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[Q] updating CM7 nightlies - probably a noob question

So I have CM7 nightly v98 working mint on my nook. Netflix is working etc, and even my battery life is good too, and I'm not getting the SOD anymore (i think).
So right now I have no reason to update anything but I'm sure inevitably SOMETHING is gonna come up that I'm gonna want to update to a new nightly (or like a new stable will come out, or something). So my question is if I download a new nightly and flash it through CWM, can I flash just the file, and not wipe everything etc and will my settings, apps, etc all still be there? Or do I have to wipe everything out to upgrade each nightly? I figure I'd probably have to modify build.prop for Netflix each time which is no big deal, and also reflash the overclock Kernel as well, but otherwise??

Rogue Leader said:
So I have CM7 nightly v98 working mint on my nook. Netflix is working etc, and even my battery life is good too, and I'm not getting the SOD anymore (i think).
So right now I have no reason to update anything but I'm sure inevitably SOMETHING is gonna come up that I'm gonna want to update to a new nightly (or like a new stable will come out, or something). So my question is if I download a new nightly and flash it through CWM, can I flash just the file, and not wipe everything etc and will my settings, apps, etc all still be there? Or do I have to wipe everything out to upgrade each nightly? I figure I'd probably have to modify build.prop for Netflix each time which is no big deal, and also reflash the overclock Kernel as well, but otherwise??
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U can do it from within Rom manager. Gives u the option of what to del. Back up current ROM, and make sure wipe data isn't set. You'll then need to reflash the OC kernel and edit the build.prop again.
My question:
1. Does ROM manager backup ROM capture everything or just /system? I've been doing backups from CWM.
2. Been using Kernel manager, but haven't seen notification of new OC Kernel when new one just came out. Does this work?
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akenis said:
U can do it from within Rom manager. Gives u the option of what to del. Back up current ROM, and make sure wipe data isn't set. You'll then need to reflash the OC kernel and edit the build.prop again.
My question:
1. Does ROM manager backup ROM capture everything or just /system? I've been doing backups from CWM.
2. Been using Kernel manager, but haven't seen notification of new OC Kernel when new one just came out. Does this work?
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So doing this everything will be "identical" just on the newest ROM I got? I tried to do this once with ROM manager and screwed it up because I didn't put the ROM on my SD card so it wouldn't read it. Then I didn't bother as everything suddenly worked right (no complaints lol).

CyanogenMod 9 ICS for Captivate Q&A(Unofficial)

This thread is for the support of CM9 ICS release by CyanogenMod
This is NOT an official CyanogenMod thread, and isn't officially supported by CyanogenMod or Teamhacksung.
This thread is designed to help keep the dev thread clean and clear for the dev's to do their magic. So please feel free to ask any questions about the ROM, but flaming will not give great results and will be reported
The main CyanogenMod CM9 ROM thread is HERE
The Nightlies can be found here
GAAPS can be found here
Look for 'gaaps-ics-********-signed.zip'
Modems for ICS:
http://soggycashew.weebly.com/cm7miui--ics-modems.html
Modem Coverage Map:
http://soggycashew.weebly.com/modem-location-map.html
ONLY USE THE MODEMS MADE FOR CM7/Miui/ICS.
Give the ROM thread and this one a good read before you post, you may find the answer is already available. Keep in mind that each device may behave slightly different, so YMMV
People have found different ways to successfully install, and it works for them, but their method may not work for everyone. So it is highly suggested to follow the method recommended by the developers.
This is copied directly from the dev OP:
"-First time flashing ICS to your Captivate (or coming from another ROM)?
1. Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery.
2. Reboot into Recovery using 3-button-combo
3. Do a Nandroid backup!
4. WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
5. Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
6. Optionally install the Google Addon
7. WIPE again or Calendar Sync will not work
-Upgrading from CM7?
1. Do a Nandroid Backup!
2. WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
3. Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
4. Optionally install the Google Addon
-Upgrading from another CM9 (or teamhacksung) Build?
1. Do a Nandroid Backup!
2. Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
3. Optionally install the Google Addon
Note: The upgrade process from CM7 to ICS is automatic, but downgrading from ICS to CM7 (or restoring Nandroid) requires flashing twice. Once from ICS and again from CM7's recovery."
FAQ
The FAQ is available on Teamhacksung's Wiki. Please read before asking any questions and please feel free to edit it.
http://teamhacksung.org/wiki/index.php/Experimental:GT-I9000:Frequently_Asked_Questions
Known Issues
Please check the list of known issues before reporting bugs.
http://teamhacksung.org/wiki/index.php/Experimental:GT-I9000:Known_issues
Reporting Bugs
You are allowed to report bugs ONLY in the Development thread. Before reporting a bug, please make sure you are running as stock as possible. This means no custom kernel, no custom framework modification, etc. If you are using any of the above modifications, please flash the rom again to get rid of the modifications before reporting.
Grab a logcat right after the problem has occurred.
If it is a random reboot, grab /proc/last_kmsg. (Do not bother getting a logcat unless you can get it just before the reboot. A logcat after a reboot is useless)
Remember to provide as much info as possible. The more info you provide, the more likely that the bug will be solved. The following is a useful format to follow.
Thanks to the entire CyanogenMod Team for creating their magic for our aging Captivates!

I just registered so I can't post in the development thread... I hope this is the next best place...
I flashed build 3 of the ICS ROM and the DNS, at least for wifi, seems hardcoded to 8.8.8.8. I changed it to my local DNS ('su', 'setprop net.dns1 192.168.1.1'), checked that I could ping a local name, turned wifi off and on again, and it had gone back to 8.8.8.8. I'm new to Android so I don't know whether there's a way to set it harder, but I had expected that it would get the DNS servers from DHCP... that is definitely what stock Gingerbread and CM7 both did.
Hopefully some kind person will pass this message on to the developers... I am not sure whether this is the wifi DNS update issue listed in the Known Issues on the dev thread but if so maybe that should be marked confirmed

What should i do before flashing this rom? I'm currently with gal net miui. I assume that's cm7? So should i just flash after wipe? Or go back to stock first?
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it states to wipe data and cache, then install from miui or CM7, no need to return to stock. Some run it better than others, mines running just fine with their release 3

Facebook Widget
Anyone having issues with the facebook widget?
Can't get it to work. Any suggestions?

anjosautomotive said:
Anyone having issues with the facebook widget?
Can't get it to work. Any suggestions?
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Uninstall the app and reinstall from the market.
Glitch kernel let me OC to 1.4!

Thanks flashman that worked.

Dunno if anyone else has this issue but both mornings since flashing, I've woken up to an unresponsive touchscreen. clicking the hard button brings up the lock screen and everything looks right but it's just unresponsive to touch. I've had to fiddle with the hard buttons to be able to use the touchscreen again.

When finding things wrong with this build, you do have to realize that it's not even a beta yet, and things are gonna be slow/broken/or not integrated yet. I'm sure the devs will add all this stuff once the basic framework is solid. And like someone else stated, the best way is to go from CM7. It's very easy. I can even flash back and forth no hassle

Camera
Is there a zoom on this camera?

flashman2002 said:
Glitch kernel let me OC to 1.4!
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Are you saying we can use Glitch on the the ICS Rom?
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Never Mind
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19915350&postcount=5292

after updating (after clearing the phone again) to build 5, i get more errors than with build 3. Gonna go back and try it again.

Two issues in build 5, calendar issues, no sync. Tried custom apk's, no luck with that. Reflashed gappsv5 still no good. Was working on build3 with gapps v4.1. Also anyone able to get their facebook account to sync. Try adding facebook account and just nothing...

uzbeque said:
I don't know if it is right to begin new thread, but it seems it is better to ask questions here?
my question is, how can I manage desktops? there are only 5 desktops, I want more.
thanks
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ICS only allows 5 homescreens
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Having market download issues, even with free apps it just hangs on the downloading line. Wipe cache and reflashed GAPPS v.5 and it still is having issues. I was able to download World of Goo last night but nothing good this AM. Any other suggestions that may work?

I am also was having market issues. What helped me was making them download to phone from the market website. It helped a bit. And yes, the Facebook sync seems broken
Sent from my ICS Captivate

doctor_r said:
Two issues in build 5, calendar issues, no sync. Tried custom apk's, no luck with that. Reflashed gappsv5 still no good. Was working on build3 with gapps v4.1. Also anyone able to get their facebook account to sync. Try adding facebook account and just nothing...
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I had the same calendar sync problem. Did a wipe, flashed build 5, immediately flashed Gapps v5.1 before rebooting, and that fixed it for me.

any specific kernel? where do I pick up just the kernal? just moved from cm7 nightly b181

doctor_r said:
Two issues in build 5, calendar issues, no sync. Tried custom apk's, no luck with that. Reflashed gappsv5 still no good. Was working on build3 with gapps v4.1. Also anyone able to get their facebook account to sync. Try adding facebook account and just nothing...
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FB sync doesn't work on ICS at all so I wouldn't expect a quick fix. I downloaded the friendcaster app and used that to sync with my contacts.

wasimalam said:
any specific kernel? where do I pick up just the kernal? just moved from cm7 nightly b181
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You don't need to flash a kernel for this. At least it's a very bad idea in this stage of development. But if you need it for some other purpose, it's in the OP of the ICS thread

Issues With Touchpad

Hello, I have had a touchpad for some time and but CM9 and CWM on it some time ago, but it started having some issues recently. So I figured I should try and reinstall a newer version of CM and start from scratch.
I went to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026692 and downloaded both the skz+tenderloin-1.10.zip and the gapps zip.
I then placed those into the Download folder on the touchpad.
This is where things took a turn. I rebooted to get into CWM, upon selecting it from the boot menu it kept restarting back to the boot menu. After a few tries it got into CWM. I then wiped the data and did a factory reset, wiped the cache, and then wiped the dalvik like the post said to do. I then went to install zip from sdcard. Found the skz+tenderloin zip and chose to install that. CWM says it starts to install but then before the progress bar fills up at all...it resets back to the bootloader.
At this point I am at a loss with what to do and I would really appreciate any help I can get with this.
UPDATE: I figured starting from scratch would be the best bet, so I have uninstalled CM9 and CWM using ACMEUninstall. Now I am wondering if it is worth using CM10 as my default Android or should I stick with the best CM9.
Either way, if I should use CM9 or 10 can someone either help me or point me in the right direction for the best tutorial on doing this properly?

Restore a backup then DL an updated version of CM9 to flash or upgrade to ACMEInstaller3 to give you a larger system partition along with the latest version of CWM in order to install a CM10 rom apart from oats which does not require the extra space .
There are numerous guides and you should probably read up on a little bit before just flashing a rom to avoid the problems you are having .

sstar said:
Restore a backup then DL an updated version of CM9 to flash or upgrade to ACMEInstaller3 to give you a larger system partition along with the latest version of CWM in order to install a CM10 rom apart from oats which does not require the extra space .
There are numerous guides and you should probably read up on a little bit before just flashing a rom to avoid the problems you are having .
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The issue I am encountering is there is a ton of info out there, some outdated some not. I restored back to stock webOS with nothing else. I have ACMEInstaller 3 in the Palm directory, so I am ready to install the most stable/best CM9 currently out there, I just don't know which tutorial is the best one to follow. Could you perhaps just link me to one you recommend?

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31548-ho...-with-sound-camera-microphone-updated-232013/

Should I use CM10 or stick with 9? People say there are still issues with it and it's more of a preview build and not really meant to be used as your standard OS.

Saix_XIII said:
Should I use CM10 or stick with 9? People say there are still issues with it and it's more of a preview build and not really meant to be used as your standard OS.
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I installed CM9 based on the link above with the AIO package. It worked flawlessly, hopefully my freezing/restarting issues happen less often now. Thanks to all who offered help.

Saix_XIII said:
Should I use CM10 or stick with 9? People say there are still issues with it and it's more of a preview build and not really meant to be used as your standard OS.
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I can tell you that I use my Schizoid as my daily driver, and it's not a preview.

[fix][cm10.1.3.2]sluggish system and the 'ghost' of gapps

Today I tried flashing CM 10.1.3.2 stable over some old Cm10 nightly (emmc).
So I reboot into CWm and "wipe data and factory reset" before flashing the rom.
POST FLASHING
First boot took a long while as usual but the nook was very sluggish even after booting.
Also ,astonishingly, I had GAPPS(!) installed on this ROM even though I precisely remember not having flashed the gapps package in CWM.
I double checked the md5 hash and re-flashed the ROM but to no avail. Still same issues.
THE SOLUTION
Flummoxed I started searching if Google had suddenly started allowing CM to include gapps with the ROM. No luck there.
Then I saw eyeballer's comment here. Worked like a charm.
So basically, when in doubt, format /system
Post formatting /system and another fresh install things go back to normal. No ghost of gapps. No extra sluggishness. All cool. :good:
Now, this solution worked for me and hence I'd recommend it to anyone in a fix but I can't seem to be able to find a specific reasong for such behavior apart from a broken zip.
Cheers!

Thanks for the tip!
I was having a similar issue flashing new versions and thought it was my building from source causing ithe ssue

therkr said:
Now, this solution worked for me and hence I'd recommend it to anyone in a fix but I can't seem to be able to find a specific reason for such behavior apart from a broken zip.
Cheers!
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The reason gapps stays if you installed it earlier is because the ROM zip installer script has a routine built in to save previously installed gapps if you are flashing the same ROM that is just an update. It does that so you do not have to flash gapps again after a ROM update. The only way to get rid of them is to manually format /system with CWM before flashing the update.
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Thanks for the explanation! I did wonder what the backup part did.

This worked to speed up / clean up my nook - THANKS therker

question about installing a nightly update.

Hi i flashed a month ago aicp to my xperia sp and now i want to install a nightly of the same rom.Do i have to do full wipe or just flash the rom?I am using cyanogen recovery.I am asking this because in my previous rom i installed a nightly update without wiping and i ended up bricking the phone.

I read everywhere that the safest way is to do a full wipe, and since you have nothing to lose it won't hurt, so i think you should.

nickos12 said:
Hi i flashed a month ago aicp to my xperia sp and now i want to install a nightly of the same rom.Do i have to do full wipe or just flash the rom?I am using cyanogen recovery.I am asking this because in my previous rom i installed a nightly update without wiping and i ended up bricking the phone.
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yes it is practically the correct way to update a nightly.
However do bear in mind that the nature of nightly is that it might have problems after different builds, therefore having a previous build zip handy would really help you. Also backups!
In case of a problem, clean flashing sometimes aren't really your go-to method to correct stuff. Always assume it as a last resort.. In case you faced any problem do kindly share here.

so i sould install the nighlty without wiping?
TechnoSparks said:
yes it is practically the correct way to update a nightly.
However do bear in mind that the nature of nightly is that it might have problems after different builds, therefore having a previous build zip handy would really help you. Also backups!
In case of a problem, clean flashing sometimes aren't really your go-to method to correct stuff. Always assume it as a last resort.. In case you faced any problem do kindly share here.
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so i sould install the nighlty without wiping?

nickos12 said:
so i sould install the nighlty without wiping?
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Yes you may

Ok thanks

nickos12 some questions raised i hope you don't mind posting here to spare a new topic
TechnoSparks said:
However do bear in mind that the nature of nightly is that it might have problems after different builds, therefore having a previous build zip handy would really help you. Also backups!
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1. So you saying that a new update might/could be worst than the previous, correct ?
2. Do we need a full wipe of everything like first time (data, system, dalvid cache, etc) before install an update of the same rom (nightly 20151214) ?
3. Should i install it via recovery or ota ?

giannisv6 said:
nickos12 some questions raised i hope you don't mind posting here to spare a new topic
1. So you saying that a new update might/could be worst than the previous, correct ?
2. Do we need a full wipe of everything like first time (data, system, dalvid cache, etc) before install an update of the same rom (nightly 20151214) ?
3. Should i install it via recovery or ota ?
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Yes, nightly is a daily release where changes are huge in the back end.. Sometimes a simple change can make a build unbootable. Sometimes it introduces new bugs. Sometimes it is better and fixes everything. It is of course a good thing to update to the latest if possible, it is just that it is also vital to know what we're going to face when we flash a new update. So that we can make backups beforehand in case something really bad happens.
If you are installing an update to the same ROM there is no need to wipe anything. Wiping is optional.
↑ Note, if you are reverting to a previous build, you will need to wipe everything as there will be conflicts for the system data. This is why frequent/periodic app backups useful.
You can do either both of them without any problem

Thank you very much.
It's the first time i flashed a custom rom (the AICP 10 successfully :cyclops: ) and i got overwhelmed with all these endless customization options .