how many would use GB.
Too bad one can dual boot. Like have HC on Nand, and boot into a diff Android build on SD. Why would this be cool? Cause honestly.. sometimes HC can suck, least when it comes to mass storage mode. I could see myself using a dual boot at times to boot in GB with my streak 7. =)
the dell streak 7 has a Nvidia Harmony broad also could you not use cm7 Advent Vega as a base
Yes, I have looked into it, and in fact I've stolen lots of information from that build and put into into the build system I am working on.
So before I go on a holiday break, a bit of an update.
Bad News:
I started all over and started working my scripts. Currently its having a problem with my 'recovery.fstab'. Its saying its not there, but I FREAKIN KNOW ITS THERE!!!!!! and its written correctly in my scripts.
Good News:
Two successfull zImages built, one based off of Nvidia's 2.3 stuff combined with DJ_Steve's configuration, probably won't boot because its missing some drivers.
And the other is a DJ_Steve's HC kernel, but I asked him to check over some errors I got, even though it successfully built.
The reason why I built new zImages is because I couldnt' verify who created the kernel file in the github. The label on the folder was 'koush' but I asked him and he said he did not build it, so I have no idea who started the project, hence why I decided to build a new one.
So AFTER I figure out the recovery.fstab error, I will try out both of my new kernels and see which one does the job.
After I take a break.
I got several errors out of the way but....
The CM7 build is on hold, indefinitely. I am currently helping out with the ICS build and it takes a lot of my time and also taking care of my pregnant wife and two children. With the release of ICS, I might not even bother with it after this. And if I do, it will be a casual effort.
I see working on the ICS build as the assistant to a very talented ROM developer a a huge learning process and it is actually helping me become much better at making ROM's.

[Q] New to Nexus One. Got some questions.

Hi, Guys,
I just broke my old HD2, and though I should change another phone. Not a big fan of new phones, so bought an used Nexus One, which is with the same hardware as HD2.
But apparently, the development for N1 is not as popular as HD2. I went through the forum, and did not find many roms for N1. And there is not a thread that lists all the roms for N1.
I got a few questions, and hope some of you guys might be kind to help me with them
1. Is there a full HWA ICS rom for N1?
2. What is the most stable ICS rom for N1 right now?
3. What are some of the current unstable issues in ICS or JB for N1?
Anyway, I am still using the GB rom, and studying the instruction of installtion. Hope I can find a satisfied ICS or JB soon. ^^
Glad to be part of N1.
Cheers,
1.) Yes.
2.) Evervolv ICS, though it hasn't been updated for months (texasice has been working on Jellybean).
3.) Jellybean ROMs are all considered alpha releases but Evervolv JB 4.1 is fairly stable for me. Only issue I remember is not being able to use USB tethering, which I rarely use anyways. JB 4.2 is currently being worked on so the buglist is shortening as time goes on.
I'll let you find the links for these ROMs in the dev thread and fill in the blanks but this should serve as a quick and dirty summary. Btw, if you aren't already aware you'll have to learn how to use Blackrose (and possibly a2sd or m2sd) before you being playing around with ICS or later ROMs.
elequent said:
Hi, Guys,
I just broke my old HD2, and though I should change another phone. Not a big fan of new phones, so bought an used Nexus One, which is with the same hardware as HD2.
But apparently, the development for N1 is not as popular as HD2. I went through the forum, and did not find many roms for N1. And there is not a thread that lists all the roms for N1.
I got a few questions, and hope some of you guys might be kind to help me with them
1. Is there a full HWA ICS rom for N1?
2. What is the most stable ICS rom for N1 right now?
3. What are some of the current unstable issues in ICS or JB for N1?
Anyway, I am still using the GB rom, and studying the instruction of installtion. Hope I can find a satisfied ICS or JB soon. ^^
Glad to be part of N1.
Cheers,
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Just wondering, why didn't you purchase a used HD2? Since you already get used to that phone and like the custom ROMs in that section.
Well, the ICS/JB Roms have HWA, but not hardware accelerated video decoding/encoding, unlike the hd2
taodan said:
Just wondering, why didn't you purchase a used HD2? Since you already get used to that phone and like the custom ROMs in that section.
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Actually, I have already bought three HD2 since I started to play with this phone. I bricked the 1st one after I burned the T-mobile rom into my HTC version HD2. I broke the screen of the second one, then I bought a broken 3rd one just to replace the LCD screen, then I seemed break the LCD connection cable.... Now I have three HD2 main boards and three broken screens... It seems I had no luck for HD2.
So I thought I should change another one, and I found a good price for this used N1 just for $70.
header2k said:
Well, the ICS/JB Roms have HWA, but not hardware accelerated video decoding/encoding, unlike the hd2
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I think the guys are working on it??? It will be possible since the HW of N1 is the same as HD2?

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