yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
one thing i noticed with this rom, was that in the few places around town where i had low signal with other roms, i have NO signal at all with this one... in fact it drops to "emergency calls only" and i have disable then enable mobile data to gain signal back once i go outside.

yes i do have the correct base-band installed, so that isn't my issue... could someone help enlighten me on this issue?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] klhk:
I am new to cook rom

so i want to know which theme can apply to this rom?

---

I find there are many cm6 theme but don't know can i use them
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
No, find CM7 themes here on forum, install them(they are .apk) and apply via Theme Chooser. It's simple. Right now I'm using Honeycomb theme, it's awesome ;).
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bijixda:
you should implement app2ext in your rom.. and urge your users to use app2ext instead of move to SD. your users will be happy :D

check this out:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11471207&postcount=552
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
Sadly there is not many themes yet, give it a few weeks, CM7 is fairly fresh and themers need some time to work on it, as it is said to be totally different than CM6 theming.

As for the rom, when stressed heavily it gets much hotter than previous versions, I think it was already stated in CM7 thread.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Christoffer84:
Hey bijixda,

why do you link your post on every Thread? Didn't you read Kabaldan's reply to your post?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11472348&postcount=555
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bijixda:
omg, will i get banned? :D i read that post loud and clear.

what's wrong if i try to help other? you might thank to me later (if you don't like my english, sorry)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Christoffer84:
I only wanted to tell you that you are maybe wrong with your opinion about the RAM issue depending on native A2SD and Apps2ext.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bijixda:
This is my other opinion, sorry to post here: each moved app to SD, need one mount slot in kernel. Each mount need some memory in kernel, even more if filesystem is encrypted or compressed.

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] zeppelinrox:
Yeah, your OPINONS are mostly wrong though.

Let me link to my posts... geeez...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11489886&postcount=585

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11499670&postcount=597

Not to mention that kabaldan already told you that you are wrong

The only reason that I'm on your ass is because somebody will actually listen to you, move stuff back to internal memory, not have any room for all their apps there anyway and slow down their phone even more because of hampered caching due to everything being so cramped in there.

So bottom line is: leave your stuff alone if using native app2sd but go ahead and use app2ext, which is even better for a smooth running phone.

DO NOT MOVE APPS BACK to internal memory if they are on the sd card if you think that it will improve performance. IT WON'T and it will actually make performance worse.

With the same apps running, FREE RAM WILL REMAIN THE SAME whether they are stored internally, on the card's fat32 partion, or the card's ext2 partition.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Is the app2ext here moving all the apps, data and dalvik-cache to the ext2 partition?

If so how it is differ from data2sd/data2ext (which I saw from other threads)?

I tried CM7 for milestone with ext3 partition to use app2ext. It managed to boot up at the beginning and I checked from Titianium backup that app2ext is working. However, I got a black blank screen when I switched it on from screen off. And it got stuck in "M" logo when booting. Is it missing some script to support app2ext for ext3?

Sorry for the questions but I'm newbie in this so would like to get some helps from here

Thxk.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Can anyone give me link with a tutorial of making app2ext on Milestone, please? I would like to do it, but can't find any tut :/...
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] zeppelinrox:
1. Well, Androidiani and GOT Open Recoveries have scripts that have worked for some people. (not me)

2. This one should work (but not for me... goddammitsomuch...)

3. This is what I did. (It actually didn't hurt... much... but then it was kinda fun :eek: nyuk, nyuk....)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
So, if I have nandroid backup, do I have to worry? I mean can I remove unsuccessful app2ext xD?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] zeppelinrox:
Oh yeah, copy the nandroid and/or entire contents of the sd card to your computer first.

Then you can make all the mistakes that you want... I tried the first 3 ways, about 5 times each before I got it working - the old school way :P

So afterwards I copied everything back to the new 15gb partition, booted up and it was just how I left it - peachy keen :D

Hmmm.. maybe I should edit the "what I did" link to note that I had my phone booted into open recovery when I did it.

So afterwards, you may need to create the /system/sd folder to get app2ext working.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bijixda:
You are too lousy, read my reply there for you. If you move back app from sd AFTER APPLYING APP2EXT, actualy you are moving it TO ext2 partition

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
I used the update from point 2 to have app2ext working nicely with ext2 partition. However, it stuck and didn't work with ext3 partition. Anything that need to do before it can work with ext3 partition? Thxk.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] lukasb9000:
Battery life very poor since last update!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
For me it's fine, no difference :).
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
Could you please elaborate on it? Anything uses much more battery for you? What is 'very poor', 20 hours on full charge?

Today I've plugged mine out at 8am, it's 8pm and it's on 50%. Had ~1hr of calls, ~1hr of music. ~1hr of 3g, rest of time on wifi. Isn't bad for me.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] gemini002:
Try recalibration of battery

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] lukasb9000:
20 hrs? That's a dream for me...

I can barely use my phone 10 hrs and no matter on which rom... Even underclocked too 700 mhz

And I did a calibration right now but I don't think it will help because it didn't really help last times too (Btw is that the right way to calibrate: Discharge phone till off, then charge it while its off till 100% and then I let it at least 2 more hrs charging before deleting cache in OR)

I unplug my phone at 7am and until 3pm I maybe am surfing the internet for 30-45 min, on facebook app 30min, then maybe I play 15min. So I really don't use it much I think?!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
700Mhz is not an underclock, it's overclock, technically.

First of all, set vsel values as low as possible (as long as it's stable, of course. Unless you've already done that).

What apps/processes eat the most battery?

What is the voltage at 100% stated by battery information page? Are you sure it charges up to real 100%? Keep it plugged intill it stops charging, unplug, turn off, plug in again and see what value it will display.

As far as I understand you turn 3g on only when actually using it, right?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] lukasb9000:
Underclock from 900mhz ;)

I didn't change anything to vsel etc. except setting clock to 700mhz, and this I made from the Cyanogen settings. Rest is like the default in this rom.

I've 4,2V when fully charged so that's fine too

Well reading ur post makes me realize that letting 3G on all the time is my "problem"

Will see tomorrow how long it lasts with 3G turned on only when needed
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
Yeah, 3g may consume a lot of energy. Try turning it on only when you are actually using it, your experience will be valuable as we will learn how much energy does 3g consume in this rom.

Also, try editting your 10overclock with root explorer to lower the vsel, it's pure decrease in power consumption for no cost :P

I am running at

900 54

700 47

500 39

250 29

Those values may or may not be stable for you, it depends on the device, and is matter of trial & error.

The battery seems good, so your problem is just a matter of software. Is display what consumes the most energy?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
man... wish i could last 20+ hours... that'd be rad!

But having the screen @ 165dpi does a number on battery life, since my screen does the majority of battery consumption, even with the brightness at 25% or under.

i would move it back to stock, to see this gain in life, but i just cant deal with everything being so huge. 180 is absolute highest ill go. i usually keep my device between 165 & 180 depending on the rom!

But on a good day, ill unplug around 5pm after i get up, text a bit through out the day, then kick on Pandora for a few hours while im working, then usually put it on the charger during lunch @ 3am (around 20-30%)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] pcphobic:
Mine drains 10% every 7 hours.

For tips on how to calibrate the battery, please see this posting

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11514494&postcount=624

1) When u are not actively using your phone, turn off 3G and switch to 2G.

2) Also turn off GPS when not using.

3) Reduce screen brightness down to 11% brightnesss

4) Turn off auto-sync

5) Change the frequency of update of Facebook and Twitter to less frequent (eg. 4 hour or select manually and turn off notification)

6) Disable any weather widget as weather widget polls the server very often to get the latest temperature and weather forecast.

7) When done using Wi-Fi remember to switch it off. If u were to leave a wi-fi hotspot and the connectin gets broken, the phone will keep hunting for that lost wi-fi connection or any available free wi-fi...this activity itself drains the battery.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
@pcphobic lol this thing worked, now I need to test xD.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Reboot after directly editting the vsel under 10overclock then it will apply?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] pcphobic:
No problem. Just sharing the info.

Do your overnight battery test.

1) Switch to 2G

2) turn off wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS

3) U may leave Auto-Sync to on

4) If you have Twitter and/or Facebook, change the frequency of updates to less often.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Where is this 10overclock located?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Use Root Explorer to browse /etc/init.d
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
@bnwg After chaning the values you save the file & reboot, and have them applied. Make a backup of the file in case you get 'em too low and it won't boot (you can also make nandroid backup).

More of a general question.

Is there any way to control what apps are opened & stored in cache? Or just force some to be there? Keeping, for example, dialer there, would make it open faster, right?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Lol, my vsel's are - 900: 56, 700: 46, 500: 36, 250: 26 xD. That's done with Overclock Menu in Androidiani OR, i choosed 900/700/500/250, and seems that vsel is low by default ;). I think I won't try to get them lower.

So, are there any updates coming on this CM7 soon? :D
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] gemini002:
Do flash games work on this rom ..also does splinter cell or spiderman work?

Sent from Milestone using Ho!No! Cm7 Mod
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
You know what? You are using the exact same vsel setting I was using :)

However, I found it would reboot sometimes with HoboMOD. So I changed to

900 56

700 46

500 39

250 29

Now I don't have reboot with this setting.

Different devices may vary. Maybe it's good for your device. :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
XD right now 55,45,35,25 :9

http://www.vcbux.com/?r=n3n00
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
since this is Cyanogen based... Should i use the CM-mod menu in the Androidiani Recovery for applying mods?

or the Froyo 2.2 Menu? ...wasnt sure... figured i would ask.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Ok, 10 hours on battery now, 50%+ screen on, 60%+ wifi on... 20% left. Is that ok?

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] lukasb9000:
Ok I followed ur advices and must say now I have excellent battery performance..

13h and still 60%! =D

But one other thin I noticed, I'm not sure but I suppose that it's because of poor memory managment:

My launcher apps often need vera long to rebuild or crashed etc.. tried several different already

Specially when I'm hearing music with PowerAMP (that uses a lot of memory) the launcher is very unstable.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
I have the same problem, can't load the page in browser while listening to music(stock music player), usually player crashes... but not always.

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
I have managed to run music player (musicmod) and browser, loading some heavy pages. The only thing that got killed was launcher.

And here the question pops up: why the launcher was killed, and not the widgets, twitter and other useless apps? System really needs some dumb, straight-forward priority list saying: kill twitter first. Then kill all the useless crap. Then widgets. And the last thing to kill before OS is the apps I am currently using & launcher.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Memory scripts added.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
CM7 RC2 is out, with fixed dsp etc.

When is iceandfire coming? :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] motorator:
You got the phone to last five (5) hours with the screen on?

And you're asking if that is OK? :eek:
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Hahaha, brightness on minimal, is that OK? x)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] klhk:
superuser.apk always force close when I install new apps

this is not normal, right?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Lol, I'll quote myself. I've tried nadlabak's RC2, but I can barely have 30mb of free RAM on it. Over here I get 70+ :D... or maybe I just didn't turn off unused functions on RC2.

Btw nadlabaks ROM has some good functions (battery percentage shown in status bar, full music player in lockscreen x), led flashlight works with notification bar widget + torch.apk x)...)

But still, this ROM is faster and more optimized. Atleast for me :).
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Updated to rc2.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Thxk. That's quick.

By the way, do I need to register in order to download? I go to the code link but it shows that it needs to be registered/login in order to see the hidden content. But at the first page of this thread it said no register is required from now on.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Fixed.. sorry :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jackeh070:
your RC2 version (25.02) seems simillar to vanilla RC2, is there any more important stuff apart from memory tweaks?

Is it possible to use your memory scripts with vanilla RC2?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Thxk! Downloading now :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] klhk:
Is this upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3 need wipe?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] mcdevtingz:
What kernel is this?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
RC2 working great! No scripts added.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] lukasb9000:
Great job! My phone never runned so smooth! =D
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] klhk:
How can i relink the apps in app2ext to this update?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
I have a problem. When I turn off my Wifi, mobile internet (2g/3g) automatically turns on(?), and I have to click twice on "Enable data" to turn it off... I don't have any APN control programs that could cause this, and this wasn't happening on RC1.

Any advice? Thx.

P.s. advanced camera options - Awesome!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] gemini002:
Pls make ur rom with ext 2 active..

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[Motorola Milestone Android Development] BryanChung:
Yeah it's part of CM7's update. :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] aboycalledsu:
Am getting some random reboots with this rom. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] wormy20022002:
hi nice a fast rom however when i hit home button nothing happens. It gives a haptic touch vibration but it does not return to the home. Anything i did wrongly?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Its because of the APAC kernel.

Try wiping dalvik cache and cache, if still doesn't work wipe data.

None of the other users report this.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Kernel from the O2 leak added. :)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Full wipe again or only cache/dalvik?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Make a nand backup of only data and cache. Do a full wipe, install gapps and restore nand backup.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Very good kernel.

Btw one more problem noticed. When trying to charge the phone while its off, "M" sign comes up, and stays like that. Battery icon not showing up, LED not lighting. This problem was only on RC2.

Suggestions?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] 340865669:
Any Themes for this rom? thanks!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
im so confused as hell on this...

Going to be doing a new install, from FroyoMod 2.5.

correct me if im wrong...

1. FULL data/dalvik/cache wipe

2. reboot

3. Install update (with new boot.img)

4. Install NEW gapps??

5. Install multi-task

So do i need the original gapps, from the previous version? ..please help me... im so lost!

Also would anyone suggest the mem-hack in the CM section in androidiani?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] klhk:
I have a question...

These two Memory scripts essential or not?

1. For multi-tasking

2. For single app performance
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
@ph0ze you don't need to reboot after wipe. just wipe, install update,gapps and the mem script.

@klhk they aren't essential. You need to install one of them if you want to.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
so i do the tm_more_apps.zip? not the original gapps with the previous version?

sorry to seem like a retard here, but i just want to make sure... ya know?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
tm more apps is a memory tuning script not gapps. You have to install gapps like normal.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] mcdevtingz:
How do you take off the memory script it mucks up my phone
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] fxandrei:
how's the battery life for this ?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Have you taken a nand back up?

If not get root explorer. Navigate to system/etc/init.d and delete the script.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
What's the advantage of O2 leak kernel over the APAC leak kernel?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
Anyone pls?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] iceandfire:
Are you using the o2 kernel?

Just noticed this its because of the O2 kernel. Wasnt there in RC2 before changing the kernel with the O2 one.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
O2, but happened to me even on old kernel. (I actually thought O2 kernel will fix the problem, but no).

Problem is, I can't recalibrate normally, because "?" sign comes up when I get the battery out, but stays like that when I get it back in. Also, I can't charge it when it's off because I don't know when it's full, and light is always on("M" sign).
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] mcdevtingz:
What's the script called??
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] jlove:
Kernel from the O2 leak. Just replace it with boot.img inside the update.zip

http://www.multiupload.com/2RVULVBQCN

if i do so, i get a error4 mesaage, i think the update.zip is not signed then. how do i apply the o2 kernel?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] n3n00:
I just used WinRAR, opened the folder of update.zip where boot.img is located, clicked Add, and just choosed O2's boot.img (add and replace). Saved it like that and applied with OR(Androidiani).
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
aparently i dont have my google apps anymore...

someone please link me, since it doesnt seem to be posted ANYWHERE!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] :
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version#Google_Apps

Direct link for CM7-HDPI/MDPI : http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/gapps/gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] gsronald:
where can I find the new boot.img?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
AWESOME! THANKS!

Kernel from the O2 leak. Just replace it with boot.img inside the update.zip

http://www.multiupload.com/2RVULVBQCN
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] zeppelinrox:
You probably won't believe that this will work but

try it anyway

.

1. While in Android, charge up to 100%

2. Delete batterystats.bin

3. Remove back cover

4. Press Power and choose to reboot normally.

5. When the screen goes black and the lights go out, pull out the battery before you get the M logo. It will probably still work after the M logo shows up but that's how I do it.

6. Surprise:

The phone will boot up without the battery!

- Mine does -

every time

7. If it doesn't, put the battery back in, press shift+alt+delete, and when you see the M logo, remove the battery again

8. After the surprise of seeing the boot animation without a battery, you will then see the lock screen along with a "No SIM card error".

9. Put the battery back in, the SIM card error will disappear and it will now show 60% full.

10. Fill it up to 100% + 15 minutes or so. When it is truly finished charging, the battery should be cool.

11. Bonus: You can use your phone normally while you calibrate the battery :D

100% full is approximately 4200mV

As you can see in the cap below, it's showing only 60% at 4241mV

A few minutes later, still plugged in, it showed 100% at 4225mV and then it went up to 4230mV.

Then I unplugged the phone and I got a reading of 4196mV :D
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] 340865669:
I did a full wipe as my launcher keeps redrawing but i found that there are still data in EXT2 after the wipe but the apps inside would not show in app drawer. I wonder if I should format the EXT2 partition or not.. thx

In MSAPP2SD, when I tried to move apps to sd, it tells me there are /app directory inside and it asks me to overwrite or delete it, which one should I choose? thx
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
Loaded the phone with the Multi-Tasker & removed it after only having it for 2 hours... LAG OVERLOAD!... used paid versions of LauncherPro, OpenHome, ADW-ex and they all were jittery and lagged alot.

Reloaded with the Single-Task script & BAM... what a difference! Tearin ass all over the place! ADWex is the quickest of them all tho, well in opinion.

v1.3

o2 Kernel

Single-Task script

rom-default cpu settings 250/1ghz

Conservative Governor (setCPU)

screen-dpi @ 170

----------------------------------------

[3g + data on] [brightness 25%]

Unplugged @ 12am [100%]

5 FourSquare check-ins

43 text messages (sent/recieved)

2.5 hours of Pandora Radio (normal quality)

Three ~5 minute calls

~20 minutes internet

~35% battery @ 7:30 when i got home
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] bnwg:
Did you use MSAPP2SD moving all app, app-private, dalvik cache and data to ext2 successfully? I always get either endless bootloop or black screen without any response after applying that.