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I have been using cm7 for about 6weeks now, currently using rc1 but now that Gingerbread is available should I revert to that or stick to cm7? What is the difference?
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Gingerbread builds (GRI40) are all built using the google OTA version. It includes the new drivers issued by google for our device. CM7 is a mixture of the OTA and a lot of AOSP. You have seen CM7 in action. Albiet on an older build. The GRI40 builds are mostly stock (depending on the one you choose) with a couple of addons that have been reworked (trackball alert for example) for gingerbread. Trackball wake/unlock, however, does not work on any OTA based build.
Trackball wake works on cm7, what I want to know is, has the official gb build got more to offer than cm7 or better to offer than. Cm7?
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The very definition of CM7 is that it has more to offer than Gingerbread. CM7 takes the latest Gingerbread and adds more features to it.
CM7 uses source from AOSP. That is why trackball wake still works on it. Same as [email protected] and leoginger. Those are built on AOSP. Any ROM using source from the latest OTA, as of yet, can not allow for trackball wake. Google has pretty much put the kabash to it since the button push from an sleep state doesn't register anything anymore.
sparkyryan said:
Trackball wake works on cm7, what I want to know is, has the official gb build got more to offer than cm7 or better to offer than. Cm7?
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is this a serious question?
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CM7 uses source from AOSP. That is why trackball wake still works on it. Same as [email protected] and leoginger. Those are built on AOSP. Any ROM using source from the latest OTA, as of yet, can not allow for trackball wake. Google has pretty much put the kabash to it since the button push from an sleep state doesn't register anything anymore.
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CM7 latest nightly uses the code from the latest OTA, and trackball wake still works. The trackball wake that was broken was the style that apps could use on an unrooted phone. The trackball wake in CM7 is a system change, completely different and unaffected.
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Just get the nightly builds. They are built from the ota and modded "cyanogenmodly" so they are what i choose. I am on v11 of cm7 its smooth. no probs. BTW they compile and upload everyday i have to flash everyday man!
To be honest I'm gonna wait for a stable version and stick with rc1 for now, I got sick of constantly re-doing my phone every time I flashed a new nightly.
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Is there a stock Gingerbread ROM + Root?
If so... where is it. My wife wants stock for a change, but needs root for some of her apps.
I've been away from the n1 a LONG time.
s15274n said:
Is there a stock Gingerbread ROM + Root?
If so... where is it. My wife wants stock for a change, but needs root for some of her apps.
I've been away from the n1 a LONG time.
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There's a few of them in the development thread
yeah, very vague... i guess i was curious if one came more recommended. I know their basically stock, but if there are variants, one must be better...
Clarkster said:
CM7 latest nightly uses the code from the latest OTA, and trackball wake still works. The trackball wake that was broken was the style that apps could use on an unrooted phone. The trackball wake in CM7 is a system change, completely different and unaffected.
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Wrong. CM is still using AOSP in the nightlies with GRI40 bits added to it. Any OTA stock/deodexed rom does not have trackball wake because of the way google has changed the way the trackball clicks register. Many are working on a solution but it hasn't been found yet.
modaco custom rom, i baked my own in his kitchen and it's running smooooth.
Just flashed the latest CM7 nightly and gapps over RC1 and couldn't be happier. Scrolling, swiping and animations running really smooth now. No hiccups!
Trackball wake is still the most important feature for me too.
Definitely CM7. I went back to stock N1 gingerbread to check it out and came to a conclusion that it offers no advantages over CM7 -- it doesn't feel faster (the opposite, moving between desktops felt a bit jumpy) and lacks the customizability (for example, non-customizable power control was a deal breaker).
I beg to differ from most of this thread.
For anyone looking for stable ROM, CM7 is a pure disaster and the very definition of instability and bugs (found lots of them, starting with the ill-famous wonk, but the latest volume dropping was what finally got me to revert back to Enomther's Froyo).
I didn't test the stock Gingerbread yet, but I believe it to be much less buggy than current CM7.
Both of them don't work well with custom launchers, loaded with more than 5 screens. Even 5 screens performance is barely acceptable. Also, no 720p and no camera enhancements on stock Gingerbread yet, no SGS power bar, and no trackball wake - and the camera enhancements aren't there on CM7 either. If you value these more than the new look, cool screen off animation, better stock keyboard and proper copy-paste - stay with Froyo.
DirkGently1 said:
Just flashed the latest CM7 nightly and gapps over RC1 and couldn't be happier. Scrolling, swiping and animations running really smooth now. No hiccups!
Trackball wake is still the most important feature for me too.
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You mean the home screen scrolling that turned choppy on ginger bread is now smooth again with the latest cyan nightly?
I've had no issues with CM7 since starting to use RC1. Nightly #14 is speedy and rock solid. It's so easy to flash to the latest build using Rom Manager each time too. Just download and flash the latest ROM, without clearing anything, and you're soon running the latest build without having to reconfigure or reinstall anything.
I've replaced ADW with the stock Gingerbread launcher found in the market and use the Nexus Revamped, LWP app. Scrolling lists, Homescreens, App Drawer, you name it... is all much faster, smoother and glitch free.
I'm using RC2 now, and I've had no issues at all, the Rover theme I'm using perfectly compliments the rom too, I like the extras cm7 offers and it seems to be quicker than gb on my mates desire!
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Hey All,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm tired of the version 2.1 stock ROM for the Sprint Hero. Even when its rooted and I clean out all the bloatware its still sluggish, buggy, and it has lately been aggravating me to no end. I want a nice lightweight ROM that has everything working (radio, wifi, data, etc.) but I don't want the HTC Sense UI if possible. Also, if it could have built in wifi tether (because all the apps I've used on the stock ROM tend to lock up or reboot the device) that would be great. Also, Apps2SD would also be nice but not a requirement.
Can someone recommend a good one?
Thanks in advance!
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Hey All,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm tired of the version 2.1 stock ROM for the Sprint Hero. Even when its rooted and I clean out all the bloatware its still sluggish, buggy, and it has lately been aggravating me to no end. I want a nice lightweight ROM that has everything working (radio, wifi, data, etc.) but I don't want the HTC Sense UI if possible. Also, if it could have built in wifi tether (because all the apps I've used on the stock ROM tend to lock up or reboot the device) that would be great. Also, Apps2SD would also be nice but not a requirement.
Can someone recommend a good one?
Thanks in advance!
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you are posting in the way wrong section this would have been better suited in general or Q&A
but my recommendation for you would be CM7 the official release for the HeroC, its stock android with some flavor. good battery life, apps2sd supported via built in manager (added in 2.2). built in tethering in the device settings menu (AOSP 2.3 feature) and last but not least it's AOSP based so SenseUI is nowhere to be found
I have tried all and in my mind the fastest has been hero deck. I even turned down my MHz to 691 when I use to have it at 768.
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Deck's rom is fast....No doubt, but.....if you're looking for a blend of speed and stability I'd listen to ThoughtlessKyle and go with CM7. That is what I put back on my Hero for my son to use.
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you are posting in the way wrong section this would have been better suited in general or Q&A
but my recommendation for you would be CM7 the official release for the HeroC, its stock android with some flavor. good battery life, apps2sd supported via built in manager (added in 2.2). built in tethering in the device settings menu (AOSP 2.3 feature) and last but not least it's AOSP based so SenseUI is nowhere to be found
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I'll definitely look into both ROMs. Thanks for the help!
My stock rom ran into issues the other day. Force close loop on senseui or something. Basically required a factory reset so while I was at it I decided to put a new rom on. I went with CM7. Had done a bunch of reading in the past and everyone was using CM6 then. Its nice. The one thing I didnt like is the voicemail. Getting it setup to download my voicemails to the phone was kinda a pain and the annoying texts from 9016 get old quick. Not sure why there is no solution for this. And running a separate program to block messages from 9016 isnt really a solution in my opinion.
I hear that deck rom has voicemail working with no additional installation/config necessary and none of the 9016 text messages so I plan to give it a try.
Had my tab 8.9 for about 2 days now and so far the only thing that's annoying me is the lag, the browser has crashed too many times to count and the home screen is constantly freezing and stuttering and ive noticed when i have about 4 apps open the task manager is showing under 100mb of ram left which is pitiful for the 1gb the tablet actually has,
Knowing my luck this is just a faulty unit and will need to be replaced asap before it pisses me of further and i end up throwing it down the mountain
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Had my tab 8.9 for about 2 days now and so far the only thing that's annoying me is the lag, the browser has crashed too many times to count and the home screen is constantly freezing and stuttering and ive noticed when i have about 4 apps open the task manager is showing under 100mb of ram left which is pitiful for the 1gb the tablet actually has,
Knowing my luck this is just a faulty unit and will need to be replaced asap before it pisses me of further and i end up throwing it down the mountain
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Strange take it back too shop or try it with different people wifi
I would say there is a lag issue by the number of posts in Google (try searching "samsung galaxy tab 8.9" AND lag).
A few things to check:
- Try an update (latest should be HC 3.2).
- Try different a browser (Dolphin HD is good option so check if crashing on different browser).
- I've read that turning off in Settings Animations helps and as well as Motion Settings.
- Try a different launcher. Have heard ADW makes things smoother (try Go Launcher as well).
- More drastic measures include installing a new rom but would wait for the ICS update (which is my golden hope to fix).
If still an issue, then take it back in to show them. I am hoping ICS does make things smoother.
Yes I am also pinning my hopes on ics as it should sort everything out, im on stock 3.2 atm but have also tried the overcome rom but don't know about changing the kernel to help speed things up or even over clocking. dolphin hd hasn't improved it that much if anything it just prolongs the time until the browser closes itself without warning, and ill give the settings a try and report. thanks for the help
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I would say there is a lag issue by the number of posts in Google (try searching "samsung galaxy tab 8.9" AND lag).
A few things to check:
- Try an update (latest should be HC 3.2).
- Try different a browser (Dolphin HD is good option so check if crashing on different browser).
- I've read that turning off in Settings Animations helps and as well as Motion Settings.
- Try a different launcher. Have heard ADW makes things smoother (try Go Launcher as well).
- More drastic measures include installing a new rom but would wait for the ICS update (which is my golden hope to fix).
If still an issue, then take it back in to show them. I am hoping ICS does make things smoother.
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Shouldn't be getting FC's on browsing so suggests something else.
Maybe a dalvik wipe is in order in cwm.
Btw, SetCPU which is a paid app allows you to oc and I think overcome has oc support. There are other free oc apps as well.
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What I've done is I've installed overcome rom and removed the animations in the settings and gyro settings and speed has drastically improved so thanks for the help guys. Although the overcome rom doesn't come with all the Widgets it only a minor let down
I play Android Drag Racing on my Tab and it does seem to lag a bit. I cannot hit the shifts that I can with my Galaxy S II; not even close. The 3.2 update did not help...
Yeah, this browser scroll lag is killing me. I've got an LTE and it scrolls so much slower than my Dell Steak on 2.2 scrolls so much smoother. My 8.9 feels like I'm pulling my finger through molasses. Even Opera scrolls slow. It is very annoying.
Ive just ordered one of these because they are on sale in the UK at the moment. It was either this or an original Xoom, both are £279 at the moment..
In the shop the xoom was silky smooth in either orientation, but the Tab was laggy. I just assumed it was the store unit that had been messed about with by customers. So it effects all units? It was pretty bad, i hope it can be fixed otherwise it will have to go back. Im beginning to think i made the wrong choice..
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Ive just ordered one of these because they are on sale in the UK at the moment. It was either this or an original Xoom, both are £279 at the moment..
In the shop the xoom was silky smooth in either orientation, but the Tab was laggy. I just assumed it was the store unit that had been messed about with by customers. So it effects all units? It was pretty bad, i hope it can be fixed otherwise it will have to go back. Im beginning to think i made the wrong choice..
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Personally I do not think you have made the wrong choice. Any lag issues with the interface can be easily fixed by downloading a different launcher from Play Google The Xoom comes with the stock version of Android Honeycomb and this is why it appears smoother. Android Ice Cream Sandwich brings performance improvements so should be smoother even with Samsung's TouchWiz launcher in place once Samsung have released the update; alternatively you can install a different version of the OS, even a stock version through Galaxian-Soup, if you feel there are still issues.
Its not just that though is it. The browser is laggy, Maps was much slower, some games have issues and i have seen reports that the Xoom handles HD movie playback better. I really torn over this because i prefer the 8.9 physically, but the lag is a real killer. I factory reset a store tab today and it was still super laggy.
I have both arriving tomorrow which is when i will decide.
The Xoom has much more mature ICS ROMs with no issues. The ICS ROMs for the 8.9 still seem laggy in the vids i have seen.
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Yeah, this browser scroll lag is killing me. I've got an LTE and it scrolls so much slower than my Dell Steak on 2.2 scrolls so much smoother. My 8.9 feels like I'm pulling my finger through molasses. Even Opera scrolls slow. It is very annoying.
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You may be able to fix this with build.prop edits
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Performance issues are one thing, but complaining about "100MB of RAM left" is ignorant. The whole point of having RAM is to use it. Android isn't like Windows, it uses RAM to cache aggressively - a desirable behaviour.
In other words, if your tab isn't using most of the memory then you've got an inefficient device.
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Performance issues are one thing, but complaining about "100MB of RAM left" is ignorant. The whole point of having RAM is to use it. Android isn't like Windows, it uses RAM to cache aggressively - a desirable behaviour.
In other words, if your tab isn't using most of the memory then you've got an inefficient device.
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While I agree with the above statements, the tablet caching bloatware apps in RAM is still a waste. Why is the stupid thing cashing Social Hub, Media Hub, Samsung App Store, Accuweather, etc, when I don't have accounts set up on those or have them running on a homescreen or widget? On a fresh reboot, I can use the TW Task Manager's 'Clear Memory' button and it kills 20+ apps and frees ~200MB of RAM. Waste.
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You may be able to fix this with build.prop edits
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Yeah, I tried all the build.prop tweaks but they don't seem to improve anything. I don't think hardware acceleration is working. Menus scroll fine but the browsers scroll poorly. I'm running the Telus rom with the OC kernel on my At&t unit.
Has anyone tried this mod?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411317
After playing with the Xperia S a few days ago I want to sort my phone out finally (hasn't been properly setup in ages).
At the moment I'm running "DarkyRom JVQ V10.2" with kernal "2.6 35.7 #DarkCore_2.9.2_JVQ".
My battery life is fine (needs to be recalibrated though) but it's still a bit laggy, no idea if I have lagfixes.
I would like ICS if it'll enable it to be snappy/quick but not really bothered as I don't believe there's any major thing in there for me over gingerbread. The other thing is I'd like to always have the buttons in the notification bar if possible (stuff like GPS/Wifi/auto rotate), think I will be using the GO launcher based on playing with a friends. I also like customisation, stuff like notifcation bar icons, colours etc.
Any ideas or pointers to the right place? I don't need a big tutorial just a pointer to the right place would be fine, also a bit stuck with some of the tutorials I've looked at as they all seem to have so many ways and just reference "flash this kernal" without actually showing how/pointing to the right direction.
Thanks.
EDIT: I've done a bit of research and I like the look of AOKP (Kang project). It seems to have the most features and be the most solid ROM. What kernal should I use though?
Aokp with semaphore or devil kernel.
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Try slim ICS 2.8
Been on it for the last week coming from Team ICSSGS RC4.2. Loving it, very responsive
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488096&page=1
Also if you insist staying on GB try Juwe's rom, haven't been updated or ages though but it ran well for me while I was still on it
I personally prefer using the GamerzRom. Although the name is kinda misleading, it is a good ROM for a daily driver.
Its faster than most ROM's I've played around with. Not too graphic heavy and I use it for my App development testing and for business purposes. All in all, it's fast, responsive and snappy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441620
I just got an Incredible S after an update from iPhone 3gs, I liked it very much. I had seen an HTC Desire HD with Cyanogenmod on it and I really like it because the stock HTC ROM was too boring and non-happening. After deciding to root my device and installing Cyanogenmod 7.2 on my device, I was really impressed of it's performance but then again I found that there are much better ROMs than the Cyanogenmod ROM and decided to go with Virtuous Quattro ROM but after finding out about the camera issues, I went with Virtuous Vivo ROM (back to the stock app drawer )
During the conversions, I noticed speed differences for Google Play (aka Android Market). While on Cyanogenmod, it was too slow, searching applications, opening the application, waiting for the "Accept and Install" window would take ages. I thought it was meant to be like this but after switching to Virtuous ROMs, I noticed they won't take any time at all. I found searching, opening and downloading applications to be very fast, faster than the Cyanogenmod ROM. Everything is now just a click away.
I was wondering if it was a problem with the ROM or something else because I really want to switch back to Cyanogenmod but the Google Play speed is just a let down. If the problem is with the ROM, are there any solutions or something to it?
Thanks.
I guess it's not because of the ROM. It's just the difference in the version of the app from Gingerbread to ICS
Virtuous for the win