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[Q] Cyanogenmod - What are nightlies?

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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What does NIGHTLY mean?

Does it mean that the ROM is changed nightly, and I have to flash my phone nightly, and that the link they post up is changed nightly?

lol......really??

yes really. I don't know what is the point then if it IS nightly. Seems too much of a hassle.

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The way that cyanogenmod works is that anyone who is willing can submit code or new features into cyanogenmod. Every night, a new rom is automatically generated with all of the changes from that day. You do not have to flash every night, for example tonights build had no updates, but some nightlies have new features that are just incredible. For example, the new theme engine, pause with camera while screen is off, double trackpad answer/hangup, etc that have not made it yet to any official release or release candidate.
Simply, new build every night, upgrading every night is not obligatory, and new features in each build are nice.
Sent from my CM7 G2

1) do the nightlies wipe data?
2) do you do any "clean flash" and then flash the nightly?

I want a nightly rom i thnk is the infected something lol
Hey i wanna know is a nightly ROM stable or not? i don't like changing from ROM to ROM but i do like the way the infected ROM looks so Ive been trying to flash it and it doesn't work i don't know why yesterday i let it sit on htc evo 4g i was so excited that i was day dreaming it worked so i woke my self out of bed to realize it turned off and i was so damn happy but when i charged it turned it back on....still...stayed like that i was so mad...am i doing something wrong my phone is rooted and s-offed

They're stable but can have bugs. Nothing crazy though.

HotShotAzn said:
1) do the nightlies wipe data?
2) do you do any "clean flash" and then flash the nightly?
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I too need the same clarification please. Anybody?
Are we supposed to do a clean flash while flashing a new version of a nightly over the old one?
Thanks in advance!

NeoInz said:
Are we supposed to do a clean flash while flashing a new version of a nightly over the old one?
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No, but if you have problems which are not reported by other users, you may have to do a clean flash.
But usually, if I*flash an updated version of my rom, I*only format cache and Dalvik cache.

What is a "nightly" ?

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.
Sent from underwater with my 1.2GHz oc'd DEFY

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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...

zakoo2 said:
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

[Q] ILWT CM7 388 or CM 7.2 RC-1?

Im currently using the official CM 7.1 stable ROM, i would flash a new updated ROM and don't know to choose between the two in subject, which is best? pro and cons?
Another question, with this ROM i had GPS problems so i fixed it by flashing latest radio Vision_Radio_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19 and performing an EFS data wipe with the script, now it's ok and i have signal very fast; if i flash the new ROM i should fix the GPS again doing the same job of flashing radio and doing EFS data wipe?
Thanks
Simone

sigibian said:
Im currently using the official CM 7.1 stable ROM, i would flash a new updated ROM and don't know to choose between the two in subject, which is best? pro and cons?
Another question, with this ROM i had GPS problems so i fixed it by flashing latest radio Vision_Radio_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19 and performing an EFS data wipe with the script, now it's ok and i have signal very fast; if i flash the new ROM i should fix the GPS again doing the same job of flashing radio and doing EFS data wipe?
Thanks
Simone
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I'm using CM7.2 RC1 now and it's fantastic, it's ridiculously fast . ILWT will obviously give you more customisation but with the inclusion of the aroma installer as well as the usual tweaking via text file, it seems a bit too confusing at a glance.
As for your install, you should probably do a full wipe since there have been a bunch of changes between 7.1 and 7.2. This means that you should do an EFS data wipe before installing your new ROM. I always do an EFS data wipe and i never have any GPS problems.

really thanks for the precious feedback
Ok so i will put the CM7.2 RC-1 rom waiting a stable ICS rom...

sigibian said:
really thanks for the precious feedback
Ok so i will put the CM7.2 RC-1 rom waiting a stable ICS rom...
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I think we're all waiting for a stable ICS ROM but realistically it might be a few months before that's possible.

@magic_android Aroma was added solely to simplify the process. I don't see why it would be confusing.
ICS IS stable, especially with the new official Qualcomm GPU drivers. However, it still isn't fully functional, when compared to GB It's going to take some time and some HTC RUU's till we can make the most out of ICS.
But, to answer the question...CM7.2 is cool and a perfectly good choice if you won't make use out of what ILWT offers. That being it's quick deployment through the use of the AromaUI/ILWT.txt, or overclocking, etc.

As crestofawave said with the aroma installer added the install process is very simple now for ILWT. Its a straightforward simple user interface where you just answer what you want don't want going through the manual set up the first time. Your choices are then stored as the text file and next time you just choose auto install, no more manually editing the text file. This should make it easier everyone to try out this great ROM, CM7 with all the good tweaks already built in
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Stable CM7 version based on your experience?

I want to install to my gf phone CM7+ go launcher. Anyone got a stable version is running with no missing features?
Would be very helpful to hear based on experience. Just want to know that everything that need to work - works. Not interested in latest nightly necessarily.

You want to install Go launcher in your GF? WTF?
P.S. Go for stock cm7 or MIUI CM7 Modded one.

sukhjit321 said:
You want to install Go launcher in your GF? WTF?
P.S. Go for stock cm7 or MIUI CM7 Modded one.
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:laugh::laugh:

what is stock cm7? any recommended build?

CaptainMaki said:
what is stock cm7? any recommended build?
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Stock CM7 is the non-modded build by Alquez. If you don't use USB tethering, go for the 20120717 build. (The Latest), However, if you have a need for USB tethering, then go for the 20120616 Build. (A little older), and flash the kernel which he has provided in the downloads.
20120717 - http://code.google.com/p/cm7-wildfi...=cm-7-20120717-UNOFFICIAL-marvel.zip&can=2&q=
20120616 - http://code.google.com/p/cm7-wildfi...=cm-7-20120616-UNOFFICIAL-marvel.zip&can=2&q=
The Kernel with the Youtube Fix and BT Restart Fix for the above build (20120616) - http://code.google.com/p/cm7-wildfire-s/downloads/detail?name=cm7-kern-eca-1.zip&can=2&q=
Good luck.