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[Q] FroyoMod vs CM7 RC4

Hello all,
I have been experiencing some freeze-ups on FroyoMod 2.6.0 and was thinking of flashing CM7 RC4 by nadlabak.
If I do end up flashing it, is the performance any better? What about battery life?
Also, is "update-cm-7.0.0-RC4-0.08-11.04.05-Milestone-signed.zip" the file I will need to flash? Or is that only an update?
Thanks in advance!

RC4 is very good. You should try it. The best of all CM7 releases according to me. You apply it just like you applied Froyomod. Place the zip file in openrecovery/updates and apply update in AOR.
I cannot comment on battery life as i have had it only for a couple of hours.

So far so good! I'm liking the different customizations, not much different so far compared to FroyoMod, perhaps a bit zippier.
I'm having issues with the power notification widget in the status bar, it's disappeared on me, but it is enabled in settings. Other than that it all looks very good!

Cm7 seems to have many bugs...
So dare not try....
For froyomod, everything works well except
1. When someone call me, my phone would vibrate for around 10 seconds but with the screen still turning off.
It is nothing to do with the cpu and vsel i set,
The phone dialer and contact list are also very laggy
2. 3d games perform pooer in froyomod compared with shadowmod b3
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skadude66 said:
So far so good! I'm liking the different customizations, not much different so far compared to FroyoMod, perhaps a bit zippier.
I'm having issues with the power notification widget in the status bar, it's disappeared on me, but it is enabled in settings. Other than that it all looks very good!
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Just reboot the phone....

Display settings gives me FC
Does anyone have FC when selecting Display settings? Seems to me was working OK right after installing but now I always get FC
EDIT:
Problem found and even partially resolved: issueId=478
I use Email.apk to get access to my corporate Exchange email account, which enforces some policy on my phone that should results in removing restricted screen timeout entries from the Display settings screen, it turned out that the translation files contains less entries than the numeric timeout values which caused an exception (index array out of bound) so I got FC.
A workaround is switching to EN_US language (EN_GB is affected too)
Thx to kabaldan
janosik47
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Milestone + CyanogenMod 7 RC4 0.08-11.04.05

The final RC4 is the best rom up to now,everything work's fine even the stock bluetooth is working...I can't belive it

Cm7 is very good,expect the battery drain so fast
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Anyone have problem with camera with FroyoMod? (FC, freeze) I've since the first installation of froyomod.. My camera only work with eclair??
I would like to know if with CM7 do you have any problem with camera..
Thanksss

CM7 is running well on my phone, except clock issue (can not show AM/PM) and battery life.

James91 said:
Cm7 seems to have many bugs...
So dare not try....
For froyomod, everything works well except
1. When someone call me, my phone would vibrate for around 10 seconds but with the screen still turning off.
It is nothing to do with the cpu and vsel i set,
The phone dialer and contact list are also very laggy
2. 3d games perform pooer in froyomod compared with shadowmod b3
Sent from my A853 using XDA App
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3. serious gps issue. 2.6.0, 2.6.1 and 2.6.1b all these roms do not have working gps, some version showed partial gps activity but no satellite locking at all. developer is working hard on this isse and will bring some solution very soon.
@James91, do you have any version of froyomod 2.6.x with working gps? I am surprised, why have'nt you mentioned here about it in your exceptions?

Experienced some auto reboot. OCed at 800MHz.

I am using cm7 rc 4.1....till now i am loving it......i never thought my milestone can perform this much....lol....try supercharging.....its the best.....
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[LIST] CyanogenMod-7 : List of working features and what not

not working as of nightly # 219 (2012.02.12)
USB OTG (host mode) : (see dedors' post)
voodoo sound : (will be replaced with a full patch by the author)
working but with issues
calendar : all day event reminder is on UTC time zone. (a well-known issue with android ?)
led button brightness goes black : (see hackworks' post)
data connection loss : (see vitaminxero's post) temasek may have found a workaround, see his post
initial google account setup > menu > wireless setting redirects to mobile setting (see hbls00190's post)
camera : crashes on changing zoom/preference while recording (see similar issue on issue tracker 3222 and 3929)
camera : image quality drops after video mode. (see petyo.tsanov's post)
camera : framerate is poor w/ front facing camera (see sandro's post)
camera : volume keys take FFC picutre regardless of advanced setting
headset play buttons don't work when phone is asleep. (see grognaz's post)
unchecked Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen also disables proximity sensor (see Keltek's post and a potential workaround)
possible issues
camera crashes upon rotation (see aremcee's & wfd's post)
(i guess it is fair to say rare) BSOD
other apps with issues
adobe flash player (not stable?) youtube 360p and 720p work fine, but not 480p (for me)
google+ 2.0 causes FC contacts when changing contact (see temasek's post)
skype video chat (still video upside down ? needs confirmation)
tango talk video is flipped (see sandro's post)
viber : often crashes (see alexxio's post)
smartshare : instantly crashes (see alexxio's post)
gameloft cache download causes bsod : (see Kostja_V's post)
google map 6.0.x : compass is broken (?)
edit: if something is not working (and you are not sure), i suggest backup, wipe dalvik-cache, reinstall the latest cm, and test it again before you restore anything else, to make sure it is cm issue. please use cm stock kernel and preferably RIL matching your BB. also check your custom_backup_list.txt and make sure it is a culprit-free

working as of nightly # 219 (2012.02.12) ... other than obvious...
FM radio
HDMI mirroring
WiFi tethering
USB tethering to linux-pc
USB tethering to win-pc
USB accessory mode (see dedors's post)
USB mounting of internal and external sd to pc (win, linux)
LED notification (with more light options since #88+)
1920x1088p 30fps recording (since #65)
touch to focus in camera (since #69)
bluetooth keyboard & mouse supports (see Wing_Zero85's post)
lockscreen wallpaper (since #81)
bluetooth PAN (since #108)
mount internal storage as /mnt/sdcard (since #115)
camera timer (since #117)
ext4 fs support (since #146) : needs CWM 5 or higher
new ring style lockscreen (since #154)
A2DP (since #163)
gtalk video chat (portrait & landscape)
resolved issues
automatic time and date (since #80)
alarm (fixed in #84)
gps/compass/proximity sensor (fixed in #84)
gps wakelock (since #111)
zoom in 720p recording : (needs LeJay's mod, and the first shooting reverts zoom, but it works after that.)
network and usb issue: secure clock is reverted (since #114)
network icon (since #121)
email app w/ color (since #123)
contacts birthday date (since #146)
battery refresh
gallery share menu clipping (since #155)
in call audio quality (microphone) (since #164 & refined in #171) too loud in call (headset) volume still exists
network traffic miscount (since #172)
1080p play over HDMI (since #177)
notification sound (since #184)
torch sleep crash (since #191)
USSD issue (#196)
youtube hang (since #199)
volume key wakerock (since 2011.11.28) https://github.com/CyanogenMod/lge-kernel-star/commit/52991424efccf1b749f9e05e0b6bd5223fe6b66f
32bpp image banding issue in Gallery3D (since 2012.01.30.)
tentatively fixed (needs confirmation)
charging bsod (#172 or later when kernel is updated w/ nvrm_user.c commit, needs comfirmation)
in call bsod : the original tester (vadonka reports he doesn't get it any more. however there are a few people still reporting the issue. needs confirmation)
camera : dim preview & flickering (since libcamera.so update on 2011.10.05.) needs confirmation
phone : in call volume (earpiece) is always maxed (issue tracker 4161) needs confirmation
links
ChangeLog for CM7 P990 : http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=p990
Commit history for LGE star kernel : https://github.com/CyanogenMod/lge-kernel-star/commits/android-tegra-2.6.32
Very old nightlies : http://goo-inside.me/cm/p990/nightly
cm issue tracker : http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/list
tutorials
baseband smartflash : http://android.modaco.com/topic/335494-12-aug-smartflash-stock-baseband-release-103521-20110725/
stock rom restore : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007825 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035041

this is not an official feature list, but rather a personal gathering of scattered information. (or maybe a poll)
i start this thread to give you a summary of the up-to-date status of cyanogenmod-7.
basically, i will try to compose a list of working features and not, so you can check them in a single page, not search through 6000+ posts on cm nightly thread.
that way, it would be easier than ask "is it working ...?" there.
i will try to keep it up-to-date as much as possible.
if something is not on the list, let me know, and i will try to find it out as much as i can.
if something is wrong on this list, let me know here. (i am no expert. so, if i am wrong with something above, please bear with me)
i will try to keep up with posts here, and make changes...
edit: i will try to update the list for the latest nightly.
edit: i personally thank everyone who has helped me make the list as thorough as possible.

Bookmarked.
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Wifi still get disable when screen locked for more than 15-20 min as in 2.2 or it works ?
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Netuser said:
Wifi still get disable when screen locked for more than 15-20 min as in 2.2 or it works ?
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
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Yea, still... Have been experiencing this since nightly #77 I guess, not before

Netuser said:
Wifi still get disable when screen locked for more than 15-20 min as in 2.2 or it works ?
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
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at least, i don't have this issue. could it be the wireless router issue ?
(what is 2.2 ? froyo rom ? so, i take it that you don't have this issue with froyo rom.)

If the GPS is active and the phone go to sleep sometimes (for the most) the phone lock with display off and I have to remove the battery.... anyone else with this bug?
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marradr said:
If the GPS is active and the phone go to sleep sometimes (for the most) the phone lock with display off and I have to remove the battery.... anyone else with this bug?
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i didn't have that problem. (compass froze though.)
edit: i just ran MAP, let the phone sleep for 5 min, turned it back on, the map still works fine... (compass too)
edit: did a second test. it works fine after 15 min sleep...

whatsek said:
Bookmarked.
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+1 Nice, thanks
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pastime1971 said:
i didn't have that problem. (compass froze though.)
edit: i just ran MAP, let the phone sleep for 5 min, turned it back on, the map still works fine... (compass too)
edit: did a second test. it works fine after 15 min sleep...
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Thanks for your test, if you can, try with GPS active for all the day and without Maps or other apps that use the GPS open. I have a colleagues with same phone, same ROM and same problem.
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marradr said:
Thanks for your test, if you can, try with GPS active for all the day and without Maps or other apps that use the GPS open. I have a colleagues with same phone, same ROM and same problem.
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i'm sorry i'm confused. what did you mean by GPS active ? you mean Settings > Location & security > Use GPS satellites = checked ? or running a background app that tracks GPS location ?

thanks for this thread I will watch to see if or when A2DP is fixed. As that is the ONLY reason stopping me from using CM7

I've read in the first post that USB OTG function is missing in CM7.
But is it avaiable in some other roms? (stock, Modaco, etc...)
Or Cyano had announced to implement this feature? (My ex device, desire Z, never had this feature with CM7).
Or is it only a your personal hope?

stevvie said:
thanks for this thread I will watch to see if or when A2DP is fixed. As that is the ONLY reason stopping me from using CM7
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that's gonna be a while. i'm told that it needs HAL, which is not available.

Wing_Zero85 said:
I've read in the first post that USB OTG function is missing in CM7.
But is it avaiable in some other roms? (stock, Modaco, etc...)
Or Cyano had announced to implement this feature? (My ex device, desire Z, never had this feature with CM7).
Or is it only a your personal hope?
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i'm not sure. i'm gonna need expert to pitch in here for the answer.

pastime1971 said:
i'm not sure. i'm gonna need expert to pitch in here for the answer.
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Oh, thanks
A last question:
I think that with CM7 a mouse and a keyboard bluetooth should work with this phone, am I right?

what is the consensus on if alarm is working or not on #79 ?
it is working for me. (will have to test it further tomorrow morning)

Wing_Zero85 said:
Oh, thanks
A last question:
I think that with CM7 a mouse and a keyboard bluetooth should work with this phone, am I right?
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i think it is NOT just yet.
edit: i stand corrected. it works fine.

When I read the topic title, I thought it was just another newbie asking what works and what doesn't in CM7. Turns out it's quite an important thread. Thanks pastime!

CodeNameAndroid ICS Q&A

This is the Q&A for CNA ICS!

b-eock said:
This is the Q&A for CNA ICS!
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Cool! Any calendar fix yet? Thanks!

Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?

Schloot said:
Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?
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problem with all ice cream sandwich ROMs
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

is there a fix for the wireless tether problem, or its just me?

is there an android os bug fix and full bar signal bug?
is there an android os bug fix in the rom?
also does the rom have a fix for the always full bar signals? thanks

salazar44 said:
Cool! Any calendar fix yet? Thanks!
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Strangest thing.... Was on CNA, decided to try ICSSGS, didn't like it as well so flashed back and calendar was there. I assume because I did not wipe on the flash back to CNA?
FWIW, I have tried this, ICSSGS, and CM9. CNA is my favorite. I have had almost no issues. 1 app won't run, but it is from my small, local bank.

Schloot said:
Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?
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That issue is fixed on ICSSGS and maybe others, I'm not certain if it involves some adjustments ROM-side, or it should be fixed by using latest gapps. I previously encountered the issue but haven't seen it in quite some time.
The alternative would be buying them in the browser/pc.

How To Print Screen
Anyone know how I would perform a print screen?

Nevermind, found the answer (Volume Down + Power Button)

Hi guys,
I'm interested in trying this ROM out.
I'm coming from Serendipity VII, which if I understand correctly is I9000 based. Just to make sure I understand what I'm doing, I should just be able to reboot to recovery, and install the CNA ROM from the zip file, correct? Any other steps necessary?
Thanks

the newguy said:
Hi guys,
I'm interested in trying this ROM out.
I'm coming from Serendipity VII, which if I understand correctly is I9000 based. Just to make sure I understand what I'm doing, I should just be able to reboot to recovery, and install the CNA ROM from the zip file, correct? Any other steps necessary?
Thanks
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I got it installed (with the Glitch kernel - running at 1.4Ghz so far), and I'm very impressed
The only issue I haven't yet been able to figure out is the external SD card. It seems that it now gets mounted under /mnt/emmc/ ? For whatever reason, the music player can't find the media that I have on the external SD card. Any ideas? I can find it using ES File Explorer and play the files individually.

Privacy
There has been an ever-increasing number of apps which want access to private information (like call logs, location, and contact information) without needing it to run the application. I'm talking about games and not apps which require such information like Anti-virus and such. Will we ever have a permission manager a la MIUI on this ROM? I understand that many developers work in concert, so I am wondering why most ROM's are not created with safeguards in place to protect private information. I am aware that I am not in the MIUI Q&A section, but I feel this is an issue that all ROM's should consider in order to protect private information. I know that I don't have to install apps which ask for this information if I don't want to give up my information, but it seems that every app nowadays asks for these permissions and it would be a shame to continue as if there were nothing wrong with compromising private information to play a game.
Thanks in advance.

I was one if the unlucky ones that had no 3g data after flashing this rom, flashed glitch, moved apn-conf.XML to the /system/etc/ directory overwriting the old file.
This did not bring data back. I decided to look at the apn list and noticed that it was blank. Clicked the menu button, then selected reset to defaults. Ten minutes later I had data.

Lock Screen
Has the lock screen been updated to allow for custom applications where it shows the icon of the custom application instead of that alien looking character? This was one of the reasons I moved away from this ROM and would love to come back. I'm not a fan of having to try to remember which application ties to which alien character.

Xenocide83 said:
Has the lock screen been updated to allow for custom applications where it shows the icon of the custom application instead of that alien looking character? This was one of the reasons I moved away from this ROM and would love to come back. I'm not a fan of having to try to remember which application ties to which alien character.
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Not yet. It still shows the animated android.
Nostalgia shows the custom icons on the ICS lock screen. (haven't flashed any other ICS roms yet.)
Update 3/24:
All aosp roms do not show custom icons.
All aokp based roms do show custom icons.
aosp also seems a little laggier than aokp. Playing angry birds space @ 1.3 ghz resulted in click and audio lag. (Gummy charged was my aosp test platform at that time).
Docs runs blazing fast at same speed with no click lag. Aokp m28 clocked at 800 MHz / glitch runs smooth. I think this is because of the scrolling cache which I force disabled in from control.
Thanks for your work bringing ics to captivate.

Any way to disable the proximity sensor in this rom? The thing is the cappy i purchased came with that sensor dead.. This makes the phone freeze while making calls for example.. I'm using right now MIUI 2.3.2 Gingerbread 2.3.7 and I can disable it with almost no effort at all..
Thanks in advance
P.S. Check it out the attachment

Huesos66 said:
Any way to disable the proximity sensor in this rom? The thing is the cappy i purchased came with that sensor dead.. This makes the phone freeze while making calls for example.. I'm using right now MIUI 2.3.2 Gingerbread 2.3.7 and I can disable it with almost no effort at all..
Thanks in advance
P.S. Check it out the attachment
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Have you tried just disabling the rotation power toggle?

scythekain said:
Have you tried just disabling the rotation power toggle?
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Sorry but I don't really see how the rotation would be related to the proximity sensor functionalities. I could try that, but I would be more than grateful if you could explain me a little further the relationship between those two.. Anyways I have to download the rom, nandroid backup, and flash everything to test it out.
Thanks for the reply

Huesos66 said:
Sorry but I don't really see how the rotation would be related to the proximity sensor functionalities. I could try that, but I would be more than grateful if you could explain me a little further the relationship between those two.. Anyways I have to download the rom, nandroid backup, and flash everything to test it out.
Thanks for the reply
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you are correct, the proximity sensor does not control rotation. a bit a of a flub on my part sorry.
here are some things I tried with my AOKP rom (don't think the AOSP - CNA is too much different?)
1) There is no setting in the call menu for the proximity sensor.
2) However if you cover your sensor (which is broken anyways right?) a dab of black nail polish, to block all the light from it. I covered my sensor with my thumb and the screen stayed on. However if the problem is deeper within your hardware (possibly the control IC for the sensor), it will still lock up when it tries to access the current state of the sensor.
3) It's possible from what I've found that your sensor is okay, and that there is an internal blockage to the sensor cover. (though, my phone didn't lock up with the sensor covered?). Try canned air/ Vacuum to clear the blockage?
4) There are a several application options as none of the ICS roms I've used appear to have that MIUI option.
http://www.ehow.com/how_12187467_disable-proximity-sensor-android.html

[Q] Camera working in ICS CM9 nightly build

I have installed 27th April CM9 Nightly build on my SGT P1000 and somehow, the camera is working perfectly fine. I am unable to find settings for the camera, but it's working perfect. The gallery is showing all the images that I have captured.
The reason of writing this post is that all other posts claim that the camera is not yet working for ICS port on SGT-P1000. I first installed Overcome 4.1.0 with the kernel, and then flashed the CM9.
The question is, how is it working, and is it normal to work?
If it is normal to work, can someone point me in the direction where i can follow the updates?

Links
I used this get.cm link for downloading the CWM flashable CM9 nightly build ROM. Just want all to know that EVERYTHING seems to be perfect. I flashed the ROM yesterday, and till now, everything works.
Wifi
Bluetooth
Video Recording
Camera
Music playback
video playback
GPS
Video calling (through skype etc.)
Front/Rear Cam
Smooth Screen Rotation
Live Wallpapers
Phone
Contacts
SD Mount
Market
Browser is smooth as ever, tabbed and can be linked with chrome
Just want to know if anyone else has flashed this, and if anyone else has cam working.

I remember someone came up with a fix for the camera in the form of a flashable zip a while back so I imagine it's been included in the latest CM9 builds.

Well, I am still waiting for people to comment on it. I haven't found any comments. Is there a thread following the nightly CM9 build for p1000?

It has been working fine for many weeks.
This is the discussion thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495007
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

Thanks Priyana, just a little problem, i posted in a new question thread aswell.
Unfortunately, camera closed. This error I am getting frequently. Not always, but frequently. I have no idea what is causing the app to run sometimes, but close at other times.

I am on aokp milestone 5.
I also have camera fc from time to time.
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Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...

obahmood said:
Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...
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not working bro . .is there any update to fix this?

[Q] I9000 memory problems

Hello everyone! I've been following this website for a while and have been using HellyBean on my device.
I'm using the most recent version, 27/09 and I am sad with the RAM problems I'm having. Simple things like writing a SMS can be a nightmare at times because the keyboard goes away and it does not appear again! Using the AOSP browser it closes a lot and the wifi icon goes gray constantly.
I've tried to do a clean install twice but this happens every time. Has anyone been having these problems or is it only me? Anyone knows how I can fix it?
Thanks in advance!

After a reboot how many free RAM do you have? Have you installed apps like whatsapp, skype etc. they need huge mem ...especially the Gapps ...and our device only have 512MB RAM less reserved for the Kernel to be used by some drivers (video, capture, JPG) for DMA (Direct Memory Access)
What kernel uses HellyBean in Stock? Maybe try Sema-Kernel with BigMEM-Libs gives you up to 409MB RAM available for the Android System, but breaking the video recording in 720p, maybe it could help ...
timeforagame said:
Hello everyone! I've been following this website for a while and have been using HellyBean on my device.
I'm using the most recent version, 27/09 and I am sad with the RAM problems I'm having. Simple things like writing a SMS can be a nightmare at times because the keyboard goes away and it does not appear again! Using the AOSP browser it closes a lot and the wifi icon goes gray constantly.
I've tried to do a clean install twice but this happens every time. Has anyone been having these problems or is it only me? Anyone knows how I can fix it?
Thanks in advance!
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freakymod2120 said:
After a reboot how many free RAM do you have? Have you installed apps like whatsapp, skype etc. they need huge mem ...especially the Gapps ...and our device only have 512MB RAM less reserved for the Kernel to be used by some drivers (video, capture, JPG) for DMA (Direct Memory Access)
What kernel uses HellyBean in Stock? Maybe try Sema-Kernel with BigMEM-Libs gives you up to 409MB RAM available for the Android System, but breaking the video recording in 720p, maybe it could help ...
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After a reboot, the device reports 134 MB free. There are a lot of apps running and changing the RAM at the beginning but it stabilizes at around 130 MB and 120 MB. Here everything seems ok. I had some heavy apps, facebook, facebook messenger, skype (installed but not actually running, stopped using it) and firefox. Firefox was the only app I had trouble before but it is normal for it. Maybe Gapps but I find it strange to happen only now.
HellyBean uses the Devil Kernel by default. I used the option that gave me slightly more memory than default but still with access to the 720p recording. I changed to Semaphore Kernel to try and see if the same happened. Installed the slim version and it still happened. I now have the normal version because videos didn't work, I don't know why. I'll try the Devil Kernel again with the extreme memory option. I'll have no camera but let's see what happens. I'm not expecting miracles though. If it worked once with the normal amount of memory it should still work now...
EDIT: By the way, to clarify, facebook, facebook messenger and skype are not on my device anymore. firefox still is.
Experimenting now with the Devil Kernel with the Maximum RAM option (439 MB w/out camera)

Hmhh okay ,maybe you can test your origin HellyBean later ( without using facebook and so on ),and see what happened..
For Testing i i think the devil kernel with maximum RAM option is good, but i think you need the camera, so it is no option for daily use, or what do you think ...
As is said there are many apps which consumed much of ram and so android has to restart different apps often ...
Our device only has 512MB RAM...is it the latest helly bean version based on android 4.3 ???
But when you have tested hellybean with stock kernel AND Sema-Kernel and it still happened, could it be a bug in hellybean? Did you a clean installation ???
timeforagame said:
After a reboot, the device reports 134 MB free. There are a lot of apps running and changing the RAM at the beginning but it stabilizes at around 130 MB and 120 MB. Here everything seems ok. I had some heavy apps, facebook, facebook messenger, skype (installed but not actually running, stopped using it) and firefox. Firefox was the only app I had trouble before but it is normal for it. Maybe Gapps but I find it strange to happen only now.
HellyBean uses the Devil Kernel by default. I used the option that gave me slightly more memory than default but still with access to the 720p recording. I changed to Semaphore Kernel to try and see if the same happened. Installed the slim version and it still happened. I now have the normal version because videos didn't work, I don't know why. I'll try the Devil Kernel again with the extreme memory option. I'll have no camera but let's see what happens. I'm not expecting miracles though. If it worked once with the normal amount of memory it should still work now...
EDIT: By the way, to clarify, facebook, facebook messenger and skype are not on my device anymore. firefox still is.
Experimenting now with the Devil Kernel with the Maximum RAM option (439 MB w/out camera)
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freakymod2120 said:
Hmhh okay ,maybe you can test your origin HellyBean later ( without using facebook and so on ),and see what happened..
For Testing i i think the devil kernel with maximum RAM option is good, but i think you need the camera, so it is no option for daily use, or what do you think ...
As is said there are many apps which consumed much of ram and so android has to restart different apps often ...
Our device only has 512MB RAM...is it the latest helly bean version based on android 4.3 ???
But when you have tested hellybean with stock kernel AND Sema-Kernel and it still happened, could it be a bug in hellybean? Did you a clean installation ???
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Testing with Devil Kernel now with the maximum RAM option (439MB). It has no facebook, facebook messenger and the skype app is unninstalled now as well. So far so good! I've actually managed to use Firefox and write a message in a floating window with no problems at all. I've been going at it for a while now, testing Firefox, the AOSP browser, playing games, sending SMS, updating stuff, everything works fine. Except now for the camera. While I don't normally use it I don't like it disabled. Just for testing right now.
I found a screenshot I took, the phone reported only 17MB free and 379MB used. Calculator says it was only 103,6MB, unless something else escapes me, and facebook was restarting and poweramp and voodoo sound were battling to stay running since I was trying to listen to music. I thought it might be some kind of memory leak or something since it did somekind of soft-reboot (shows boot screen but doesn't ask for pin code) and everything was fine for a little while...
I don't think there are anymore heavy apps running on my phone. It's too bad the phone is considered almost ancient now but I'll have to deal with it for now. No money for a new one so cool as this one!
HellyBean is now based on 4.3 for most of it's compatible devices. It includes the GT-i9000 I use.
I first did a dirty flash on a new version. But that started the problems so I did a clean flash ( lots of wipes since I screwed up the kernel during install ) twice and it still happened even with a more recent version. Visiting the thread doesn't seem to show much regarding this problem. I can't post there yet or I would ask them first since it's the same ROM. They are only talking about SWAP and I don't use it. So it doesn't seem like a HellyBean bug. I thought also maybe it was a CM bug since HellyBean is based on it... But I would probably find more people in my situation if it was like that. I would like not to downgrade to the last version I had no problems with since I like a feature that came with the new version (deactivated because it could be that feature was a problematic one) but if this lasts I'll do that.
Thanks for your suggestions!
EDIT: It seems to be fixed! Don't ask me how... I didn't want to get the DevilKernel from the site since I already had it on the device but I had to install the last version again which I used to test the maximum RAM option I talked about. Since I had no problem I started decreasing the RAM amount until I got to the default option. And everything is working fine! I really don't get it why a dirty reflash fixed that a clean install did not. Sad because I couldn't figure out what was happening... But it's normal again... Lucky me, I guess? Anyway, thanks for your time trying to help me! I appreciate it!

No Problem therefore it is a forum !!! And it is great that i could help, or not in your case
It is strange, but the main thing is ,it works...however ...
Thanks for reporting!!!
timeforagame said:
Testing with Devil Kernel now with the maximum RAM option (439MB). It has no facebook, facebook messenger and the skype app is unninstalled now as well. So far so good! I've actually managed to use Firefox and write a message in a floating window with no problems at all. I've been going at it for a while now, testing Firefox, the AOSP browser, playing games, sending SMS, updating stuff, everything works fine. Except now for the camera. While I don't normally use it I don't like it disabled. Just for testing right now.
I found a screenshot I took, the phone reported only 17MB free and 379MB used. Calculator says it was only 103,6MB, unless something else escapes me, and facebook was restarting and poweramp and voodoo sound were battling to stay running since I was trying to listen to music. I thought it might be some kind of memory leak or something since it did somekind of soft-reboot (shows boot screen but doesn't ask for pin code) and everything was fine for a little while...
I don't think there are anymore heavy apps running on my phone. It's too bad the phone is considered almost ancient now but I'll have to deal with it for now. No money for a new one so cool as this one!
HellyBean is now based on 4.3 for most of it's compatible devices. It includes the GT-i9000 I use.
I first did a dirty flash on a new version. But that started the problems so I did a clean flash ( lots of wipes since I screwed up the kernel during install ) twice and it still happened even with a more recent version. Visiting the thread doesn't seem to show much regarding this problem. I can't post there yet or I would ask them first since it's the same ROM. They are only talking about SWAP and I don't use it. So it doesn't seem like a HellyBean bug. I thought also maybe it was a CM bug since HellyBean is based on it... But I would probably find more people in my situation if it was like that. I would like not to downgrade to the last version I had no problems with since I like a feature that came with the new version (deactivated because it could be that feature was a problematic one) but if this lasts I'll do that.
Thanks for your suggestions!
EDIT: It seems to be fixed! Don't ask me how... I didn't want to get the DevilKernel from the site since I already had it on the device but I had to install the last version again which I used to test the maximum RAM option I talked about. Since I had no problem I started decreasing the RAM amount until I got to the default option. And everything is working fine! I really don't get it why a dirty reflash fixed that a clean install did not. Sad because I couldn't figure out what was happening... But it's normal again... Lucky me, I guess? Anyway, thanks for your time trying to help me! I appreciate it!
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