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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] beflythis:
why can't I add my google account? Keeps saying network error.

(sorry if there's something I didn't read)

beflythis

Edit: Okay, weird series of errors... at first i couldn't add my google account. Then I had to manually install vendor.apk... rebooted, was able to add my google account... but now the market FC's whenever I browse to a specific app.

wtf?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Perfect for me so far, thanks !

I was on 7.1 RC1. I simply downloaded via ROM Manager, wiped Dalvik cache and flashed 7.1.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] djfoo000:
I flashed SDCardSpeedFix4096KB.zip in recovert. I use a Kingston class 4 16gb.

As mentioned, I flashed the zip file with '4096' in it's name.

Ok I finally found out what's wrong. I tried pushing "77sdcardspeedfix' to /system/etc/init.d but it keeps saying that it's read-only. I guess that is the reason why flashing it thru recovery and copying it using File Explorer did not work.

Anyone kind enough to give me some guidance?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] heybobitsme:
I tried both the sdcard speedup and RAM fix scripts and LP still FC's on boot for me. The files are there, permissions are set but it still FC's, although my phone seems to be moving a little faster. They are some cool hacks.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] slufoot69:
Can I just install the latest nightly build to get this update or do I have to install this latest release then install the newest nightly build on top of this? I really dont want to install both if I can get away with just flashing the latest nightly build....
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tronmech:
Weird. I started with the .30 radio, and gps wouldn't hold a lock for more than 10 minutes. I had to replace it with the gps.vision.so file from my stock gb ROM and then wipe efs.

One small note about flashing the .30 radio on CM7.1: DO NOT UPDATE THE RILS. I did that and the GPS worked ONCE, then failed and *DISAPPEARED*. (Trying to get a gps lock wouldn't show the GPS icon in the notify bar and the apps using gps would just sit there waiting for it.) I honesly thought I damaged my phone, but reverting back to my pre-update nandroid fixed the issue.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] azrash:
you can try mounting the /system partition in recovery before flashing the .zip file.

Or you can mount /system as read write with this app http://j.mp/nVS8iT, push the necessary files, and remount /system as read only
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
The nightly is a complete build and you don't need to be on 7.1 already (or even CM at all) to flash it, if I understand your question correctly.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] skrki:
Still here.

Got the Issue tracker nr?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] OriginalGabriel:
If you're currently running CM, you can flash the latest nightly with only wiping cache and dalvik.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ptesmoke:
Change Lang to English us
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] djfoo000:
ok i've got both "77sdcardspeedfix" and "S97ramscript" with all permissions granted (777) copied to /system/etc/init.d (i know i've got it this time since I can see it in that directory now). Still getting FC from LauncherPro upon boot.

77sdcardspeedfix reads:

#!/system/bin/sh

if [ -e/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]

then

/system/xbin/echo "4096" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;

fi;

Pretty sure I got the right file. Yet /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb still reads 3072. Rebooted many times to no avail.

I'm giving up trying to fix LauncherPro. More interested in fixing camera.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
That's weird... everyone else was able to get it. I don't understand why it isn't sticking.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tsubus:
#!/system/bin/sh

if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ];
then
busybox echo "4096" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb
fi

or simply

#!/system/bin/sh
busybox echo "4096" > /sys/block/mmcblk0/bdi/read_ahead_kb
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
I'm having the same problem... the file is in the proper place, with the proper permissions, but read_ahead_kb remains 3072 and LP continues to FC. Frustrating...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
Maybe its the update.zip y'all are using.... have you tried manually mounting system, copy and paste into system/etc/init.d folder, and changing permissions to 777 (rmxrmxrmx aka owner:read write execute/group: read write execute/others: read write execute)?

The reason I say that is... in the update.zip, the mount points might be wrong for this device, may be?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
I actually haven't tried the zip, I've added the file manually... :(
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
well... i know that you know enough to be able to do it easily. maybe its because yall have a class 4 card instead of 6? how would it know that though? weird... does the ramscript work for yall? one idea, go back to that thread and try the app. set it with the app at 4096 and go open the file in sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179.0 and if it reads 4096... y'all screwed up lol:o! If it reads 3072, then it must be because yall have a class 4 sd card.... does that make sense?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] djfoo000:
@tsubus, tried that, it did not work.

@sino8r, after i set it to 4096 with the app, it did change read_ahead_kb to 4096. But it's useless since the app only started after LP crashed (the "SD Card Increase has been granted Superuser permissions" prompt appeared after LP crashed).

I have a small confession to make. I'm on the latest ILWT ROM now actually. But then I thought since ILWT is based on CM7, bugs should be common...

EDIT: Ok it seems the app is getting read_ahead_kb to stick to 4096, but only after LP crashes (app launch sequence I guess). However it fixed the camcorder freeze problems I talked about earlier.

EDIT2: hrmm the camcorder was 'fixed' for a while. Then it froze again after launching it a 3rd time. DAMN.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
Just ordered a 16GB class 6 SD card.... ;) Regardless, it can't hurt.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccb04:
I haven't been able to get the camcorder to freeze and flash is working for me..Maybe the full wipe is what most of you all need..I can't seem to put a custom ringtone or notification tho...Seems like the option is gone :confused:

Edit: Notifications don't vibrate when in vibration...changes to silent even tho is says vibrate
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] G1ForFun:
I find that you have to set that vibration setting in both messages / menu / settings as well as in menu / settings / cm settings / sounds after each flash.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccb04:
In menu setting I have vibrate on always..in cm setting I have silent state checked with vibration during calls checked and notification focus unchecked..How do you have yours set up? And I still havent found a way to put a custom ringtone did they remove those options?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
Aren't custom ringtones... Contacts > select desired contact > Menu > Options > set ringtone?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccb04:
Yes you can do that but I'm talking about the option to choose a song for everyones ringtone..Before at the bottom of the list you could choose "music" It's not there anymore. It's gone for the notifications as well
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] EdWRX:
Hey guys, quick question.

Which radio are you using with this rom? Is there a preferred one to be used?

I flashed the Vision_Radio_12.57.60.25_26.10.04.12 one.

What's say you?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
ROM and radio are completely independent; there is no correlation between the two. Just use whichever radio gives you the best signal in your area!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tsubus:
Fixed in next nightly :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] silq:
anybody else have problems with LED notification? I'm not sure if it's a problem with the ROM or with Handcent, but I can't seem to get LED notification from the handcent app working anymore
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] skrki:
Yep, that's broken.

When was the last time it worked for you?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] silq:
good question, i had been using 'led me know' for quite some time and recently started to use 'lightflow', but the last lightflow update seemed to have broken things
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Hmm, LED notification seems to have stopped working for me at 7.1.0 as well, it was OK in RC1.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] uvt_novice:
Everything works just fine with stock applications, no any bugs or lagg in v.7.1!!!

If you use 3rd party applications and something does not work properly - it's application developer's responsibility. ;)

There nothing to complain to Cyanogen Team :)

Edit: V.7.1 is Android 2.3.7, perhaps some codes were changed in comparing to RC7.1 which was Android 2.3.4, I believe.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] silq:
Well, the CM7.1 stable changelog does state this:

Common: LED notification overhaul – Danny Baumann

I don't think anybody is laying blame but I largely agree, perhaps the app market hasn't made their code compatible with 2.3.7. I notice that lightflow only works intermittently and handcent not at all. Separately, other than third party apps, the only thing I've seen using the LED is plugging the charger in... ...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
It depends on how the change was made, doesn't it ? E.g. if the application is calling a regular API which suddenly doesn't work for some reason, then that could be down to the API (i.e. ROM). But if they were using an undocumented feature which has now changed, for example, then it's down to the app.

I am using Handcent too and the LED notification stopped working. I tried to get it working in the stock messaging app and failed, but then again Handcent was still installed (though I did turn off the notification in Handcent when trying this).

I have sent a bug report to Handcent anyway.

I am not convinced that a change documented in the logs by the CM team, to LED notification, has anything to do with vanilla 2.3.7, because if it did, surely the CM team wouldn't have had to make the change themselves ?

Maybe I am missing something though.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccb04:
I dont use any apps for Led Notifications and the green light comes up by itself...Everything is working fine with this Rom...Im just so annoyed by the stock ringtones for the ringer and msgs. Hopefully the next update has the option to choose your music like all the old CM roms
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] renn9420:
LED stopped working in Handcent on my phone too. All I needed to do was go into handcent and unchecked the led notification and recheck it. Then did fix_permissions and fixed. Boom goes the dynamite.

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted/GFree'd

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM

Radio: 26.10.04.03
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Thanks for the tip. That didn't work for me though.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Nightly 236 seems to have a patch relating to the LED usage, don't know if this has any impact on the issue discussed above ? (I haven't tried it)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
Why not simply add them manually into /system/media/audio?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] renn9420:
@steviewevie-

Try going to main phone settings and reset the LED notifications then do fix_permissions - Reboot. I did both of these and somehow the LED notification started to work for me. Last resort. Uncheck LED notifications - Reboot - then recheck in both handcent and system settings.

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted/GFree'd

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM

Radio: 26.10.04.03
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] chief2842:
Has anyone had any problems with the newest netflix update? I get audio but no video thanks for the help in advance.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] comat0se:
Netflix v1.4.1 works, 1.5 doesn't work, and 1.5.1 (specifically says it fixes compatibility with CM7!) works
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
But Reeennnnnn! ;) Yeah, they are a bit picky on this build. Latest Nightly fixes them mostly. Light Flow (app in market) works the best for setting led lights. You can even get the fast touchpad flash back;) Make sure you set it to run as a process to keep running smoothly.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] skrki:
This actually worked, thanks! =)

FWIW I also use Handcent, and its notifications were actually enabled while I went into the native SMS app and re-enabled the LED. Then ran fix_permissions and rebooted. I never touched Handcent settings during the process.. strange.

I think this has to do with the native messaging app, combined (OF COURSE) with your Android's mood, so it may or may not get fixed on the first trial.

Mine and Sino8r's were obviously in a good mood, but perhaps Stevie's was having a bad hair day, or something... ;)

A reboot before trying may be a good idea as well.

Regards,

S.

P.S. I initially thought Handcent has no bugs, but now that I got the LED working through the native app, I notice the Handcent notification LED does not work.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] akafaze:
Anyone have any advice to improve battery life? I just came from SynergyRom and the battery life isn't that good on this rom.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Are you overclocking? If so, are you using a 3rd party app like SetCPU, or did you change anything in Settings > CyanogenMod settings > Performance > CPU settings? If so, what did you change?

If you are not overclocking, give it some more charge cycles for the battery stats to get "evened out". With moderate usage (some text messaging, a lot of email checking, some web browsing here and there) I can get 35-40 hours/charge, at the end of the day I'm usually around 55% or so depending on usage.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
I find it hard to believe that, after all this time, this ROM still doesn't seem to support the Desire Z keyboard (European) properly, i.e. no support for hardware keyboard Euro (Fn-X) and Pound (Fn-Z) keys. Unless I am missing something ?

I am aware there are workarounds for this, but it should be in the base ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
I'm a bit confused (it doesn't take much lol).

Are you saying that this procedure didn't fix your notifications for Handcent, only for using the default messaging app ?

What did you change exactly inside the native messaging app, I can see options to turn on status bar notifications and also ringtone etc, but nothing specifically for the LED ?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] renn9420:
@Skrki

I know ur right about some phones act differently. And those were the only two things I did and got my LED notifications to work. Even when charging. The only problem I have is when I am charging my phone and say I reboot it. After the boot animation is finished my screen goes black. It is still on just black. So I have to hit the power button to put it into sleep mode then power button to wake it up. All is well after that. This only happens when it is charging. Maybe because I have a different boot animation w/sound or not. And maybe its just my phone. Oyeah and sometimes when I try to reboot into recovery no matter from rom manager or power off or from the reboot menu, it freezes after splash screen. Battery pull.

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted/GFree'd

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM

Radio: 26.13.04.19
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] scholar79:
This happens to me as well. I am on CM7 Nightly 236, but I don't think it matters. It's been happening since maybe like build 180 or something. I am using the stock CM7 boot animation w/o any sound, so it's not that. Doesn't matter if it's connected in through AC power or through the USB connector on the computer, either.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] skrki:
So here you are talking about two separate issues.

The first issue is something I have seen with or without charger on. What seems to have really helped, is keeping the lower CPU clock at a higher frequency - so not 245, but 368. Ever since I started doing that, I never saw the issue again. Some may argue that this is a battery hog, and I agree, but I am still happy with my battery - with moderate usage, I am getting about 24-26 hours out of it on a single charge.

The second issue is related actually to CWM recovery, and not the ROM. What I did is I switched to 4EXT. Never had a single problem of this nature. If you look around, you will see a lot of people complained about it. Koush is aware of it as well, so I think the general recommendation at this point is to use CWM 3.something (but be careful to choose the latest), or another recovery. I just went with 4EXT.

Basically, i just went inside the Messaging and switched "Notifications" off, then switched them back on right away. Then I ran fix_permissions, and after an hour, I rebooted my phone (I needed it in the meantime).

Then I wanted to check Handcent (cos you said you sent a bug report). After switching the notifications off in the native messaging, I saw that notification settings for LED in Handcent would not do anything. In fact, no LED notification appeared, neither when I would "Test notification", nor when I received an actual text. This led me to believe that you were actually right about sending the bug report, so let's see what they say... Any feedback yet?

EDIT: Wow! Handcent notifications just started working. I switched off the native ones, just now to try it again, and just got a text. The LED turned green, and my jogball thingy is pulsing white as well. Don't ask me what happened...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] MrEzzzkiel:
Dammit!! I just can't get those notifications working with handcent! Tried uninstalling, fix_permissions in cwm, turning them off in stock mess.app & handcent and rebooting, turning one on and turning the other off all day long... When I tried light flow it totally messed up my start-up in android so I could only do battery pull.. and I dont know when it happened... I seem to recall the led working for messages a week ago, but now I just can't get it working... ... goddamn, this is bugging me! :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] renn9420:
@Skrki

That's y I gave my first suggestion about Handcent. It started to work for the notification LED after I did it my way. Its weird. And I understand those are two different issues. I was just saying those were my only issues. Thank you for the suggestions.

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted/GFree'd

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM

Radio: 26.13.04.19
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] vittogn:
Fantastic Job

The thanks to CM is not for the post only but to the all team for the fantastic job.

My Desire Z is a brand new phone compared to the crappy Sense experience!!

Everything is smooth, polished, elegant and full of excelent tools.

My only concenr is related to GPS that often did not turn on at all. I tested with whatever navigation sw or GPS testing and radio, without even showing the blinking notification icon (I was coming from a superwiped fresh CM7.1 flash).

Now with the following combination everything is working:

GPS update: 10.04.03

Radio: 12.57.60.25U_26.10.04.12_M

Here is the thread where I found how to fix.

Donating now!!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] raydar670:
Any major differences from the stable release compared with rc1?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] etp23:
Anybody know how to fix the flash player? Still doesn't work anything I need to flash??
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Too many to list, honestly
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Nospin:
I can't post links in the mobile app, but if you go into the general section you will find the thread about fixing flash.

Basically use a file manager to remove permissions from a file in the browser, and flash works again. Not sure why CM hasn't put in a fix for this yet.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
I would say there aren't any *major* differences, no. But being a stable then it's fully supported etc, e.g. if you report bugs on RC1 then you're not going to get anywhere, for example.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] GottaStayFly:
I have a problem not sure why, but when i try to install cm7.1 onto my phone though 4ext, it says some error and status 7 and installation is aborted. I also tried with 7.0.1 (whichever version that was) because i was able to flash it before, but now it seems i cant flash any of them. I don't know maybe it could be 4ext causing the problems? but i don't think so..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] amack10:
Just a quick question. I was on rc1 and just updated to this. I did a no whipe install, and that's the reason I use cm so I don't have to whipe every time. But every single time I update everything works flawlessly except my google account. I press market and it asks me to add an account so I push ok and it goes rite back to the home screen. And gmail won't even open I press it but it just flashes a black screen and goes home. Do I need to re-install the gapps with every update?And one other problem my swype doesn't work it says its configured for a different phone. But I pulled it from the stock g2 build and also put the swype lib in the right spot. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] heybobitsme:
Yes you should reflash Gapps just in case. Also, you should wipe cache/dalvik when you do. You should sign up for Swype beta from swype.com. It's an open beta, so you shouldn't have any problem getting it once you're signed up.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
Hi everyone, I have flashed the stable cyanogenmod 7.1 on my desire Z. All seems to be great except for, 1) flash doesn't work on the browser, 2) battery life has been pretty sub-standard.

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] dustrho:
I was getting crappy battery life as well on my G2 with CM 7.1, maybe on average 6-8 hours with heavy usage. After flashing Pershoot's kernel, I'm getting more than 12 hours with heavy usage. Flash that and see how things work for you. Oh, and I am still using CM7's built-in CPU scaling interface.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=847672
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
To add, I have heard that ROM manager can brick the device and shouldn't be used for the updates? Any insights would be appreciated. Currently, I want to update my CWM, but just scared if I should be using the ROM Manager to update it or manually?

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
Ah thanks, but I am a fairly new user for the desire Z, so not sure how to change the kernel? Should I simply need to flash it on top of the currently installed rom?

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
I have never heard of ROM Manager "bricking" anyone's device. You should be able to update CWM Recovery thru ROM Manager just fine, if that's what you're asking. They are by same developer - Koush - and he just updated the Recovery again... it's supposed to be stable this time. If it doesn't work for you, I suggest trying 4EXT Recovery by Madmaxx82 (link my signature).
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
Thanks, was able to update cwm just fine using the rom manager.

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rezapatel:
I have been trying to solve a mystery on my desire z with cm 7.1. I see the ram on the device on antutu benchmark app or system memory as 363 mb. Shouldn't this be 512 mb?

Thanks!

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
I believe the remaining RAM is allocated to the OS... someone correct me if I'm wrong...