Gingerbread 2.3.3 from March 11th running on my (old and outdated) HTC Touch Diamond 2 (Topaz). Was surprised how fast it is running - no crashes so far.
To get it running on your device please follow following basic instructions:
Extract XDA's FRX05 to the ANDBOOT folder of your SD card (yes it is Froyo 2.2.2 but we will update/replace it in step 2)
Replace the existing system.ext2 with the one you should download from southcape.org. first post, you can't miss is, version from march 11th. In this step we replace Froyo 2.2.2 with Gingerbread 2.3.3
Install newest Glemsom kernel (my choice: htc-msm-linux 20110228_202832)
Replace the existing rootfs.img with the newest one (my choice: rootfs-20110224-3dd92b8.zip), otherwise your device will not boot
Change startup.txt to your needs. I added pm.sleep_mode=1, otherwise my device would have wakeup problems
Tested & working:
Incoming/Outgoing Calls (in active & sleep mode),
WLAN/3G/2G,
Exchange (Email, Calender & Contacts) with push,
Gmail (Email via k-9, Calender & Contacts) with imap idle /push,
No wakeup problems after sleep
Hope I was able to help somebody
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Gingerbread 2.3.3 (South Cape/xda, March 11th)
Touch Diamond 2 (Topaz)
Kernel: Glemsom's 1276 & modules-2.6.27.46-01276-g6a6a1c1.tar.gz
Sleep mode 1 - no wakeup problems for a long long time
Did you something special to run 3G data?
I took a complete build which was posted in the froyo thread. everything else is fine, especially the performance up to now
Good write up for people new to XDAndroid. But for people who do not want to take the time, here is the link to my bundles, where all of this is done in a bundle or you can use my system.ext2 files that are more recent builds from xdandroid git. These also have camera working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12205814&postcount=6063
freakatzz said:
Did you something special to run 3G data?
I took a complete build which was posted in the froyo thread. everything else is fine, especially the performance up to now
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Do you have a cdma or gsm phone? if you have a cdma phone you need to add force_cdma=1 to your startup.txt
I did the exact same things as mentioned in post 1. The build is somehow unstable for my Topaz (Topa100). I have problems with sudden sleep freezes, no real Data Transfer trough the Cell Network. I cannot use 2G somehow, but really i have no idea what i am using. I have the feeling some of the upper bar icons are not even present with my device. I have only 3 icons active. Not a single one showing the Network type.
(i am not sure if standard android multitasking works with XDAndroid, if yes, i cannot access it)
The battery drains itself very fast. The phone enters sleep mode, but after some time the Led indicator goes orange. The phone gets hot, evidence that something is running on the device.
I don't have any ideas, what, where .... i really want to see a video of a stable working Topaz with latest build , so i know what is missing on my device.
Running 2.3.3 on Topaz
Hey, I've been running the 2.3.3 latest build (thanks The Jokah for the post).
Unfortunately there are a few kernel related issues and hardware sometimes won't turn off or be 'off' at all. Plus porting the OS will usually require more resources and processor power which means less battery life. (I hope I am at least remotely correct in saying that)
I've had a few crashes when receiving calls at first but as you can see below I have the settings tweaked to fix that, and i make sure to place an outgoing call first thing after booting. The only thing I haven't got to work is GPS which may or may not ever be fixed (thanks for those of you working on it) My camera and everything else runs smooth even though I'm underclocking it for protection.
I've run most common apps and some others like FB, Skype, Weather Bug (w/o auto location enabled)...I even ran Angry Birds and Fruit Slice.
so all in all its a really excellent build but still has the obvious issues when trying to run an OS package on hardware that wasn't originally developed for it.
I get on average with internet use 5 to 10 hours of battery life so good luck on that end.
Justin:
HTC Topa160 with qualcom 528MHz
Carrier: AT&T
Crappy ram and such
Crappy internal Storage and such
4GB SD external
WinMo 6.5 Rom 2.31.502.4
Radio 4.48.25.20
Protocol 61.39tc.25.30H
Rooted
XDAndroid Gingerbread 2.3.3 Latest Build (and shtuff)
Startup
set ramsize 0x10000000
set ramaddr 0x10000000
set mtype 2293
set KERNEL zImage
set initrd initrd.gz
set cmdline "lcd.density=240 msmvkeyb_toggle=off hw3d.force=1 force_cdma=0 acpuclock.oc_freq_khz=500000 sensor=topaz pm.sleep_mode=2 rel_path=andboot"
boot
your bundle packages doesnt work for me. After run haret and it freezed before get into linux.
bkcheah75 said:
your bundle packages doesnt work for me. After run haret and it freezed before get into linux.
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Sorry I mean bundles provided by "TheJokah" doesnt work for me. I follow 'Bean+' guideline and gingerbread working well now.
Just battery running fast.
bkcheah75 said:
Sorry I mean bundles provided by "TheJokah" doesnt work for me. I follow 'Bean+' guideline and gingerbread working well now.
Just battery running fast.
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my bundles are the same as his writeup, but with all the latest files from source. they should work the same
wow - this version is very nice.
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- when i press the original power button it is not the "home" button
it does the same function like the "end call" button.
answer:
Q. Why does the end call button has the same function as the power button and how do i fix this?
A. The key mapping was changed in a recent rootfs release, to sort that out go into the Main Menu -> SpareParts and select the "End button behaviour" to be "Go Home".
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Q: how can i root this version? (z4root?, SuperOneClick?)
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Q: As i toggle WLAN, it doest' work - sometimes yes, sometimes no
E-P-S said:
Q: how can i root this version? (z4root?, SuperOneClick?)
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All the Android ports around here are already rooted.
E-P-S said:
Q: As i toggle WLAN, it doest' work - sometimes yes, sometimes no
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It always toggles on/off properly for me when I have it turned on from WinMo before using haret.
However, sometimes it turns on, connects to my home network but doesn't really work (no data transfer), disconnecting from and reconnecting to the network seems to fix that.
Rooted
Yes You Right. Big Thanks.
I've installed now:
-Root Checker
-Droidwall
-Superuser
and Titanium Backup
Slow
After the boot, very slow in my case
Cannot do anything
I am very excited! The system is very fast. and battery life is very good!
Good work!
But I have one problem after booting, most applications do not see the sd card as Android Music and Gallery
If you know how to fix this problem, I will be very happy.
Thank you very much, this solved my problem, too. But how can ich activate the task manager, when the home button isn't working like it should?!?
krigav said:
Thank you very much, this solved my problem, too. But how can ich activate the task manager, when the home button isn't working like it should?!?
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yes, this is mine problem, too
still gps and data problem
i have still this two problems:
data works only after reboot, after switch off/on data no connection!
gps dont work
my impression :
since the camera is working for topaz etc. the development
get very sluggish....
There's already a new version out (March, 25) which is working very well with your decription. But i have still 2 problems:
1. when answering a call, nobody can hear the other person... when finishing this "ghost-call" android freezes...
2. when using facebook-app and trying to post my actual place the phone freezes after some seconds...
any ideas how to fix this?
thx in advance
Maddin91 said:
There's already a new version out (March, 25) which is working very well with your decription. But i have still 2 problems:
1. when answering a call, nobody can hear the other person... when finishing this "ghost-call" android freezes...
2. when using facebook-app and trying to post my actual place the phone freezes after some seconds...
any ideas how to fix this?
thx in advance
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Did you read about "first-call" need?
Is a well discussed issue on Froyo. I think this issue is still on Gingerbread. After each reboot you need to place 1 single first outcome call. You can make it dialing your own phone number till you listen the unavailable tone. Then drop the call.
After that you can receive calls very well.
been usin this build for 2 weeks now.. no real problems.... ocasional force closes... only when i try to run apps i knew better to not even try!!!
otherwise.. dont have the incoming call problem...
very fast... very what i would call stable.... definetly my favorite ANdroid build for our devices
As the title suggests, I'm having trouble playing back certain Wave files. I've tried poweramp, winamp and doubletwist. While most of my other Wavs work, I have a particular one that has a really static sound at regular intervals and another that cuts out half way through. I can't understand these issues since my PC plays them fine. Yes I have tried copying them several different times, so it's not a file corruption issue.
Please help!
it could be a compatibility issue from cm7. take screenshots of it and upload to cm7 issue list, i do not think much can help on this. and I think cm7 cannot play .avi files too.
Can you attach the file here so that we can try it on our phone?
Hey sorry about the slow reply guys, I was ill on the day I was going to reply and then royally screwed up my phone trying to get the Doc Rom beta working. I'm sorry, but I don't think I can place the song up here. It hasn't been released to the general public, I'm just lucky and know the sto artist. I do have some more information, I tried it on 2.2 stock and it worked perfectly. I couldn't try it on 2.3.3 stock unfortunately, so I'm not entirely sure whether it is an android 2.3 bug or whether it is a Cyanogenmod bug. I'm using the Miui rom now, which I might add is amazing! However the audio problem is still there, probably since it is based on CM. I might have to convert to Flac in the meantime, which isn't that bad because then I'll have some meta data!
When I do/receive calls I need to put phone in loud speaker mode to listen.
The other side of the call can hear me and also hears himself (not a real eco its like the speaker and mic are connected).
Tryed to flash Nova 8 Rom, CM7 Nightly v11 and v20... and also stock rom...
Everything defaulted...
Everything reseted...
Happened after using CSipSimple app (Voip Calls) and after i tried to change Sound Routing (or something similar...)
Any tips?
I'm tired of looking on the web (over 5h today...)
Thank you
Update:
There is no eco now (dunno what I did to fix it...).
Also tested with handset (cable phones) and it works fine...
Could it be hardware?
I hope it is software and it has a fix...
Help
The audio are the main problem for CM, and haven't any solution yet, or perhaps you can try my build (look at my signature). If your problem still persist, I can't handle that, since our CM P970 is still working in progress, the source is not completed yet, as we can say perhaps it still 50%.
Ignasiuz said:
When I do/receive calls I need to put phone in loud speaker mode to listen.
The other side of the call can hear me and also hears himself (not a real eco its like the speaker and mic are connected).
Tryed to flash Nova 8 Rom, CM7 Nightly v11 and v20... and also stock rom...
Everything defaulted...
Everything reseted...
Happened after using CSipSimple app (Voip Calls) and after i tried to change Sound Routing (or something similar...)
Any tips?
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You also already 'downgrade' to Stock ROM and still having the problem. It might be the hardware. But, referring your CSipSimple app, perhaps that's the problem. What if you're not using it, is it normal?
-CMIIW-
Thank you for your reply
I went back to Stock Rom (Vodafone Portugal V10a), everything fully reset (even unrooted, at least I do not have root access), no programs installed (other than the OEM ones) and the problem is still here...
I'm thinking on giving it back to Waranty, do you think it is still viable?
I flashed stock rom using LG Support Recovery Tool (100% oficial as you know).
Thank you again!
Hi all,
I have a problem with my galaxy S. It doesn't record audio in any app! also in videocamera. but the microphone works well in every call...
This problem is present in every Gingerbread+ Roms (also stocks) except MIUI/CM7 (in these Roms i can record everything).
i would like to install the new Value pack...but with this problem i can not insert this rom.
what can i do?
thanks in advance.
I never had any problems with the microphone ,but did you try to change the kernel ?
yes i tried a lot of kernels (semaphore, devil, voodoo)...i don't know what could be..
i tried also an external microphone...it's always the same! there is no audio also in apps like google voice but the calls are fine. for me there is a dirty file somewhere...but i don't know what i have to do...i tried to wipe it several things...
Hi , anyone can tell me the exact CM9 issues and why it's cannot be fixed yet ?
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
Please share me some TIPS .
Currently i'm using Stock Gingerbread since I bought it last year December and now I would like to use CM9 custom rom (PARANOIDANDROID) yayyy
Thanks .
reyyy96 said:
Hi , anyone can tell me the exact CM9 issues and why it's cannot be fixed yet ?
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
Please share me some TIPS .
Currently i'm using Stock Gingerbread since I bought it last year December and now I would like to use CM9 custom rom (PARANOIDANDROID) yayyy
Thanks .
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I guess the idea is to test your own skills in modding your phone and see, what the different developers would like us to have. After a few installs, you are hooked at getting your daily fix of new ROM and will suffer withdrawal symptoms, if no new ROM are a available for even a short period!!
Even if all the latest ROMs are not fully functional, they still add many new features to our phone.
I have become very enthusiastic about my phone again and I have had it for almost two years now. The longest time I have ever had a mobile phone.
What also is interesting is that you are able to try so many new apps, that only works if your phone is rooted.
So the benefits are many and if you are not satisfied, there are very good guides on how to go back to stock.
Good luck
reyyy96 said:
Hi , anyone can tell me the exact CM9 issues and why it's cannot be fixed yet ?
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
Please share me some TIPS .
Currently i'm using Stock Gingerbread since I bought it last year December and now I would like to use CM9 custom rom (PARANOIDANDROID) yayyy
Thanks .
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CM 9 don't support Hardware acceleration. Thats the major problem that i know
reyyy96 said:
Hi , anyone can tell me the exact CM9 issues and why it's cannot be fixed yet ?
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
Please share me some TIPS .
Currently i'm using Stock Gingerbread since I bought it last year December and now I would like to use CM9 custom rom (PARANOIDANDROID) yayyy
Thanks .
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Hardware Acceleration in CM9 for LG O2X is not working as of now (Needs LG to release an ICS based kernel).
Due to which:
- Video Recording doesn't work.
- Will not be able to play HD videos.
- Some of the system apps will start to lag after some usage (Phone & Contacts).
thank you . i hope the promised official ICS update will reach soon .
reyyy96 said:
Hi , anyone can tell me the exact CM9 issues and why it's cannot be fixed yet ?
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
Please share me some TIPS .
Currently i'm using Stock Gingerbread since I bought it last year December and now I would like to use CM9 custom rom (PARANOIDANDROID) yayyy
Thanks .
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Ok, so CM 9 and CM 10 has the following problems:
1) No Hardware acceleration which means:
a) You CAN'T use your video camera at all. Now, I know that some says that you can use Videocam illusion, but that app can record only very low quality videos, which I found to be pretty useless (a lot of CPU use for that low quality).
b) Google Chrome is not supported due to it's need to access the GPU, but this is not so important due to other very good browsers
c) You will experience scrolling jittering. That being said when you will try to change between photos in the gallery (usually there is the bigest problem), or between songs in some media players by swaping on the screen, you will see something like the photo or album art is going back from where it came, but the result is good: changing the photo / song. The only problem is the visual one.
d) Gameloft games, and especially those with a little video at the begining will not work until you delete those clips from the instalation folder.
2) No radio application => no more FM radio for you. Wi-Fi (or a really well data plan) resolves this thing by using it for Tune-in Radio, a very good application for radio. I prefer to use it even on GB roms, because of the very good sound quality regardless the standard radio that sometimes loses the signal.
3) On CM 10 there are a few more bugs like no automatic brightness, or battery drain due to Wi-fi. Regardless all theese bugs, I found CM 10 from ParanoidAndroid to be a way much better rom than any other around here. Keeping the Wi-Fi off I don't experience any battery drain (more than that my battery last longer than anytime) and my favorite no data connection lost (I don't know if this was a carrier problem or not, but before switching to CM 10 i had a lot of data connection problems).
4) Not to be forgotten the lag on installing applications from Google Play Store. I found this problem on almost every single rom I've tried, and I tried almost all of them. I think I found only one or two roms w/o this problem, but being a maniac for the latest updates I've chosen the ICS and JB roms instead of a very stable one
5) No GPS working on CM 10
Now it's your decision. If you can live w/o video camera and gps and try to not get angry at every scroll bug you should really try the new CM 9 and 10 roms
al3x1393 said:
5) No GPS working on CM 10
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GPS is working fine for me on CM10 (KashaMalaga's build)
reyyy96 said:
So how you guys survive with that ROM ?
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I know this may sound weird to you, but: I can survive without any ROM.
It's not that your life depends on your smartphone, does it?
Just be happy with what you got.