yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
I'm not jumping down your throat (you already removed the link, problem solved - this time), but for future reference:

Do not bother to look for new uploads on Deca's server, and do not ask about them here. There will never be a need to check his server because, as Apro mentioned, Deca will post when a build is ready. This also eliminates the need to ask about it here, because the question will be answered already.

Drawing attention to a build that isn't ready could result in a lot of newbs and less experienced users bricking their devices (as a worst case scenario), which could cause this thread to be flooded with posts that only serve to cause confusion and obscure the information that is actually relevant to the less knowledgeable users that need the help.
[Epic 4G Android Development] XtaC318:
Wasn't everyone concerned when we started using ext4 on our device? If I rememeber right noobnl was trying to shoot it down. I'm just curious; but what are the risks in using the file system on our device? Hardware incompatibility?
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
You don't know? Neither do the developers, but they have a better idea than the average user... which is exactly why we should let them do their testing.

Changing the file system could bring. Incompatibilities to the surface, which shouldn't be impossible to fix - but the average user probably won't know how to fix these potential problems.

We ***** enough at Samsung and Sprint when an official release isn't fully functional - don't push the devs to do the very same thing, they don't owe us anything, and don't deserve to be *****ed at for giving users exactly what they whine and beg for - which will happen if something ends up not working. Be patient :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shinydude100:
I think you're missing the point here. Deca has not released a build updated for the file system. Therefore anything you flash before that may as well give you some issue(s). Sure you can probably odin back to stock, but since that other filesystem is new to us, we don't know how much it'd affect your sd card, if at all. As someone else said, this thread would get flooded with posts about current revisions that have not yet been given the 'green light' by Deca so it's best to wait.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ksmullins88:
Wrong... The devs HAVE to make this fully functional, in a timely manner, and include every single feature someone requests...

That being said whats the ETA for this? and why isnt it perfect yet?

===================================================

Sarcasm^

i crack myself up
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Well yeah, naturally because Data Corruption. With EXT4, it does speed things up, but many people aren't aware of the precaution to be taken when doing so. EXT4 speeding up your phone, perhaps. A lot of it can be placebo when in a more real world use term. It's like overclocking, you risk having Data corruption, due to what your device is now doing and/or reading and writing more data intensive. Journaling is a godsend, but without it EXT4 wouldn't be as safe as one may consider it. (However if someone feels I'm wrong please correct me, it'd be appreciated. :) )

Well with Yaffs2/MTD(It's not an EXT4 equivalent, there isn't one in MTD, it's only MTD), if we do switch it'd be safe to do so once we've a means and method which is a certainty, and the problems wouldn't be as extreme as data corruption I wouldn't *think*. It'd be an Open Source alternative to bml which we already use, as a proprietary means for our partition tables. The issue with that said build(which I freaked over, apologies) is that it was an attempt perhaps the first practical instance with MTD on our phones, and the what if of "what happens if it writes over our bootloader on some off freak accident of a chance?" was very prevalent last night after it's building. But it misses the first 72 blocks to guarantee bootloader is left intact so Heimdall or Odin flashes can fix it. MTD just is more open source, improves speed in r/w and is the direction some of our brother/sister devices in the Galaxy S line went along with CyanogenMod, so it's an attempt to follow suit. But just for now, unless Deca posts a build it'd be best not to mess with the test builds until it's a certain fact that this works for sure. And no "bricks" occur.

Not the best explanation, but someone with more knowledge on it could explain it a lot better I'm sure.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ghostlegion7:
lol i want a sexy naked boot animation. ;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
Changing the file system shouldn't matter much I don't think. The partition type, on the other hand could result in bricks. (When people say could result in bricks it means we don't know what will happen). If you want to test, go to irc. If not then don't post links here. Noone cares if you can url hack your way to a new build.

sent from my always aosp epic
[Epic 4G Android Development] XtaC318:
My question wasn't pertaining to the test build, it was only revolving around why they were cautious about the new filesystem. Thanks to Apro it's just jitters of adding a new 'feature' to our phone, looking for adverse effects.

I was looking for technical feedback on the filesystem being implemented and I got what I was questioning =)
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
I cringed a bit until I saw your disclaimer - then I laughed :)

I'm glad you made it clear for those who might otherwise have taken you seriously (sarcasm is easier to miss in the written word, especially these days - speech patterns aren't as universal as they once were)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Devtodi:
copy dat. 10char
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Can we get back to discussion on the actual released rom please?

Kthxbai. Lol

Sent from my Samsung Legendary 4G, a Universe UTES phone, running "two.three.five"
[Epic 4G Android Development] DCRocks:
Awww geezz Dad.. do we gotta... :p
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Haha! Perfect!
[Epic 4G Android Development] berto55:
Try to flash a rom to my girlfriends phone.Anything not working on this rom??
[Epic 4G Android Development] Specialksg1:
Go to page one

read post

???????

profit

;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] amirite:
Video recording is broken. Video acceleration on HQ videos is broken (HD will likely play at 5-10 fps). WiFi is unstable but does work.

If you don't want to look like an idiot in front of your girlfriend and get surprised by the rest of the bugs... check the OP.
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Quick Semi Fix From WPA files from the 1115 build:

It'll still be odd to connect as it always has been, but once it does it shouldn't give out as often. YMMV.

But I've just taken the files as a temporary thing for people who tire of the cutouts. YMMV lol. But the only file which is changed apparently is wpa_supplicant.conf it's larger in size, but I've included all of them from the newer build.

Wifi Fix

Ignore my ASCII fail.;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] justlovejoy:
Thanks! i didn't even think o that!

ChopShopCm7 Coming Soon!...
[Epic 4G Android Development] sgtkwol:
That is some awful ASCII :p. Testing it now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rulyskull:
So here's a weird one when I run the lunar theme I get stuff that stays on my status bar that should go away and here is one with a message icon and date but it God away after a while but its annoying when my cell signal changes because they both stay

sent from my, ya know cm7 epic
[Epic 4G Android Development] xBTx:
Artifacts left behind because that theme is meant to have a transparent statusbar. Go to the LunarUI thread to figure out how to fix it, or get the black version on the market.
[Epic 4G Android Development] TheNickromancer:
I've been having a weird problem where every now and then my phone won't wake up from sleep. Either nothing lights up at all, or the capactive buttons and/or the keyboard backlights will light, but not the touchscreen. Anybody else ever have this problem?

Aside from that and the unstable WiFi, I'm really loving this ROM. Great job guys, keep up the hard work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] justlovejoy:
Is everything default as far as your cpu govenor and max/min speeds? I've only had such a problem with other roms when I set my cpu up with custom speeds.

Sent from justlovejoy's Epic 4g powered by The GreenRomProject.com & SpinBackEntertainment.com

Let's Go NYG NYJ
[Epic 4G Android Development] spf2722:
Really?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
I hope you mean 10-15?
[Epic 4G Android Development] kstephens98:
10-22 is the last one "released".
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
1115 is not a supported build. You are on your own. That link should never have been posted here. Please do not flash CM roms unless someone like Deca, Rodderik, mkasick, UberPinguin, or DRockstar, posts it. If it isnt posted by a dev, it isnt supported by a dev.
[Epic 4G Android Development] noobnl:
There's no EXT4 1115 builds There was a MTD 1115 build but it highly experimental build and it somewhat worked out..
[Epic 4G Android Development] spf2722:
We just got done talking about this right?
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Yep, and there is always the one person who doesn't listen unfortunately. Highly Experimental means share with the world. lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rulyskull:
Thanks I was going to but didnt really want it that bad but when i did set it it was fine thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ragnar:
He was the first!!!!! Beat everyone else to it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Yup, and if by some odd almost impossible(well...) chance some sort of freak incident begins to occur with his filesystem he's alone when it comes to support, so I guess it's a win-win for the home team lol.

I'm kidding.;) lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ragnar:
Maybe we should ask him to let us know how it works out for him, and keep us updated.

EDIT: ^sarcasm... I think I should note this.....
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shinydude100:
Or... maybe not? Notice the title of the thread?

[ROM] Epic CM7 SELFKANG (10/22) - 2.3.7

^ That is what this thread should be about until it reads a newer date.

If you want to keep posted on a 'nightly' Self-Kang, then have him pm the play-by-play to you. Lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
KSmullins Legendary Rom shows a 'work of art' titled Zombie Art by Jack Larson - shows an andy and a zombie gingerbread man...now I am curious - is there something different on every rom?
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
No, it is the same easter egg, and it's a feature on every gingerbread/honeycomb/ics phone has.

Gingerbread- Zombie Gingerbread man

Honeycomb - The honeycomb bee going "bzzz bzzz"

Ice Cream Sandwich - Nyandroid (a parody of Nyan Cat with androids)
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Cool story bro. I think you edited the build.prop to say that. I mean, screenshots are easily faked. Obviously, pictures can't be trusted. Plus, that zip should've errored on you anyway.

:rolleyes:
[Epic 4G Android Development] kynolin:
What a pleasant surprise to see this today! I can't wait to try it out. I suppose I can always restore my EH17 backup to use 4G the one weekend a month I need it.

Edit: Forgot to say a BIG thank you for all the hard work. I've been looking forward to this patiently.
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
So no one told me yet...does Skyfire's video player work? Not skype lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] amirite:
Your question is very, very specific - depends on how many people reading this thread even use that player, much less somebody willing to re-install after the wipe and test it specifically for you :P

Download the ROM and try yourself dude! Its fun and if you backup you can always go back. The bug list is sexily slim.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MikeyLee:
Noticing I can push apps with root explorer but they dont show up in my app drawer. Also CM7 settings function FC.
[Epic 4G Android Development] djjroc007:
How do you get rid of the voicemail notification that keeps popping up? I changed the voicemail number from *86 to my number, but it keeps notifying me that I have a voice mail. Really annoying. Other than that, this is really nice! Good job, thank you!
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
I downloaded skyfire JUST for you. Cuz your special. lmfao and yeah it works for me

[edit]I'm not gonna waste another post, but yes headphones work
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
Really?! So video playback on skyfire works?! Then I might as well flash! :D

Edit: Do the headphone jacks work actually?
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
~Solved the problem.~ It's operator error.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Bliger241:
About the wifi, something that I didn't realise was that the default wifi sleep pattern on this is turn off when screen off
[Epic 4G Android Development] BrooklynsFinest:
Do we have to clear data for this rom?
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Looks like acer might finally get his cm7 fix lol!
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
Well now that I know skyfire works, I should be fine. It would be even better if I found out netflix's video works too! :p

Last thing I need working is the headphone jack. I need music lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
I said it did, just edited my other post
[Epic 4G Android Development] pjree:
Netflix installs from market and works fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
!!! That sold it for me. I'm flashing.

idc about video camera and LEDs :p

Now, just to make sure I'm not gonna screw anything up:

1. Make a nandroid backup

2. Flash gotorfs.zip (no wipes?)

3. Reboot? Or stay in cwm?

4. Go back in to cwm

5. Wipe everything x3

6. Flash cm7

7. Flash gapps immediately after

8. Reboot

That it right? Just want to make sure I got everything! Not sure on #3!

Also, since I'm coming from froyo, should I NOT restore system app's data from TB?
[Epic 4G Android Development] juanaraya92679:
I just wiped everything x3

flashed gotorfs.zip

flash cm7

flash gapps and reboot :)

worked great for me.

FYI to others don't try and install ACS RFS2EXT4 zip it doesn't work. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
Come on! Put those 2k post count to work! lmao. and yeah #3 just stay in cwm.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ac16313:
The only thing that could make this better would be, being able to send MMS.
[Epic 4G Android Development] azyouthinkeyeiz:
Decadence, big props man. This is the best CM to date. Keep up the great work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
Haha I just like to double check! I have a mac so that means no Odin. That's why I'm always more cautious.

So alright:

1. nandroid backup

2. wipe everything x3

3. flash gotorfs.zip

4. flash cm7

5. flash gapps

6. reboot

Got it! :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] LunaticWolf:
What kind of battery life do you guys get running CM7?
[Epic 4G Android Development] XtaC318:
Phone gets me through the day with moderate use on average, and sometimes heavy.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bgaimur:
Moderate to heavy usage for 30 hours gets me to 50% battery.
[Epic 4G Android Development] squizzi:
Dunno if this has been added before, I imagine it has in a 2800 post thread, but I had GPS problems with the EI22 modem and just waited for a GPS lock, it took roughly 10 minutes, now the GPS locks take roughly 10 seconds. So, my advice is, if your having GPS problems wait to acquire an initial lock it may take awhile and then it will be smooth sailing from there.

Other feedback:

- Stable experience altogether, no crashes, freeze ups or oddities over about 2 days of using so far.

- Wifi is wonky, as expected, its fine for daily use it simply disconnects periodically but the initial connection is fine, I was able to sync some offline songs on Spotify fine overnight.

- Battery life is great, I'm seeing 25-30 hours with moderate usage.

- Very smooth enjoyable experience thus far.
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Again, unsupported experimental build, you flashed it deal with what issues you may have. Makes it harder for anyone to fix a bug when people flash builds not meant for the public.

Sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G Android Development] justlovejoy:
Yep! But some people get a rush out of seeing their phones brick!

I don't like odin that much, and I did not do the unbrickable mod either! 10/22 is driving pretty well as he is!

Sent from justlovejoy's Epic 4g powered by The GreenRomProject.com & SpinBackEntertainment.com

Let's Go NYG NYJ
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Obviously you picked up on my sarcasm lol. Good boy. How to edit the build.prop? Its more of a: learn what all the lines mean for your phone as you go. But here's a guide on methods to edit it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236732

Sent from my Samsung Legendary 4G, a Universe UTES phone, running "two.three.five"
[Epic 4G Android Development] christophocles:
I also need a fully working phone with Wimax (whenever I make trips to the city) so I would really like to dual boot CM7 with some other ROM as well. Do I really have to patch and recompile the CM7 kernel myself to do this, or is there a pre-compiled one I can use?
[Epic 4G Android Development] skyjedi:
Install stock. this is an alpha build. Not a daily driver
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Ahhh, it's rather interesting to try to explain. Not complicated to do. It just requires you've something real world to compare it to to understand. I'm sure mkasick will when he get's the chance since it's work. But look at his kexec thread to dual boot to get an explanation on it, I really can't find the proper wording for it, so I apologize.:(

I've used Kexec to boot kernel from my sd however. To test my own for CM7, recently.
[Epic 4G Android Development] christophocles:
Please read my entire post. I said I want to dual boot because sometimes I need Wimax (i.e. the 1% of the time I am in a big city where Wimax is even available and I want to tether it, lol). The rest of the time I would much rather have the Cyanogenmod experience.

Thanks, I will take a look. I have a Linux machine at my disposal, so if it comes down to it, I will patch and compile. Just wanted to know if someone did the work already and shared it, no sense recompiling the wheel, after all :)..
[Epic 4G Android Development] rulyskull:
Not for you but for meh it is ;)

sent from my, ya know cm7 epic
[Epic 4G Android Development] bdbc:
How about going the cheater route and just nandroiding a version of another rom on your phone every so often? That way you could just backup cm7 and restore the other rom's nandroid when you need wimax. When you're done with your 1% of the time, then just restore back to cm7.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shinydude100:
That'd take hella longer than dual-booting, but a legit alternative.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
SHows what a noob I am - when they said easter egg - I really thought they meant an easter egg - LOL - man, am I dumb.

:-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
Dualboot is a work in progress. Or rather, it works just fine, but the barrier to entry is a bit higher than I'd like. That said, it sounds like you're perfectly capable and willing to make it work, so I wrote some instructions on how to install CM7 to SD card using a pre-patched kernel.

I figured I'd post the instructions over in the kexec thread to avoid cluttering things up here with something that's not totally prime time. But please do feel free to leave feedback if you decide to attempt it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Been catching up on some reading. The excitement and overall better vibe is good to see
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
I have a question about this - forgive my "noobieness" here - but when you do a nandroid backup - does that also back up the kernal you installed with the rom you are backing up? I thought that the nandroid back up backed up everyting but the kernal ? was I wrong?
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
Yeah, you were wrong - no worries, though, this is how we learn ;)

Nandroid backs up basically everything except the bootloader and recovery. If I understand it correctly (I only skimmed the information), it essentially stores a bit-for-bit copy of the system, data and kernel partitions
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
Backs up recovery iirc.
[Epic 4G Android Development] getut:
Before anyone gets bent out of shape and flames me, the below statements are meant as good natured ribbing and said with a grin. You know.. like this :D

<Good Natured Ribbing>

You guys are as bad as Google holding on to code. We've been salivating for almost a month on new releases... how bout some release early and release often open source goodness!

</Good Natured Ribbing>

I loved the nightly releases of official cyanogen when I was on the Sprint Hero. The month waiting is for the birds.
[Epic 4G Android Development] playcs:
the current cm7 2.3.7 is very usable at the moment and I love it. It is way better than the stock. thanks deca.

question regarding nandroid. I did a backup and I only wanted to restore the user data only. When I tried doing it, the cm7 boot logo kept looping. Any way around this problem or is it a bug?
[Epic 4G Android Development] sgtkwol:
lol, I hear ya. Some highly experimental stuff. The skunkworks they are working on is much more likely to brick if something goes wrong than the nightlies on regular CM.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
Use titanium. Restoring data between some rom's don't work, this would be one of them.
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
You may be right, but could you be thinking of the copy of recovery found in the kernel?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
So - if I understand this correctly - I could concievably have two or three nandroid backups - each of different roms- each using different kernals -

And go back and fourth between them without flashing a kernal each time? I guess that's a little schizophrenic of me ..... but I like to mess with toys - lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
Yuuurrrpppp.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kstephens98:
I do this frequently. Love testing out all of the great devs work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ac16313:
As long a they all support the file system you're on

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
Yes for the kernel, and no in a way I can't seem to phrase haha. On CWM 5 the magic to it is that when you nandroid all system.tar data.tar cache.tar have your file sytem type added to it(system.ext4.tar, data.ext4.tar cache.ext4.tar or rfs.tar instead). So if you're on EXT4 and you do a backup and restore to an rfs rom. It converts your file system and restores you back to where you were at but on the new file system or the one of the past. With more editing of the md5 you can make an RFS backup become ext4 and vice versa.
[Epic 4G Android Development] xopher.hunter:
Stop teasing us!!!!

I want CWM5!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
You know where to get it. lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Don't say that! Lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
That. ;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
I think I get it -
[Epic 4G Android Development] noobnl:
MTD is coming /teaser

see latest commit to kernel!
[Epic 4G Android Development] sgtkwol:
Just to clarify, MTD=YAFFS2?
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
Yuppz

Sent from my Samsung Epic using CM7!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mobius360:
MTD

YAFFS2

I don't know what it is, but I'm excited.
[Epic 4G Android Development] spf2722:
So with MTD file system, does that allow us to use other phones info. I saw a lot of fascinate commits for led notification and what not.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
In a nut shell, it gives better performance and allows us to resize the cache partition and make it smaller, so you can have a larger data partition.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Devtodi:
Sweet! Nice work team!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Specialksg1:
So, let me get this straight.

Smaller cache partition

Bigger data partition

?????

profit

That about the gist of it?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
yep. but i haz even better plans