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[G1 Android Development] karthikjr:
I have two words for you, Cyanogen: Amazing Battery!

After having lived through a bunch of ROMs (and all the Cyan updates since 3.8 except 3.9.6), I flashed 3.9.7 yesterday.

Today, here's the battery status:

10 hours unplugged: 54% remaining

20 mins of voice calls

On EDGE the whole day

On Google Talk the whole time

Was on IM with screen on zero brightness

and keyboard backlight off for a good 3 hours

Frequent Gmail refresh (manual)

I can live with this.

Yes siree bob, I can live with this :)

Amazing work, cyanogen!

PS: I charge my phone to 100%, turn off the phone and continue charging until the charging LED turns green and power back on again. And no, I haven't "deep cycled" the battery with this ROM, for it to have adjusted the battery meter's max and min better.

________________

Black G1 with stock battery

Cyan 3.9.7 with Recovery 1.4

HardSPL

No theme

Running the huanyu script v0.1.3.2

Compcache with backing swap

8GB Transcend Class 6 (7GB FAT, 550MB Ext 3, 50MB linux_swap)

Pure, unadulterated fun :)
[G1 Android Development] jackkerouac:
Right there with ya.
[G1 Android Development] cyanogen:
I'm going to be gone for the weekend (desideratafestival.com!!), but I'm following along and have this on the TODO list:

* Revert Webkit to the Cupcake version because of compatibility issues. I'll need to hack in support for importing certificates to the keystore.

* Calendar snooze problem

* Wifi tether issue

* Decide if we are keeping the new launcher or not- I'd appreciate some feedback on this. It's got quite a few issues and I've haven't had time to help out with fixing them.

* Add a handful of new Android/CM related wallpapers to the Launcher gallery

* Including the new OTA updater!

* Network location settings weirdness

* Add the fancy rotations back to surfaceflinger (already checked into git)

* Start a Google Code project to track these things :)

Anything else?
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
Well i've seen it before on other updates. But just curious if anyone experienced it on this update. I have not flashed any themes for some time now. It's not a deal breaker by any means just wondering if maybe something got changed when the lock screen was updated but so far every call this morning i've had to manualy unlock to see who it is. Even text messages...the pop up doesn't bypass the lock screen anymore as well without me doing it manually. I double check my settings to make sure it wasn't anything i selected also rebooted reinstalled some messenger apps as well. I also did a reinstall of the update.

Im going to try to get adb working (crossing fingers) to post a log of some of the issues im having this morning. Allot of apps have started FC for no apparent reason after a phone call. And i recieved a fc .core error that didn't have the option to wait.
[G1 Android Development] cloakscott:
I like the new launcher and feel that if you keep it in this release that the author will hear enough about the bugs to keep fixing them. And we all know you'll get bored and fix them eventually anyway. ;)

I've tried to read all the bug reports, but I'm not sure if this was said or not. So in case it helps you: Regarding network location weirdness I've found that with "Use Wireless Networks" turned on for Location it is running a process (seen using 'top') every couple seconds that uses a lot of memory, triggering the garbage collection of just about anything that was 'suspended' (or whatever its called).

Thanks for everything cyan.
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
I would like to chime my 2 cents in on the Launcher. I do like being able to customize the screens. I have also enjoyed having 7 screens but it hasn't been without a price. I think the launcher could stand to have a little bit more work put into it before its implemented permanently in your build. I will admitt i liked the previous Launcher with 5 screen much better......it was allot more stable especially when using allot of apps and widgets.
[G1 Android Development] senaia:
i like the features the new launcher brings, but i never know where my folders are going to be, sometimes they're in alphabetical order, and other times they're all at the top of the list. it's nothing major, just a little annoying, and occasionally i find opening a folder quite slow, sometimes up to 15 seconds. My opinion, laucher does have nice features, but wait till everything is ironed out before implementing it full time. Enjoy your festival
[G1 Android Development] prettyboy85712:
+1 For switching back to the old Launcher with 5 screens.
[G1 Android Development] gaabrysz:
Ohhh i just pray i could try this ROM on my Hero :( Maby someday.... ;) Sorry for ot.
[G1 Android Development] senaia:
Cyan should start a poll

thoughts about the launcher

>new launcher, buggy but love it

>PLEEEEEASE give me the old one

>new is great, but wait till it's working properly
[G1 Android Development] mewnz:
I hope you enjoy the beer I bought you.:)

I'm liking the idea of following the progress on Google Code, should be much easier than wading through 20 pages of forum each day, even though it still has a part to play...

Off topic note

: Here's some Irony,, typing this reply in Chrome and the spell checker doesn't recognise "Google"... wottha!
[G1 Android Development] SexualChocolate:
Hope Im helping...

Ive got 3.9.7 and no theme installed. Ive got a daily reminder event in my calendar and today I decided to remove it when the event reminder popped up. When I click on the event and click on dismiss all, I get an error and the calendar crashes.

I was able to remove the event directly from the calendar itself w/o an issue but everytime I tried to dismiss the event it error out.
[G1 Android Development] bkmo:
The new launcher really is not that important to me. I can live with a set 5 screens. Just one tiny cosmetic bug I noticed. The play/pause toggle of the music widget does not change the icon from play to pause. Please make this last on your list, it really is just cosmetic. Great Job, have a great weekend.
[G1 Android Development] ttabbal:
Known issue. Try the "Clear Notifications" button in the drop down menu. That seems to get the job done. It does clear them all, but at least it works. I'm sure Cyan will fix it in the next release.
[G1 Android Development] chop_yo:
In 3.9.7 I can not sync my calendar

D/SyncManager( 1361): failed sync operation authority: calendar account

have the same problem?

The rom is very fast, good job :)

Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] ultra spikey:
I've never really needed to used the new launcher features, nor did I keep up with the thread. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that the new launcher does need more RAM to operate than the old launcher. I've noticed with my swap partition OFF, I get that blank screen of death VERY often between switching apps. I'm not sure if it's completely the new launchers fault, but I'm sure it could contribute to it.
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
bkmo i no you mentioned that before i no it shows the pause button again when the next song comes up. But what im curious to no if this happens to you as well. When i start playing music from the music widget and not through the player app....it doesn't continue to the next song for me even if i have my playlist selected. ALso i notice more skipping i guess if thats the right word when playing the music through the widget. When i use the app itself i dont experience any of that....have you noticed or has anyone else had similar issues?
[G1 Android Development] exileded:
Yes I had this earlier today, thought it a little strange but it slipped my mind till I saw your post and remembered. Not running any themes or anything, I may reflash if it happens again and see if that solves it.

On the other topic, I for one really like the new launcher and have had no issues with it at all.

Keep up the great work Cyanogen, loving your ROM's!
[G1 Android Development] tekkitan:
You know you can change how many screens you have in the settings, right? I think it's up to 10.

edit: you can even set which screen is default
[G1 Android Development] Paul22000:
Take it out in my opinion. More trouble than it's worth atm. People can install it themselves easily if they want.

Yes please!!!!

Would make it a million times easier to see who reported what bug etc.

Enjoy the festival!
[G1 Android Development] uberingram:
Switch to the old Launcher. It's needless bloat that can be added by users if they wanted it later.
[G1 Android Development] firetech:
Actually, I have't noticed any bugs in the features I use since a few releases ago (when the bug with it not reading its settings after a crash was fixed). I'm using 5 screens (number 3 as default, just as the old one), have "close desktop folders on app-start enabled" and have hidden a few apps from the drawer. I don't use submenus at all, and it seems to me that all the bad bugs are there. Instead of submenus I just use two desktop folders, 'Games' and 'Tools'.

Hiding apps in the drawer was one of the features that made me flash 3.9 from the beginning (I hate all these widgets pesting the drawer with information on how to add widgets. to the home screen just to please the idiots), so I'd say keep the new launcher (please) ,but disabling or removing submenu support might be an idea?
[G1 Android Development] lancealtar:
+1

If users want fancy over stability, let them choose. But, I would suggest reliability and speed be the first priorities.
[G1 Android Development] etiennepb:
I just installed CyanogenMod on my Rogers Dream. Everything worked fine until I created an ext2 part. using sdsplit. Now both google maps and the market force close. Here is the logcat for maps.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Etienne
[G1 Android Development] Chahk:
As much as I love new features modified launched brings, I have to agree. It's somewhat buggy and slow at the moment. Once the build goes stable, people would expect... well, stability and speed over features. Those that do want to remain on the edge can still get it from the appropriate thread.

I wouldn't hold my breath expecting people to start searching for previously submitted bugs before opening new ones.
[G1 Android Development] dwang:
Regarding the launcher. If the old launcher uses less memory I vote for reverting back. I don't really use any of the new launcher's features at all.
[G1 Android Development] senaia:
i had a similar problem when i used TA utility to move all the cache to the SD then rebooted. the only way i could get things working again was to re-run TA utility and not reboot. not quote the same situation i know, but have you tried a wipe and then reinstall the rom now that you have the EXT2 partition? also if you do that, before you flash the ROM, open console and upgrade the FS to EXT3 (instructions in first post), that may help too.

Sorry if it doesn't help, just something to try :)
[G1 Android Development] itp:
Agree 100%. My only interaction with the new launcher was to configure it to be just like the old (5 screen) launcher.

I'd even change that to say "if the old launcher uses less memory or is faster," honestly.
[G1 Android Development] Phlogiston:
That does not look really fine:

I//system/bin/sh( 56): --- Executing firstboot.sh
I//system/bin/sh( 56): --- Checking ext filesystems
I//system/bin/sh( 56): e2fsck 1.41.6 (30-May-2009)
I//system/bin/sh( 56): ext2fs_check_if_mount: Can't check if filesystem is mounted due to missing mtab file while determining whether /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 is mounted.
I//system/bin/sh( 56): /dev/block/mmcblk0p2: clean, 298/114240 files, 77123/455360 blocks
I//system/bin/sh( 56): cp: cannot stat '/data/dalvik-cache/*': No such file or directory
I//system/bin/sh( 56): +++ Apps-to-SD successfully enabled

Might be helpful?
[G1 Android Development] pascanu:
I agree 100%.

+ 1 for the old launcher.

Cyan, just do the engine, you are REALLY good at it, let others do the paint job :) (you said so a while ago)
[G1 Android Development] cyanogen:
Actually that's exactly what you should see.

I'll get rid of those couple of errors, they are harmless.
[G1 Android Development] etiennepb:
Thanks for the quick response Senaia. The TA utility was the issue. I just installe dthe rom last night and also shifted my cache to sd. I erased the card prior to partitioning and had bothered to restore the backup. I guess maps and market NEED access to their respective caches. Anyways reran TA and did a rebbot just to verify that I wasn't having similar issues to you. Alls well. Thanks muchly and shout outs to all you devs for keeping my phone fresh.

Cheers,

Etienne
[G1 Android Development] mrjeffery:
Why is com.android.server.vpn:remote running constantly?
[G1 Android Development] dwang:
I know we aren't suppose to talk about compcache, but this is related to 3.9.7.

I'm not sure if its the fact that you've switched to compcache 0.6, or you're using the cfq scheduler, or using the donut webkit browser, but compcache is actually working pretty well with 3.9.7. It could also be the fact that I changed the cpu scaling "up_threshold" to 15.

Usually after a day or so with compcache enabled, my phone would slow down quite a bit, especially scrolling in the browser, but after running 3.9.7 for a while with compcache (16meg swap, no backing swap, swappiness at 30) enabled, I'm not noticing a significant slowdown. And the back of the phone doesn't get hot either.

Please don't ban me Mikey. :-)

Dave
[G1 Android Development] TheGreenJester:
Launcher

Here's another vote for reverting to the old launcher.

As many others have said, using a custom number of home screens is the only feature of it that I really use. That'd be the only thing that I would still want to easily be able to change.

I have a few icons hidden from the launcher, but only 3 or 4 and that is no deal-breaker for me. I can live without that feature. Stability is more important.

Have a great time at the festival!
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
yes we no this but the launcher is buggy its a good idea that just needs more work. it works fine til you fill up the screens with stuff then you start having issue...my vote is still for the old 5 screen launcher til the bugs are worked out of the customized one
[G1 Android Development] marshallladd:
Another vote for the old five screen launcher.
[G1 Android Development] joshua.putman:
just like most have said...i like the ideas used in the new launcher, but prefer the speed/stability of the older

+1 for going back to the old one
[G1 Android Development] iznasty:
Don't you see the topic? "Stability is our fifth concern" :)

but anyway, I actually like the new launcher, I currently have multiple folders and numerous applications hidden, haven't had any trouble with it.
[G1 Android Development] hamshu:
+1 for the old launcher.

I have one question about the webkit browser reversion. I have a cert loaded into my phone already. If and when I update to your new version with the reverted webkit, will the cert still be accessible? Its going to be a no wipe if your usual updates are any indication. Thanks
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
ADB LOGCAT HELP for ROM ISSUES

if someone in the forum can help me set up ADB again. SInce i updated it will not work I would like to post a log with my errors. My phone crashed twice this morning using google maps and then telnav. It rebooted right in the middle of me driving while the navigation was speaking the directions to me. Then when the phone booted back up took a few minutes for my apps to appear. they would only appear in the app draw my home screen never recovered until i rebooted again......Yet another reason why im voting this home screen reverted back. If someone can offer some assistance im using Vista please PM. thanks again
[G1 Android Development] B-man007:
The launcher is easily upgradeable by the user. The launcher has been my only major problem with the experimental release (it slows my phone down a LOT)

I was gonna push an older one from your ROM's but didn't want to break anything.

I don't use any of the features of the launcher (save for setting it to 3 screens) and it takes forever for it to load my apps and is closed quite often whenever i do anything on my phone. It takes a long time for it to reload.

I prefer the regular launcher as the benefits of the new launcher don't outweigh the cons (yet)
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
the launcher can still be added manually if you like it.
[G1 Android Development] smeat:
I am also feeling like the launcher should be reverted, it seems like an add on that doesn't need to be installed by default with the ROM.
[G1 Android Development] JanetPanic:
I would prefer the old launcher. The new one has some nice features but I prefer as lean a base install as possible. The new launcher chews up more resources and has a few glitches.

Please. Then the next challenge would be to have people submit the bugs there....
[G1 Android Development] Saiboogu:
Another vote for reverting to stock launcher. Like the others, I'm a fan of the features but it is still buggy and more of a memory hog. It's something I'd like to see included, but only after it has matured more.
[G1 Android Development] Sirus20x6:
old optimized launcher +1
[G1 Android Development] Fingerlickin:
I like the old launcher better. Not sure if these are options of the launcher or not but I like the direct dial shortcut and folders, I can live without them though.

Google code bug reports would be great, I found a fix to a BT headset problem a few pages back and I'm afraid that people won't be able to find the fix if they have the same problem. I do think however that we as a community can help Cyan compile a list of known bugs and fixes so he can just approve/copy/paste.
[G1 Android Development] rasturn:
2-Cents

The old Launcher! the only errors i get is[new] launcher related, anyone who wants it could just push it over.
[G1 Android Development] 4treyu:
I wouldn't have any problem with it being optional. I like it, I have not had any headaches using it and I can just install it separately after flashing any new CM releases.
[G1 Android Development] kevo:
It's difficult to say if this is what I'm really seeing without benchmarks, but I feel the browser (3.9.6/7) is a bit slower than it has been in previous builds. Pages slowly and always re-reloading when switching between windows. Not sure I've noticed it quite as bad as that in previous cy builds.

Is it just me? Could it be Compcache related, as I've only started using that in the last two builds?
[G1 Android Development] Mufti23:
Old Launcher?

Why? Wen you don t like a feature then dont use it.

More then 3 Homescreens! Its like Dope in a Waterpipe.

Oh i bought a car that drives with Water. But now i only get water at home and i like driven to a Gasoline Station. Please can you waste the engine? Better drive with Gasoline... :eek:

:D:D:D:D
[G1 Android Development] userfriendlyme:
Ok am i the only one that doesn't understand this...........:confused:
[G1 Android Development] PsychoI3oy:
Ah, but at least Cyan would have the power to delete the stupid instead of having to wait/request from xda mods.

+1 for old launcher, too.
[G1 Android Development] Gimpeh:
Another vote for the original launcher!
[G1 Android Development] andjohn:
Ya, I'm missing something here...doesn't seem like english...But...

+1 For the old launcher. I really like the hiding programs and multiple homescreen settings, however not at the expense of speed. I vote to leave it out.
[G1 Android Development] borodin1:
I have not had a single problem with the latest release of the new launcher. I vote for the old one ONLY if it uses less resources.

I do hope wifi tether issues will get worked out in the next release though.
[G1 Android Development] lancealtar:
Music App Issues

I'm experiencing some issues with the music app. Specifically, when I'm using Stereo BT to stream music and I get a call, the music app stops playing and switches to the call. After hanging up, the music app starts playing where it left off. If I receive a second call while listening to music, though, when the conversation is over and the music app begins to play again, it will not play where it left off. As a matter of fact, it usually isn't even the same playlist it was on. This is quite frustrating when listening to audiobooks in MP3 format, because the music apps skipping feature doesn't work well making it troublesome to get back to where you were before the second call.

I've looked through code.google.com/p/android/issues for all bluetooth issues, and this doesn't seem to be a known bug there. Anyone else experiencing this? By the way, I'm using 3.9.7, but I've experienced it on other build revisions.
[G1 Android Development] menzo44:
camera button

Cyanogan,

Just an idea that I had (don't know if its possible). Is there any way to make the camera button a search button (like on the my touch and hero). I think that would make a cool addition to your ROMS. Thanks for listening and I appreciate all you do!
[G1 Android Development] daveid:
I gotta say, I like the new launcher, despite the issues it may have. None of them are sow stoppers for me. However, I could always just throw it in my builds myself, so you can take it out if that is your decision.

I use 7 screens, each about 30-40% filled, and don't really have any major issues, it doesn't seem to take that much longer for it to refresh than the old one, and since the latest updates it hasn't F/C'd on me once.
[G1 Android Development] d2dthetide:
I vote for the old five screen launcher. Get a little nervous when running through my new ROM checks and I don't see any apps in drawer. Lot of blank screens while refreshing.
[G1 Android Development] shaithis01:
Okay, something strange. don't know if it's ROM related but I powered off my phone last night, first time since I loaded 8.9.7. Powered on today and getting No Sim Card. Checked security and it shows SIM card locked. I didn't lock it, tried last 4 of SS number, last 4 of phone, 1234. Can't unlock it. Don't know if the SIMS bad or if something else may have happened.

Before you give me hell about asking here I needed to see if anyone else was having the issue.

Thanks
[G1 Android Development] overground:
This is by design in the new Launcher. Instead of having your app icons jumping around while the drawer is populating (if you try to press one, it'll likely be the wrong app), it waits until the drawer is ready before showing anything. I, for one, like the new Launcher and it's features, however, I agree with making it optional. If anyone is using a theme and wants the new launcher to use with that theme, pm me and I'll try to port it for you.

EDIT: @ Dwang: The user.conf settings you posted seem to work very well. Unlike yourself, I am using backing swap.
[G1 Android Development] igashu:
I myself am a big fan of the new launcher, despite the few issues it still has. Although it's a little startling the first time you open your app drawer and see nothing while it's still indexing them, there are few things more frustrating than trying to launch an app while the default launcher is still building. ("C'mere, start! No no, not YOU, the app next to you! Get BACK here!")

That said... the other folks here have a good point that it might be better as an optional enhancement. I'd be happy either way to be honest, but I think it's something we should all definitely keep an eye on as it develops and improves. Subfolders and number of screens aside, being able to get rid of all those placeholder icons for widgets is delightful.
[G1 Android Development] dumfuq:
I like the new launcher. Its nice having the ability to organize. However I don't mind manually installing it
[G1 Android Development] tampabuc2004:
i downgraded from hero to cyanogen, and i am really liking the build. But since the downgrade i have yet to be able to connect to 3g, i had it this morning before switching. Now i couldnt find much on downgrading to other roms from hero, so i just flashed the new rom. Everything works except 3g, am i missing something. thanks for the help