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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] cparekh:
Then why would you need to rename the file to Update.zip? The first step is to install a custom recovery image. Clockwork Recovery will handle any zip file name, and you don't need to rename anything. If you installed Clockwork, you can mount your SD, so you could also try redownloading the ROM without renaming it.

Try rebooting into recovery and reflashing the ROM.

The proper way to install is to install ROM Manager. Choose download ROM, choose CyanogenMod 6.1 RC 1, then download, check WIPE and BACKUP, then let it install.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ntrujillo:
Nice, might have to try that for now till a fix is available or the next version, CM 6.2 perhaps :D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] urfavoritemazn:
cyanogen, you're my hero.

simply genius.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] primatage:
Update on that, Since I've got the Gingerbread keyboard installed (and thus don't need the Froyo keyboard for backup), I just went ahead and used Titanium Backup to uninstall the Android Keyboard.

Didn't hurt a thing, and Swype was the only active keyboard on reboot :)

Uninstalling the keyboard is a bit of a cannonball/flyswatter solution, but since Swype works so well I don't think it's too much. Besides, TiBackup can just keep a copy of the original keyboard on hand anyway.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ntrujillo:
Even better, Thanks! will try when I get home.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] oldsk00lz:
Two things.

#1 - seems that I can't watch any posted videos on the latest facebook app with CM 6.1.1. Anyone else?

#2 - I have seen great and bad battery performance with CM and any other version of Android, whether there is heavy or light use. Kind of random, sometimes you might have great battery performance, then after the next recharge without wiping battery stats, it can be bad (even with low usage)... sometimes after a fresh clear. Am thinking it is Android in general, or toooo many apps installed.

-oldsk00lz
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] price31:
is it normal that i cannot edit or add birthday dates?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Pimmr:
Hi and thanks, but in this case like you say you use ROM manager to restore a ROM as your were running previously.

I am talking about upgrading the ROM, e.g. I went from CM6.1 to CM6.1.1, and my widgets were broken...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] primatage:
That happens pretty frequently when I move from version to version of a ROM, but I never really thought of it as an issue with the ROM... They're just widgets, I just drag them to the trash and place them again.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Gwanatu:
I had the same problem going from 6.1.0 to 6.1.1. I decided to do a full wipe and a clean install of CM 6.1.1, and this time instead of restoring "all apps + system data" in Titanium backup, I just restored "all missing apps", and then let Google Sync take care of the rest of the missing data (contacts, etc.). Worked like a charm. My battery is back to a full days' use now.

Same here, didn't notice that before. Honestly I've never been able to watch Facebook videos on this phone though, so I'm not sure it's a problem with the ROM.

From what I gathered from the disclaimer in Launcher Pro, it's a limitation of Android itself.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] temjinzero:
So... powercycled last night, battery usage while actually using the phone seems great.

Now I have my friend's problem.

I left my phone on Wifi overnight and disabled 3G data, I wake up to find my battery drained 10 hours later from 85% --> 34%.

This is ludicrous. I'm gonna cycle again and see if that fixes anything.

***EDIT: Almost seems like every time you load the ROM, you get different results... maybe just keep flashing 6.1.1. until you get awesome battery. I almost feel... insane.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Eigenwaarde:
I just flashed CM 6.1.1, I didn't check the option for "Install Google apps". Now I discovered that I don't have the Android Market app on my phone. Where can I get it?

I tried installing the new market app but every time I start is my screen flashes white and it force closes...:( The old market is fine with me.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Crey23:
flashed 6.1.1 last night, i have not been abale to notice any difference from 6.1 yet. The only thing that is noticiable is that I lost several paid apps. This didn't happen when i went to RC4 nor 6.1.0.

Anyone else had this happen?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ck_jun:
Anyone experience the phone shutting down by itself randomly? Happens to me 3 to 4 times a week, and I'll have no idea until I check my phone..

Even worst, the last random shutdown, I had to remove and replace batt before I could power on
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] cparekh:
Go to the downloads section at CyanogenMod.com and download the GAPPS. Apply them via ROM manager or Clockwork Recovery.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Tman0604:
Try setting profiles for your processor...download "set cpu" if you don't have it already and when you set it up let it find what your phone can handle...my profiles are "100% 1.514ghz, <50% 1ghz <30% 800mhz and screen off 245mhz" my battery can last all day without a charge
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
I as getting about 2 random reboots/freezes per day when running Pershoot's kernel. I am no longer using it and my phone has been on for over 96 hours.

Are you using the Pershoot kernel?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Eigenwaarde:
Thanks, that did the trick! :D

Now I directely have another question. When I installed Gapps (or reinstall a rom including Gapps), the Android Market downloads and installs all (!) applications I had on the previous rom. I don't wan't this! How can I disable this autmatic reinstall function?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] temjinzero:
I do have SetCPU.

My profiles are way more powersaving aggressive than yours. I didn't overclock at any point. I'm still using 806mhz as my base, and then downclock to 768 with batt at >40%,368 @ >20%, and 245 @ screen off.

:|

EDIT: Could this be a kernel problem?

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...stable-for-me/page__view__findpost__p__104156

I realize that EVO and G2 are on different kernels, but it seems like android system is the one eating power? Changing kernel might help?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] popokrew:
Does anyone else have a problem with the mute button not working when using wifi calling? I disabled wifi calling and the mute button worked again. Was on a conference call for work today and had the mute button on (or so I thought), good thing I didn't say anything bad. Lol
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] DJMartini:
Scratch this ... Figured it out =)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Gwanatu:
That's very interesting! I'm going to make sure I do that. Should I just switch to Pershoot's kernel and see if it addresses that issue? From what I can tell thus far my battery life has been returned to normal, but there's always room for optimizations.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] klmsu19:
Noticed the same thing last night, minor bug.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gbarayah:
+1

Usage is a huge variable from user to user. Another thing I noticed that has an INCREDIBLE impact on battery is the signal strength.

At home, I have an average signal of about -95db. I can make it through a day easily without needing a charge. This weekend I was in Vegas, where my signal was much better, about -80db. I was able to go two days without a charge. At home, my phone is on the charger every night but with a stronger signal, my battery seemed to last about 30-40% longer.

I have a Desire Z and am running 6.1. Have neither of those problems. Biggest drain on my battery is my Angry Birds addiction and text messaging habits.

My upgrades went as follows: RC1 - RC2 - RC3 - 6.1

Between each upgrade, I always did a full wipe and restored my applications the slow, manual way. I allowed Google to sync my contacts to get those back and then went into Market and re-installed all of my apps/widgets manually. It takes more time but I have seen backup/restore apps do some weird things to a device...

My battery life with CM has always been better than it was with the Stock ROM. 6.1 has been the best thus far. I would say about 25% more efficient than stock and that is after overclocking.

I use profiles as follows:

Main: 1497/368 On demand (have gone back and forth between 1497 and 1017, don't notice a big change in battery between either)

Screen off: 245/245 Priority: 100

Temp > 38C: 768/245 Priority: 90

Battery < 30% 768/245 Priority: 80

Just my two cents on battery life/use.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] temjinzero:
Yea, I did a full wipe when I installed Cyanogen 6.1.1. Restored all apps the manual way too.

I'm going to try older versions, especially 6.1.0 hoping for some sort of improvement.

It's so... inconsistent. I had that 50% drain from last night to this morning leaving my phone idle, and then from the first half of today it only used 10%, and now i used my phone for another 20 mins, and battery drops another 10%.

Maybe the battery reporting is just outright broken. No denying though that android system eats tons of power. It's consumption outranks system idle always, even when the phone is idle for hours and gets picked up for use for a few minutes.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ajk1311:
I turned setCPU profiles off and just let the ondemand governor take care of scaling and my battery lasts me at least 24hrs now with consistent use.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] primatage:
I get good battery life while using profiles, but I've now seen enough people say this to make me wanna try it out. I also run Pershoot's kernel, which allows SetCPU a hell of a lot more speed steps than the regular CM kernel, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it does.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] temjinzero:
I'm starting to think that there's a conflict between SetCPU and Cyanogen. :|

I disabled SetCPU and now my battery's idled at 9% for the past hour and a half.

This just feels... so... random.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] wwwhershcom:
has anyone found a way to port over gingerbread trainsitions to the g2?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Tman0604:
Hmm I don't seem to have problems with that tho...idt its a kernal prob cuz we are running the same kernals if you have 6.1.1...have you tried using advanced task killer to eleminate all the backgroud bs you don't need? Sometimes I catch my memory slipping all the way down to 67m and I use the task kill and free up to close to 200m...like I said, I haven't had any probs using set cpu with cm, maybe your battery has a bad cell??
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] temjinzero:
Battery is fine. I got well over a day, sometimes even 2 depending on usage with Stock everything w/ root+setCPU.

Memory isn't an issue, Task Killers don't do anything for me in Froyo as most apps either start themselves back up anyways, and Froyo is smart enough to manage them. I don't feel any difference in power consumption with or without a task manager.

Battery calibration seems to be all over the place. I'll just have to keep cycling the darn thing and hope it starts working properly.

I must be insane... trying to do the same thing over and over again hoping for different results.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] quierotacobell:
Damn, for me it's the opposite, using wifi saves me battery cause of network fluctuations in my house. But wherever I go I first check if there's wifi or not, if not I just leave it on Edge.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] adam18488:
my nexus running gb @ 1ghz loads web pages about 0.5s faster than my dz @ 1.5ghz:confused::confused:

my dz has quadruple the apps...does that really make that much difference??
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] MERKJONES:
Its for sure SetCPU that's raping battery life. With all profiles disabled and whatever checkbox that is under Advanced check (number 8000) I'm chillen at 100% after listening to music, facebookin', textin my ass off, tweetin and all that nonsense.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
SetCPU doesn't kill the battery, it's the profiles that kill the battery. I'm running at 1209 MHz with no profiles and I'm still at 50% at the end of the day. That's with medium to heavy use. Anyone who is getting horrible battery life is doing something wrong, IMO.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] MERKJONES:
So when had the exact same setup on RC1, 2, 3, 4 and the Stock Rooted ROM from MaDaCo, and it was fine - I was doing something wrong? Everything I do is exactly the same each day on the phone. There is hardly a deviation from my routine.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] umarali:
i am having problem installing gapps...

i rooted my g2 and installed cm 6.1.1 fine... when i flased the gapps folder it doesnt show any of google apps... i dont have market or maps or any google application, i tried flashing it several times.... is there any step im missing?...

any help will be highly appreciated...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] MERKJONES:
Folder or Zip?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Crey23:
I was on an older version of Pershoots kernel and started experiencing rebooted .... about 2 a day, particularly when in the 30% and under range. I upgraded to the latest kernel and to cm 6.1.1 today, and so far no reboot.

What I did lose was the options on setcpu. I no longer have conservative nor ...I can't remember the other power saver option. I only have on demand and performance.

I had posted about this a few times.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
The last Pershoot kernel I used was the 12/15 one. So you're saying the 12/20 doesn't give random reboots? I guess I'll have to try it tomorrow.

As far as the options for CPU governor, all I use is ondemand. That's what the stock vision kernel uses for scaling and it's the one Pershoot recommends, so I'm all over it. Seems to work great for me.

The only reason I would need it is for clear wifi-calling, since it's broke on the stock CM kernel. I've been getting good battery life with the CM kernel. This is from today:
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] :
I decided not to use SetCPU and am enjoying great battery life since.. yeah, yeah.. even without profiles (it was better) there seems something fishy is going on..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] klmsu19:
Figured out the About screen missing phone number.

Dont mean to cross post, but posted this in the wrong subforum (in the General subforum):

If you're running Cyanogen and having the missing phone number in your phone's about screen, here's how to fix it:

1. Go into "Settings"

2. Go into "Call Settings"

3. Scroll to the bottom and hit "Additional Settings"

4. Hit "My Phone Number" (its blank)

5. Enter your phone's #

6. Go to About screen, you're number is there now

If this worked for you, hit the Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] noodles2224:
Omg, everyone knows this.. now reboot the phone, its gone..

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
This has been known for some time... Do a reboot and let us know if it sticks ;)

EDIT: Ahhh, noodles beat me to it. So close...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
Why is the missing phone number such a big deal to everyone? CM has been like that forever...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
I have no idea... And if it really bothers people that much, they can create a contact on their Google account with their name, phone, etc. That way their number will be in their phonebook, and it'll stick.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
Thanks, I just couldn't figure out why it would matter unless those people forget their own phone number, lol! Some people seem to get more stupid each day so I guess that makes sense. Either that or I'm getting more cynical ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
Well, some people (I'm one of them) like to have a picture of themselves in the messaging app for all their outgoing texts. I added myself as a contact long before I even had an Android phone so I never knew this was a glitch, as my contact information was always already there.

On an unrelated note, I seem to have found a bug. I was on a call and another call came in (call waiting). I missed the call on call waiting, but when it disconnected the call on call waiting, it also disconnected my current call... It was an important call too so it really pissed me off that I had to call back again. Anyone else experience this?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] anther9:
Thanks so much. I thought I would have to go back to stock to fix wifi calling, but CM 6.1.1 with Pershoots kernel works great.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Appogee:
Well I flashed CM 6.1.1 awhile back and just didn't say anything to work out any kinks. I have no problems at all. In fact I'm running real smooth with Flippy's 1.8 kernel. Course when I run stock 800mhz with cm 6.1.1, the battery life is just awesome. :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] swags:
Some people have problems with a particular app that uses the system phone number field. Everyone using that app currently has to enter their phone number in settings every time they reboot their phones.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] jquantum:
I haven't removed SetCPU entirely, because I like the snappiness of the overclocking (I notice it most with screen rotation speed and scrolling).

But I can confirm that turning off all profiles seems to have helped my battery life. I turned the polling down to the minimum 10000 in the Advanced tab of SetCPU settings.

I left SetCPU to 245 min / 1209 max with profiles off. I'm at 56% after 24 hours with moderate usage (2-3 calls, 15-20 texts, 20 minutes music, 4 widgets, GPS and Wifi turned OFF).

People with excessive battery drain should really try turning off SetCPU profiles or uninstall it entirely to see if there's a difference.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] quizesilver:
dear all i am having some prob.

i juz root and change to cyanogen 6.1.1

after i go click on contact or what. i cant seem to go back to "home"

pressing home or menu or back doesnt do anything. pls advise...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] quizesilver:
i tried to reflash also the same. :(
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] KiNG OMaR:
Do a complete wipe (data and dalvik)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Crey23:
Well to be honest, I 'm not sure which version of Pershoot I was on. I know that I flashed it a few days after 6.1.0 stable came out may one or two, so what ever version was available then.

On Tuesday I went ahead and flashed 6.1.1 and the latest kernel at the time (12/20 I beleive bcs I alsu use wifa calling at home extensively). Since then, no more reboots, and excellent battery life. I also got rid of the profiles in SetCPU, and reduced OC a bit. Here is what I did:

- I went from having 5 profiles to none, just the single on boot setup.

- Went from 1.44 down to 1.2Ghz (on-demand) without any major loss on performance. I only fell it with 3D games...some lag, sometimes.

- Installed Juice Defender to control primarily data connectivity. I have it set at intervals of 1 minute checking every 15 min, as opposed to constantly on.

These changes yielded great results. I logged yesterday 13 hrs (7am - 8PM) with only 68% consumption. And the only reason for the 68% was that I played about a total of 60 minutes of crazy snowboard which is an incredible 3D game and very addictive. Every time I played I could see the drop. I trend battery consumption with Juice Plotter.

This setup has really worked well for me. I seems I could officially get through most of the day with a single charge, and maybe charge for 30 min or so if I'm going out at night.

CM6.1.1 and the latest Pershoot kernel are big-time battery savers!!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Crey23:
+1

I have done the same setup here, exept the polling adjustment, and It works great! See my post one or two up from this one to see my actual setup, but I am getting better batt life without profiles.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] weetabix1980:
God i love this rom, thanks for all the hard work
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] adrake400:
I've been getting about 12-13 hrs wit moderate usage and wifi on wit profiles and pershoots kernal but ima try a couple days wit no profiles and see how it goes
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gravis86:
Yep I tried out the 12/21 (it's labeled 12/20 but came out on the 21st) kernel yesterday and had no random reboots, and after over 21 hours I was at 31%. OC'd to 1209 and no profiles.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] quizesilver:
Hi I did all 3 wipe but still the same...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] denich:
Is it contains new system update 1.72?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] PedeDK:
I'm very thrilled by the idea of running CyanogenMod on my lovely DZ - but I have a small problem I hope somebody could help med with. Since I'm from Denmark I have a Scandinavian DZ and therefore the Scandinavian keyboard layout is very important to me. I'm currently running the org. Rom the phone came with and I have pulled the keyboard layout files from the layout folder and the keychar folder. So when I flash the CyanogenMod Rom to my phone - in order to regain my keyboard layout should I just push the correct files back to my device ore are there other steps I should do in order to fix my problem..

thx in advance and merry x-mas.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Vandam500:
Redownload the rom and try again.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] price31:
can't wait for CM7!!!!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] elracing21:
This probably is just me. Is anyone reporting mms being compressed or shrunk? Blurry when viewing them? Maybe its pershoots kernel or maybe just my phone being retarded. Can I get some help?

HTC Vision S-OFF CM6.1 Stable Oc'd to 1.5ghz on Pershoots Kernel :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] quizesilver:
noted. will try again!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Crey23:
I read somewhere that there was an issue with this, but there is also a workaround. Do a search on this thread maybe go back about 8 pages or so....I could n't find it just know, but then again, I haven't slept in nearly 24 hrs, so I wouldn't trunst my investigation powers right now.

I read something about it just a couple of days ago.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Json_81:
ÄöåæØ works without installing keyboard layout, but they are capital. There's a fixed layout in this forum.

Also, make sure to get the fix for softkeys, for some reason cyanogen haven't included that.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] djfoo000:
not sure if it's just me, but the soft keys don't work on my Desire Z. Only vibrates upon touching. Doesn't do the function that was labeled. I literally had to reboot just to go 'back'. Rebooted twice and still the same. Gave up and flashed back to stock ROM. Checked the 'wipe' thing in ROM Manager before flashing CM 6.1.1. Really want to try custom ROMs...