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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
I'm not - it should not be necessary when updating to new nightlies except in rare circumstances.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apanihi:
Glad to be back, I had to try other roms to realize how good CM9 is, best I777 rom imo.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] beerbaronstatic:
I'm very anal and do a clean wipe every week (I know its not necessary but it takes me marginally longer and I know I'm not bringing any old weirdness along).

My process is:

wipe cache partition,

modified the install script to format /data and /system which will take care of dalvik as it resides on /data

reboot and setup everything

The echo isn't terrible I don't think but my wife has mentioned it, we're both on AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDude:
You are probably right about this. Wish there was a way to keep aGPS data fresh or to have a preferred order of most locked satellites. The Atrix 4g has crazy fast lock times all the time and I can't imagine the gps chip is that much superior to ours. Motorola must be doing something different?

Either way, it seems to me that the gps is working better now as the previous two nightlys prevented me from locking at all. If its a placebo I will take more of them!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thershope:
CM9 Is the Best ROM I have used

There is no doubt that this was the best ROM for i777 for now. I also felt the same thing.

If one of my friend had mentioned about the echo, I would have not bothered much. I do join conference call with my boss every day and when he complained of this for 2-3 straight days, I had to do something.. :mad:

Hopefully, I will be back to CM9 Nightly Friday night to see all these issues and see how things go in the weekend.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
GPS lock still takes significantly longer than stock rom, cm7, ported ICS.

I don't see why this should be the case. Any way to get that GPS performance on cm9?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CNLiberal:
Since moving to CM9, I've been seeing "Sync Errors" under SETTINGS, ACCOUNTS & SYNC for my GMail account. Specifically, Browser (I use Chrome Beta), Google Photos (yet my Picasa Albums appear in the Gallery) and Sync Google+ (and I am getting notifications etc). Is anyone else seeing this issue? Thanks!

As a side note, I have posted several questions on car dock charging and enabling WiFi tether, BlueTooth, Music and Google Nav and losing charge. I have ordered a BlueTooth GPS Receiver (The Garmin GPS 10x) in an effort to disable the onboard GPS. Hopefully, this will give me much better charging and I can leave the phone in Auto-Brightness mode. Should be here next week, so I'll try it out.

Some of you might wonder why I chose that specific module (it was $88!). It's only 1 of 2 BT GPS Receivers I could find that would automatically power on when DC charge was applied. I plan on hiding it above my rear-view mirror on the windshield and don't want to press the power button I get in the car. The other was a Chinese brand I'd never heard of, so I chose the more expensive option that has a name I recognized. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naturefreak85:
Browser doesn't sync to Chrome Beta, it syncs to the default Browser in the device. I've always had problems with that sync holding wakelocks when it shouldn't due to problems with it even under Honeycomb. Disable the Browser sync since it won't sync to Chrome Beta.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
I think we're one of the few devices to use the SiRF Star IV - When properly implemented it is one of the best chipsets out there.

The problem is Samsung mangled the libgps interface away from the Android standard, and as a result some of the standard lock time increasing techniques (such as ephemeride preload) aren't working in CM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jnguyen12:
Anybody try the new NFC tag in the development forum for CM9 yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] avus_m3:
Was using the 4/09 build and now on 4/11. Both builds have been very stable for me with no issues except data speed and GPS lock speed. It seems since switching to these roms from stock, my data speeds have been a lot slower. I tried loading a different modem (CL5) but it made matters worse. Tried another APN...nope.

So I flashed back to the original modem and its getting me by but its about half the speed I was getting before with the stock rom. For reference, I was getting 3 - 7 Mbps down consistently before flashing CM9...now I am always 1/1.5 - 3.5 Mbps down. Pings were roughly the same between the roms although sometimes I would get insanely high pings with the CL5 modem.

With regards to GPS data lock, the lock speed was much faster in the stock rom. Also, sometimes it fails to retrieve my location with CM9?

Regarding stability and smoothness, this is a beautiful rom!! I encourage those on the fence to try it out. Even though it is a nightly build...it is very usable as a daily driver.

Oh, 1 request pleeeease...Enable Facebook account syncing so we can get our contacts pics from FB!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naturefreak85:
Yes works well but not if the screen is on and locked. Screen has to be on and unlocked. Haven't been able to test beam yet. No one I know has it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDude:
Thanks for that! You just confirmed my nagging assumptions. IMO the GPS has sucked overall since the first time I turned this device on. I knew it had to be something Sammy fubar'd.

The hardware reviews I have read reflect nothing but good about our chipset, although it has yet to impress me in any way... ever.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
hey Entropy, any way to get Voodoo Louder working with this ROM? or is that on supercurio? it says the i777 is compatible, but with gingerbread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PR-0927:
Thanks, I'll give Nova Launcher a try.

BTW, I'm loving the latest nightly.

So far only two complaints - one about the app drawer sideways scrolling which I mentioned before, and the second about the Facebook contact sync not working.

Everything else is A+!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] NJGSII:
Support has to be added on the kernel level.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
There is a module needed... i can't find it in the modules folder
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Facebook contact sync is an issue with ICS in general - it's the fallout of Google and Facebook's fight over data access. Facebook won't make their data available for others, so Google is blocking Facebook's easy access to Google data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Ashhong:
Use Friendcaster to sync Facebook contact pictures. It's free and doesn't lag the People app like Haxsync does.

Loving CM9 so much I haven't even had to upgrade to latest nightly for like a week now. My only issue is that Temple Run keeps freezing my phone. Not all the time, but it's happened like 3 times now. Has anybody else experienced this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] avus_m3:
I have seen others enable this by doing a quick search hence why I mentioned it. Apparently it is a simple apk edit to fix it?!

Edit - Found this link:

http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-facebook-contact-sync-ice-cream-sandwich-41136/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] K Rich:
I've tried it with both the stock CM9 kernel and Siyah, hopefully its an easy fix :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jnguyen12:
How did you install? Just from CWM? No wipe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naturefreak85:
Except as I posted earlier in a MoDaCo article

So in other words, it's not likely to work that well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
Why didn't CM7 have the same problem? GPS locking and tracking was rock solid in CM7.

Is there anything we can do to tweak our GPS so it works as well as CM7 and stock-based ROMs (gingerbread and ICS)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] loughary:
I just installed the latest 20120413-NIGHTLY and GPS lock is fixed for me. I know some are going to say its that placebo effect :) but I can say without a doubt until this release I could not get a GPS lock under 5 minutes. Now I'm getting it in like 10 seconds. All I know is my GPS is working great at the moment...I actually did a reboot and it locked again very fast...what is really funny is it's been storming and cloudy all day.

Loving CM9 more and more every release !!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyamoV2:
Yes it happens to me as well. If you read the reviews people have stated that as well. The update to 1.01 helped but the game will still randomly crash
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
I can't get it to work :( I wipe cache and dalvik, flash the zip 03/21 or whatever it's called, and reboot. Twice. I have no options for NFC in my settings. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] projekt1:
Did you follow the instructions in page 11 of the NFC patch thread?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
No, because I don't want to wipe and start all over. I didn't expect it to work without the full wipe, but now that I've seen people saying theirs works without wipe or just wiping cache/dalvik, I'm confused.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] projekt1:
You get lucky sometimes, sometimes you don't. The instructions are always the correct.

Maybe some one else who successfully installed it and works will chime in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jvanlew:
Wiped cache and dalvik. The zip wipes dalvik too but I did it anyway. Reboot. Disable nfc in settings. Reboot. Enable nfc in settings. Profit. Just like the post said.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] projekt1:
Did you wipe before or after the flash? Did you reboot a second time?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
I did that, but I don't have NFC in my settings. Flashing the zip doesn't seem to change anything for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
I wiped cache and then dalvik, applied the zip (the zip wiped dalvik again) and I rebooted. I had NFC in my settings and Ive already successfully beamed a webpage and a contact to a co-worker. The zip worked great for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] projekt1:
I wiped cache, then dalvik, flashed the zip, rebooted, it got stuck (maybe cause the phone was pugged in) rebooted into CWM, rebooted again, checked my settings, BAM it was there, unchecked the NFC box, rebooted again, NFC and Beam are still there. I will test it tomorrow as I dont have another NFC device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jvanlew:
I always wipe before. Habit I guess. Last night, it seemed the zip did not work as I did not see the NFC options in settings so I rebooted to recovery and wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the zip and rebooted again. The settings showed up and all was well.

Android Beam is easy peasy. The I-777 NFC thread here in General has given me all sorts of ideas. I think I'm going to buy some NFC chips real soon. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
Co-worker? Don't you mean classmate? :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] FunkeeC:
i updated to the latest nightly 4/13 and again attempted to use some screen off profile w/ Set CPU which again resulted in SoDs

conservative gov and no voltage changes as previously
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
I updated but I don't think it helped. Gps lock still takes forever. And I also noticed that the compass seems really off. It will often point east when I am facing north and then it will drift around a bunch. Anybody else have this problem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] loughary:
Sorry to hear that...but it definitely has fixes my GPS lock...I just did a normal nightly update on top of previous ones and my GPS works now. I can actually get a lock in my house in about 20 seconds. I just changed my kernel to the latest Siyah and all is still good...not sure what changed because nothing was listed on the CM9 changelog related to GPS...but I'm happy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDude:
The most beautiful CM9 EVAR!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] leadman1415:
How can we get the change logs for the new nightlies?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] paliu474:
changelog

http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=i777

here you go
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Haas360:
So since we have nfc can we get google wallet to work :):):)):):) (my dream)

Edit. Read the thread. We need more than just nfc ans build.prop mod. Sorry now I know :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Need some input from peeps, please. I messed around w/ a few other roms and it has taken me a full day of trying to come back to CM9. My brain is fried:eek: At this point I am on task's I777 Leak. I tried flash CM9 directly over this as well as using ROM Manager to change the CWM version and install the nightly through RM.... No luck CM9 won't apply. What am I missing here?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kamots:
@Tom probably dumb question, but did you wipe cache and dalvik after you flashed CM9 and Gapps? :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Dude the only dubm questions are the onez we don't ask;) Yes, both when I tried to flash it manually and then through Rom Manager.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberpunkDad:
I noticed that CM9 is the build.prop is missing some of the modem enhancements from CM7.

I don't know if its necessary but I always add this to build.prop:

ro.ril.hsxpa=2

ro.ril.hsupa.category=6

ro.ril.hsdpa.category=21

ro.ril.gprsclass=12

ro.ril.enable.dtm=1

Sent from SGH-I777 / CM9 via XDA Premium
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
How about elaborating more on the problem. Where does it "not take". Is there an error when flashing it? what version of cwm at you running?

I came from tasks ROM a long time ago. I would bet that your cwm is all messed up. Try flashing sahya (idk spelling) kernel which will give you a cwm known to work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Samsung changed the libgps interface between GB and ICS. In GB, they used the standard interface used by AOSP gps.h - in ICS, they added a few undocumented fields. That is, for example, why sat status reporting was broken for a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ResolutionHD:
Great job people

Entropy is there a way I can get a hold of you in private?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Methods tried are way to many to list. Short version, I went back to Entropy512's I777UCKH7 OCD With Root, (made nandroid) and then installed RM. I tried installing CWM through RM but had no luck.. I then installed SUCK_ICS_04102012 (to gain cwm) I tried to load CM9 (from here forward consider I have done all the appropriate wipes) only to end up in a 20 min cymod bootscreen loop. restored backup and now flashed CWM through RM and tried installing CM9 through nightlies list. In this procedure, it went through its processes and put me back on tasks leak.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
Update on my NFC woes!

I got it working.

I used root explorer to manually copy the files to /lib and /etc.

Then I flashed the zip again to install the NFC service because it wouldn't install as an apk.

Everything is fine and dandy now :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iXNyNe:
I got nfc working but my Bluetooth menu is missing from settings. Bluetooth still works and I can access the menu by tappung and holding the Bluetooth toggle in the power control notification, but its not visible when launching settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] selw0nk:
What clock weather widget are you using?

---------- Post added at 10:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 AM ----------

Anyone have problem with play music not syncing with the phone? I logged in with my gmail and none of my songs show up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] breeves002:
My play music works fine. Try using wifi for first time sync? Or try restarting. Make sure settings are right inside of the play music app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
So does that mean that if my GPS and compass don't work now I'm basically hosed on cm9?

It seems reasonable to think that there is something I can tweak to get this problem fixed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
It may take a while for them to appear. Also make sure gmusic sync is checked under accounts and sync settings.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Compass should be working, always has been.

GPS requires more reverse engineering work. It'll take some time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] R2D2_SW:
Since the 04/09 nightly, I can never seem to be able to shake the RILJ wakelock. This morning, I even wiped everything and tried a clean install of 04/13 and still the same. Has anybody experienced this and if so, how do I get rid of that wake?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
I just got a message pop up unfortunately exchange service has stopped

and I also get unfortunately the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped. These are annoying and blocking Google Play. I am running the gapps-ics-20120317-signed. The strange thing is, I had downloaded all my apps earlier today, then this evening..... This!

EDIT: OK so I cleared it up with a third wipe, this time wiping EVERYTHING. phew, it's good to be back:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] niteice:
Am I the only person noticing that CM9 charges WAY faster than stock UCKK6? I don't recall it going this fast even when the phone was new.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] prp190:
possible gps solution

What about this?

[17:35] <tat-> gpsprob: the gps config changes from the latest sgs2 nightly havent been applied to the at&t-build.

...

[17:41] <tat-> not sure. you can try to push this to /system/etc/ https://raw.github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_galaxys2/ics/configs/sirfgps.conf
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apanihi:
I dig your style there dude, but what's with all the swearing? ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyamoV2:
Stupid question. But even with ums checked, my transfer rates are still crap. Anyone else having issues? Just did a full wipe on 4-13 and I still can barely break 2mbs with usb
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apanihi:
GPS locks within seconds here running 4/13. NFC working as well. Running UCLD3 getting 7/1Mbit. Thanks to CM9 team and others :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDude:
****, I know that guy. He's a nihilist.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rytymu:
Freezing

I don't know about everyone else, but my phone is consistently freezing up and will not turn back on unless I do the whole power/volume keys holding deal. The other issue I'm having is I'll be using the phone, and randomly the keys/screen/buttons will not respond to touch/depress (resulting in holding power/volume up/down). I have tried wiping the cache/dalvik & re-installing the ROM, fixing permissions, etc... Any idea on a fix, or are these common problems with everyone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
I haven't had these issues. Are you running the stock kernel? I had these problems with siyah so I switched back. I'd suggest doing a full wipe and then flash the latest nightly and gapps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
My only suggestion would be to do what I did. Re-flash making sure to clear EVERYTHING... Delvik>Cache then data/factory reset.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rytymu:
Oh yeah, duh, I'm running Siyah. Didn't do that before I flashed it, I should of thought of that...

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So I just did the cache/dalvik wipe, and then the factory reset (followed by flashing the latest nightly), but the weird thing is, the gapps were already there (I realized upon boot that I forgot to flash the zip for them)... It asked for my Google login and everything... Everything appears to be working so far, but I'm 100% sure I did not flash gapps. Any thoughts on why they would be there?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
it's fine, you didn't need to re-flash gapps:) I would have mentioned that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jweitzel24:
Has anyone put together a cm9 flashable zip for the new modem?

Edit: nm, just got posted in the modem thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
Search. There are threads in general about it. I flashed it a few hours ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tmckenn2:
i cant tell if you fixed this or not so ill tell you how. This reply doesnt contain any information that i can use to help you fix your problem, what im looking for is in CWM it prints stuff out on the bottom of the screen. when something doesnt take the reason is there.

ok step 1) flash a CWM of your choice from a development thread. preferably the newest one. to do this DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER. reboot into recovery and do it the old fashioned way. look for those error messages

2) install CM9 from this thread LOOK FOR ANY ERRORS. with this they should stay at the bottom of the screen so you can read them
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
That file is nothing but placebo effect. It does NOTHING.

It's in the AT&T builds too and there is no difference in performance - I've tested it multiple times.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
You're imagining it. Charge current limit is, has always been, and always will be, 650 mA on AC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TonyStark R.I.P.:
I did respond to my message... EDIT is at bottom

Done

and done
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] brendonlee:
I'm not sure if this is in the latest nightly or if it was very recently added, but this interested me so I started looking around. It seems you can enable the power button as a shutter button in the camera settings. You do have to hold it down for like 1 second - long enough so it doesn't just turn the screen off - and not too long so it doesn't bring up the shutdown/reboot menu.

But it works well :) Definitely better than the onscreen button IMHO
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] word38:
Anyone else having this problem? My battery will be at 50% or so and my phone will start to get hot. So, I will reboot my phone then my battery all of a sudden goes down to 13%. If you look at the battery statistics there is a break in the graph where it went from 50% to 13%.

I'm not worried or complaining about poor battery life, I'm more curious about the sudden drop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apanihi:
Karl Hungus? Find the cash machine dude... Brandt has to pay $100 or he can't watch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDude:
So em, what happened to sending and receiving email that has attachments? Attaching files and saving attachments. Am I missing something or is this what google calls progress? A zip file is considered dangerous but it will go ahead and install an APK directly from your inbox? How is that securely undangerous?!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Um, only the most well-known fuel gauge glitch in existence for this device?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Ducman10:
Wanted to say thanks to all the devs for Cyanogen!

It's amazing but I am having a slight issue.

Every so often at the bottom of my screen I will get a popup that says "# UPD = 0/0". The # will be a number, starts at 1 and goes up. Is anyone else having this issue? It does not matter if I am in an application or on the home screen.

This has happened since I originally put CM9 on the phone. There have not been any other custom roms on the phone. Any help would be great! Thanks and keep up the hard work!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nbell13:
Just curious if the NFC from LD3 is portable to CM9, or if source is required before it can be implemented?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KevinChaos:
I'm wondering the same thing. Currently I'm using the NFC patch from the general thread and it's working pretty flawlessly, so I'm not too sure what LD3 can bring to the table.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] breeves002:
I've noticed this rom charging much faster than my stock rom. Doesn't change at all with the modems though. I'm quite happy.