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[HTC ChaCha] Moody:
Good news all, I am going to buy a Chacha, which means you'll all get your amazing htc chacha cm7 port!

I currently have 110 euros saved up for one and will buy one for 150 when I have the money :)

Sources will *eventually* be released to those interested.
[HTC ChaCha] Moody:
Good luck, I hope you're succesfully able to port it. :)
[HTC ChaCha] astro11:
that surely is amazing news. i'll make sure to make a donation once i get home, so you can buy your chacha earlier :)

thanks a lot! the whole community will be happy with the news for the best qwerty blackberry-like keyboard android phone! phew...
[HTC ChaCha] Moody:
.. not yet, it still has sense :)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
:D RIM would kill for a keyboard like this one on their devices.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Bluetooth is not working -> I presume that drivers haven't been integrated yet?
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
I'll check that. IIRC bt options were included in this build...

Edit: something was wrong, I guess I confused the config files for the kernel, so it could explain the BT issue :-D. Whenever I get opportunity I'll compile a new kernel and new build (probably not before friday night though).
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Also I did something bad :evilgrin:

Updated SupSetup to v20 and now Settings -> About phone causes a FC in com.android.settings. I'm wondering if that's the flickering issue also. Will do a reinstall in the weekend probably.

Up until now, I can say that both roms are quite stable, good enough for normal day usage. Yes there are a few drawbacks and probably some missing features but that doesn't mean you should only use stock rom and not give these a try. There's one thing I've learned in software testing (and I'm a ISTQB tester btw) is that 2 opinions are better than one. Pity that not too many users are giving constructive feedback.
[HTC ChaCha] qbert456:
I will when I get back home!
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
Hello Alex,

Apart from Camera, GPS and Wi-Fi, are there other problems you found in my CM7 port?
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
hi...i test the rom now for 5 days and everything works fine...i found no other mistakes...

hope that you can fix camera and wifi soon ;)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I really need to setup some sort of bug tracking server like jira or something; I have the memory span of a goldfish. I'm going to do some more testing on the rom in the coming days, I'll let adlx prepare a new build.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
@adlx & xdbg - can you guys check and see if there is any dependency between android keyboard and com.android.settings?

EDIT: Nevermind, already checked it and I confirm that there is a dependency between Android Keyboard and com.android.settings

Disabling/deleting/freezing the Android Keyboard will cause FC's when accessing About phone under Settings.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Yes there is a dependency between settings and IME.
[HTC ChaCha] ThiloH:
So, i installed the SuperOSR-Version.

The first thing i noticed, is the small blue line on top of the screen.

Whats that about? :p

EDIT: reinstalled 1.33 stock. in my opinion, its not yet daily-usable :)

couldn't install programms from market, then it closed and told me, it's not installed on my phone :P

and on short sight, everything is much smaller then on stock, is that a setting or should it be that way?
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
That blue line at the top is the battery level ;) It can be turned off.

What do you mean by: "couldn't install programs from market, then it closed and told me, it's not installed on my phone"?

I installed a huge number of applications from Market and didn't see any problems.

The screen is supposed to be this way, unlike the silly stock rom which takes up a lot of space. Also you can make icons bigger by using the launcher settings.

From my point of view, your feedback lacks any constructive ideas/suggestions/problems to help any developer.

I have used this rom for 5 days now and I can say that the battery life is at least 35% better than with stock.
[HTC ChaCha] ThiloH:
>What do you mean by: "couldn't install programs from market, then it closed and told me, it's not installed on my phone"?

I tried to install Whatsapp, clicked on the "Free"-Button, it switched to "OK" and after i clicked that, it just went grey and did nothing. After a few seconds, the market closed and i couldn't open it up again. something about the market not being installed on the phone.

>That blue line at the top is the battery level It can be turned off.

Oh, ok. it flickered sometimes and went to 100% and back.

>The screen is supposed to be this way, unlike the silly stock rom which takes up a lot of space. Also you can make icons bigger by using the launcher settings.

It didn't say it's not good. the menues and homescreen are ok. the status-bar is in my point of view a little bit to small. i nearly overlooked the mail-icon or the usb-label.

can you make these bigger? it's just my opinion, but i find these too small.

>From my point of view, your feedback lacks any constructive ideas/suggestions/problems to help any developer.

Sorry about that :)

I just wanted to take a look at it, because you wrote, the rom is stable enough for a daily use. For me, it is not, because of the market-issue and the flickering.

I "tested" just around 10 minutes and then went back to stock...

Before install, i wiped cache/data, so that couldn't be the issue.

>I have used this rom for 5 days now and I can say that the battery life is at least 35% better than with stock.

Battery was never an issue for me :)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I tried to install Whatsapp, clicked on the "Free"-Button, it switched to "OK" and after i clicked that, it just went grey and did nothing. After a few seconds, the market closed and i couldn't open it up again. something about the market not being installed on the phone.

What Market version was it? I presume that having "Free" and "OK" buttons then it was Market v2. The market closed to update itself to v3 which is now official and that takes a minute or two.

the status-bar is in my point of view a little bit to small. i nearly overlooked the mail-icon or the usb-label.
can you make these bigger? it's just my opinion, but i find these too small.

That's the default size of Android on ChaCha as the screen is small and HTC increased dpi on it (the whole UI is resized).

For me, it is not, because of the market-issue and the flickering.

As stated above, market should've worked after the update. If the flickering is the blue battery bar at the top the bar can be turned off from settings.

I "tested" just around 10 minutes and then went back to stock...

Should've spend more time on it, at least trying to figure out those two issues.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
the blue bar is MIUI style battery bar. Not a defect. It's configurable in SupSetup (in CMParts). While charging the battery, the blue bar will "move", indicating the charging. (As would change the battery icon in the status bar). Sorry for the confusion

Regarding Market not being installed (while it is obviuously ;)), I already had the issue once or two (not on the Chacha though), and it's because right at that moment the Market is updating itself. Other than that, it should be working fine.

Anyway, thanks for testing :-).
[HTC ChaCha] ajeevlal:
you people has any screen shots on CM7 to tease us more? :D
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
We'll just let you use your imagination :D

@xdbg, CM7 issue:

- fresh install

- installed gapps

- installed new Market version

- replaced ADW.Launcher with ADW.Launcher EX

- phone stuck in loading screen :rolleyes:
[HTC ChaCha] ajeevlal:
Ha ha ha... I dont have a spare phone to test else i could have installed it
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Neither do I. It's my main phone so if something goes bad I'm usually upset. But I digest.. :)

You don't want to know how many times I have flashed one of the 3 roms (stock, OSR, CM) in one week (more than 25 times). But it's all for a greater good. You should give it a try (any of the two roms), there's nothing to lose.
[HTC ChaCha] astro11:
I'd love to help, but unfortunately my ChaCha is still S-ON. I'm verifying the options of getting a XTC Clip or trying to get help from other people so we can exploit a bug on HBOOT or something like that.

And even if it's my main phone, I'd try both ROMs without thinking... if we have more testers, we will find more bugs and consequently we will have a better ROM.

Everyone with S-OFF should give a try. I don't think there is really a chance of bricking the phone now.
[HTC ChaCha] themickman007:
Hey i dont mind giving them a go. Does the wifi work on either?
[HTC ChaCha] pongzor:
I tried the CM7, works good, fast.

Only 1 thing, it seems like i have all my contacs synched with Google. Which means i don't have it on my sim or whatsoever. I tried to add a Google account and i downloaded the android 3.3.11 from another thread. It seems like i cannot add my Google account, when i click on add account it goes back to the main screen
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
You need more services for accounts to work and Market doesn't include them.

http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

Get this and install it from CWM. This is also valid for the OSR rom.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
First sign of not reading an entire thread. As posted above, a couple of times, it works with a few limitations. I'll let you find out which ones by yourself (as they have already been posted).
[HTC ChaCha] qbert456:
Do you think it encourage more testers if each latest build was linked on the first page and updated as it is is improved?

With a possible list of definate not working elements for each?

Might make people more likely to try as it would be the least difficult way of seeing what you're getting?

Good work chaps!
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
>test cm7 build<

i think gps works fine

but is there any chance to fix camera and wifi soon?

i found a little bug in the lockscreen styling options
[HTC ChaCha] pongzor:
Hi,

I don't know if it has been already mentioned but i can't set up a portable hotspot with CM7.

It says "Error" nothing more really.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
hey...this doesn't works...use the app "wireless tether" ;)
[HTC ChaCha] pongzor:
That works :)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Hmm, that's mostly why I wanted to set up a wiki. I'll try to update the first topic of this thread starting from today, hopefully finishing by Sunday evening if I can find enough free time which is quite scarce for me.

@carstenheuer -> what wifi problem?

Wifi is working on both roms, with the following limitations:

- unable to find/connect to a hidden network. I've been trying to manually push the connection from the terminal, enable managed mode for the eth0, increase regulatory domain to 14 but still nothing.

- if you leave the WiFi area and come back in the module will not reconnect; you need to switch WiFi off/on.

- keep a note that Wi-Fi sleep policy is set to "Turn off when screen off" by default in all CM related roms. Go to Settings -> Wireless & network settings -> Wi-Fi settings -> press the menu button (2nd soft key button) -> Advanced -> Wi-Fi sleep policy -> Set it to Never.
[HTC ChaCha] pongzor:
Wifi seems to trip here too, can see the networks, can setup password for network. Then it goes like this:

Scanning..

Connecting to network

Disconnected.

Scanning...

Connecting to network

Disconnected.

etc. etc.
[HTC ChaCha] themickman007:
I was just asking because some say it does and some say it doesnt and if it doesnt work then I wont be able to test for long as I need the wifi connection fairly often.

I will install tomorrow morning and let you guys know how it goes. :D
[HTC ChaCha] astro11:
This surely is a good idea. If the first post is always updated with the latest status of both roms + what's working / what are the bugs + links, then this topic will get much more attention from users, testers, and even devs.

The wiki is also a good idea, but then people will have to pay attention to two different websites; developers will need to keep both updated; and to be honest, the topic on xda developers is easier indexed by google and other search engines, making this page much more visible than a wiki. But don't get me wrong, a wiki would be perfect to keep things organized.

What we should do is try to keep this topic organized, and we can do that by updating the first post with the most useful information available. Everyone knows that new users don't like to read 20 pages of threads (although it should be obvious to do that), so let's update the first topic and voila.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
What type of AP are you trying to connect to?

Make sure it's visible (the SSID I mean). If this still won't work, delete the connection and set it up again. Turn Wi-Fi off/on. It should work as I use wi-fi 18hrs a day on both roms.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
@Alex C.

yes wifi works, but the signal is slightly worse than the stock rom. i test this only one time...may be i am wrong...or is this a driver problem???
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
You asked for it :P It's a really really stripped down version of xdbg's CM build. I've removed the stock launcher and replaced it with my own.

@carstenheuer - as far as I know, both roms use the stock libs for the wi-fi module.

@Everyone else, I have modified the first topic with information collected from the thread itself.
[HTC ChaCha] neo1234matrix:
great rom..

hey friend.. its great rom...

although i have found some issues...

1: phone dialer > keypad not working properly, we have to 'FN' button pressed.

2: fm radio issue : it keeps enable bluetooth

3: bluetooth not working... :(

4: camera issues

i may b wrong.. :).. i am testing right now..

and next i am going to try cwm...

anyway..

thnx... bro...
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Erm, what? Which rom is this feedback for? SuperOSR or CM? CWM is not a rom it's a custom recovery.
[HTC ChaCha] baadshahpuneet:
stock rom to flash if somethin goes wrong

hello..i know this may not be the right thread to ask this but i have searched quite a bit and haven found the answer.

am on stock rom build "1.20.720.1 CL77217 release-keys" with baseband version "47.14.35.3030H_7.47.35.17"

i cant find a rom to flash incase something goes wrong while flashing custom roms and i have to revert back to stock.i know i may have to flash rom and the the radio but i really need to know which ones wud work for me...both rom n radio.also if i will be needing to get it s-off again if i flash new rom.

am from india

any help wud be really appreciated...thanks
[HTC ChaCha] qzfive:
From what I learned when I had a Desire Z, the BCM4329's Bluetooth chip needs to be enabled for FM to work on AOSP ROMs. Although, I'm not too sure if the Chacha uses the BCM4329 chip.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Yes it does use the BCM4329.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
True, all keys give some random digit (actually it doesn't seem random, it's always the same for the same key). It was already reported.

Alex, can you add that to the issue list (I believe it's in both roms, right?). Workaround is to use the FN+[0-9] keys (minor issue I'd say).

Btw I believe I have no flickering in the latest build I'm running now ;-). Still no cam though :(.
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
New build SuperOSR-chacha-2.2-20111105-0203.zip.

- BT seems to be fixed

- Flickering issues seem to be fixed too

- I believe this build has also better keyboard and screen backlight calibration

Still no cam :(
[HTC ChaCha] HusinSam:
thanks for the build :D

yes, still no cam :(

reflash back to original ROM from backup

will wait for your good news

:D
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
>>CM7 BUILD<<

hi alex, please add the following bugs to the list!

cyanogenmod setting > lockscreen > style > incoming call style > sliding tab + rotary is buggy in the presentation.

wifi hotspot does not work!

workaround > use the app "wireless tether"

thanks ;)
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Yeah I kinda over looked it. The thing is that if Sense UI and Sense Lockscreen is removed, then the default android lockscreen is bugged. So we're basically stuck with this since the display is in landscape mode.

Added your feedback to both roms, this is universally valid.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
and what is with the wlan hotspot function? ;)
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
I have fixed the Numbers in Dialer issue :).
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
The default Wireless tethering is not working, right? I'll have to check adlx's build also. As the 203 version is out, I'm flashing this one for the upcoming week; I've used xdbg's ROM this week.

Also added small release notes/included fixes in the latest ROM from adlx -> check first post on this thread.
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
Hello Alex,

I believe the reason why we are having issues with both Camera and Wi-Fi is that, even though the ChaCha has a relatively old MSM7227 chip, the BCM4329 and camera hardware were updated by HTC. A hint is that the camera started working (sort of) with a CameraHardwareInterface.h from newer 7x30 phones.

My best guess to solve these two issues is to study AOSP kernels for more recent hardware, like the ACE, in particular those who make use of the bcm4329_204 driver -- and compare it to the stock driver found in HTC's chacha kernel sources.

Regarding the camera, the landscape issue can be fixed easily (I think) and the freeze is likely caused by an interfacing issue between the camera service and HTC's libcamera.so.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Hmmm... If I manage to fix Ubuntu today (Unity sucks!) I'll do some file comparing and share the info.
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
I think we should use bcm4329, not bcm4329_204. This is most likely the cause of the Wi-Fi issues. The bcm4329 from the 2.6.35 branch of cm-kernel should do the trick.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
>i use the cm 7 build<

hey guys...i am now back in germany and now i can use my vodafone sim. but what is that...when i do a call i cant hung up. i must each time reboot my phone. can anyoone help me. now its very important that i can use my phone. thanks and stay ahead...;)
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
Did you have the problem when you started using the CM7 port?
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
thanks for fast answer...the last ten days i use an egypt sim card and use only the internet connection wifi and 3g and some apps. i test the rom over 7 days

and today i am back and put in my german sim, but i can not call or can not end the call. the call app freeze and i must reboot the phone.

i dont know which radio io have? were can i see this?

thanks ... i love cm7
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
@Carstenheuer -> so this problem occurs to both outgoing and incoming calls. And how come you don't like turtles?

New build version for SuperOSR has been released by adlx.xda, SuperOSR-chacha-2.2-20111106-0521.zip. Updating first post link.
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
You see the radio version on the HBOOT screen. At this point it would be better if you could provide a logcat after the problem occurs.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
ah okay...i have radio 7.47.35.17

but what is a logcat and how can i do this?
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
To get the logcat, simply install the android SDK, and then from it install the platform tools. Then if you use Windows, you should install the HTC driver as well, it used to be on HTC's website but they seem to have removed it (someone at HTC must have decided they were too much developer-friendly). Then run adb logcat to get the logcat (adb is in the platform-tools of your installation directory).
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Fixes the digit typing in the dialer, and the laggyness introduced in previous build. Also, fixes the video playback (Youtube).
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
So, I'm waiting for your next build to test. Any ETA on when's ready? :)

@adlx - there seems to be some sort of battery drainer in 0521; either this or I've made some changes in settings which are not working quite well. I'm investigating.
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
I haven't improved anything yet. Switching the bcm4329 kernel driver didn't solve anything, instead it made things worse.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I'm still struggling tweaking eth0 to increase reception levels, as it's quite low compared with the stock rom.
[HTC ChaCha] comdin:
thanks for you share.
[HTC ChaCha] comdin:
Can not add Chinese?Thanks...
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
Hi,

Do you mean the chinese language or the chinese keyboard? If the former, I can't do much about it (unless CM7 adds it). If the latter, you need to switch the chacha-keyboard.kl/kcm files manually, either with adb or with a file explorer.
[HTC ChaCha] astro11:
I'm really excited for both ROMs! Keep up the excellent work, guys!
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
after another test i must go back to ROM freakcha 1.3 :(

yesterday evening i do a fresh install off cm7

first format system, format data, format cache

then flash the rom and then make factory reset,

wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache.

but my big phone app problem still alive...

may be i can make 3 to 5 normal calls and then suddenly when i want hang up

the phone app freeze...the only way is to kill the app or reboot the phone.

in other ways when i turn on wifi it will be start but the mobil connection remains.

and how it works then no connections from both.

i am sorry...but so i can't use the rom daily :(
[HTC ChaCha] elmanortega:
awesome work on this rom i will subscribe to it

thanks
[HTC ChaCha] comdin:
chinese language...

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CM7 has the world's languages
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Sure, I'll add Chinese locale to next build.
[HTC ChaCha] comdin:
Thanks..Thanks
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
please german too!!! ;)
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
Cam. preview "rotation" issue seems to be fixed in my latest build (preview not rotated 90º anymore). Still not working when shoting though :-(.

Also video recording is still damn laggy, and recorded video is rotated 90º, even if the preview isn't :(

@xdbg: FYI I've just pushed my latest commits to my git repository.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
>SuperOSR Build<

@adlx.xda

why are the dialer placed hyphens between the numbers?

is it possible to add the German language in this build please?

thanks carsten :cool:
[HTC ChaCha] baadshahpuneet:
please get the camera working

Please get the camera working.its the only thing not working.earlier Preview was rotated 90 degree in last build tht i installed today and as i opened it once it wont open again till i restart.now it says "can not connect to camera"...please get it work.awesome work being done here.keep it up.thanks
[HTC ChaCha] pongzor:
sorry for not reading, but is the bluetooth working well on CM7?
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
I may be mistaken, but aren't there issues with Wi-Fi as well?
[HTC ChaCha] baadshahpuneet:
i havent used it much but all data i have used (browsing, using market, updating apps) has been thru wifi and havent had a problem as yet.just camera.still to judge the battery backup.have frozen a few apps with titanium which i dint need..another weird thing i noted was i cudnt uninstall apps wid titanium...so froze them.

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yes bluetooth is working fine for me
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Both builds are holding up with Wi-Fi quite good. Apart from the hidden network issue and a slightly lower coverage it works properly.
[HTC ChaCha] xd.bx:
Well it's better news than I expected. I also thought GPS didn't work in my CM7 build, but maybe I was wrong. I have to say I didn't use it much, went back to stock.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
It works, I've got 2-5 satellites.
[HTC ChaCha] carstenheuer:
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[HTC ChaCha] adlx.xda:
ok, German will go in next build.

regarding the hyphens I believe it's a mask the Dialer use to show the number to be dial, it has no impact. I'd have to check, but I believe the mask diferent in each regional setting.