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[Vibrant Android Development] phantomzer0:
I installed and did the nightlies. I ran titanium backup to restore my apps and to be honest I'm getting less than 6 hours of battery life with minimal use. I didn't restore any system stuff, but I figured I would check everything and start fresh before looking into it as a more serious issue. I know Battery life was an issue before and lots of people have said it's gotten much better, so I want to be sure this is an error I created. I get battery drain with the screen off at a rate of 1% every 2 minutes. That's just not right.
[Vibrant Android Development] adyscorpius:
Did you set your CPU governor to Performance?

Try checking your CPU usage from CPU Spy or SetCPU and report back. It can't be 1% for 2 minutes, until you have your screen on or CPU at full blast.
[Vibrant Android Development] Trackstar996:
Yeah compared to other roms that I've flashed previously CM7's battery life just confuses me. I'm not used to having to worry about my battery while I'm in school.

Sent from my Vibrant of course!
[Vibrant Android Development] Jackdog89:
Try doing a fresh flash and not restoring any of your apps. Then see what kind of battery performance you're getting before you restore anything.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Love this Tom. Battery is getting better after a couple reboots and some charging, not a full. Can't wait till official source is out. Great work CM7 team.
[Vibrant Android Development] Joeynathan:
im sorry but

exactly how long does flashing cm7 take if done through the rom manager,,in my first attempt to flash the initial zip through rom manager i clicked on the zip and it dericted me to a folder containing a meta and a system zip , i then selected the sytem zip nd got stuck for thirty mins in the boot up screen ,,,any suggestions
[Vibrant Android Development] OPTheory:
On the subject of battery life, under battery status what are you all finding is typically using the most battery? Aside from the display or voice calls (which are expected), in my experience it's been maps/latitude (consistently number one culprit), the dialer and google voice.

Because the battery life is a bit crazy sometimes, I've actually purchased a separate charger and two replacement batteries. They've been a huge lifesaver. I've thought about going back to 2.2 roms, but the speed and sleekness that is CM7 is just too good.

EDIT: Should we just make a separate thread for battery life on CM7? I think it'd be good to form a think-tank and try to get to the bottom of this once and for all especially since we're dealing with the option of 3 or 4 different kernels, undervolting options, overclocking, a lot of different cpu governors on top of a ton of different things that could be contributing to terrible battery life. I was reading in the platypus thread and *somehow*, some people are getting over 20 hours. I'm lucky to get 8 or 9 with less than moderate use.
[Vibrant Android Development] thethirdeye:
Mms is officially broken on this, it works with every other rom, but I came back to cm7 to see if maybe I just screwed something up in my previous install, and it isn't working at all
[Vibrant Android Development] Jackdog89:
Anything other than the stock kernel is not supported by teamhacksung. They are trying to develop based on our feedback on their work.

So yeah, maybe another thread regarding battery life would help them, by weeding out the frivolous posts in this thread.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] iynfynity:
@OPTheory

do you use Google voice? latitude? I didn't install the Google voice and my battery is really great.
[Vibrant Android Development] XPLANE9:
The stock kernel actually has decent battery life. I believe it is the custom kernels such as Platypus that are decreasing battery life.
[Vibrant Android Development] OPTheory:
Yes, I use both. I thought latitude was the culprit because after I disabled it, 'Maps' ceased to show up in the battery status window up until a few days ago when (with latitude still disabled) it started hogging 30% of my battery usage again.

I actually am using the normal kernel so the 8 hour battery life that I get would still (hopefully) be of interest to the teamhacksung developers. That being said, I'm all for decluttering the developer threads and I don't want to contribute to the craziness that they already have to sort through :).
[Vibrant Android Development] atinm:
It will be fixed in the next update. It is already fixed, we just have to upload new updates but haven't got around to it because we're merging to mainline (Captivate just got done).
[Vibrant Android Development] }{Alienz}{:
I just remembered Dumdidum sat down to fix the GPS. He must be so sick of it if he's been at it for a week now lol. Dang. No tweets from him either.

You are merging to mainline meaning this is going into Beta? Wow that's exciting news if true.
[Vibrant Android Development] thethirdeye:
You sir are my hero
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
Atin, would you mind removing the "https" from the sourceforge link or changing it to http? It redirects to http anyways (chrome) but results in a broken link on the phone's browser.

Thanks. :)

edit:

Fantastic news, mate!
[Vibrant Android Development] Quickkill0:
I'm having an issue where my phone app keeps force closing every 5 seconds and the only way I could stop it was by uninstalling it. Any ideas?
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Is it just my phone, or is anyone else having the amount of hours on battery in the phone usage settings not properly working. Whether I plug in my phone or restart it, the hours do not change, they continue to increase.
[Vibrant Android Development] tomasitoc:
The GPS looks like is not working. Or maybe I am doing something incorrect?

Do you have any suggestions on how to get the GPS working?

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
This is a known bug. Reading the OP would have informed you of this. There is no documented working GPS for any gingerbread Vibrant ROMs
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
Just tested and works just fine on mine.
[Vibrant Android Development] techbeck:
For those of you who are on CM7 GB....now that you have used it for a while...any desire or need to switch back to your last good Froyo build? Still trying to decide if I want to update to GB just yet and its a PITA to go back to Froyo. I basically want CM7 to perform at least nearly as well as the last Bionix build.
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
No desire to switch back, at all.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Nope none. Will give the battery a full test though, and other than GPS, this is how the Vibrant should have been when first released.
[Vibrant Android Development] Ericson4292:
Im sticking with cm7. It serves me well as my daily driver. You can try it for yourself. Its easier to go back to froyo than you think. And btw, we all want cm7 to perform as good as the cm7 on other phones thats why we test and help (hopefully) the developers.
[Vibrant Android Development] Mannymal:
Aqui no vas a durar mucho tiempo con esa actitud.
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
^ Thumbs down. Coge verguenza y largate, me averguenza que seas de mi pais. People like you aren't welcome here.
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
I think I'm gonna come back to this ROM later (moving yet again lol). Somehow I started getting (way too much) reduced battery while in-call. Gonna come back later though, as I'm a lover for the many built-in functions CM7 has and the speed.
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
In-call battery life has been very excellent for me on this ROM. Right now seems like a good time to stick with CM7 as the SGS projects will be merging with the main CM project very soon!
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Exactly. In the meantime I am trying something else that lasts more. I am just waiting for the dust to settle.
[Vibrant Android Development] trjmkztdg:
Everything is workin nice and smooth, but I already flashed the latest gaaps and I clear data from my cam application and I'm still getting a black screen on camera, no fcs just a black screen....any ideas?? Other than that Good Work!
[Vibrant Android Development] Nabeel10:
For some reason, after I downloaded some red theme on the market and put it on, my home button doesn't work anymore and I don't have a lockscreen either, what happened and how do u fix this?
[Vibrant Android Development] paranoia_gu:
when i answer the phone, the caller can not hear me clearly.

but when i caller him, he can hear me clearly ?

what's wrong with it ? the modem? i'm now KA7. can i change to KB5 ?
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Nope, not the modem. If you read the Q&A posted in the original post, it mentions that bug and how to (temporarily) solve it: press Mute and press it once more to unmute and you're done. Now the person can actually hear you. It's a bug that hasn't been squashed yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] paranoia_gu:
thx, i got it .

but this bug is annoying.
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
known problem right now, mute and unmute the call when you answer
[Vibrant Android Development] phantomzer0:
Im on stock kernel so I know its not a kernel issue. I have noticed google maps uses a percentage almost as high as the display in terms of battery use. I disabled all latitude options and it helped a little but not enough to give me an extra hour on the clock. I checked the CPU and it is set to ondemand. Im going to do a fresh install without using titanium and see if that's the culprit.
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
None whatsoever, Bionix was awesome but not really missed at the moment. Maybe its just because its new. Was on bionix since it started in 2010. Team Whiskey is elite no doubt, but its nicer to try something new.
[Vibrant Android Development] tomasitoc:
ooops , I miss that , thanks for the info
[Vibrant Android Development] d33dvb:
GPS not working is a release stopper for sure, who wants a phone with *no* gpsd. Have you guys narrowed the issue? My understanding was it was a RIL problem, but the team has since fixed that what gives??
[Vibrant Android Development] atinm:
It is not fixed. You don't have to use CM7 until it is fixed. We're working on it - but it isn't complete yet. Blame Samsung, but stay on their ROMs (or Photoshopped versions of them) till then. Or forever. But please don't write to the devs as if we owe you explanations, you don't pay us and even if you did, we wouldn't let you talk to us with words like "what gives??". We are working very hard - I personally have not slept more than 3-4 hours in the last two days and we don't need to hear stuff like that from anyone.
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
I know I shouldnt have, but I chuckled at that. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Since GPS isn't working for now (you may differ and have another use for it), I tend to delete Google Maps using Root Explorer so I've never experienced that one.
[Vibrant Android Development] xxcaponexx:
I am currently on Next gen With bi colors theme. Do I need to odin back to install this? Im confused because the installation instructions say you need to be rooted and on froyo.
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
Read the OP. You may want to start at the beginning or at least where it says INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. Don't be lazy, know what you're don't before you do it.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jackdog89:
You are rooted and on froyo if you're running Bionix. No need to odin, you should be able to install without any issues.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Hah! That is hilarious, yet so seriously true.

Wait? I didn't even know GPS worked on the Vibrant, where have I been?...
[Vibrant Android Development] _DiMoN_:
I was reading an article and saw the issue with GPS at the Vibrant:

--------The Galaxy S line shipped in the US in July, presumably with updated and Google-approved software, and was immediately beset by GPS-related issues. Chris Ziegler identified two separate issues at the time: first, WiFi positioning was turned off by default, allegedly at Google’s insistence, and second, the straight-up GPS system in the phone was working improperly. It’s hard not to see these problems as a direct result of Samsung taking XPS out of the software at the last minute — particularly the disabled WiFi positioning.-----------------

From: http://thisismynext.com/2011/05/12/google-android-skyhook-lawsuit-motorola-samsung/

I bought a new phone (mytouch 4G) in order to have GPS.. Btw the vibrant is much better..but....

Good work, I have already flashed the CM7 and runs great!!!!!

Just waiting patiently the GPS fix!
[Vibrant Android Development] Mannymal:
Amen. Well said.
[Vibrant Android Development] ZachLL88:
Well put! And we all appreciate you and your teams hard work! Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
So it looks like SGS Kernel Flasher doesn't work on CM7, so how would one go back to the original kernel if they wanted to try a different kernel?
[Vibrant Android Development] djluis48:
Well, you could use Odin or the AIO Vibrant Tool Box.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jackdog89:
You can reflash the update and it will get you back to the original kernel.
[Vibrant Android Development] zyrinx:
Are there any alternative camera app rather than the one that comes standard with CM7.

I tried installing the one from SGS tools, but I'm assuming that's generally only compatible with 2.2.x builds because it won't even complete the install. I just don't like the lengthy focus delay. The app, at least from my experience, was much better prior to this one.
[Vibrant Android Development] Kaik541:
if camera is important to you, go back to a samsung ROM. there are third party apps like vignette in the marketplace, but they still aren't as "user friendly" to the samsung camera. we do not use anything that uses samsung framework or applications, and they will never be a part of the ROM. if you want to use them, you will have to go back to the crappy samsung firmware with all it's other limitations.
[Vibrant Android Development] d_phekt:
All I can say is wow. Its comments like this that cause the devs to leave us. I have seen it a few times now. So dude... please go lay down somewhere, check back from time to time to see if your magic update has been posted, and in the mean time keep these type of comments to yourself. The rest of us are waiting patiently and so should you.
[Vibrant Android Development] zyrinx:
So, you're telling me that you custom designed the camera app yourself?
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Awsome thanks, because right now all these Kernels for CM7 are ****. Stock gives better battery life.
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
They didn't say that, they suggested alternates and options since you're wanting something else.
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
no, the camera app in cm7 is the camera app from AOSP (with some tweaks I think) essentially its the out of the box camera app from google
[Vibrant Android Development] Kaik541:
if you want to know how the camera works, feel free to give it a look-see: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_Camera

it's built from source code, not another copy/paste hack job like the samsung and samsung-based ROM's you're used to. everyone else just takes the apk from a stock ROM and maybe decompiles it to add the volume zoom/power shot and even give it a theme... but there's no real development in that, it's just hacks.
[Vibrant Android Development] nath12:
Maybe I did something wrong, but after installing, I get no service. I will be using ODIN as soon as I get home. Looks great, but no service is a deal breaker for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] OPTheory:
Hopefully you see this. I'm experiencing the exact same thing and I too have tried disabling latitude to no avail. I actually just did a fresh install and I'm still finding that maps is using a ton of battery.

EDIT: Again, I'm willing to take the discussions on battery life in relation to CM7 to a different thread if the developers wish. I know you guys already have way too much crap to sort through in here so let us know how we can make your job easier! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
then you did something wrong.

You typically wont get service until you blink the screen on and off (or let it blank and back on) when you first boot up. Other then that if you still don't get service I suspect you installed a .zip that didn't have VIBRANT in the name.
[Vibrant Android Development] dlee2703:
Every time I get a mms it wont download. Is there a fix for this?
[Vibrant Android Development] Cherodactyl:
no sure what happened, but installed fine, no hang ups or waiting too long, but I don't have the market??
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
read the OP on installing gapps
[Vibrant Android Development] atinm:
Yes, we haven't uploaded the new update yet that fixes this as we've been busy on other things. Vibrant is now merged to mainline CM7 as of a few minutes ago.
[Vibrant Android Development] merophosis:
SD Mounting

Hey all,

First of all, let me say that the latest nightly kicks @$$. At first I was still slightly skeptical because I thought that you couldn't get that young 3G to work, but I found some posts that resolved that for me, so I must say, that honsetly, this is the fastest (honestly!) ROM I have used to date. I've tried quite a few, Bionix and Trigger and some Devs4Android (all GREAT ROMs btw) and this came out on top. Daily usage even with me having about 250 apps installed, is still almost instant and I just can't get over that good 'ol CRT shut off and turn on screen effect (it's damn sick.)

I am willing to give a shot to a kernel, but I have one problem.. I can't mount the SD card.

I read somewhere that there is a fix for this, but I can't find it. Can anyone please post a link to the fix? I can use a microsd adapter, but it'd be a little more convenient if I can mount the phone to the PC.

Thanks for the help in advance. Awesome work thus far on making this ROM a reality and finally bringing stable Gingerbread to the Vibrant!

EDIT: Ah ****. It just started working lol. *facepalm* we're all good here.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
What does the OP mean by mainstream?
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
That's awesome, well done!
[Vibrant Android Development] dlee2703:
Thanks for the quick response
[Vibrant Android Development] gabrielsalgado:
ok gonna flash now coming from trigger 3.2....can i just flash nightly 5/16/2011 from CW or do i first have to flash cyanogen7 base rom?
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
flash the latest INITIAL
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
Initial then nightly.
[Vibrant Android Development] darkfalz:
So I did a (very cursory) search, but didn't find any satisfying answer to my question:

Is the status of GPS that same as it is on, say, the Captivate? There is no mention of broken GPS over in their forum, but it seems to me that if it doesn't work on the Vibrant, it shouldn't work on the Captivate. What is the difference between the two phones that is keeping Vibrant GPS from working?

[edit: sorry for dumb questions, I'm not horribly familiar with the Vibrant side of things]
[Vibrant Android Development] lunatikv:
I was reading earlier that a few people (or more) were having issues with GPS and MMS, am I the only one with no issues with that? My google maps works fine and I received a MMS a bit ago. Only issue I am experiencing is battery life (lasted four hours today, flashed last night), other than it is running great!! Thanks to all that are working on this.
[Vibrant Android Development] cojonesx:
mms issues do exist, depending on which phone is sending the mms

I assure you the GPS does not work, google maps works, but your GPS does not
[Vibrant Android Development] lunatikv:
Oh ok, thanks for the clarification.
[Vibrant Android Development] Mannymal:
What are the implications of this? I imagine its a great thing
[Vibrant Android Development] vinnydakid:
WOOHOO! We've come a long way since that post from Cyanogen saying we might never be official, eh?
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
Sweeeeeeeeet!
[Vibrant Android Development] Nabeel10:
What does this exactly mean people?
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
Cm7 for vibrant is official.
[Vibrant Android Development] parmijo11:
Yeah it was a wait. 8/01 through 5/14 for me, little over 9 months. Thanks again.
[Vibrant Android Development] GameOver69:
Hey i dont know if this is normal or not, but because we have the vibrant, and it is not 4g, shouldn't the icon for 3G be 3G and not H?

also the weird thing is, i see the 3G icon every once in a while, then it goes back to H?

also, any reason why the icons (wifi, 3g, h, etc) are white sometimes, and then green? ( i assume white means no connectivity, green means connected?)

thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
When you sign into the market it turns green. This new update kind of breaks wifi, where from time to time it disconnects then reconnects, and it is annoying when im on youtube. This happened in the earlier cm7 releases), but then got fixed by updating the drivers. They updated the drivers again, but it broke the wifi.
[Vibrant Android Development] elmejor183:
Yeaaaa, thank you.
[Vibrant Android Development] gabrielsalgado:
hi just flashed and is super awesome! just one quick question i flash the gapps and still no market or gmail, etc etc....and yes i read the whole OP and doing it right, and still no market, please can someone point me what im missing, thanks in advance!
[Vibrant Android Development] ericman77:
Boot in to recovery with the three button trick not with the cwr app and gapps will install
[Vibrant Android Development] GameOver69:
ok.. what about when on 3g (or h lol)

and any ideas as to why it says h instead of 3g, or sometimes it has one and not the other? mostly on h though!
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
H means hspa which is 3g. Hspa+ is 4g.
[Vibrant Android Development] GameOver69:
right, but on lets say the tmobile nexus s, its 3G, and not H. its not a big deal just wondering, and i still dont understand why it shows 3G everyone in a while.

THanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] gabrielsalgado:
Thanks! it works! i jts flash modem KB5 and CM7 lastest kernel, but had to flashed lastest nightly to return to stock kernel, it got me on infinite FC
[Vibrant Android Development] skesseks:
Awesome opossum.

I am waiting.... Had CM on my g1 and loved it. just waiting for it to go mainline.

And I also would like to give great thanks and kudos to the team. Please try not to let the turkeys get you down. (seen on a sticker 25 years ago)....
[Vibrant Android Development] jdanisevich:
The "H" actually stands for T-Mobile's HSDPA (supposedly faster 3G), when it's displaying "3G" it means you're connected to UMTS (standard 3G). HSPA+ is 4G, but I'm pretty sure that just displays "4G", but we don't have to worry about that haha. Just wanted to get that covered. You should stay on topic, this isn't the thread to be discussing that. Go to the Q&A or help thread for that. ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] djluis48:
Am i the only one having problems to enter my phone to Download Mode? :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] iynfynity:
@atinm #GalaxyS merged to #CyanogenMod mainline as well. We are officially merged. Nightlies and releases etc are going to be done the CM way now.

This is a tweet coming from atinm,

So I just like to ask what is the CM way of releasing?
[Vibrant Android Development] NCn1:
I love this ROM, only issue is the battery drain...OMAGAD drains a lot. Unplugged at 6am, by 3pm I was out of bettery (although I was using MobileAP for 1 hour, obviously it was gonna drain fast) at around 5pm I unplugged at 100%, its 7:22 and I'm at 65% - I'm sure this will improve over time, very good ROM, no other problems yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] Ericson4292:
Great news! Thanks for all your hardwork.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
Honestly, if you keep getting the same error, and tried multiple steps to fix, start back from the beginning.

So flash the initial kernel with odin, then format the partitions, intall initial, factory reset, install latest nightly.