My default android camera randomly stopped working. Earlier today I tried taking a photo and my phone froze until it finally went to a completely black screen. A message popped up saying I could wait or force close the app, and I clicked force close. Now every time I try to use the camera, I get the same black screen and the only way to get out of it is to lock and then unlock my phone.
EDIT: For some reason my Tapatalk app didn't have the Q&A thread, any way to move it?
This is a ROM error and occur in old builded ROMs such as MIUI, Old CyanogenMod Builds (CM6), and sometimes Virtous ROMs. This error is mainly because the system has an alternate Camera App running on the system thus controlling passages to the original Camera's files. This can be fixed by:
Choice 1: Flash a new ROM that is of newer build.
Choice 2: You can try fixing the permissions in Rom Manager and rebooting.
Choice 3: Use the alternate Camera app (Pre-Installed on the ROM)
Choice 4: Use a root accessible program and remove the system app.
If this helped a little please thank... Lol ;P
*If you need more help feel free to contact!
Thanks bud, what would you recommend would be the easiest method?
If your phone is rooted with S-OFF and all that other stuff then seriously just find a stable rom that you like. Then from there all you need to do is flash a new ROM by booting into recovery either by restarting the phone and holding volume down OR if you have ADB set up then use adb reboot recovery.
Flashing a stable rom will ultimately solve your camera problem. As for a stable rom I would definitely suggest virtuous ROM.
That would probably be the easiest way. Otherwise you could try extracting the camera apk from another rom and installing that which is an extremely difficult thing to do or install an alternate camera app from the market like fxCamera.
I'm fine with my stock ROM, but doesn't Virtuous eat up a lot of battery?
Also I've tried fixing permissions with ROM manager and it didn't work. I've tried using the Pure Gingerbread ROM from the Dev Forums, but the camera didn't work either.
Actually Virtous does use alot of battery mainly because all of the required processes needed to run the system. I think the best method is use a blackmarket app and download an alternate Camera or use the extra camera app on the phone...
--- I would say methods 3 and 4.
I AM VS4 said:
Actually Virtous does use alot of battery mainly because all of the required processes needed to run the system.
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What "required processes" are you talking about? I haven't noticed battery drain to be any worse on Virtuous than CM7 or any other ROM.
I'm guessing I have to get a separate camera app then? Using another ROM or fixing permissions didn't work.
EDIT: Turns out Camera ZOOM FX doesn't work either.
In my opinion virtuous doesn't burn a lot of battery unless you use the stock kernel it comes with. I found that the battery life almost tripled when I flashed the advanced virtuous kernel (1.0.9) onto it.
Just to clarify, Every rom will consume a lot of battery. Some just run fewer processes in the background or are less CPU intensive but regardless of all of that if you use a power efficient kernel (essentially a driver for your android) then your battery life will sky rocket. You should be looking for UV or undervolted kernels.
Anyways, back to topic. Try flashing a newer radio onto your device. Then if you can try using Virtuous. Your camera should definitely work with virtuous in all honesty. If you like virtuous then just flash one of the advanced kernels and then watch the battery life sky rocket.
Aegishua said:
In my opinion virtuous doesn't burn a lot of battery unless you use the stock kernel it comes with. I found that the battery life almost tripled when I flashed the advanced virtuous kernel (1.0.9) onto it.
Just to clarify, Every rom will consume a lot of battery. Some just run fewer processes in the background or are less CPU intensive but regardless of all of that if you use a power efficient kernel (essentially a driver for your android) then your battery life will sky rocket. You should be looking for UV or undervolted kernels.
Anyways, back to topic. Try flashing a newer radio onto your device. Then if you can try using Virtuous. Your camera should definitely work with virtuous in all honesty. If you like virtuous then just flash one of the advanced kernels and then watch the battery life sky rocket.
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I don't know how to do that or where to even start. *sigh* Seems like anything I try fails.
Well if your phone is rooted then all you need to do download the ROM you want and the kernel you want. Then put them both on your sdcard. From there boot into recovery and then install via ZIP and then select your ROM first. After that process is complete you wanna restart your phone and set it all up. Once you're happy go into recovery again and then install the kernel.
If the camera worked before, and its not now, I would think a full wipe and flashing back to stock would work. Or just returning to an old nandroid backup (from when the camera was still working), if you have one. Or you might try a factory reset.
Also, if you switched ROMs, and the camera is still not working, I suspect that not wiping the data, cache, and dalvik might be the culprit. If you were going from a Froyo ROM to a Gingerbread ROM, you should do a full wipe.
Using an alternate app seems like a silly solution. It shouldn't be that hard to get your packed-in software working.
Also, I would not suggest changing the radio, unless you have specific reception and/or battery issues, or you are switching to a different ROM with a specific recommended radio. "If its not broke, don't fix it" is the common mantra for radio flashing, as its an unlikely but possible way to brick your phone. Its also possible your reception and battery life will be worse after changing radios. IMO, if your reception is good, don't mess with the radio.
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I want to run the OMFGB 1.1.1 on my incredible and all i get is a bootloop. How or what is wrong with this and why wont it work?? I am new to this but i learned how to root and all that stuff on my own. I have a nandroid backup of my current 2.2 OS so all i need to know is how do i get it to run GB.
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I want to run the OMFGB 1.1.1 on my incredible and all i get is a bootloop. How or what is wrong with this and why wont it work?? I am new to this but i learned how to root and all that stuff on my own. I have a nandroid backup of my current 2.2 OS so all i need to know is how do i get it to run GB.
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Are you going to Rom Manager to install these? If so, don't...try going here to the home of OMFGB, download the zip and flash it in Recovery. See if that makes a difference for you.
yes i am flashing it through rom manager but i did a factory reset and it stopped the bootloop also. I dunno if i really like it it is fast and i like the layout just i feel the battery life is not so good and takes way to long to charge it back up. mabe i am just unframiliar to the new format and i can find some settings to help with that. other than that one complaint i love it.
well that is exactly where i got the link from. i just decided to do a factory reset as i seen stated in a step by step install. I found it after some serious digging. I love it just i think the battery life could be a little better. I dont know if there are some kind of settings i could change to help with this but thats my only complaint. i like it alot. The color layout is beautiful. Im going to try it for a while. Are there any other good sence roms out there that are one to check out?? I also tried the cynogen 6.1 and liked it just i like the sence style better. Thank u for your help with this..
For battery life: That's a tricky one. Try different kernels, but make sure they are GINGERBREAD compatible. Look for [AOSP] and [GINGERBREAD] tags in the dev section. They're all beta's, including cyanogenmod's stock kernel and any other gingerbread-related software, as it was never meant to run on our phones.
If you still get poor battery life, you have a few options:
1. Try CM7
2. Buy an extended battery
3. Use a different rom
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For battery life: That's a tricky one. Try different kernels, but make sure they are GINGERBREAD compatible. Look for [AOSP] and [GINGERBREAD] tags in the dev section. They're all beta's, including cyanogenmod's stock kernel and any other gingerbread-related software, as it was never meant to run on our phones.
If you still get poor battery life, you have a few options:
1. Try CM7
2. Buy an extended battery
3. Use a different rom
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what about cm6.1 stable and i am looking for an extended battery now and a charge pad i need to prolly change the kernal though. sounds like a better solution.
i am having such a hard time getting these google apps for the cyanogen 6.1. i cant figure out how to get them off my phone onto my sd card. i would rather get a link so i can just do it the easy way. I cant even find them on here.
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i am having such a hard time getting these google apps for the cyanogen 6.1. i cant figure out how to get them off my phone onto my sd card. i would rather get a link so i can just do it the easy way. I cant even find them on here.
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download rom manager and use that. the gapps are on there and its easy to install.
Thank u all u have helped alot
I hate rom manager, but i did find a good rom for the things i use it for. Now im running Lithium NG mod its battery charging and use is acceptable, plus its speed and reception for wifi teathering is better than stock.
This is a guide I’ve put together from my (in)experience with flashing ACS. It mainly comes from the replies of k0nane and theimpaler747 in the SyndicateROM thread. However, since there’s so many pages that can be tricky to search for idiots like me who just throw up random posts for others to solve their problems, I thought it would be good to summarize it along with anything I happened to notice from flashing a couple of Epics. Consider it the FIBI guide.
Step 1: Read all posts by k0nane on page 1 of the SyndicateROM thread before doing a damn thing! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194
Instructions for CWM are in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
Useful hotkeys:
Download mode - Hold down 1 on the keyboard when you power on the phone
Recovery mode - Hold Volume down+camera+power to power on the phone
Reset phone - Hold volume up+camera+power. This generally works when the phone is completely locked up.
Flashing:
When going between versions of ACS, check their notes to see if you need to do anything other than flash. You can go between some versions without wiping or losing anything. You can also flash between standard and fully loaded without wiping or losing anything.
Sdcard doesn’t mount in CWM, but shows up in Android - Format the sdcard in Android.
Boot hangs on the Samsung screen – Redownload, format your SD card and reflash
Boot screen flashed between different things – Wipe cache & data 3x and reflash
Journaling:
Enable journaling – In CWM, go to backup and restore. Backup, then restore using that backup. Journaling enabled!
Make it so you don’t need journaling – Keep a copy of the ROM on your phone at all times. Should you ever have data corruption, jump into CWM and flash the ROM again. It’s quick, no wipes needed.
If you restore a backup made in CWM and want to have non-journaled again – Flash the ROM after restoring.
Other issues:
FC in a specific app – Go into manage applications and clear data for that app
FC in several apps – In CWM > Advanced, try fixing permissions. Can also clear caches, and if that doesn’t work, reflash the ROM.
If you have any major issues that seem unresolved, Odin everything back to stock with EB13, format your sdcard in android, re-download everything, re-install CWM, re-read all of k0nane’s posts on page 1 and try again.
If you want ads back – Install adfree from market and hit revert
If your phone is freezing often - Flash either the vision kernel found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012136 or the Twilight 1.0.4 kernel found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12504067&postcount=5904. I haven't had the freezing issues, but I'd recommend trying the vision kernel first as it has some other potential benefits.
Recommended tweaks and add ons:
Fugutweaks – This will smooth out a few random things on the phone. I’ve noticed more responsiveness on the lock screen and icons on my homescreen. Small, but nice. Install the ZIP in CWM, file can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981125
Impaled Keyboard – Makes the keyboard less likely to skip keys. Still have some, but they’ve gone down a lot. I use the Speed Demon Edition, still had a fair amount of dropped keys with standard one. Install the ZIP in CWM, file can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025533&page=18
SetCPU – Handles scaling the CPU and overclocking. Use ondemand setting for smooth performance. If you have issues when the phone is idle or it doesn’t wake up properly, set minimum CPU to 200Mhz. Free for XDA members, APK can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
Battery Calibration – If you want to calibrate your battery without going into CWM, grab the app from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024867. It’s now available from the Android Market.
Vision Kernel – Pretty much Twilight + gives you 1.4Ghz and Voodoo colour which improves balance when brightness is at 100%. Flash in CWM, wipe dalvik. Kernel can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012136
And a final note that I'm now about 10 hours into testing... if you are using fully loaded and want better battery life, really try standard. It very easy to switch, it flashes over fully loaded with no wipes or data loss, the only thing you lose is that it resets your homescreens. But really, this is day 1 of it for me and 10 hours in I'm at 62% battery remaining. Usually by this time I'd be around 20%.
Great info! I recently installed the newest SyndicateROM 1.1.0 on my Epic and the only trouble I had was with the included Twilight 1.1.0 kernel. My phone kept freezing and I would have to pull the battery to reboot.
This is an issue that has been documented with the ROM and is said to be caused by the kernel and its adjustments to voltage and overclocking, not all phones handle this well.
To fix the issue I flashed the Twilight 1.0.4 kernel, as suggested by k0nane, and I am about a day into testing without any freezing issues. The only problem is that the Twilight 1.0.4 kernel has a known issue with video recording and it does not work.
Let me say that the performance increase from installing SyndicateROM and ext4 are well worth the trouble.
Have you tried the vision kernel? That might fix your freezing without breaking video recording.
is your brightness at 100%??? what was the difference between standard and fully loaded again??
VeNoM vZ said:
is your brightness at 100%??? what was the difference between standard and fully loaded again??
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What does the brightness have to do with anything? And for the differences, here's from the SyndicateROM thread:
k0nane said:
SyndicateROM Standard includes LauncherPro. All Samsung and Sprint bloatware are completely gone!
SyndicateROM Fully Loaded - the choice of ACS team lead rjmjr69 - features TouchWiz instead of LauncherPro, and adds in Social Network Sync, Facebook, BuddiesNow, Program Monitor, and the stock live wallpapers. All the rest of the bloat is still gone!
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What does the brightness have to do with anything? And for the differences, here's from the SyndicateROM thread:
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The brightness for battery life.
No, brightness is not at 100%. I generally use 0-25%, though I'll kick it to 100% when viewing photos or when I'm outside. Even with the lower brightness setting, I'd always have to recharge in the afternoon. I'm still doing a lot of testing for ways of having the battery last longer, today is longest it's ever gone for. I'll be adding more information when I feel like I've got a solid way of having it all setup.
OP, could you add the freezes and "terrible battery life" solutions? Namely, flash the kernel in the second post or VisionKernel. It's the most annoying one to answer multiple times daily.
Thanks much for this! Hopefully people read it.
I want to get the battery situation on my phone sorted out before adding it to the list. I was having pretty bad battery life, but switching to standard and removing gallery has made my phone last all day for the first time ever. I want to do some experiments between setcpu options, juicedefender and the vision kernel to see what works best. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have a more detailed idea as to how to get better battery life.
But for now, anyone having battery issues my current setup is using ACS standard and replacing gallery with quickpic. This has doubled my battery life.
Hey wassup everyone, first time writer long time viewer, and first let me say thanks to all the great people that have provided us with great roms for the epic and the syndicate team as well, Im currently using a Epic 4G with sindicate rom freeze 1.1.0 and i must say its awesome, aside from my battery dying really quickly when im runing it at 1.3ghz its actually great, usually i end up operatig it at 800mhz to actually save some battery life last me for 3 days at a time, and when i have it pluged in or show off my awesome epic i raise it back upto 1.3ghz, big difference cuz when i raise it up there my battery drains rather quickly like 3 percent a minute or so.....
well anyways now that, thats says, I have CWM 3..0.5 with syndicaterom twilight 1.1.0 and ive been sucessful at loading custom boot animation, but one thing is that im having trouble is loading the animation with sound? any idea onhow i can od that?, what are the steps, cuz so far ive been using root explorer to transfer and change bootanimation to load up on my screen, but i have no idea where to put the sound or how to even get it to load with the bootanimation any one have any ideas? please help, i do all his trought my phone, put the bootanimation on my sd and work from there and trasfer it to the system/media, most bootanimation that do have sound on them say to put it on the system/custimization/resources but i look every where and the syndicate rom doesnt have that archieve just the system/media, how can i load the sound into my boot? and how can i change the power off animation as wll?
Maybe someone should make a wiki "Trouble shooting guide" formatted like the ones found in the back pages of user manuals..
This might.. just maybe (crosses fingers) alleviate the never ending repeating of questions in the main sfr thread
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Have you tried the vision kernel? That might fix your freezing without breaking video recording.
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Just tested Vision kernel 1.1 and ran into countless issues. My phone would not open camera, gallery, or music apps. And after that debacle I didnt even bother to find out if any other apps were misbehaving.
The first sign of trouble came when I installed a fresh version of SyndicateROM 1.1.0 and then flashed Vision kernel 1.1. The phone booted-up fine but when I went to shut down it immediately froze and I had to pull the battery.
Im going to stay on Twilight 1.0.4 kernel for a while until I find something else.
I have tested Twilight 1.0.4 kernel for about a day or two and have not had any problems so far. I even overclocked with SetCPU to 1.2GHz without any issues.
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Maybe someone should make a wiki "Trouble shooting guide" formatted like the ones found in the back pages of user manuals.
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I would be more than happy to contribute my experiences if this gets up and running. PM me with any updates to the "SyndicateROM [TSG] WiKi"
Please Help a Novice
I have installed this ROM, followed the directions and thought I did everything right. But when I rebooted the phone, I just get the Clockwork Recovery screen. Have I bricked my phone? How do I recover? Please please please help...Haven't even had my phone for a day...
By the way, the error I'm getting is:
ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.0
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
I backed up before I installed this ROM, and Restore brings me back to this same screen / message
mercerma said:
I have installed this ROM, followed the directions and thought I did everything right. But when I rebooted the phone, I just get the Clockwork Recovery screen.
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Please elaborate on the steps that you took to install the ROM and CWM.
What version of CWM are you running?
What modem do you have installed (...DK28, EB13, EC05)?
Have you transfered the SyndicateROM 1.1.0 onto your SD card before you installed CWM?
Did you wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache at least three times each before installing the .zip?
Your phone most likely is not bricked, that is a very hard to task to achieve. Worst case scenario you may have to do a clean wipe with odin and flash the stock ROM to start the process over. We can try to help you with any issues you may have but in the mean time try searching to the forum to find answers to these questions.
Hey, great idea for the thread.
Something I learned:
I was having AWFUL freezing problems. Tried all the fixes (vision kernel, old twilight) to no avail. If these don't fix your problems, try Genocide Kernel (on these forums). Solved my problems.
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But really, this is day 1 of it for me and 10 hours in I'm at 62% battery remaining. Usually by this time I'd be around 20%.
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Ok, so im thinking of switching to the standard edition of he rom cuz im currently using the fully loaded added the 1.0 kernel vision on it to get the 1.4ghz, and its pretty smooth its stable at times so im keeping it at 1.3 for now until its set more stable..... however when u said that ure at 10 hours and u still have 62% whats the speed u have ure epic set at and whats the brightness?
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Just tested Vision kernel 1.1 and ran into countless issues. My phone would not open camera, gallery, or music apps. And after that debacle I didnt even bother to find out if any other apps were misbehaving.
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Fix permissions in CWM/etc.
Kernels cannot cause that. It's that simple.
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Please elaborate on the steps that you took to install the ROM and CWM.
What version of CWM are you running?
What modem do you have installed (...DK28, EB13, EC05)?
Have you transfered the SyndicateROM 1.1.0 onto your SD card before you installed CWM?
Did you wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache at least three times each before installing the .zip?
Your phone most likely is not bricked, that is a very hard to task to achieve. Worst case scenario you may have to do a clean wipe with odin and flash the stock ROM to start the process over. We can try to help you with any issues you may have but in the mean time try searching to the forum to find answers to these questions.
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I used the one step root process I found here to install CWM 2.5.1.0. I then downloaded the ROM, copied it to my SDcard, then used CWM to install the zip from my sdcard.
I don't know what modem I have, is there a way to check with my phone in it's current state?
I installed CWM previous to transferring the rom to my sd card
I did not the first time, but per instructions on the page where I downloaded the ROM, I reformatted my sd card, redownloaded the ROM, wiped everything 3x's and tried to reinstall. Same result. I keep getting the error on just about everything I do that states "E:Can't open /cash/recovery/log"
And thank you for your advise, any more would be greatly appriciated. I did search the forum, but there is so much information, hard to find what I really want, especially as a novice. I plan to not be a novice for long thanks to xda!
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I used the one step root process I found here to install CWM 2.5.1.0. I then downloaded the ROM, copied it to my SDcard, then used CWM to install the zip from my sdcard.
I don't know what modem I have, is there a way to check with my phone in it's current state?
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I could probably answer that question, im still a noob, but from what i know u need to install CWM version 3.0.5/6 in order for u to run does roms, thats why ure having trouble flashing it, since Syndicate roms are EXT4 Base Roms anything lower then CWM3 wont support since they are RFS files, go here and follow the steps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194
download the CWM3 and root it again, u can run the CWM Root over the previous 1 so dont worry, i did it that way and i had no problems what so ever, as to check to see what modem u had, go to settings, about phone, under base band version check to see if the last 4 letters says EB13, or DK28, or if u have the ECO5 which is the newest stock base update that came out.
Also its best to know if ure phone is from stock, or if u updated from any of the first 2 version updates, EB or DK, if u where like me that waited for the update and stayed at Eclair then updated when the ECO5 OTA came out then u should be fine....
Just incase u are from a update of EB or DK here is the link for does 2 versions of CWM3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
if im wrong then someone please correct me im still a noob learning.
EDIT: just noticed that u said ure phone is messed at that point, umm u can try to do a factory reset then restart ure phone see if that fixes the problem, then try follow the steps above, if that doesnt work, u will have to download odin, which is also in that link and reflash back to stock, everything is there so if u follow does instrunctions u wont have a problem.....its actually pretty easy.....
i have never installed any custom rom yet.. i just saw cyanogenmod 7 was released and stable... heard it's the best rom out there... but is it worth installing it over htc desire's stock rom? i am starting to have some performance issues as i haev installed tons of apps on my desire.. will the performance be better on cyanogenmod 7?
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i have never installed any custom rom yet.. i just saw cyanogenmod 7 was released and stable... heard it's the best rom out there... but is it worth installing it over htc desire's stock rom? i am starting to have some performance issues as i haev installed tons of apps on my desire.. will the performance be better on cyanogenmod 7?
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yes, it is worth it but it does not have sense so if you are a fan of it you might want to flash leedroid
Define "performance".... apps opening faster? yes. Keep in mind, you will have a new launcher.
Battery life? Definately. I have about a 90% battery life improvement over my stock Desire ROM. Keep in mind, my phone is an east european model, compared to branded phones in the US, which means I didn't get bloatware installed.
Also, when you upgrade to CyanogenMod7, you can install setcpu, and overclock your processor. In addition, I run profiles to throttle back the processor speed if the battery reaches a certain percentage.
I can run, normal usage (without films) at least 2 days without recharge.
I run their RC3, just can't seem to think why I should update to their "stable" version. The only noticable thing I see, is that screen brightness doesn't seem to hold (get brighter). But a tiny annoyance.
Also, I would suggest updating the normal way to 2.29 first. I'm not an android programmer by any means, but have heard it also flashes the radio version,which can be important when flashing custom ROMs.
CyanogenMod has put tons of work into their ROM. Probably more than anybody out there. You won't be dissappointed.
There are a couple of other good ROMs out there as well. Oxygen, Gingervillian, and Muiu (spelling). But I only read about them.
If you have any problems, please ask BEFORE you brick your phone.
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yes, it is worth it but it does not have sense so if you are a fan of it you might want to flash leedroid
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Yeah, forgot about sense, but really, I don't see much of a difference between running stock HTC and CyanogenMod.
Or maybe I am ignorant (staring at too many posts for too many days)
Sense has left me......
i am tempted for the battery life... maybe i will flash it tomorrow... it will be my first flash so... thinking well before doing it.. lol ... how's phone quality? are stuff like camera (recording and photo) improved?
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i am tempted for the battery life... maybe i will flash it tomorrow... it will be my first flash so... thinking well before doing it.. lol ... how's phone quality? are stuff like camera (recording and photo) improved?
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They added some options for video, mostly effects. I like the B/W for video. Camera quality is good. No difference from stock as far as I can see.
A lot more control as far as how your phone behaves (animations, etc). In fact, more options than I need.
You will miss some of the stock widgets though. And will have to get from the market.
Currently, I'm in the process of extracting the APK's from HTC's zip (between extreme beer sessions), and will see if they work correctly. They had a good Office app. and the weather widget.
If you do flash, you will need to also get the flash file for google apps and flash both at the same time. Then, afterwords, you can go to the market again, and get what you need.
Ohhhhh.... root your phone first.
already rooted my phone.. download rom manager from market.. probably will be using it to install cm7
yeahman45 said:
already rooted my phone.. download rom manager from market.. probably will be using it to install cm7
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I prefer to install it the old fashioned way, rather than Rom Manager. Although it's nice to flash the clockwork recovery.
I copy it to the root, goto hboot, recovery, wipe all caches, then run both updates. Cyan and googleapps
Remember, to a recovery backup on your phone, BEFORE flashing any new ROM.
They have TONS of instructions here.
Good luck.
i am going to follow this guide
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Desire_(GSM):_Full_Update_Guide
is it for cyanogenmod 6 or is it also valid for cm7?
installed cm7 finally.. got some issues but finally it's fine... only thing i couldn't install yet is app2sd... ext formatting done through rom manager doesn't seem to work... and i missed installation of the gmail app (i installed google addons for cm7) and when i started the phone, it asked whether to download and install gmail app.. i skipped thinking i would be able to install it later or recover it from my titanium backup...
i could not install it later.... and i messed up with my backup (i forgot to copy the license file...darn... i only copied the titanium backup folder thinking everything was there)..
first impressions.. i miss htc sense... not a big fan of adw launcher and most widgets not as good as htc sense ones... battery does not seem to be better.. is actually a buit worse than the stock rom (which was good imo)... maybe i need to re-calibrate my battery?
haven't installed a lot of apps yet so can't evaluate performance for now (performance was good on stock rom until i installed lots of apps and moved them to sd)... cm7 is more ugly than stock rom imo. will continue to use it and get more used to it... but overall.. i am missing stock rom... ( a lot of features seem missing or need fixing in cm7)
Hi guys,
I own a Motorola Defy currently running on Froyo 2.2.
I've been reading the guide threads on installing a custom ROM and I am interested in trying it out.
I am currently focused on CM7.
However, I just want to confirm that going through this process is going be advantageous. My current stock Froyo installation is stable but can sometimes be a bit slow. Would CM7 (running Gingerbread) be a smoother ROM overall? Also would I be able to get better battery life, or overclock my CPU to a higher clock speed? Are there other advantages?
Apologies if this question has been asked before. I tried searching but could not find any direct information on why I should change from stock.
If u just want a faster and a bit smoother rom just install 2nd init to overclock yr cpu. If you are looking for speed and performance then CM7 and lastly Miui for beauty and customization. U can have a different theme for your stausbar, sms etc. And if you don't like the iphone style launcher of miui then u can always install a different launcher In terms of battery life it depends but custom roms usually have less battery life from what i have seen. Hope this helps
Shahmatt said:
Apologies if this question has been asked before. I tried searching but could not find any direct information on why I should change from stock.
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i dont think anyone can give you any reason why YOU should change your ROM, but they can give you reasons why they changed theirs... its all a matter of preference, if you want a stable and reliable phone with everything working fine then you can stick with stock rom (or is it really reliable?? debatable hehe)
or you can go for ROMS that have beautiful interfaces, good battery life, lots of functions, fast and smooth... there are lots of options, its best you try it out yourself, i personally prefer CM7.1 while a friend of mine loves CMIUI...
I think just rooting the phone by itself will give you quite a few advantages, personally I didn't see much difference in at first battery life by using CM7, 7.1, 7.2....but those give a good bit more freedom, and if you want to you can turn your phone into a speed demon (the stock defy....is....not...) or a battery sipper that lasts for a while.
It's mostly just the freedom.
I root and use custom ROMs because I like to tinker it's the same reason I use Linux more than windows. I like to be able to change things and yes sometimes I break things but then I get to learn how to fix them.
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Thanks for the responses.
Would the CM7 jump from Froyo to Gingerbread show a significant improvement?
Shahmatt said:
Thanks for the responses.
Would the CM7 jump from Froyo to Gingerbread show a significant improvement?
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Yes.
I use MIUI. Exactly WajkUI.
Faster and all ways better than stock ROM.
CM 7 is good also but I think it has an old and boring user interface.
If you're installing a Custom ROM it is not only that you get Gingerbread (this is actually the smaller thing), you get a different user experience, a fresh design (no Motoblur anymore), more customizations and tweaks.
My favorite in terms of stability, smoothness and speed was Galnet MIUI (before I switched to CM9 but that's not really final...), imho MIUI looks better, has nice built in apps and an awesome theme support (you can customize everything like the status bar, boot animation, font, lockscreen...). CM7 was a tiny bit less stable for me, it looks more like plain stock Gingerbread and you have some additional advanced settings.
Shahmatt said:
Thanks for the responses.
Would the CM7 jump from Froyo to Gingerbread show a significant improvement?
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Yes of course
I tried it myself and CM 7.1 is more stable
Thanks all for your help.
I think I will indeed go ahead and try a custom ROM.
I notice MIUI also seems to have a following. Can anyone point me to the relevant ROM forum link? I can't seem to find it in the Android Development Forum. :-/
I intend to use the instructions shown in the following link in order to flash a new ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054447
Am I right in assuming that steps 1 to 9 must be universal to all Defy's and that step 10 is where you flash the ROM of your choice?
There are indeed a few different miui variations that often different mods and add-ons. U can try the official english builds with no tweaks and mods just translated to english at miuiandroid.com or other english variation at miui.us or one with awesome mods and tweaks that i recommend will be wajkiui ics or ics miui dsj from the forums or galnetmiui from galnetmiui.co.uk.
Yes the steps are universal but a bit outdated.
U can't download 2ndinit from market anymore just get latest apk from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032212
Make sure you're on froyo if not you won't be able to downgrade or use any custom roms as they use froyo as base.
Also have your files ready on your sd card before you start this.
Steps
1. Backup your apps using titanium backup root or mybackup root additional you can backup your contacts and messages by selecting data in mybackup root
2.Download superoneclick from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682. Use the 2.11 version easiest and quickest to root froyo
3.Connect your phone to PC. Right click superoneclick -> open as admin
4.Wait till it says waiting for device then go to your phone in settings->Applications->Development check usb debugging is on
5.After your phone is rooted. Uncheck usb debugging and restart your mobile.
5.Now switch your phone on again and check usb debugging is on then download 2nd init from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032212 and install the 2nd init recovery. It will ask the superuser permission Accept it. If the led light is green then 2ndinit was successfully installed.
6. Now Uncheck the USB debugging from Settings->Applications->Development and restart the phone now.
7.It will go in to bootmenu select 2nd init as default boot. Using the volume rocker to navigate and power button to select
8.Go back and click recovery -> Custom recovery ->* Wipe data/factory and Wipe cache and also go to advance and clear dalvik cache -> Install zip file from sd card(select the cm7 zip, repeat with the gapps zip) If it's miui no need to flash gapps
12. Reboot. Go to app drawer and start up the defy baseband switcher. select the appropriate baseband to achieve optimal reception.
Thanks to stewi21 for the original guide. If u need more help pm me or ask on the forums.
Happy Modding
If you are a us tmobile user, you almost certainly need wifi calling as the service stinks in closed spaces. So using a custom rom based on other than us froyo will eliminate that option...come on guys get it fixed please!
Thanks Kayant for the modified instructions. Many thanks also to others for the help.
So I went ahead and installed CM7. I figured I'll try the rest after having done a basic install to begin with.
It's pretty much the default Gingerbread experience I see. Quite smooth. A little disappointed that standard google apps like Gmail and Maps were not included but I soon settled this through the market.
Funny thing but Titanium Backup has seemingly not backed up some software like a paid version of Quick Office and Math Workout. Strange to me.
Battery life seems not much changed from the previous stock Froyo however I probably should give it a few days to stabilize.
Shahmatt said:
Thanks Kayant for the modified instructions. Many thanks also to others for the help.
Funny thing but Titanium Backup has seemingly not backed up some software like a paid version of Quick Office and Math Workout. Strange to me.
Battery life seems not much changed from the previous stock Froyo however I probably should give it a few days to stabilize.
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Sure that you have selected the paid apps when you backupped them with Titanium? I never had such issues.
Battery life: Have you already recalibrated the battery after installing CM7.1? Af not, after installing a new ROM simply use the app "battery calibration" from the market to improve battery life.
Ok so I'm not experiencing good battery life.
I tried recalibrating but the improvements seem negligible if any.
I'm getting about 10 hours on a full charge with moderate use.
I tried changing the CPU governor in the boot menu. I switched from on-demand to smartass, and now to powersave. Oddly enough powersave seems to be worse than smartass. With smartass it seemed the battery drain was slower, but still not significantly so.
I would like the phone to comfortably last at least 12 hours wth moderate use. Moderate being about 8 mins of calls per hour on average.
I guess it I ought to downclock the CPU from the default 1000MHz to the original 800MHz. But I don't understand the settings properly. I see numbers 300, 600, and 1000, but what do these mean? Can I just simply change 1000 to 800 to reduce the upperbound frequency, or is there more that I should do?
The main thing I see as an advantage is speed. My phone is 3x faster now that I have CM7
I just installed miui and im stuck... where is the app drawer???? Am i blind??
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There's no appdrawer. Miui's look a like IPhone.
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Ok, well im still stuck i cant get my network connection...im with telus on hspa
I see that for cm7 i can select a baseband with a well done app. It works very well so i am happy to see that i am still able to get a network connection somehow but i would prefer to use miui and it does not seem to find anything like if i did not get antenna conections with the rom. I tried miui on; miuiandroid.com 1.12.30 and an optimized version from a user on xda on another tread, after that i tried miui.us on version 1.12.23 and 1.12.30 and it always gives me the same exact result where i dont get any connection.
Since i was not able to get my connections i tried cm7 and i am facing another problem, i cant instal google. i went on filecrop and searched gogleapps and found 2 results, one apk that does not work and one zip file. I try installing googleapps.zip right after installing cm7.zip (the version from the cm defy link on the official site) and it just loops between the android skating and the start sceen for selecting wich language or a choice of start wizard and another one that i dont remember. Even if i reboot i get the same problem and if i try installing the rom without googleapps.zip all works great but i cant get google apps of course so i am shure it is when i instal the google.zip. So now what can i do?? Is there a super version of the rom with google apps already installed???
update; ok, ive got cm7 up and working, now to get that network connection on miui!!!!
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baseband switcher is built into CM7/9...
it can be installed on MIUI to allow regular reception ^^
I wub MIUI...
PS - Why install custom ROM? So, your not stock! <<= never look back
I checked as much as I could handle but wasnt successful in finding my specific issue..
here goes..
im running wicked sensations v2.0 on Sprint sgs3. battery life was less than desirable so I flashed k747 kernel. now I noticed my boot animation is different and seems off from the audio. I noticed the visual will be half over before the sound plays. im not able to change the boot animation either and have only a blue flashing samsung logo. any ideas on a fix or is it not fixable? ive tried flashing from the kuban but nothing changes. ive tried flashing anis with no luck. im convinced the k747 kernel has to be the culprit but thats the only issue Ive so far seen. id like to know if theres an easy fix or not?
thanks in advance for any assistance.
Go back to stock that's what runs best with wicked sensations.. I'm running the modded ma4 kernel with no issue its smooth and solid! Here try it...
boot.img,init.d, custom bootanimation & adb..
http://db.tt/IpBAdPhn
Make sure you flash the kernel cleaner first.. here it is..
http://db.tt/TOXoIaqC
ImEVO said:
Go back to stock that's what runs best with wicked sensations.. I'm running the modded ma4 kernel with no issue its smooth and solid! Here try it...
boot.img,init.d, custom bootanimation & adb..
http://db.tt/IpBAdPhn
Make sure you flash the kernel cleaner first.. here it is..
http://db.tt/TOXoIaqC
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Very good. Thanks for your time. So with this kernel, can I change boot animations with no issues from the kuban downloader? The main issue I had was after changing the kernel to K747, I wasn't able to flash new boot animations. I love the ROM - the look of it is fantastic but it ran like the stock Sprint ROM and battery didn't last much of the day. I'm a flash fiend and found a few ROMs I like and have them in recovery and switch almost daily but Wicked is my favorite. I'll try the links and give it a go. Thanks a bunch.
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Very good. Thanks for your time. So with this kernel, can I change boot animations with no issues from the kuban downloader? The main issue I had was after changing the kernel to K747, I wasn't able to flash new boot animations. I love the ROM - the look of it is fantastic but it ran like the stock Sprint ROM and battery didn't last much of the day. I'm a flash fiend and found a few ROMs I like and have them in recovery and switch almost daily but Wicked is my favorite. I'll try the links and give it a go. Thanks a bunch.
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Ok, so I downloaded the files. I went to move them to my PC for backup purposes and noticed every app that came with Wicked is loaded on my card! Holy crap! Slight panic attack there... I'm thinking if I remove them, I lose the apps in Wicked. Can these be moved or do they have to stay on my internal SD memory? I've had other ROMs flashed and can say I've never had any of those do this. Is there a reason it's like that or is the ROM set up to put all apps on the internal SD card by default (app to SD)? If it is, it makes sense and I'll put them back where they belong so my internal memory is clean and clutter free. Can I put these into a folder on the internal memory or at least in the system app folder and still be OK?
so I was able go flash the kernel and things seem to be going well so far but I noticed my wifi is disabled. I can only use data. wifi wont turn on at all. any ideas? I've reflashed the rom amd wifi works we expected but when I flas the kernel wifi is disabled.
No I don't set the rom up to copy apps to you're SD card. Not sure why that happened to you. I know WiFi works with the stock kernel, so If your having issues flashing another kernel, then you might want to re download the kernel again and follow their instructions for flashing. I usually flash the kernel, then wipe cache, dalvik cache then fix permissions.
On the K747 kernel, you can flash the bootanimations4u file and custom boot animations should work for you.
But I've been using an app to flash the boot animations and it works perfectly fine with RomToolBox
or ( ROOT ) Boot Animation from the Play Store.
The battery issue with KToonez kernel however on JB 4.1.x based roms is there was a specific issue regarding certain
governers that use up too much bat life.
I'm running the stock MA6 JB with KToonez, It's working flawlessly and even better when its over clocked ( Heat issue
when you're doing certain things over a long period of time. ) Adding on top of that a few scripts
that also force cpu cores off when your screen is off and my phone can last 2-3 days when doing nothing.
link to ktoonez kernel on the forum is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800576
Link to the bootanimation4u.zip can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063280
If the kernel supports custom boot animations flash this and use an app that installs custom boot animations
and it should work.
Hope this info helps.
Spark91 said:
On the K747 kernel, you can flash the bootanimations4u file and custom boot animations should work for you.
But I've been using an app to flash the boot animations and it works perfectly fine with RomToolBox
or ( ROOT ) Boot Animation from the Play Store.
The battery issue with KToonez kernel however on JB 4.1.x based roms is there was a specific issue regarding certain
governers that use up too much bat life.
I'm running the stock MA6 JB with KToonez, It's working flawlessly and even better when its over clocked ( Heat issue
when you're doing certain things over a long period of time. ) Adding on top of that a few scripts
that also force cpu cores off when your screen is off and my phone can last 2-3 days when doing nothing.
link to ktoonez kernel on the forum is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800576
Link to the bootanimation4u.zip can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063280
If the kernel supports custom boot animations flash this and use an app that installs custom boot animations
and it should work.
Hope this info helps.
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Thanks, I'll try that. I've found a bunch of boot animations I want to take a look at. I couldn't get any other kernels to work right. Everything keep the phone in an awake condition and sucks my battery dead in less than 8 hours. I've even done a full and complete wipe of everything, even the memory (just for fun and after backing it all up) and nothing works well but the stock kernel. Good news is, I get fantastic battery life after nuking my memory. Perhaps some lingering file was the cause? Either way, I could never get K747 to work without keeping my phone awake and I'm pleasantly content with the stock kernel now. I can go about 36 hours between charges with minimal use and using just the media player, I can easily last 12 hours. I'll definitely check out that boot animation file.
Thanks all for your help...
Awesome to hear that. Glad it worked out for you and with the stock kernel make sure it has the boot animation support otherwise
flashing the bootanimation4u file would be pointless.
UPDATE... so I just flashed v2.1. The Kuban Updater mod files are what I mistook for apps. Durrr! Only found that out when I deleted them and nothing would show up in the Updater. .. needless to say I had to reflash. Mistakes lead to discoveries I guess. So I believe I solved that issue. I noticed Awesome Beats is new. Going to play with that. Battery life is super impressive. Nice job on this...