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[G1 Android Development] xavier6303:
Anyone know how to revert the latest 5.0.8 to having the stock launcher as the stock launcher rather than the ADW launcher as the stock launcher? Im not really a fan of ADW's choppiness/slowness

ANd before someone says install xxx instead, I am wanting to run Powerstrip which basically overlays whatever is the stock launcher so I need a lightweight launcher as the stock launcher for Powerstrip to run well.
[G1 Android Development] hal_9000:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=706303
[G1 Android Development] xavier6303:
Oh thanks so much!!! phew
[G1 Android Development] limeraw139:
I got the same issue after change of my sdcard. My solution: wipe factory reset & new install of cyanogen 5.0.8. Now all works fine even better & faster than before. Its a hard job but no other worked for me. Reinstall of mod or google apps doesnt work
[G1 Android Development] Wigster:
Is there meant to be any way to get contact pics from facebook on this rom? Getting rather jealous of my friends with HTC Hero's who can just import all contact photos to the contact numbers directly.
[G1 Android Development] mdneilson:
Install the edited facebook or use the patch and install from Market. That will allow you to sync from Facebook.
[G1 Android Development] renegadedj:
Messaging Apps Focus

Anyone having this problem or similar:

When I am writing a text message, or writing a gtalk message, the hard keyboard loses focus, then comes back. it's getting annoying. I will be writing a message, and the focus will go away, and then come back and i can type in the box again.

anyone fixes maybe? :confused:
[G1 Android Development] frankencat:
Yes, I have experienced this issue.
[G1 Android Development] frankencat:
I just enabled comcache and now my phone is in some kind of boot up loop. It just keeps showing the fireworks and then it looks like it hangs for a second and then starts over again. I pulled the battery after about 5 minutes of this and started it back up and it's doing the same thing. How do I get back to the desktop again?

Edit: Restoring from last Nand backup.
[G1 Android Development] drumkid:
all the time. i hate it.
[G1 Android Development] spongaweb:
Yeah I had the same problem and it was habitual for awhile, even after full wipes and Repartitions it would just freeze hardcore sometimes. Than when I restarted it would just hang at the G1 boot screen and never get to the animation.

Rule #1 - As soon as you get a stable version installed and all your apps, do an immediate Nand+ext backup. It saves so much time and brings you right back into the Rom.

Problem #1

For awhile also I would get a lot of freezes and if I restarted it sometimes it would just get stuck, never had it happen to me before at all.

Sometimes when in the RA recovery when I do a Fix Apk Uid option it will cause it not to want to boot up and freeze at the G1 menu.

Solution

Wipe Data/Factory and restore a nandroid backup

Problem #2 for me

The Market sometimes when you go to it and click on the Downloads section after loading it will immediately go back to the main Market screen, you have to quickly click an update before it can jump back.

Problem #3

Excess battery drain sometimes even with my double sized battery, just started happening randomly

Problem #4

Missed calls

People would text me saying they couldn't get through, so I would call them and they say as soon as they call it goes to a static like sound or just blank and it doesn't even register on my phone as a call.

Problem #5

Compcache

It is troublesome sometimes, as soon as I enable it the ROM crashes and it restarts. Sometimes I get lucky and it boots through, other times it just gets corrupted and I have to wipe/restore.

If it does successfully boot through the option will be checked sometimes(90%) and I can't tell if its working.

Problem #6

Apps2sd and Apps on a backup/restore is troublesome

I think Apps2sd should be checked by default in the Rom. That or is there a way to get into the ROM and enable it by default?

All of a sudden silently in the background after a backup/restore it would be installing apps without my knowledge or even showing me in the Notification bar, than I would get the warning all of a sudden that my phone has run out of memory. Everything starts crawling to a snails pace as I frantically try to go to Applications/Apps2sd and check it, than run to Manage Applications and start 'moving' them back over to the SD card. Hopefully if it doesn't freeze up and corrupt, I will not have to do the whole process over again.

Not really bug I guess but just annoyance.
[G1 Android Development] androidnoobS:
Thanks! will try again tonight :)
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Well, I have located the source of the force closes. It happens when my Gmail tries to sync the inbox. If I turn auto-sync for GMail off, all the g-apps work fine and I'm even able to load up the Gmail app. Turn it back on and they all force close. So I left it off but if I try to manually sync my GMail, the force closes (for Gmail only) come back. Something's obviously wrong with my sync, but I just don't know what.
[G1 Android Development] Firerat:
try fix_permissions
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Shall do and report back. Several people have suggested this to me so fingers crossed that it works.

Edit: ran fix permissions and I still get the force close. It seems my only solution is a complete wipe, but I dont want to do that just yet again, especially with froyo around the corner. Guess I'll just ride out for the time being.
[G1 Android Development] jakijal:
has any1 had any problems with 'missed call' app? my led doesnt blink when i get a call. i also have it set to blink a diff color when i get a missed call too, but i dont get either one.
[G1 Android Development] racerxgt:
I just bricked my 2nd g1 :|. I root it, i install recovery. I install DangerSPL and then it bricks. WTF am I doing wrong?
[G1 Android Development] robuser007:
You did wrong: read before taking action (install .2003,then fastboot .2005!) IF you want dangerspl anyway (not needed for CM508).
[G1 Android Development] robuser007:
Bug: wifi goes off in standby after a while (+12 hours?)

-maybe a bug: When wifi is on for a long time (more then few days) the phone signial drops to nothing (-130dBm).

Fot those with apps;disable at startup;fixes lots of problems.

Are those 2 bugs solved in CM6 nightly builds ? But there is no apps2sd (for old apps), are there builds (extreme,...) that have it anyway (the cm5 way)?
[G1 Android Development] racerxgt:
Wow, i dont even need dangerspl? This sucks lol. Thanks for the info. I guess both of these g1's are unrepairable now? I cant access anything but the bluelight trackball boot.
[G1 Android Development] limeraw139:
I have tried fix permissions by recovery & by console but it doesnt work. The clean install is a hard job but is the best solution. I tried a lot of things before. If anybody knows something better it will be very wellcome for me
[G1 Android Development] Wigster:
Made sure you had the right radio versions?
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
So i flashed this rom, it seems ok...

but this facebook stuff, where are the fixes/apk's?

I don't use facebook sync for my contacts, I do however use facebook, and i have yet to get a notification/popup/ chime/alert or anything of that nature when someone has sent me a message or friend request.

I used the official facebook app on my previous rom and it had no issues, and i'm using the official facebook app now and none of the above happens.
[G1 Android Development] G1ForFun:
Wrong thread dangit.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Wow. So, out of nowhere, I got the music "party in your pocket" thing today. Never had it before and I've been running 5.0.8 for weeks. No new apps, nothing. Very odd.

Oh, well. CM 6 is out in release candidate phase. Off to the bleeding edge!
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
pandora has crappy audio when I use this rom. what's the deal?

i thought cyanogen was the sh1t, not just plain sh1t ha!

nothing but issues with this rom wiped all, dev, cache, ext, system. reinstalled and apps2sd still doesnt work (yes its checked). It worked on my previous rom..must i reformat my SD card every single time i switch roms?
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Try flashing the kernel in my sig. It fixed lots of audio problems for me.
[G1 Android Development] mayaakel:
Hi guys I've gone through all the steps from flashing Amon Ra's recovery image to flashing dangerspl and then doing the wipe then installing cm 5 and then the gapps but after I reboot the G1 stays stuck on the boot screen. I tried fixing the ui from the recovery image and wiping both the cache and the dalvik cache but no use!!! Help please!!!
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
I've ditched this rom and I'm trying supereclair by super@tamel. I may come back to this. But I've downloaded the kernel you suggested and saved it to my desktop. but I'm not sure which to use. the regular one or the one that says xtra?
[G1 Android Development] sauudmir:
In the link given in ur sig which of the files is for dream?

there are alot of files there and i'm not getting which one is for dream
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
at the bottom. the ones that say 32B in the name.

Link for dream 32B normal:

http://droidbasement.com/g1/kernels/18/boot-cm_2634_ds_32b-oc-uv-fp-061710.zip

Link for dream 32B xtra:

http://droidbasement.com/g1/kernels/18/boot-cm_2634_ds_32b-oc-uv-xtra-fp-061710.zip
[G1 Android Development] sauudmir:
what is the diff b/w 32b Normal and extra?

EDIT::

My bad , its explained in the link :)

thanks
[G1 Android Development] nukudroid:
Hi ppl,

Anyone could tell me how to maximize this ROM?

Should I OC,flash the kernel (links above) to get best performance?

Btw,what that kernels does? Overclocking procs speed or anyelse?

What the diff between those normal and xtra things? :confuse:

Sorry for the noobs questions..

G1 @karawang
[G1 Android Development] ftruck90:
If you're just looking for speed then i would replace adwlauncher with launcherpro. Flashing the oc kernels does give a boost but can cause a loss in stability. I personally use dumfuq's oc kernels.but this will also diminish your battery life.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
What he said :) Thanks, HTCMDA.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Try some of the setup I have in my sig. You don't necessarily have to run the kernel I run (I used it because I had an audio issue which it fixed). Here's my biggest suggestions:

1. If you use a task killer, set it to manual. Auto Task Killing in 2.1 and above have proven to be worse on the OS and battery. In 1.6 and below, it was needed.

2. Make sure that the End Button Behavior is set to Sleep in Settings>Spare Parts.

3. Download SetCPU (in my sig). It can help with battery drain as well as performance. Once installed, set to 160Mhz(min)/576Mhz(max). To gain these settings, click the physical MENU button from inside SetCPU. Choose DEVICE SELECTION>Autodetect Speeds Recommended. Then adjust the minimum up to 160Mhz (Note: Going below 160Mhz can cause some issues. These settings allow for a speedy phone, but also allow the phone to rest when it needs to, which also saves battery life). I don't use the profiles.

4. Like my sig says, no CompCache, Launcher kept in memory (yes), and a small swap partition enabled using Swapper2 from the Market (free).

Yes, I know, there are some who don't like one thing and prefer another, but this has worked wonders on my wife's G1 and on my MT3G, as well. Mileage may vary, as always, depending on how you use your phone. Hope that helps some.
[G1 Android Development] fsr678:
I have a question about the news/weather widget that comes with cm5.

It is normal behavior to show the sun icon even at night? Just wondering if I messed something up or if that's just how that widget works.

It is 12:30am where I am and it's showing 79 degrees which sounds about right but the icon is the yellow sun instead of something like a moon.

Thank you.
[G1 Android Development] tnpapadakos:
yes, on the deskclock, the geniewidget weather icon will always show a sun if its clear out, ive never seen it show a moon
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
anyone?...
[G1 Android Development] B6gSix:
check this out i put firerat's MTD patch latest version of course onto my cm5.0.8 rom w/ gapps. and i must say the speed increased drastically. then i always flash the new flashplayer v10.1 for the browser experience. so give it a try and tell me wut you think. and i have no partitions. just a2sd enabled on a 4g sd.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
There's an option in the settings for the Weather Widget app.

1. Go to the actual app icon (in your drawer) named "Weather & Toggle Widgets" and click on it.

2. Then tick the box that says "Weather Service Indication."

This adds a little icon to your notification tray, but it fixes the update issue. Hope that helps.

P.S. - Also make sure that if you have an Auto Task Killer, that your Weather Widget is set to ignore. Although, I would also highly advise against using the auto kill function in CM 5 or above; 1.6 based ROMS needed this, but 2.1 and up seem to be adversely affected by the auto kill functions (because they were built better to not need them). Just my $0.02, though :rolleyes:
[G1 Android Development] HTCMDA:
yea i found that info on another site, it seems to have worked. but the icon in the notification bar annoys me.... oh well though, i've dumped cyanogen. too many issues for this to be a "stable" version
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Um...I don't know whether to say "You're welcome" or "Bon Voyage!" ? :cool:
[G1 Android Development] OFinch:
does anyone know if you can flash this ROm and the new 2.2 updated Gapps that cyanogen uses for 6.0.0? thank you for whoever figures this out.. because I am debating switching back to 5.0.8 stable untill 6.0.0 froyo is figured out more and more stable
[G1 Android Development] sfsilicon:
Slow return to home screen

Hi,

I've been using this CyanogenMod-5.0.8-DS for a while and I really like it, but I have been noticing a slow down with loading the home screens after a couple of days. In some cases it takes 15-20s from when I click on the home button on my G1 till the home screen is usable (this includes backing out of Apps using the back button).

Normally when I click on a button from a running App (e.g. web browser) I wait up to 5s in the App before the home screen with background is displayed, but not widgets are displayed. I do see the ADWLauncher App folder and LAB,RAB buttons but again they don't have the customized icons. Interestingly I can side swipe into the 5 different home screens, but since there are no widgets display I'm stick forced to wait. It then takes another 12-15s before the icons appear and I can launch the next app.

At first it was persistent slow all the time after the intitial install. So I clear all my caches using the Amonra Recovery tools which sped things up again. I then found out that killing all background tasks makes it run a bit faster again for a while. This makes me think this is a swap issue with the Home screen app needing to stay in memory to remain fast. Is there a setting to make the home screens load the widgets faster and or make the Home App remain in memory (i see some folks doing that but are there any instructions available)?

Here are my specs:

Black Tmobile G1

ROM: CM 5.0.8 DS

Recovery: RA-dream-v1.7.0

Radio: 2.22.23.02

SPL: "Danger" SPL (1.33.2005)

8GB Transcend Class 6 microSD

32MB swap

512MB ext2

remainder file system
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
First, the setting to keep the launcher in memory in is in the main settings screen, under "Spare Parts".

Second, YES, swap helps A TON. To check to see if yours is working, pop open Terminal Emulator and type:

su

free

I enable my partition via Swapper2 (free from the Market) and set my swappiness to 40. If you use this way, set Swapper2 to use the swap partition via the "advanced settings" menu in the app. Uncheck all the stuff about using a swap file, unmounting and remounting as well as uncheck the "reformat..." and "recreate..." options in the advanced settings of Swapper2, also. Then click ON in the main screen of Swapper2. Good to go. NOTE: Do not use this in conjunction with CompCache; it'll just cause issues (CompCache is enabled/disabled via Settings/Spare Parts).

Suggestions:

I'd suggest upgrading your EXT2 partition to at least EXT3 or even EXT4; EXT2 is kinda slow.You can do this via Amon Ra's recovery or some others; I wouldn't do it while the ROM is up and running.

Also in the "Spare Parts" menu, set your "End Button Behavior" to "Sleep," and set the animations to either "Fast" or just none.

In the launcher's settings (Settings/ADW Settings), tweak everything to be as quick as possible (like scrolling speeds, etc.) and disable animations.

Grab "CacheCleaner" from the Market (free) and run it every so often.

Lastly, I'd advise against using an auto task killer. Auto task killing in Eclair and above doesn't do well in the long run and can actually cause slow downs. Before them, Donut and Cupcake benefited greatly from it. But these newer ROMS seem to have fixed the need for them. You can still use the apps to manually kill off an app, if you need to, though (which is why I still keep mine around). Just my $0.02, though :rolleyes:
[G1 Android Development] sfsilicon:
Thank you for the tips. My G1 is now flying. Not sure why tweak had the most effect. Did them all. ;)
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
No prob, man. That's what we're all here for; sharin' the knowledge. As far as which one had "the most effect," honestly, it's all of them together that do the most, I've found. That's why I mention them all. Glad it helped and enjoy your speedy phone!

P.S. - Oh, one more thing. If you don't already have it, grab SetCPU, either from the link in my sig (the dev makes it available free to XDA members) or you can download the "donate" version from the market (I donated because it's an awesome app). It helps not only with speed, but with battery life, too (because it can allow lower frequencies for when the phone isn't in use).

Once you've got it installed:

1. Add its widget and click "allow" when Superuser Permissions asks for permission.

2. Click the physical MENU button, select "Device Selection", then "Autodetect Speeds Recommended".

DO NOT PICK "G1/Dream/myTouch 32B [MSM7k]"!

Again, make sure to press "Autodetect Speeds Recommended". It should return 122Mhz (min) and 576Mhz (max).

3. Up the

minimum

to 160Mhz (lower than 160Mhz has proven to cause some issues and lag) and you're golden. NOTE: I, personally, don't use the "Profiles" settings, but you can do what you want.
[G1 Android Development] lozzd:
SPL update required on magic?

I'm trying to do my gf's HTC Magic after upgrading my G1 and the fails with a whole an assert, seemingly because the bootloader is too out of date (state: 7). The SPL is at version HBOOT-1.32.2000, RADIO-2.22.18.27. I know the OP says DangerSPL is not required for the Magic, so what SPL should I be flashing on the 32B Magic?

Thanks!

EDIT: DW, I found this page http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=529019. Hopefully I haven't bricked it by putting the latest engineering on :D
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
I see you're in the UK. Are you

sure

it's not a 32A Magic (as opposed to the US T-Mobile's 32B MT3G variant)? That could be the issue.
[G1 Android Development] mk67:
wifi issue

I haven't read the entire thread (too much to read!)

I can't connect to any wpa network (mine include) since I go to 2.1.

I'm not sure it come from cyano 5.0.8 cause i had the same issue with other 2.1 rom with my G1.

Is there a solution for this?

:confused:
[G1 Android Development] lozzd:
It's actually a bit of a black sheep device. It has Vodafone branding but its a prerelease model that I got through work. The SPL before I upgraded it already had an Engineering SPL, labelled as 32B security off, etc, I just needed to upgrade it. All went well and now it's happily running 6.0 RC1 (I realised I posted this in the wrong thread, what a fool.)

Thanks for responding!

L
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
Ahhh.... After I bricked my first G1 last July within 3 days of buying it, I was too scared to attempt another Custom ROM update. Its now been an year since I bought my second G1 and I have been itching since the past 2-3 days to mod it. Especially since I read the launch of Froyo for G1 (CM6)

However, after reading a lot of posts, I decided to go for CM5. I spent 2 unblinking hours updating the phone today, starting from downgrading, updating radio, pushing the SPL to 'dangerous' limits :P , and then installing the ROM. Finally now I am running a yummy, albeit li' slow, cyastom-Eclair on my ageing G1.

I think I can safely go for CM6 once it becomes a little stabler, now that I have done the hard work of flashing Danger SPL. I think the last time I bricked it because I hadn't updated to a compatible Radio after rooting before I updating to Hard SPL. (I don't think Danger SPL was around then). Either there weren't too many bold warnings about patching to a compatible radio, or I overlooked the obvious.

Glad that I am finally on the Custom ROM bandwagon. Thanks to XDA for so much overwhelming advice and much much much thanks to Cyanogen for the excellent ROM work. Will definitely repay the favour.
[G1 Android Development] juangil:
if you want a fully working and stable Froyo take a look at "Froyo SP French Connection by LFD" version 29 works a lil better for me than Version 3.0.2