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[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Oh boy, I just read through the Bravo thread...and the LED notification sounds SOOO tempting. No LED notification bugged the hell outta me on the LG. Hmmmm...
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Ok...have settled on the ROM in this thread (Bravo):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1332410

I just want to make sure of one thing...the VERY helpful steps that you all have outlined ie BuddyBuds...they stay the same up to step 4 (ROM + update) no matter what ROM I choose, pretty much.

Brians instructions are just a slight bit confusing in that Im not sure if I have to apply just the most recent update for LED ie v1.6...or if I have to install ALL the updates from the start on up (I think there are 4 of them). To me it would seem logical that each new version would be cumulative ie include the stuff from previous versions...but I just want to make sure!

One more thing..I didnt notice any mention of gapps in the download in that thread (nor did I see a gapps apk in the files I unzipped, but might have missed it..)...if not, Ill need to apply that too, right..any special version to useÉ
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Ok so...

I went with Brian's BRAVO. I followed some of the steps provided in this thread, coupled with Reverand's video. I used his OpenRecovery install method (ie original from the Dexter build, copy new over top that) because I've never installed OpenRecovery before and it just seemed confusing on other threads.

To root, I used UltimateAndroot, in order to have the ability to unroot the machine (you'll see why...)

The first thing I checked, of course, was the pull down power/status bar to see about turning off various connections (ie Wifi, Bluetooth, Refresh, Mobile Data, etc). Unlike other 2.2 Froyo's I've used, specifically..LG..there is no pull down/status bar. Damn. Went thru every Setting imaginable, but won't work. This isn't looking great.

Next thing I tested was my 3G/Wifi issue. To my dismay...the issue remains. Browser and apps are still trying to use 3G first and foremost, as far as I can see. How do I know? Because if I leave Data Network Settting to "Allowed", browser/apps work, and *seem to be using the WiFi, but the second the 3G signal fades or is dropped, I get connection issues, and WiFi is still on. If I turn Data Network Setting to "Not Allowed", it might/might not use the WiFi for a bit and then pretty consistently stop. When I mean "stop", I mean the phone is still showing connected to WiFi yet there are data connection errors on all browsers/apps that need data etc. Sometimes, if the 3G signal returns, I get the pop-up asking me to Allow the data, and if I say yes it works for a bit (but then, because of the 3G signal issue, it cuts out again).

The fix - again - turn on Airplane mode, which disconnects all connections, turn on WiFi, then go back into Call Settings and search for the Home Network again. This is crazy, I can't do this every time, and eventually it craps out again and I have to do it all over.

The other really frustrating thing is I powered it down to do a full recharge overnight...when I booted back up it didn't find my Home Network at all and I had to rescan for it. Testing that out, sure enough, rebooting the phone I have to reselect the Network. Argh.

Any thoughts? The whole necessity of being able to turn 3G data off is so I can avoid this very problem. Basically, I walk in my front door, turn off data over the mobile network, and let my WiFi do it all while I'm home. I wish I could do this as effectively as with my LG on 2.2 (and later, CM7)
[Milestone XT720 General] Woody:
Once you get to step 4 inn Buddy's list check out this. It will explain it a little bit better. Brought someone back from the brink on this thread. Where is says Dexter, just replace that with Bravo.

Per Brian's OP the v1.9 has all the patches.

Gapps is for CM builds. Bravo is a 2.2 build.

Side note: If you are going to partition it is up to you. I and a few other don't but it is really a personal preference. When I did, I used MiniTool Partition Wizard and it worked like a charm.

A few things though:

1: Your partitions must be set up this way---> Fat then EXT2/3 then Swap (if you choose-I don't and never did-requires you to fastboot a custom kernel and since this is your first experience, I would not suggest it)

2: Sizes. Many noobs will set their EXT2/3 partition to 1gb. That is way too big and you are just wasting space. I find that somewhere between 350-400mb is more than enough.

3: Do not convert your Ext partition to EXT4 unless the ROM you choose supports it. If/when the time comes, use MZ's open recovery utility to do it and not GPArted or MiniTool. The creat a Hugefile that has to be deleted and is a PITA.

4: If you do decide to partition, you will have to boot up fully, then go into your root explorer and in the SD-ext, you will need to create a folder called App (not apps-no S) so it will look like this sdcard/sdext/app. Then reboot and your apps will auto-install there.

Sorry for the long post and good luck.

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Once you click on WIFI it should take over as your primary source of data. Not sure why unless I think I might have figured it out. Go into settings>wireless>tick your WIFI and once your router pops up leave it alone and hit your menu button. Set your WIFI sleep policy to NEVER and I bet that takes care of it. Pretty sure that is toggling off your WIFI when 3g is present.

Other solution is Widgetsoid and Elixir both have a widget to toggle off data (so does Beautiful widgets too for that matter). You can use those but I really think the above solution should work for you.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Ah, figured..however when I go into LED Notification, it says "revision 1.6" (or some wording to that effect) at the bottom. Maybe that's just an error, but I just used that to gauge whether or not I had installed the latest revisions etc.

LED Notification works for text messages. I haven't seen it work for calls yet, but maybe I'm doing something wrong. I call the phone, the screen lights up that there's a call, and then ultimately closes when noone answers it. It was at this point that I'd assume the LED notification would come on. Screen is out, so LED, right?

Ok I guess I goofed then, because I tried to update with Gapps after I installed Bravo. One thing I noticed is that I wasn't prompted to sign up/into my Google accounts or set up the phone when I rebooted following the Bravo ROM + Gapps install..that had always happened on my LG when I did CM installs...your explanation makes sense!

But...isn't CM6 basically 2.2 and Bravo basically 2.2? Or maybe I misread that.

At any rate, the real reason I updated Gapps is because I wanted the "new" Market look. I don't like the old one very much, really like the My Apps function. Is there way I can just patch this in to Bravo?

Why do people partition? I did it on my LG, but never used it. Partitioning has nothing to do with installing user apps to the SD card, right? I can do that anyways, true?

Speaking of which..in CM there is the ability to set the default install location. I searched to find something similar in Bravo, to no avail. Is there a way to do this?

Wait...I think you just gave me the answer to both these questions...duh me..

I guess I do in fact want to partition, then. I can't imagine how one wouldn't want to, I mean you don't want apps clogging up internal memory, right?

Never apologize for long posts...I'm the worst at it and I love pouring over every single last detail. I'm sure there are lurkers who appreciate also, I know I really did when learning on my LG. Thanks a million!!
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
DOHHHHH!!!! I knew I had forgotten something about past settings that made my LG work so well.. I have modified the Wi-Fi sleep policy and hopefully it will work better now! One constant in all the issues I was having, now that you've mentioned this, is that the screen was sleeping/timing out while things were going on. I'd bring it back up, and be all "like, wtf" when my browser wouldn't work or apps that were downloading hung, etc. Mind you, it probably should have reconnected by itself, but whatever, if it doesn't, there's no harm in using Never Sleep for WiFi. I'm not that much of a stickler for battery usage. I go to bed, I charge the phone, I wake up, repeat. I don't need 4 days battery life and if I ever am in a situation where I do, I'm camping or somewhere remote ie no WiFi hence this doesn't apply as I'd just toggle WiFi off completely anyways.

You're right, I could use a Widget to manage my connections and I managed to grab Beautiful when it was 10 cents..but those reside on the screen and I would love to get that pull-down bar back, just so handy to drag down no matter what app/screen you're in...I know, I'm picky :D
[Milestone XT720 General] Woody:
You know what? I got a Notification Toggle app on my PC at home that I'll upload here tonight. I just remembered it while I was at lunch. It is from an older ROM so not sure it will work but worth a try. Usual directions. Push it to /system/apps reboot. It should be just what you are looking for if it works. Might not though so you'll just have to see.

CM6 is 2.2 and so is Bravo only Bravo was made from the official Korean update that was handed down and Mioze has created the CM6 from source. So yes they are both 2.2 but very different.

Edit: I have the latest Market.apk too. It is floating around here somewhere but I can't find in for some reason. I'll upload them tonight.
[Milestone XT720 General] AllGamer:
try them both first, then see which one you want to use as your daily driver.

i personally like the 6.3 better because it runs the fastest even on stock speed 720 Mhz

you can use Open Recovery to do a full backup, and switch back and forth between 7.1 and 6.3 until you decide which one you like best

7.1 has more themes to choose from and is more up to date, but... less free resources vs. 6.3 which is indirectly related to why it feels less quick than 6.3

7.1 feels similar to the speed you get on the stock ROM from Wind, 6.3 feels like a brand new device :D
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Sounds great, thanks!
[Milestone XT720 General] mchlbenner:
hi

I use ho!no! cm7 1.0-11.10.13.

the performance is can't be touch by cm6!

I have tweak it a lot here's some screenshots.

I'm overclocked at 1gz.

no ram issues here.
[Milestone XT720 General] Woody:
Here is the Notification Toggle app and the Market 3.4.4 app. Push both to /system/app and reboot. Might want to clear cache and dalvik too.

Like I said before, not sure it the Notification toggle will work on this ROM but can't hurt to try.
[Milestone XT720 General] brianlili:
Gmail, Gtalk and google market(version 3.3.1.1) are included, led trun on when sms receive or get a missed a call, it wouldn't turn on when your phone ringing or you take it.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Thanks!! I've downloaded these, for future reference should I try 6.3. I went to 7.1 and it includes both LED and the newer looking Market app..

I decided to take the plunge and I'm now running CM7.1.0 Dec 19 build.

It's somewhat laggy...so I decided to get cute and try overclocking it. How did I try? I used the Overclocking menu in Open Recovery and then Rebooted. Oh boy did I get issues. FCs, reboots, black screen of death, freezing.

I've done something wrong, I just know it. Should I also mention that my mistake I did the Cyanogen Mem Hack script. I later undid that (also in Open Recovery menu)

I think I need to do a bit of research on overclocking. (off to study!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1130915)

I'm still getting WiFi vs 3G issues and I'm starting to honestly believe that I might have a defective handset.

Now, WiFi keeps resetting constantly, like every 5 minutes when I'm connected to the Wind Home network for phone (data turned off, of course). I've checked things down at the router end and it's not resetting for any other devices on the network.

The other thing that is happening VERY consistently now, and you'll never believe this: When the WiFi shows connected, I get say 2 bars of Wind service (typical for inside my house). I can browse to a single page using Wifi, but if I stay active on the browser or watching a video or anything else where I'm constantly using the Wifi for a data connection, I completely lose my mobile signal ie Wind Home network becomes Unavailable. If I stop browsing, it comes back seconds later. I've actually tested this over and over, with 2 other phones on Wind also and also connected to the same WiFi. EDIT: ONLY my Xt720 running the 7.1 CM rom is doing this. I've gone back to stock on this phone and everything works fine.

So 7.1 is a lost cause for me right now. Just way to many things wrong with it, the 3G/Wifi thing especially.
[Milestone XT720 General] Biker1bob:
Hey acrobat69

I am also on a Xt720 - I have tried several roms, but I have stuck on Bravo 2.2 myself.

It is still not perfect.. I am running at 1000mhz using MOC. In general it works well.. but I get crashing processes randomly. Also I did not have a lot of the google apps working when I installed .. so I had to install them post rom and it worked. Notification work.. but crash on me a fair amount.

Also I want to use a keyboard other than the moto that comes with Bravo.. worst keyboard I have seen.. and the input method resets every time I reboot, or crash.. which bites.

I am temped to try 6.3 - I have not done that yet.. or maybe I did.

I have a question for those who feel they have TWEAKED a rom and it works great... could you make a CLEAN backup and upload it.. so those of us who are not tweaking pros could give it a try?

Like mchlbenner or AllGamer??

James
[Milestone XT720 General] mchlbenner:
Hi

I have a thread cm6,cm7 memory improvement in applications.

This should help performance issues.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Can you link it, I can't seem to see it. I must be blind.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Can you list the tweaks you did? Be as descriptive as possible, I'm a noob! lol

I don't mind tweaking at all, in fact look forward to doing some, but the few I've tried so far I did haphazardly and caused myself some issues.

I might try that ho!no! thing out, that thread just confused the hell outta me tho..but I will give it a shot!
[Milestone XT720 General] 3rdstring:
Link
[Milestone XT720 General] Woody:
Maybe you need to decide what you want out of your rom and then narrow it down to what is listed in the OPs bc in the past week you have tried several different ones. Not that that is a bad thing but it seems that you might not be giving them time to settle in before moving on to the next.

We are more than willing to help but it is kind of hard to keep up with you. Know what I mean.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
I agree with you Woodrube, and apologize for being all over the place with which rom to use etc.

I'm in a bit of a weird situation though..I have been through a couple of phones with Wind, and only the XT720 gives me any kind of consistent signal in my home. (incl LG and Samsung). Blackberry would probably work but I don't want Blackberry.

So my baseline for whether or not a rom will work for me begins at reception and then from there, how the WiFi switching works. 2.1, if it would work, would be fine because with an unlimited data plan I truly don't care if I have the functionality of quickly turning on/off mobile data.

From there, I just want to be able to run a stable o/s, be able to shoot pics and video (because truly, there is NO other reason imo to own the XT720 vs a crappy Huawei or cheapie flip), and be able to run a modest number of apps, with a theme and custom icons or two. I don't even run games beyond Angry Birds, at all.

But everything begins and ends at being able to consistently have decent 3G signal and usable WiFi.
[Milestone XT720 General] Biker1bob:
I would try the cyangenmod 6.3 rc3 android69

I am on it now - much happier than bravo - quicker, more stable. Pretty happy - my data and wifi seems good here.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
I tried Ho!No! today.

It seemed to work great for a bit, looks sexy etc....then it started crashing my phone repeatedly. It would just shut right down. It did this even after re-doing the wipe/install process. I applied the bootfix as instructed, also. I would have tried to be more patient and figure out what setting/tweaks would make it work, but the camera was horrible. It wouldn't shoot more than 10 seconds of video before freezing and then fc camera app. Not much use if the camera doesn't work imo.

I was trying 6.3.0 yesterday. I didn't have great success with the wifi/3g situation, it kept losing signal repeatedly on both services.

So I'm back to stock right now, until I can try a new one. Maybe the most recent 6.3 or something..
[Milestone XT720 General] mchlbenner:
You have no patience at all you need to work with what your using.

I will try to post the ho!no! I'm using in couple days.

Are you using ho!no! Ics addition.
[Milestone XT720 General] Mioze7Ae:
Wifi's been rebuilt since 6.3.5.1 and there are some more wifi changes coming. Wifi was always sort of wonky on 6.3.0--I often had to make it forget connections and reenter them (not all of them just the WPA2 at work). Anyway it seems a little better now.

But it sort of sounds like I need to take a look at Wind's stock baseband.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Thank you, I would appreciate it. I actually have a GREAT deal of patience for this and have spent literally days on end trying to find a fit. I'm not just slamming on roms willy-nilly and then piling on apps. I'm a former QA manager and have designed end-user testing scripts and gone thru the full software development lifecyle, so I have a methodology that I adhere to for each time I change something in which I flash things, wait a few hrs, install a basic necessity app or two, wait alot longer, etc etc

I was almost 11 hrs into Ho!No! ICS edition when it started crashing for every little thing. Then, it would shut down completely when I left it alone. At that point I had only Gmail, 80 contacts, a static image for my wallpaper, Facebook, Twitter, a light clock widget and Google Voice Dialler. I could not shoot more than 10 seconds of video, or move the camera at all (ie pan) or it would freeze and die. Finally, it would just shut down doing anything. So even if I wanted to try and tweak, it wouldn't let me as it kept going down.

I had to return to stock in order to have a basic working phone. This is my daily driver, I have to have basic functionality like phone, msging, gmail, camera and of course wifi/3g. I also run Facebook and Twitter, but not on at all times. That's pretty much my test pattern right there, with breaks for settling in and reboots for good measure after installing things. I can run those things on the stock right now, with no crashes. I can shoot decent video for what seems like an eternity. I would like to be somewhat up to date on this phone after being spoiled by CM7 on my old one.
[Milestone XT720 General] acrobat69:
Hmm. That's interesting, I actually wanted to say something to that effect after reading comments from a few Wind users who are having issues with connectivity across more than one of these custom roms.

The common denominator for success seems to be the use of a Cincinnati Bell or European baseband. The common denominator for failure (pretty small sample, granted) seems to be the use of a Wind stock baseband. Could it be that the development happened to come out of using those basebands, but there is something unique (or not covered in the roms) for Wind's? Maybe just due to Wind's coming out so much later than the others..

The issue you described in your first paragraph is similar to mine, and your workaround in principal is the same, in that I would toggle WiFi off and on to make it work. Toggling it back on, of course, forced it to reconnect and go thru the authentication process again, etc. In 6.3.0, it couldn't hold both the WiFi AND the 3G. If I didn't send requests over WiFi, it would allow 3G to remain stable. Very shortly after any WiFi request (browser, app, fb, yt), 3G would drop. Wifi just kept coming and going also.
[Milestone XT720 General] Mioze7Ae:
That sounds a lot like what I was seeing at work. This is how I've interpreted it in the past: wifi and 3G don't ever run simultaneously, and wifi is preferred if it's available. So 3G gets shutdown only after your phone connects to a wifi AP. If there's something wrong with the wifi it gets "disabled"/quasi-blacklisted. So my feeling is your phone is trying to connect to wifi and the falling back to 3G after errors. In my case it seemed that the storage of the connection information was flaky somewhere. I would have to delete (forget) and then reenter the connection info before it would work again. I haven't had to do that yet on 6.3.5.x (knock on wood). 6.3.5.1 has new wifi kernel modules to match the newer TI source as pointed out by nadlabak, but I think some of the userland parts might need to be rebuilt/updated, too. CM7 built more of the wifi stack from source where CM6 just used binaries from Motorola's ROMs.
[Milestone XT720 General] mchlbenner:
I use ho!no! Cm7.1.0.-11.10.13-xt720.

I see that's ho!no! Ics edition Gave me issues

1. Could get screen to come back on after it went to sleep had to do battery pull has this been fix.

So I never did any tweaking on this build.

I play heavy games with no problems camera,camcorder work good ect.

My option only the newer cm7 by J.Y.Daddy doest work well on our xt .

In a day I will upload the cm7 ho!no! That I'm using.

I like the older cm7 it always worked better for me.
[Milestone XT720 General] Biker1bob:
Hey acrobat69, can you describe what it is specifically that does not work with wifi?? and data?

I am in the Toronto area.. not sure if you are. Now every ROM so far I have put on the phone up to Cyangenmod 6.3 rc3 accepted wind very fast.. and setup the APNs - I did not have to do anything.. 6.3 - when I turn on the phone or reboot it takes about 1-3 minutes for it to find the network.. and initially I had to setup the APNs myself.

OK, but after that.. I have no issues. I am on wifi when available.. it will notify me if it finds one.. logs into known APs no issue. Now 3G /2G data.. well dont get as much 3G as I would like.. but its good.. its there.. and I am not finding data dropping any place where I also dont loose phone signal.

Now if I know specifically whats happening .. then maybe I can tell you if I am experiencing it as well.

James
[Milestone XT720 General] SickBeast:
Op I recommend the bravo rom and the supercharger that you install through open recovery. milestone overclock is good as well. I run mine at 800mhz at 48 vsel.

Good luck. :)
[Milestone XT720 General] Biker1bob:
Supercharger? Do tell I know nothing of a supercharger.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] BossMiester:
My phone was plugged into the charger this morning, and it started to vibrate. I looked at the screen and the phone was off, and still charging but had a yellow triangle with a black exclamation point next to the battery. I was half asleep so i just unplugged it. The phone was SO hot, so i took it apart and let it cool down before trying to turn it back on.

It wont turn on unless its plugged in to the charger, and it doesn't charge. I have a feeling it's the battery, but I'm not sure what to do.:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Exodian:
Well that's a new one. If its under warranty still I would take it back. If your having an issue like I would return it.
[Atrix 4G General] JccageX2:
Hey guys, quick question, with the HDMI hack enabling the Webtop over the HDMI, how would you control the WebTop system? Do you have to buy the keybaord and mouse?

Thanks :)
[Atrix 4G General] LifelessRaptor:
It wondered the same thing until I tried it. You get a trackpad and a virtual keyboard on your phone screen. It works rather well too.
[Atrix 4G General] ltdanno360:
Or you can use a ps3 controller or a wii

Controller with the sixaxis app from the market and that works much better

Cause you ain't got to hold the phone and sit ontop of the tv