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[Motorola Droid RAZR] neoramasay:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION] - is the standard CM power menu's reboot to recovery working in 02/02? (Curious as to why you need/want an Xposed module to do that, unless it does something else too, since CM has that ability built into its normal power menu).
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
I haven't seen it actually work in CM11 and this is a recent thing. I like the options you get in the APM module. You can see the APM Reboot menu HERE. The developer, Kenneth is helping me work this issue out and provided the screenshot. As you can see, you get pretty colors and all of the options work, or at least they did until very recently. Plus, APM+ gives you other features, Anti Theft measures and some other power menu options. It is a nice module to have.

So until I see a real CM11 Boot to Recovery menu actually work, I really can't comment on it. :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] neoramasay:
Weird, my reboot to recovery option in CM's standard menu has worked just fine since they added the option into the CM11 code (i think it was around M7 or M8 CM11 maybe?). It's an option you have to turn on somewhere.... Settings -> Developer Options -> check off "Advanced Reboot". I'm sure you have it showing, but for those who cannot see "Developer Options" in their settings menu, go into Settings -> About Phone and tap repeatedly on the "Build number" entry until you get a prompt asking if you want to enable it! It just won't be pretty like the APM+ one, lol.

Given this info, I'll try throwing 01/26 or 02/02 in now and give the standard power menu option a run to see if it still works fine in those builds.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh wow, you need not check, I did not see the Advanced Power in Developer Options. Who the heck would look in there for Power menu items? I was looking at the Button Settings. I will try it after dinner. I do still like the APM module though. It gives you really pretty colors, nice icons, and some additional features that do not come with the rom. And the good thing about the APM module is that it is not active or running on the phone, thus it takes no resources. It only modifies the power menu. Let me play with it a bit and I will come back to edit this post.

Good looking out! :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], it is called "Advanced Reboot" in developer options. I know this is CM12, but I assure you it is the same for CM11.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Yeah, I found it in CM11 in Developer Options for Advanced Reboot. And things get even more freaky. Keep reading...

Screenshots:

Normal buttons to include in the Power Menu found under /Settings/Buttons.

These are the items you can include in the Power Menu from the Buttons option shown above.

Developer Options showing the Avanced Reboot options.

CM11 OTA Menu, notice that CM11 02/02 is now Gone!

I had installed cm11 02/02 for a build test, got some red flags. I did the update OTA and when I downloaded the 02/02 rom and tapped to install, the phone would NOT reboot to install the update. Had to reboot manually and then the update script kicked in to complete the update to 02/02. Had to reboot a 2nd time to wipe dalvik and cache to get the Updating Apps count correct. Rom seemed okay. Next day, streaming music stuttering real bad, Maps and Navigation would lag so severely that I was asked to kill the non-responsive app or wait. I rebooted to clear up both issues. I then needed Navigation and rom self-rebooted.

Normally I would continue the testing but I had a LOT of work this day 2 of rom testing and could not risk losing a call for work, an appointment, or finding an address because maps and navigation were slow and flawed. I bailed out and restored my working 01/26 rom.

The CM11 Reboot to Recovery does not work in 01/26, if tapped, desktop dims, shows "Rebooting" with a white spinning arrow, phone never shuts down or reboots. Must hold Power and Volume Down to force a power off.

[MENTION=3313632]ChungHung.Chen[/MENTION] is one of the most respected build tester/reporters for umts_spyder that we have. His reports also show that the reboot to recovery has not worked with or without the APM Xposed Module until the 02/02 cm11 build "fixed this issue".

Suddenly, ALL of the CM11 02/02 build have been pulled from the download page and from the CM11 OTA updater.

All of a sudden, NONE the 02/02 builds for spyder are no longer on the OTA menu with working links. On the CM11 downloads page for spyder, the download for cm-11-20150202-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip yields "404 Not Found", above that is cm-12-20150202-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip, also "404 Not Found".

But the wonderful working 01/26 rom before it, cm-11-20150126-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip downloads just fine. What is up with this man? Did CyanogenMod just pull build 02/02 from the line and downloads pages?

Summary: I cannot for the life of me get Reboot to Recovery working in either the CM11 rom itself or the APM Exposed Module so far. :(

EDIT:

Does anyone have a copy of cm-11-20150202-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip they can put up for download? I deleted my OTA copy because I did not get my RMA 64Gb SanDisk SDCard back until yesterday, so I have no copy of it. Can someone put it up? Anyone thing it was squashed by CyanogenMod on purpose? Normally a rom will sit on the server for up to 2 weeks. This 02/02 rom has vanished in 5 days! That in itself might mean something but I would like to have a copy to test a little more thoroughly like Mr. Chen was able to do. Thanks guys! :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] morr22066:
2-2-15 nightly download

Here is a copy of the cm11 2-2-15 nightly. The link is to 'mega' so you will probably have to download the app from the play store in order to download it.

https://mega.co.nz/#!t05zmJ4R!S0Ljj1g1AVQuHAUO6y6M19auObtZal6YLv3BOyjdzko
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
I can remember that I was rebooting to recovery even before I put CM11 on my phone. I think it was through Safestrap. Would tap it's icon and get that as an option. Then once I installed CM11, the safestrap icon is gone, and haven't installed it again, but I can still go into recovery when I reboot.

Also, I had to find the Developer Options. Actually had to do a search while in settings. Didn't see it as an option. Anyway....

On the app count.... I just went into Settings> Apps> All, and just counted. Knew how many were visible on the screen, and then just counted how many times I had to scroll. So this should give me a good idea of the number of apps, correct?

Thanks [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], [MENTION=3315635]neoramasay[/MENTION]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
And, here's a drop box link for it

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpss2p1zcq5elig/cm-11-20150202-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip?dl=0
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Yeah, a lot of work, counting all of the apps, but it should work. But when you have updated your rom several times and have seen this screen before, you will get an idea of how many apps you have. Whatever the number. 109. Uninstalled two and installed another. Okay, new app count 108. But we are not talking definite numbers, just a close approximation. If you have seen over the past 2 updates you have 109 apps, then next build "updates 61 Apps, clearly you have an issue. That number is SO FAR off the mark that the error is obvious.

Just so you know. Absolute accuracy is not the issue, wildly different app counts indicate a problem. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sd_shadow:
why not just backup apps with titanium backup pro, it will says how many apps installed and apps you have backups for that are not installed

plus space available on system, user data, internal storage and SD card
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
Well, I am really new to all of this and didn't know I could get all that from Ti. I do know it tells me a total number of elements, which is higher then the number of apps I counted in the system>apps>all list. But I did just look to see if I could find the breakdown of all of the information you mentioned. I'm still looking. I may not update CM11 since the 1/16 (i think) version is working fine. Might just wait till the final one comes out. I'm in no big rush, just want to know what to expect and how to do it right before I do it. I'd been reading the posts here for about 2 months before I finally rooted it.

Thanks

dtiger
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Titanium Backup does backup ALL of my apps and system apps and that is the first place I looked for an app count. I get storage, space used, and space free, a complete list of apps, and schedules, but no actual app count. Where in Titanium Backup are you seeing this total amount of apps on the system, Shadow? Or are you just speculating that it should be there? :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sd_shadow:
batch options
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sherri:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], I do use APM +. It has worked perfectly since installation. As I do not use any CM ROMs, I never lost the ability to "reboot to recovery".
[Motorola Droid RAZR] neoramasay:
So, out of the last three or four builds tested, which would you choose for a stock rom load, [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION]?

(I'm sort of assuming M13 will be screwy at this point, since things seem to be going back downhill after the early January "return to functionality" that seemed to be going).

For the record, I have the 01/12 and 01/26 nightly builds still on hand.

My next debate then comes down to how to load GApps (I like this PA-GApps advanced "gapps-config" thing, so i'm trying to come up with a good arrangement of what I want in /system [either loaded in addition or replacing AOSP] or just installed in /data via play store after boot). I realize for the actual "Stock" partition on our phones we've only got ~680MB to work with on /system, hence my debate.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
I am sticking with 01/26 since it is the best, smoothest, best running rom so far. It did not need any "help" for the install or to settle down and get to work. 02/02 had raised too many red flags during insitall and day 2 for my comfort, I needed a 100% reliable phone that day, and dumped it. Now that CM has completely taken the cm11 02/02 rom off it's servers after only 5 days, it leads me to believe that it never was a really good rom to start with.

Now with all due respects to Mr. Chen, [MENTION=3313632]ChungHung.Chen[/MENTION] he was able to get the 02/02 cm11 rom to work well enough to meet his expectations. It took some doing and Mr. Chen is a well respected member with a LOT of XT910 experience. He is NOT a typical user because of his experience. What works for him, may not work for others. I can also "goose" most roms into working, but I take an end user point of view and tailor my tests as a typical user would have. I expect OTA update to work. I expect the rom to "just work" without rebooting one or more times, wiping dalvik and caches, or going through other extraordinary measures to "make it work". Mr. Chen is an amazing guy and can figure out almost anything. Because of his experience, skill, and especially patience, he is one of our most valuable members. Thank you Mr. Chen.

But if you bought a new phone from, let's say Verizon and there was a software update. You would expect to tap update and let it do it's thing and you are done. Not jump through hoops to make it work. That is what CM11 is ultimately supposed to be like. So for me, it is 01/26 so far. And unlike 02/02, cm-11-20150126-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip is still available for download.

I don't really play with the Advanced pa-gapps so this is not something I can advise you on. I will tell you that [MENTION=838017]sherri[/MENTION] is very, very good at keeping her roms thin and will push as many apps to sdcard that she can with Titanium Backup, see screenshot. Sherri is the queen of saving /system space so you might want to try our her strategy. Special thanks to Sherri for this valuable information. :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thank you Sherri. I am working with Kenneth, the developer of APM+ to improve the performance of the module on Razr Phones on cm11. There are two kinds of run modes for the Reboot Menu. "Use Command Line" or normal. Each method has pros and cons, but the "command line" mode is a LOT faster than the normal mode. The issues I am having with it are for Boot to Recovery and Bootloader, which really doesn't apply to our phones. The developer [MENTION=4414937]kennethso168[/MENTION] discovered some errors in the command line mode and is working on them. So we might get a better version of APM+ out of this. But hey, if it does everything you want on non-cm based roms, then you are all set, Sherri! :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
PC DVD/CD/Mounted ISO files not being read. Uninstall MotoCast!

I help a lot of people and always share what I learn. I posted this to http://www.sevenforums.com because I could not find these instructions anywhere and it took me 4 frustrating hours to fix this issue when I could have been relaxing and watching TV. The entire article is posted here:

DVD drive not reading disks or mounted iso files -SOLVED!

And NO, you do not have to read it or the copy below. If you have installed MotoCast on your PC, Remove it Immediately and reboot! We have custom roms and no longer rely or depend on Verizon or Motorola to manage our phones. MotoCast can render your CD/DVD drive unable to identify or read optical discs or even mounted iso files. If you have it installed, remove it!

Article listed below in blue, do not read it unless you are very curious or very bored.

Uninstall MotoCast if you have it installed on your PC at once! Thank you!​

DVD drive not reading disks or mounted iso files -SOLVED!

DVD CD or Mounted Iso files not read in Windows​

I just spent almost 4 hours because my Windows 7 64 bit PC would no longer read DVDs, CDs, or even mounted iso image files with utilities such as Virtual CloneDrive. This drove me nuts, there was SO much information but NONE of it would help me. The trick about editing the registry to remove upper and lower filters for the DVD drive helped, I deleted the lower filter, did not have an upper filter, and rebooted. I got my CD to read ONCE and that was it.

One thread I found suggested testing the CD in Safe Mode. I did this and behold, the DVD drive works perfectly. So the problem with the DVD not reading disks or mounted images is in one or more startup files. I opened the Run box and typed in "msconfig" (no quotes) and had 29 startup items. I disabled ALL of them and enabled them 10 at a time, rebooted and checked the DVD. After getting down to the last 3 items, I did this one item at a time, disabled it, rebooted, and tested. The offending program was MotoCast for Motorola Cellphones. I now use a custom operating system (rom - CyanogenMod ROM #11) and no longer rely on or use Verizon or Motorola software except the Windows Drivers for Motorola. Once I uninstalled MotoCast and removed the startup link with Autoruns (Or you can use HiJackThis) and rebooted, the problem was solved.

I can now read any DVD, CD, or mounted image file. I am posting this to help others because I spent over 4 hours at this and not ONE post explained it directly. So I hope this post makes it's way to Google and can help some other poor sob to get his rig fixed without giving up or pulling out all of his hair. I am a longtime member of sevenforums so for me, this is the place to post this information. Thanks for letting me post this here!

~Ohmster - You can find me at XDA Developers
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rskyline:
I'm Having an issue with an vzw RAZR, it isn't sending SMS, i tried many gsm carriers here on my country but nothing works, anyone have a clue?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
The stock SMS app in CM11 isn't a very good one, especially when used overseas. I don't even use it and gave advice on this in another post, about ½ down the page is the SMS advice. Go read it and see if it helps you.

Post #197 in Q&A Thread

There are a couple of alternative apps that work very well and use updated protocols to get your messages through. HTH! :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Someone test CM11 01/26 Built in Reboot to Recovery please!

[MENTION=3315635]neoramasay[/MENTION] can you check for me if the Advanced Reboot Menu in CM11, Build 01/26 really works, especially "Reboot Recovery"?

I have spent a lot of time working with Kenneth, the developer of Advanced Power Menu and the results were mixed. It just seems impossible to get a nice, fast, clean Reboot to Recovery anymore on CM11. I always used APM (Advanced Power Menu) for this and it always worked fine. Then I heard it was built into the CM11 rom but did not think to look under Developer Options to enable it. Now, even with APM removed from the system and a clean restore of 01/26, the Reboot to Recovery option "Takes forever" (At least 2 minutes before the phone goes into reboot") and it fails to bring me to Safe Strap.

[MENTION=3313632]ChungHung.Chen[/MENTION] spent a LOT of time getting Reboot to Recovery to work with APM in CM 02/02, but I found that to be a bad rom. You cannot even download it anymore as all of the links are 404. But you can still download 01//26 which is now the latest release of CM11 that we have. Weren't you telling me that the Reboot to Recovery was finally fixed in the 02/02 build? The one that I hate and is not even available anymore? If so, then we desperately need a clean update where this issue is fixed, that installs and runs perfect like the 01/26 Build.

Can you or someone please check all of the reboot options in the CM11 Advanced Power Menu? Reboot, Soft Reboot, and Recovery? I find that they do not all work and some take an amazingly long time to do anything, in the order of minutes!

I cannot press the APM module developer about this if the actual rom itself is broken.

Any help testing this would be Greatly Appreciated.

Thank you very much. :)

[MENTION=3457922]stargo[/MENTION] and all CM11 developers. It seems the latest and best version of CM11 we have is the 01/26 Nightly. The only build after that was CM11 02/02 and has been removed from ALL download servers. It was not a very good rom and took a lot of wiping and rebooting just to get the thing to work. Michael, I am sorry to single you out, this message is really for whoever made the Advanced Reboot Power Menu in CM11, but you are the only developer that I know and you would know who to forward this request to. Can you guys at CyanogenMod Please, PLEASE fix the Advanced Power Reboot Menu so that it actually works on spyder based phones? That is the last remaining issue that I can find and it is a "black eye" for CyanogenMod to release a final rom with such an important feature not working. Thank you for your time and attention in this matter, Micheal! :good: :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] neoramasay:
Well, since the option to switch release type seems to have disappeared from CM Updater... I just so happen to have 01/26 on my SD card... gonna dirty flash it over M12 right now and post back (assuming all goes semi-according to plan on the flash, we should have an answer shortly!)

So, flash finished, wiped cache/dalvik, rebooted (didnt take TOO long to boot for a first boot), app count looked reasonable at 145 and took around 6-7 minutes to optimize all...

Trebucht crashed once after boot, and networks took a few reconnects to settle down. Overall not a smooth load in any right (but that's what i get for dirty flashing i'm sure) Things still remain mildly laggy when selecting options too.

OK, moment of truth.... Selected Reboot, Then Recovery.... aaaaaand phone is stuck on the OS level "Reboot phone" screen spinning and spinning - didn't wait for 2 minutes, as it's always gone ahead and rebooted in under 30 seconds even at its slowest before. CM11's built in Reboot to Recovery option is most definitely broken as of 01/26 nightly build.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rskyline:
Thanks for your reply. I've tried go SMS pro and it didn't work either, the RAZR I'm testing is an Verizon droid RAZR but outside the us with a GSM simcard. In stock ROM SMS works well but is cm that is giving me errors. Sometimes I've seen in the network QS tile where the ISP is showed it says Verizon without using that network. Is weird.

Enviado desde mi XT1060 mediante Tapatalk
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Advanced Reboot Power Menu Broken in CM11 Final Build

Ahhhh, yeah, that is what I am getting too. Mr. Chen was a little more aware of when this stuff happened and even found it in the changelog. But, the changelog is gone now so we cannot see it. 01/26 is still the best rom there is. You just have to use "Reboot" and when you reach the Safe Strap or Continue screen right a begin boot, tap the Recovery button, lower left before the device boots.

About "Dirty Flashing": Credit goes to [MENTION=5362796]Dwillian[/MENTION] for this little gem of an idea. With it you can refresh your current rom, downgrade to a lower version, or upgrade to a higher build. I call this "The Dwillain Dump". You need two files on your phone and make sure you have them before you do this!

The cm11 rom you wish to install, downgrade to, or upgrade to.

The newest set of pa-gapps you can get. If your apps are up to date, you can skip the pa-gapps if you have to.

Now put the rom and gapps files in an easy to reach spot on your sdcard or ext-sdcard. Make a folder called ROMS and put them in there.

Reboot to Safe Strap

Tape Wipe, Advanced. Check ONLY these 3 items: dalvik, cache, and system

Tap the Home button then Install

Tap install and find and select the cm11 rom

Tap "Add more zips" and go find the pa-gapps.

Swipe to perform the install

Tape the handy Wipe cache and dalvik button.

Reboot to system

This will install the same rom or the rom of your choice, even an older onee and preserve your settings and updates because you are NOT wiping the Data partition. This is a great way to downgrade if you forgot or could not make a backup before trying a new build. I use the Dwillian Dump, a LOT when I need it. Originally I got the idea from Dwillian who does all of his updates this way. I do almost ALL of my updates OTA like any user would but do use the Dwillian Dump to downgrade w/out losing my app updates and any system changes. I also do not use the third, optional "Play Services and Games update" because you would have to bump up your system partition in Safe Strap another 100Mb and it really does not do much for me. As described by Dwillian:

Dwillian Dump:

Okay so the Advanced Reboot Power Menu really is broke in the very last few cm11 build releases. We need this fixed.

[MENTION=3457922]stargo[/MENTION] can you please, PLEASE send this final request to whomever works on the cm11 Advanced Reboot Power Menu? Fix that and we can really call it a day for cm11. Thank you my friend. :fingers-crossed:

...And you too, neoramasay for taking the time. ;)

EDIT:

It really looks like ALL development and production for CM11 has stopped. The Changelog is gone and the CM11 downloads are ending up with "404 not found" links. For anyone that wants it, here is the 01/26 build of CM11 from my personal Dropbox.

cm-11-20150126-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip

md5sum: 5eed851a27fe9649e945d70dab391696