yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
That's exactly what I've been using. My nandroid backup from 12 is what I always go back to when in doubt.

Newer nightlies do something nasty to battery but I don't have any proof outside the observation that simply updating and making no other changes is all it takes to kill battery.

I monitor running apps and keep them in check with autostarts. Same levels of deep sleep on newer nightlies yield worse battery drain than those levels on nightly 12.

Even though I agree that battery drain is 95% of the time the fault of rogue apps, I strongly think something else is at play here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apanihi:
Seems build 12 is down from the mirror. Anyone else have another clean mirror?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] atinm:
The only code that has changed recently is related to the LED notifications. People who are having battery drain, try just turning it off by Settings > Device Settings > Notifications > Disabled. Then use CPUSpy to figure out if your phone goes into deep sleep at all or even the majority of the time when you turn the screen off for a bit. If you know your way around adb, cat /proc/wakelocks and see if bln's wakelock shows up.

Again, without logs I'm going to just concentrate on ICS and ignore CM7. If we can get in call audio issues figured out, we could actually put up test releases . . .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] atinm:
Fix it. If unable to, use CPUSpy and Battery stats to figure out what is causing your battery drain. If unable to, post dmesg and logcat logs. If unable to, use some other ROM. Thanks.

Actually, since you are obviously unable to follow directions to get logs, or analyze what is wrong, use some other ROM, period.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
Thanks a lot for the fix :-p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Let me guess... People didn't read that BLN holds a wakelock and inhibits deep sleep when a notification is active?

Betcha everyone complaining about battery life has a nice fat bln_wake_lock sitting in /proc/wakelocks

For something like this, a /proc/wakelocks dump might be needed... But seriously, I've had my "known battery drainers/drain hunting" thread in General for ages, people should know how to hunt down and diagnose drain problems by now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
All agreed. I've done some searching on a warlock called "debuggerd" but I don't really understand it. Anyone wanna help a brother out and explain id it's good or bad. Out if anyone else has it as a major drainer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
warlocks??????????????????????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] atinm:
Latest Kang build: (what would have been tomorrow's nightly if buildbot was still working) http://www.multiupload.com/0IUUGBWLRU

It fixes an issue that could very well have been the cause for any extra battery drain - NfcService was turned on about the time when the issues started, but that was actually not done in code but rather on the gapps updates that when combined with our (non functioning) NFC libs was causing the phone to try to start the NfcService, crashing and restarting. A log from someone who was showing this particular strain of battery drain would have shown this instantly . . . but since I don't flash gapps all the time, I didn't see it. Hopefully that is gone now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
yes warlocks those tricky little buggers always draining my battery. In some more research Ive found out that their secret weapon is a bendy straw... who would have known :P

thanks atinm. hallelujah, god save the queen, amen!!!!

Merry thanksgiving to ALL!!! (ik... nuff said O.o)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] melbourne408:
Relentless, thanks for pushing this out, as I'm sure you've been working very hard on ics. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
Thanks!

Gonna give this a go tonight and see how she runs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] drawde40599:
kang

This newest kang build is rediculously FAST!!!!! Can't help c if battery better to tomorrow but my phone is flying!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Hey, there's a speed limit around here!! Buckle up :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BigWopHH:
Nice. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Hemlocke:
You got that right, this build is ridiculously fast. This is shock and awe at its finest.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
yea and I'm magically getting notifications this its the best iteration yet!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Thanks from us flash happy peeps. I see in the nightly page there are some parts for tv-out in there. Doss that mean we are close to having tv out functionality? Sorry for the question here. Also when you said this would be for the next nightly I am assuming it is from what is listed in the nightly page so far that is why I asked a questions about it.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jaxf250:
Ah, so nfc was indeed the culprit. No matter, I love this rom & thank you atinm for the new build. Smoking fast.... Love it. Can't wait for cm9.... Sounds like awesome progress is being made... Heck, an alpha could surface any day now..., or at least that's what my flash-happy mind is telling me LOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] goojman:
I know I'm gonna get slammed for this but i'm assuming since this is in the nightly section I'd also flash accordingly right?? (zip file says RC so thats wutz throwin me off)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jaxf250:
Just flash like a nightly. Always do a nandroid backup to be safe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Atinm, I am sure you are aware but just in case I saw this posted for the Mali drivers in a different thread. http://www.malideveloper.com/develo...rce-mali-gpus-linux-kernel-device-drivers.php

Hope it can be of some benefit for us.

Sent from My KickAss ICS Captivate
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] goojman:
Just flashed this ROM coming from Unnamed & I'm definitely luuvin this ROM!! REALLY FAST!! Hopefully the battery is as good..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
Quick question guys, how would I make the screen light up when I get a text?

Also, how to make it vibrate when plugging in?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
Automatic screen brightness

any advice on what setting numbers to use on the cm settings menu for display? The current autobrightness is horrible and super dim when it shouldn't be like in my living room during the daytime. I want to tweak it a bit to make it overall a bit brighter in the auto mode in all ranges.

What setting numbers do you guys suggest?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] soosoolhastam:
I've been using these settings in menu>settings>cyanogenmod settings> display>automatic backlight>use custome>edit other levels>

Let me know how you like them..

God, can someone tell me how i can resize this pic. Basic html doesn't seem to do anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
Yes search xda for tw 4.5 and it will install as regular app. Also download tw 4 manager. Go to check for update. That will install to your system and you get all the fancy features :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
So atinm can I just use rom manager to install official cm7 or should I use the kangs here? Do I need to install what's on page 1 first or can I just download the zip from rommanager? And also what's the consensus here. Half you guys say mic problems other half say no mic problems. And does our cm7 have the bubble lock screen I miss that. Can someone confirm if bt calling works because ill use that instead of the mic.

Thank you

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using cog x2 beta3 with a daily driver!!! Hahaha come get some
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I think you need to use the test builds being posted in this thread. I read a little of the thread yesterday and my consensus was that RM wont work to get CM7 for GSII.. you need to grab em directly from the thread. :o
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
So Cory just grab from atinm s multiupload in second post that says latest build correct. That's the one from team hacksung? Sorry if I misspelled the team guys :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
Yes and Yes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
.. well I think the OP is being kept up but don't know for sure. I know Atin posted another updated link on I believe page 6. I think that was the latest and should be in the OP too.. but I actually don't know for sure. In fact I just poked my head in here yesterday in anticipation of getting my GSII- don't even have it yet :p I'll be onboard in less than a week! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] atinm:
ROM Manager will not have the nightlies until we merge to mainline, which we haven't yet. For now just use the link on the first couple of points. I'll keep that updated with the latest test build until we are done getting the weird issues fixed and merged. I got the phone last night but haven't really had time to work on it beyond looking through it to see what we might have missed/need from stock to fix mic issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
Thanks on the verge of flashing just I'm a sales Rep and need the mic like 75 percent of the day prolly just gonna use bt though love cm7 on the infuse
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] drawde40599:
Go back to page 15 answer is there
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
I need to correct myself.

Yes to the cool ring unlock. No to the bluetooth. It didnt work for me today, only connected. Only way I could talk on the call was using the speakerphone.

---------- Post added at 11:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 AM ----------

That initially didnt work by the way. I tried to check,reboot and go dialer still didnt recognize my sdcard. I then unchecked, reboot and tried and nothing. Then I checked rebooted and finally go dialer found my vcard file on my sdcard. Also wanted to mention root explorer found my sdcard from the beginning but as I mentioned I had to go to /mnt/emmc. Now I guess its reversed /sdcard is now actually my external sdcard? Lol htc sure makes the file system easier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
On cm7 mnt/emmc should be external sd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] wesbalmer:
Before we go modifying the vold.fstab, lets remember that CM7 has the ability to autoswitch storage paths system wide built in.

vold.fstab tweaks really make me bleed when wiping SD card :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vinny31187:
That worked perfectly, THANKS!!! I am having a problem with the mic when im in a phone call. but it works great on speaker... need to look into that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
lol... yep.. the mic is a known issue. There's only a few pages to this thread in a manner of speaking. I'd read 'em up while you can.. and then hey- you'll be on top of whatever issues may arise, and you won't have to tell the devs something they are already aware of. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] halfsoul:
You're so nice. :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
haha, I try to balance the peace :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
fstab?? What? Where? :)

But as wesbalmer mentions after I checked "Use Internal Storage"

/mnt/emmc became my internal storage and now /sdcard is my external card.

Hey you can use a headset too :)

I got to mention and commend the good work you guys(teamhacksung) are doing. My charging times have improved significantly from when I was using stock touchwiz or whatever that was. Could this charging algorithm be that much better on cm7?

Also, when you get this rolling I would like to donate. Not sure what but something :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cliffgardner:
Such is the life of Sprint customers...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
Handcent for texting and Gmail app for email are my preference. They are more feature-rich IMO
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
+1 ..totally agree.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 5942marine:
Awesome, giving this build a shot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Not sure the stock messeging app has that feature. It may or may not but I use handcent- while that's not a feature I use, you can select it to wake up screen on notification. .. but why not use the LED notifications that CM has? Works the same almost except only your soft keys light up. .. try it out :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
hmm...trying to get the keys to light up...but not successful. someone wanna pm me the details to make it work??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
..answered a few pages back
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
you rule. :D

now i just need to be able to set the timeout to something less than 5 mins... haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
how did you get those settings. i can't adjust my upper value. i can add more settings and get everything else but can't set the uppers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dandrumheller:
The upper values are set by the subsequent pair 's lower value -1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
Seems to make the screen a bit brighter, though doesn't seem to adjust much? Maybe it's just me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
Is it just me or is the speed dial (press and hold #3 for example) now gone from this dialer?

Anyway to get it back without installing another dialer?

---------- Post added at 07:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:35 PM ----------

Ya, brighter off the get go but not much adjustment. Maybe we should try turning down the number of levels to 5 again but range it from 110-220? I'll give that a shot and see how that works and report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
let me know what you get :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mharmon:
When I plugged in the numbers, the upper value seemed to adjust automatically. Everything worked fine when I was done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
1) Speed dial: Did some reading and found that CM7/AOSP doesn't support speed dial in the native dialer. So I installed go contacts which is super awesome. can't believe I didn't know of this earlier. Solved.

2) Screen brightness: here's the settings I used. So far seems a bit better but will need to test it out tomorrow in real differing lighting conditions.

---------- Post added at 08:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------

you're right...sorry..figured it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] melbourne408:
Here ya go! :D

(edit-I'm sure this was mentioned earlier in the thread, just touching over it, make sure decrease hysteria is also checked with "%d", hysteria=50;
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
Wow, way more options....i'll give it a shot...I guess it would help if I actually knew what all the settings meant. for example, the settings you used seem to provide more ranges but sitting in my living room right now it seems too bright, almost like auto is off and it's on a standard bright setting. Guess i can start playing with the different values and figure out what it all means.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Globalrebel:
Anyone else notice that the proximity sensor is really buddy on this phone? I go to make a call and as soon as I press "Dial" my screen will go black. I can't get it to come back on. I don't understand why this is happening, seeing as I'm dialing with the phone on the desk and I never pick it up. (I usually just turn on speaker phone)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakts13:
try toggling the menu->settings->call settings->"keep screen awake"(on) & "Always use proximity"(off)

i notice this issue sometimes when flashing a new nightly. if they are already on these settings, try toggling off/on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cease:
Screen blacking out on dial

Noticed that as well, actually a few nightlies back...a little annoying but I've not tried to find a fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] war eagle:
Any idea why pictures uploaded to twitter or sent via mms are flipped?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jsntrenkler:
I noticed if i put my phone to my face and then pull back the screen does come back on
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
Yo atinm just letting you know new build has no battery drain issues. I'm back to deep sleep over 90 percent thanks alot yo.

+10
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 5942marine:
Battery life for me is working out great also, thanks for taking the time to look into this antim!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] monsieurtalbot:
Latitude no longer Auto-updating?

Is there a known issue with google backgroung location services for Longitude? It updates only when the program is open. I have checked all associated settings, and have the issue replicated on several other CM7 7.1 devices I have flashed.

Did you guys remove a framework? This is obviously not device specific...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
Having some issues with my apn settings and connecting to hspa + does anyone have an apn that should work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] scott8281:
Are you using nightly #20?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakts13:
should be the one from this post from atinm:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] scott8281:
Oh okay. Thanks for the heads up ill download it now. I had been running 7.1 stable but was waiting to see what the outcome of the battery problem was (7.1 stable was okay for me battery wise)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] melbourne408:
Here's a general idea for you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tdamocles:
I have noticed this also. Try using stock cm7 apn to get back mms/data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] scott8281:
Cool. It looks like your running ICS on yours?? Is that a galaxy s II?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] melbourne408:
Lol nah, just some theme's to curve my growing hunger for what's to come :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] scott8281:
Ha ha I hear ya. I sold my Nexus S to finance my Galaxy S II so I'm missing ICS already but I have to say it will be worth the wait and a much better experience on this dual core beast
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tdamocles:
Since that last update/fix was posted, I get less drainage. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] goojman:
Anyone having their camera app forceclose upon turning on video mode?? When ever I go to switch from camera to use video it forcecloses..??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AndreaCristiano:
Seems like this is a great update from what everyone is saying I'm gonna give it a shot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Someone else did.. forget the fix but its in the thread!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AndreaCristiano:
This won't flash for me keeps aborting any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] moustro:
Download camcorder shortcut app from the market. Open the app and use it once. Then open the stock camera app and you shouldn't get the fc anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
It shouldn't. Use the kang build AtinM posted a few pages back. Thats the latest and working very well !

*edit* here you go: http://www.multiupload.com/0IUUGBWLRU
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
The Lang build rules.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] goojman:
Thanx for the tip Moustro.. Wish more people were as cool & helpful as you.. B-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] drawde40599:
kang build

Latest kang did fix battery, back to great battery!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clown_luv:
On latest there is no FC on the video camera......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 5942marine:
Hey guys, last build is freaking awesome! Battery is running great now!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crossover37:
Stuck on Cyanogen Boot Screen, keeps looping

So I followed the steps, installed the zip twice like the instructions say but now my phone just keeps looping the cyanogen boot screen with the blue android on the skateboard.

Any help would be great. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
First boot takes awhile..especially if you wiped your dalvik. But if it doesn't boot up I personally would do a battery pull or key combo to reboot the phone and if it still doesnt boot up, I would boot into recovery to try and flash it again. That's just what I would do :-/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] numberoneoppa:
I followed you all the way to ATT, Atin. Got a Galaxy S II yesterday and using the lastest KANG, I'm loving it!

(I must admit, though, I really want some of that ICS love.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mharmon:
It appears that this is not something specific to CM, but to the phone itself, specifically the stock camera app. When a photo is taken, the orientation is stored in metadata in the file and when that file is used in an app, the original orientation is honored.

There are ways to work around this, however. One can use another camera app that doesn't store the orientation, such as Vignette.

Another way is to edit the file after the fact by using an app like Little Photo. If you rotate the photo in Little Photo, it seems to send properly after that.

Another option, one that I do not accept myself, is to only hold the phone horizontally with the shutter button to the right when taking a photo.

I'm sure there are other options too. I'd like to find some way to modify the settings of the camera app so it doesn't store the orientation so that it can more easily be rotated. Anyone?

I hope this helps!

Mark
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] soosoolhastam:
For the curious people out there

"After a bit of searching, here's the status of Builtbot as of now:

"CyanogenMod nightly builds are down until this weekend, need to fix some hardware before I can bring them back up."

https://twitter.com/...493627868094464

"You'll see nightlies as usual when buildbot is rebuilt. CM9 will go into nightlies whenever that is ready, but that is not the reason why you are not seeing Gingerbread nightlies - that is purely due to buildbot being dead."

http://forum.xda-dev...&postcount=7255"

Thanks dj_ghosie for the info..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
I disagree. My battery is dropping rapidly. I literally dropped 3% just in composing this message. See image. Android OS is eating up my battery.

Anyone have any tips? I think I may have to ditch this rom cuz the battery doesn't last me even 8 hours. These last 3 hours the phone has been on 7 minutes and drained 30%. Now if i actually use the phone it lasts only a few hours. Worst battery life from any of my android devices.

I really don't want to leave Cm7 but can't afford such horrendous battery life.

Sent from XDA app on my Atrix
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] winnotcho:
I'm having some in-call mic issues when laying down. My mic does not work when I'm talking on the phone while laying down. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] numberoneoppa:
You're using the latest KANG or a build from the bot?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] NiXXeD:
Please refrain from posting anecdotes without logs or information. Have any CPUSpy screenshot, better battery stats?

With the newest Kang from Atinm, I left my phone overnight and it only dropped down to like 93% with trillian on the whole time. It's not cm7 you are having a problem with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rvt1000:
I'm new CM, been on other ROMS on my other phones. What's a KANG or build from bot?

I just used the nightly build 11-16 from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly&device=galaxys2att

Sounds like there is something I'm missing? :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakts13:
here is a link for the kang. the one you have is a buildbot build. buildbot is down so no new nightlies have been released.

http://www.multiupload.com/0IUUGBWLRU