[G1 Android Development] skrki:
4.0.4 working perfectly on Voda Magic 32B

Hi,

First of all, many MANY thanks to Cyanogen for creating this great ROM. :)

I started the whole rooting, flashing, modding thing, to be able to use the features of my HTC Magic, branded Vodafone, that have been disabled by the service provider. These include voice commands (dialing, searching) and the tethering functionality, which is a must for me.

I am very pleased to report that these functions work perfectly, the tether is amazing, I use Wireless tether for root users 1.52. Voice commands not so great (but then again, I didn't expect it to work perfectly, and it has nothing to do with the ROM).

So far I haven't ran into any major issues. Calendar synch works, my contacts have been syched, etc. I haven't been able to test wireless connection on protected networks, but I will soon. So far, I see my phone recognizes the networks nearby, but I haven't connected to any (cuz I found no open networks, and couldn't hack into protected ones ;) )

EDIT:

I can verify that connecting to WEP2 protected networks works well. When losing the signal and comming back, no problems.. There was a one-time glitch, namely, I was connected, but couldn't do anything that requires internet connection. I just re-enabled the wireless adapter, and it worked normally.

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I haven't expirienced any lag, no delayed ringing problems, or any problems with connection to 3G networks/EDGE/GPRS etc.

Bluetooth connection has actually surprised me, I was able to connect to a Sony Ericsson and send a file, which I could not do before!! This is a major plus!

I'm sorry I can't test BT audio, because I don't use BT earphone, but I could borrow one and try it, if anybody is interested.. As for audio playback over bluetooth, I find this kind of useless, because I really think this phone is overall poor in it's music features in the first place, so I just use my iPod to do the job.

EDIT:

Tested audio playback over BT, works alright, no problems.

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All in all, this ROM is really stable, and I notice it's quite faster than the original.. Then again, I don't have as many apps installed, and I don't use many widgets right now. I have tested it with the clock, weather, and google search widgets, as well as one live folder, music and picture frame, and it still runs really smooth!

EDIT:

Home screen alternatives, such as OpenHome, are performance killers for this ROM.. make it really laggy. The only reason I see for using it, is the additional work area space and (maybe!) the favourites drawer. But, since Cyan has given us 5 screens to work with, I see no real reason to use OpenHome anymore.

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I love the wallpapers included, though they are hard to change/add... of course you can always add them in the gallery and just choose from there.

As for the issues, which are MINOR:

I've noticed is that LED is a little less bright then it is with the original Magic ROM... But I really couldn't care less about this :D

I've used an application called Bluex to transfer files over BT, from/to the phone, which I find isn't working great with this ROM.. I can pair, and even connect, but OBEX push doesn't do anything. There could be a number of issues here (on both sides), but I don't think it is neccessarily ROM related. Also, as I mentioned before, the phone itself is able to connect over bluetooth, so there is no need for this 3rd party app in the first place!

That would be all, regarding the issues for now :)

Finally some technical details, and my phone setup:

Vodafone HTC Magic 32B (but now says T-mobile myTouch 3G)

Eng. SPL 1.33.2009,

Recovery by Amon_RA RAv 1.2.1G (I have used this to perform partitioning on my crappy 2GB SD card)

CyanogenMod ROM 4.0.4

Radio version is the latest (I guess), 2.22.19.26I

Thanks again to Cyanogen, Amon_RA, and all the other members whose posts have helped me decide on the stuff to use, guided me through step procedures, videos and what not.

Cheers! :cool: