Ummmm.... which one should I flash??
Oh and why
Thanks =)
The Nightly's has fixed some issues in the last RC. Flash the Nightly.
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The latest nightly obviously is more up to date, and it of course has the fixes that the RC2 doesn't. I don't think anyone will tell you that it's any more or less stable than the RC2. For most people, the GPS has been fixed in the last few builds as well.
If I had to give a recommendation I'd say flash the nightly, the RC2 is quite old at this point as far as builds go.
Which to flash
I believe you have to flash RC2 and then the latest nightly over it, but I could be wrong on that, its just what I always have done. In fact I suggest you flash the new nightlies every time they come out. There have been a couple of times where the new nightly has screwed up more then it has fixed but the majority of the time its an improvement. Actually let me correct myself. usually I don't notice a difference however if you read the discussion forum for the nightlies then you see the problems that people had been having and are being fixed so its nice to know that if you had tried what they did it will now work
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I have done some digging, and am having trouble getting the answer. What are Cyanogen's Nightly builds? Everyone keeps mentioning these, but I would like some clarification before I move from Fresh EVO to Cyanogenmod 6.1.
...come to think of it, I may not be entirely clear on what builds are lol.
Thanks!
PS - I'm rooted with s-off via toastcfh's old directions, hboot 0.76.2000
Nightlies are builds with small bug fixes... think of it as someone finding small errors on the code for a day and then recompiling the ROM with those errors fixed.
A build is a version of software..in this case Cyanogen which has a nightly version or build of all compiled fixes etc for the 24hr period. Thus nightly build or version of all fixes for previous day or since last nightly build.
Thanks, appreciate the quick response.
Follow up Q: after I flash Cyanogenmod 6.1 is there an easy way to get these frequent updates installed?
ifiweresolucky said:
Thanks, appreciate the quick response.
Follow up Q: after I flash Cyanogenmod 6.1 is there an easy way to get these frequent updates installed?
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Not really. They aren't really released as flashable patches. Instead, each night the rom is automatically compiled with the current sources. Some people get good luck with flashing these roms on top of their previous CM rom. They won't wipe their data in order to hold onto their installed programs. This could cause instability.
The other option for updating is to wipe everything and reinstall a fresh nightly. I'll do that maybe once a month if there are any good updates. Right now I'm running build 191 and things are running so smoothly that I doubt I'll want to change unless there's a new feature or critical bugfix.
ifiweresolucky said:
Thanks, appreciate the quick response.
Follow up Q: after I flash Cyanogenmod 6.1 is there an easy way to get these frequent updates installed?
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Cyanogenmod Nightlies are available if you have Rom Manager Premium but you still must install them from there. Not a bad way to do it.
Very good. Now last question:
If I download the Latest Version from the link at the top of http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com does that automatically include the latest build (199)?
go here for nightlys http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?type=nightly&device=supersonic
and dont forget to flash gapps after the rom
Easiest way to get nightlies:
http://goo-inside.me/cm6/supersonic/nightly/ <--Scroll down to the last entry. This is my mirror which automatically pulls the newest nightly as soon as it's compiled.
Official mirror: http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic&type=nightly
Check what's been changed: https://twitter.com/cmsrc
To flash a Nightly, just put it on the root of you SD card and flash it from recovery. You *shouldn't* have to wipe cache or dalvik, and after the nightly is flashed, you can flash your custom theme/kernel/whatever.
Also, the link at the top of the CM wiki is not the latest Nightly, it's the latest stable version (in this case, Supersonic-6.1.0).
EDIT: You do not need to flash gapps after each nightly, only the first time, or after a complete wipe.
its recommended to do full wipe before flashing a nightly, some of the updates might not be updated if flashing over an older version
NewZJ said:
its recommended to do full wipe before flashing a nightly, some of the updates might not be updated if flashing over an older version
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Wherever you saw that is BS. 99% of the time, going from one nightly to the next, or from nightly to a just-released stable version, you don't have to wipe. The only time you do need to wipe is if there's a major framework change, or a bug that's been addressed, in which case people will say to do so in the Nightly thread.
Go here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729802
Its pretty much dumb you flashing rom's every night
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verse187 said:
Its pretty much dumb you flashing rom's every night
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It might be dumb to you, but I enjoy being on the bleeding edge when it comes to CM. Yeah, I flash a new rom almost every night, but I will also get the bugfixes and new features before you do. In my opinion, that makes it worth it.
blackroseMD1 said:
It might be dumb to you, but I enjoy being on the bleeding edge when it comes to CM. Yeah, I flash a new rom almost every night, but I will also get the bugfixes and new features before you do. In my opinion, that makes it worth it.
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I could cares less of new features i stay with myns rom and is still dumb in my opinion having broken stuff in every update
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Ok sorry if this question is noobish but what is the difference?
They are both cyanogenmods but two different Download Thread.
Nightly's are not offically released by Cyanogen and RC's are, but they are both compiled by the same team. Plus RC's are considered stable enough for official release.
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Nightlies are what CM7 RC1 is based off of. It essentially IS one of the nightlies. The nightlies are automatically built by a bot every night at the same time so that all the changes made that day are packaged into a rom and that is what becomes the next nightly.
The nightlies will continue to be built becauase RC1 means release candidate and is not considered stable.
They will eventually release an official CM7 Stable.
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Nightlies are what CM7 RC1 is based off of. It essentially IS one of the nightlies. The nightlies are automatically built by a bot every night at the same time so that all the changes made that day are packaged into a rom and that is what becomes the next nightly.
The nightlies will continue to be built becauase RC1 means release candidate and is not considered stable.
They will eventually release an official CM7 Stable.
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LOL "Built by a Bot Every Night" You made it sound so leet lol. I always it was some dude who just updates it and put it on.
But thanks. I am using RC1 right now everything is working so far. My last nightly was giving me reboot when i open my keyboard.
Also, you can always continue to flash the next versions of nightlies over the RC1, as other improvements and changes are made.
martonikaj said:
Also, you can always continue to flash the next versions of nightlies over the RC1, as other improvements and changes are made.
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So the nightlies folowing an RC are based on the RC or on the previous nightly?
I just see there is v2 version. I dont see changelog anywhere so could somebody tell me please?
i really wanna know that too, anyone?
I haven't installed either, I'm still on RC0, but I've been following the development thread, and I read that rc2 has a different kernel (up to rc1 the kernel had been the same) Different kernels mean different drivers, and some people were complaining about the new wifi drivers. But other than that rc2 seemed mor stable. Any way, since neither fixes the camera yet, I've decided to stay with rc1, that I found really stable.
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I haven't installed either, I'm still on RC0, but I've been following the development thread, and I read that rc2 has a different kernel (up to rc1 the kernel had been the same) Different kernels mean different drivers, and some people were complaining about the new wifi drivers. But other than that rc2 seemed mor stable. Any way, since neither fixes the camera yet, I've decided to stay with rc1, that I found really stable.
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I did not ask for difference between RC0 and RC1.
I am interested in difference between two different versions of RC1. There is v1 and latest v2. I cannot find anywhere changelog between those two.
Sorry for asking this but i installed CM7 and i saw in the thread a link to nightlies.
My only problem is i dunno what a nightly is and i'm searching for the past 20 min to find a definition and nothing.
So can someone please tell me what it is?
Thanks in advance.
It's a build of the rom that comes out every night
DROID X running liberty GB V.8
And they are unstable, or can be.
Thanks guys for replying.
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Where can i post reports of bugs that happen on cm7 nightly. Happen on my defy
FrankySahertian said:
Where can i post reports of bugs that happen on cm7 nightly. Happen on my defy
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you can find a link to 'github' on the original cm7 threads first post, there. and yeah, nightlies can be unstable, but can be more stable than the rc, too! for example, the nightly 110808 is much better than the rc1 in every aspect i think...
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you can find a link to 'github' on the original cm7 threads first post, there. and yeah, nightlies can be unstable, but can be more stable than the rc, too! for example, the nightly 110808 is much better than the rc1 in every aspect i think...
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...and 0814 also with better battery usage
Can I install Nightly on RC1 version without wipe anything ? It means like a update from RC0 to RC1 .
Lanney said:
Can I install Nightly on RC1 version without wipe anything ? It means like a update from RC0 to RC1 .
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You must wipe cache and dalvik before (and I suggest after too) installing nightly zip for reduce possible bugs, but not wipe data, so you can keep your settings and data.
Thanks, Nightly work way better than RC1. I've installed cm7-110814-0202-NIGHTLY-Jordan
thank you guys, it is puzzled me too, but now it is clear. thx.
im using miui,it built on android 2.3.5
What is a nightly build? And is it okay for me to install the CM9 nightly build?
This one to be exact: cm-9-20120708-NIGHTLY-p930.zip
A nightly build is essentially a beta build. It still has some bugs, but they are fixed and updated often(to keep up, you would flash every day or two when the new nightly comes out). If you want something a little slower, but not quite as up to date, the RC1 is a good place to start and it is my daily driver and has been since it came out. There are a couple small bugs, but nothing deal breaking that i have found yet. I will probably continue to update with the RC releases since it requires less time flashing and restoring.
So yes, it is absolutely OK to install the nightly build and you can even stay with it until another RC comes out if you want.