yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
I have used EXT2 with my Linux setups before (when I was a bit younger and less experienced, I might add) and aside from speed improvements, this is basically what ext3/ext4 is when you remove journalling. The journalling is there for instances where the filesystem is uncleanly unmounted so that it can basically pick up where it left off in filesystem operations (such as if it were writing to disk when the power failed). On ext2, since there is no journal, if you press the reset button, or power fails, or whatever, your filesystem takes a dump on itself and the results are never pretty to clean up. In my experience, it usually meant starting over from scratch. That's when I stopped using unjournalled filesystems.

My phone gives random reboots.

Would it be wise, with about 90% of my apps being on an ext4 partition, to remove journalling on my phone when it likes to randomly reboot?

I would provide the requisite logs, but it only happens once a day or so, sometimes not so often, and I usually do not update every day (partly to lack of time and partly to needing to make sure there's not a big faux pas that makes the phone useless) so I'm often days, if not weeks, behind the release cycle and old versions are often not helpful in troubleshooting. Should I still provide logs even though I'm on an old version, and would it be safe to upgrade even with the random reboots?

If I do a NAND+EXT backup, does the EXT get automatically restored when I restore the NAND? I would assume so, it's just that there's no NAND+EXT Restore option.

Last few questions: Removing the journal -- is it a temporary thing? e.g., if I remove journal then reboot my phone (or put the SD in a computer, or whatever) will the journal return on next mount and thus need to be turned off on each boot? If I remove journal and return to a previous version of the ROM, will the journal still be removed? If I want the journal turned back on, how do I do that?

Sorry for so much, just want to make sure I'm not jumping into a piranha tank and risking losing all the apps on my SD with an unscheduled reboot.

And thanks again for your work on the ROM! It's still a bit beyond my understanding how to do this stuff and yours is the best ROM I've tried!
[G1 Android Development] G1Dreamers:
DropBox Link

Can anyone provide me a dropbox link of the new release(16th May).

@roalex - Please also provide a dropbox link.. multiupload seems to be blocked.

Thnx
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
the kernels im using already support ext4 alone, now the journal is useless simply cause the data(which is often changed) is on /data, having journal on sd-ext where dex and apks are stored makes no sense but slows things down.
[G1 Android Development] Paul Shirley:
By the same argument there are so few writes to sd-ext there's no point disabling the journal!

I suppose someone symlinking something important to sd-ext is pretty unlikely...
[G1 Android Development] ldrifta:
?Clockwork?

can this rom be used from RA recovery? everytime i install clockwork it screws wit my phone and i usually have to do bunch of stuff to get it workin again... i hate clockwork (not hate but im not fond of it) but wanna mess with this rom.. will it be possible?
[G1 Android Development] yo9gnc:
make me a list with files that you want from OP. i`ll zip them and put it on mediafire

yes, you may use RA Recovery.
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
ALT KERNEL(Auto kernel+cMTD):

[GB] COS-Stock-2.6.36.4_EzTerry-CFQ_Autogroup

[GB] COS-2.6.35.13-BFS

[GB/Froyo] farmatito-pershoot-2.6.35.13-BFS | topic

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CMWallpapers MDPI only.

Gallery3D flash this after the rom if you don't like/want the 2D Gallery.

Launcher2 flash this after the rom if you prefer Launcher2 over ADWLauncher.

MiuiMusic - Maybe the best Mp3 player out there (flash able, replacing the stock Music.apk)

Google Maps 5.4.- with Navigation ! (former brut mod) by Ownhere

SuperWipe by Ohsaka | Topic
[G1 Android Development] yo9gnc:
http://www.mediafire.com/?92uff7cs8823ls1
[G1 Android Development] axlastro:
Thanks. Do I need to enter those everytime I reboot? Why don't they include this as a script with the rom.
[G1 Android Development] bestofrhcp:
major speed improvement, i must say :D . but 42% Android System battery usage, why is that?
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
That's an old problem. Well, not OLD, but it's old news. When I was googling CM7 on the dream, I saw a -LOT- of green screen references. If memory serves, the fix was a different (newer, IIRC) kernel. It was some kind of driver issue that only affected certain Toshiba screen hardware.
[G1 Android Development] brian(::
having trouble installing from market, any ideas ?
[G1 Android Development] robuser007:
Can anyone help? I did something wrong and now I can't open the app drawer from adw, I tried almost everything (I had a backup, tried settings,...)

No app definied yey,drop... => how to solve this?
[G1 Android Development] ThdDude:
Heya all I got bored. And made a flashable zip theme, has honey comb unlock so use rotary with drag down unlock. TD THEME for COS GB Enjoy
[G1 Android Development] unkleremis:
link seems to be down
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
If you lost the app draw button then just make a cutom icon, adw activity > open/close drawer, add it to the desktop, then move it over middle spot on the bar.

for other issues, go to applications, all apps, adw launcher, clear data.
[G1 Android Development] bubert:
:)

Loving your Rom so far. I`m running it from yerterday, disabled JIT, upped CC to 18% default, upped OC to 576mhz .. no problems yet:> Loving the new music app and the new unlock screen ;)

Thx
[G1 Android Development] ThdDude:
Its a dropbox link, and working for me... TDCOSGBTHEME Remember use Rotary unlock with it and drag down unlock looks best
[G1 Android Development] adrienned:
i seriously love this rom!

i am having trouble installing as from market. it also wouldn't start one time then i reflashed it and everythings fine

to keep it stable i followed this tweak guide on nctritech (can't post links yet!)

looking like this is a keeper! :)

edit: looks like i always get a boot on freeze thats causing me to keep reflashing :(
[G1 Android Development] inportb:
Quite good, quite good... it's better with Zeam Launcher, though :cool:
[G1 Android Development] ggonsalv:
Flashed this theme for the color on my G1. However the

Settings->Manage applications screen is weird looking. Would take a screen shot, but don;t know how!

Did I missing something?
[G1 Android Development] ThdDude:
My theme doesnt touch anything there, loading rom again to look sorry
[G1 Android Development] ggonsalv:
No apology needed.

I liked the colors though and live with the applications screen weirdness.

Attached screen shots to original post.

Also what is the plus sign on the top of the lock -screen? Is it a place holder for a custom lock screen app that is configured in COS?
[G1 Android Development] ThdDude:
change to rotary unlock and add extra button drag down unlock looks alot better

not sure about the extra up top you mentioned
[G1 Android Development] ggonsalv:
Same strangeness on the call window..

Is it related to a tab window control? Since both screens affected are tabbed?

Also 8 relates to 'TUV' on a regular phone dial and I saw it referenced here.

http://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/source/browse/trunk/project/res/xml/eng_16keys.xml?r=1195
[G1 Android Development] Dukenukemx:
This rom is now my daily driver. It's fantastic in performance and battery life. It's not as fast as Laszlo's rom, but it's fast enough to not drive you crazy. The battery life is good too, lasting over a day in light use. Compared to Laszlo's rom, which required me to recharge it twice a day.

Everything works, what else can I say?
[G1 Android Development] merlos:
Hi all

I have problems with USB tethering, is a known issue? someone is experiencing the same problem?

Tks

merlos
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
Try to unplug the device then plug it back in, enable usb tether. It works for me.
[G1 Android Development] chunan93:
I have the issue of USB tethering as well.
[G1 Android Development] creezalird:
nope, just write it inside build.prop (/system) at the bottom
[G1 Android Development] virajss:
GFX HDPI honey theme

I did not see the GFX HDPI honey theme in the theme Manager? I wiped and then flash the latest COS 0516.

Is there anything I am missing?
[G1 Android Development] blackcuzz:
my dialpad in new resize of the GFX HDPI honey theme is still out of wack just like the one before the resize. dont no if can be fixed with an edit of the phone.xml or what please help same goes for the slider in the sound notification
[G1 Android Development] chris122380:
I am not seeing the honey theme ether and I did a wipe before installing.
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
in the tmo chooser, its the one which shoes almost no info :)
[G1 Android Development] virajss:
If I go to tmo chooser, it shows 1/1 theme thats system(current).
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Use your trackball to slowly scroll thru the theme Chooser and you'll find it. :)
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
you need to download it, the link is on the first post and install it :)
[G1 Android Development] virajss:
Duh!! My bad. I will download it right away.

Great work on this ROM. Thanks for your efforts.
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
My bad. I didn't realize he added it to the op. I thought you downloaded it elsewhere. Sometimes themes don't show in theme Chooser. If you scroll thru with trackball slowly then you can find them between other themes. Just trying to help. :)
[G1 Android Development] blackcuzz:
does any one else have resizing issue with the new honey bread theme in the dialer??
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
I've always had a dialer issue with roalexs honey.apk.
[G1 Android Development] darkshino:
Hi,

I've disabled jit in COS-Settings, but when I look at properties :

# getprop | grep jit
[dalvik.vm.execution-mode]: [int:jit]
[persist.sys.jit-mode]: [int:fast]

dalvik.vm.execution-mode is still jit.

If I add

dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast

in /data/local.prop then the property is int:fast as excepted.

Something wrong ?
[G1 Android Development] psychosonic:
That new firstboot.sh, is that a command we can enter now? If so, when should we enter it?
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
nothing is wrong, persist is what matters(its coocked into the framework), the prop setting just runs at boot at its the default. If you set jit off in COSsettings jit will be off. Easy to notice in a logcat.

@psychosonic

it auto runs on the first boot, is nothing you need to do!
[G1 Android Development] Sheist!:
Amon 1.7.0 works fine and is near-bulletproof. Don't worry about Clockwork.

Get Zipsigner2 (free) for when you encounter some zip that needs to be signed to install.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
Thank you for the explanation.

Part of what bothers me is what happened to me this afternoon. I was working on a computer, and waiting on a reimage when I chose to activate my phone's data plan and started browsing some apps in Market. At one point, however, while trying to install three apps I'd found, I tried also to do something (I forget what) but I couldn't do ANYthing because the phone was that slow. I've not seen it this slow in a LONG time. BUT, out of wondering how patient I could be, I chose not to pop the battery out like I normally would have done. I then had an incoming call, it never showed the caller ID, and in fact the phone was so busy, the ringtone itself paused and skipped. Then the phone softbooted on its own, something it's been doing a LOT lately even when not so heavily loaded.

To me, it doesn't matter if writes are few and far between, if the phone slows down this much when installing an app, it's more likely to reboot itself at the least opportune time, during a filesystem write to a nonjournalled filesystem. I can deal with the rare write wasting a few cycles on journalling when the result is prevention of the loss of all the apps I've installed.

Yeah, sure, I have backups. They're not 100% up to date all the time, but they can still be a PITA to work with. In the past when I've tried recovering from backups like this I always had issues creep in and the only way to prevent them was to install fresh each time (kinda like wiping between updates). Another PITA I'd rather avoid. Easiest way to avoid either PITA is not upgrade and leave journalling enabled.

I've been really impressed with the stability of this ROM in past versions but about the past two weeks' worth of updates have not been so rock-solid for me personally. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong, or else there would be a lot more people complaining. I'll see if I can't figure out what that is, but in the meantime I'm going to hunt down that magical version somewhere in the middle of April that worked so well for me and impressed me so much.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
Oh, one more thing...

Has anyone else noticed that adding an icon to the home screen causes the home screen no longer to accept moving or removing of any icons? This early morning I added an app icon to my home screen that was already there because I didn't notice it was already there and now I can't do anything with any of the icons on the home screen such as moving or deleting them. I also don't get that cool popup menu if I longpress-and-release them.

Thanks
[G1 Android Development] kingjehu:
You probably locked the desktop in the ADW desktop menu.

As far as the slowing down then rebooting when updating from market, I haven't had the rebooting lately, but I still get the massive slowdowns.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
Ah HAH! Yes, I apparently did at some point in time! Thank you sir!

I remember now, I locked it wondering what that did, and never had a reason to mess with icons afterward. Now I know!
[G1 Android Development] psychosonic:
Flash-wiped to 5/16, and immediately flashed the farmatito kernel to avoid the battery drain, but immediately found that Wifi says "error" when turned on, and gapps keep forceclosing. Flashed to the normal 2.6.35.13 and the wifi was fixed, but the gapps kept closing. Wipeflashed again, this time to 2.6.35.13, and now all is well (at this point at least).

Attached is a logcat from before I flashed to non-farmatito.

Also, anyone know how to get the market to keep your record of your apps before a wipe? It's supposedly supposed to remember the apps you've downloaded, but each time I flash, the my apps page is empty.
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
need help

I get the massive slowdowns.

fat/ext4/swap

before flash, i repartition the sdcard

using fastboot erase system -w fastboot erase boot

clear cache data ....

twice, but i get the massive slowdowns, what's the problems?
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
What does that mean ?
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
what's the problem makes slowdowns?
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
I have read that to get a stable install of any rom you have to

flash superwipe, twice

reboot and flash super wipe

wipe data/cache

reboot

flash super wipe

reboot

wipe data

wipe battery stats

reboot

wipe data

wipe battery stats

wipe rotate settings

wipe dalvik-cache

reboot

flash superwipe, twice

flash rom

flash superwipe

flash rom

if that doesn't work then come back and tell us how much swap you are using, what cpu settings you are using , and what your other settings are (cc , jit etc)

you might also like to mention what is slowing down
[G1 Android Development] psychosonic:
By "what does that mean", he means that you're being incredibly vague about the problem. When does the slowdown happen? For how long does it persist? What troubleshooting have you done yourself? If you expect people to help you with technology, you have to understand that they can't read your mind.
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
i am not using superwipe, but using fastboot instead of superwipe, clockmod recovery wipe data/cache/dalvik-cache/battery stats. swap == 128M

cpu control:245 576 /ondemand /set on boot //jit:enabled //lock home in ram//vm 16m

when system first bootup completely, it seems have some slowdowns...

i was installed about 10 softwares, now it's running slowly
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
he will be back when he has completed the 3 steps in 18 BS I posted

hopefully with the info we ask for :D

he even thanked me for the 3 in 18 :eek:
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
Swap is not recommended or included in this rom, why? cause it makes everything slow, but im pretty sure you already know that.
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
if you wipe data no need to wipe all the other stuff

the other stuff is on data, you already wiped it

:confused: wish people would stop telling people to do redundant steps, I even see people posting youtube videos when a simple list would be much quicker

imo swap is not good, it will slow you down, especially 128

if you insist on using swap use it sparingly

oc, it is a slightly different story with a sense based rom, you need the extra virtual mem because sense is so bloated

your cpu setup matches mine (nearly mine is perfomance)

jit, I used to have on, this week I'm trying without, so far it is working well

locking hom in mem is ok, but remember it is a trade off, while it is in mem nothing else can use that mem

now, what apps?

greedy apps are greedy

also when are you making the observations?

after first boot there is still quite a bit going on in the background, don't expect it to be all snappy straight away
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
I think people just like to turn things on for the sake of it

btw, I voted for your ROM :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1079194
[G1 Android Development] yo9gnc:
there is swappy. and i don`t know if it is considerably slow but at least you`ll have a lot of free ram (with swap enabled and compache disabled).

the main issue (for me) with this rom is that when someone calls, after a few seconds i am able to see who`s calling.

i admit that i set cpu on 176-528 / performance. but i tested in many ways and ... the call id stuff is still the same.

BTW: i voted too for your rom. i very much like the maintenance and your dedication :)
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
Found an upload site in China, so those who had issues downloading from multiupload try the "mirror".
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
mirror is not working in china
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
uh what does o.O
[G1 Android Development] yo9gnc:
means that require full wipe ?
[G1 Android Development] cplusplus:
？？？ you can upload to mediafire..........
[G1 Android Development] cabrerachaparro:
Hi,

Since this ROM is being upgraded frecuently what is the best way to flash it without losing my settings? Do I have to wipe all before I flashed the ROM or it is not necessary? is it OK to flash the ROM and then perform a NAND restore?

thank you
[G1 Android Development] WongHokZau:
How to change or replace system files

Obviously this rom has been rooted.but when i try to replace a font file with root explorer,it shows "the file system is read-only".Is there a way to make a replacement or some steps i forgot to do?Looking forward to your replys..thanks...
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
just backup and then flash without wiping

you only need to worry about wipes if there is a Major update

like Andriod 2.2 to 2.3

And even then I would just try without wipe just to see how far I got ;)

flash and then restore?

well if you do a nand restore you will be back at the point you were before you flashed
[G1 Android Development] cabrerachaparro:
So what should I use for backup instead of NAND?

thanks
[G1 Android Development] Chocolate Columbo:
I hope you mean that you have your phone rooted. You need to mount the directory as r/w (read/write) if memory serves me using Root Explorer as I don't need it anymore, there's a toggle button for it you should press before you paste. At the top and says r/o or something.
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
backup nand

flash rom

test

if fail wipe data

test

if still fail wipe data + sdext

test

if still fail restore nand
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
make system read/write (like Chocolate Columbo says)

use terminal it is easier

su

sysrw

if that doesn't work replace sysrw with

mount -o rw,remount /system
[G1 Android Development] skandalouz:
I've just flashed this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=811960 today and it's working ok.

I now want to try COS.

My specs are:

Sapphire PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H

SPL 1.33.0010

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.20.17

Will COS work for me? Do I only need to use clockwork and flash the ROM?
[G1 Android Development] .ili.music.ili.:
HQ youtube videos don't load for me, only the audio. LQ work fine. Anyone else experiencing this problem?
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
works for me at least
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
I've tried everything, wipe app data, uninstall and reinstall, fix permissions, and my ADW EX will not let me go to theme preferences. It fc everytime. Gonna have to restore my backup and wait for next build. I have to have my adw ex. So many more options than stock adw. My stock works though. But I don't want to use it. Anyone else having the same issue?
[G1 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
ADW EX has been updated to 1.3.1. Have you updated? Tried removing and reinstalling it/restoring settings?
[G1 Android Development] vion77:
Weather!

How can I add a town that is not in the weather app list? Example: Oradea.
[G1 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
You mean in the Weather/News app? Try your postal code, or set it to GPS geolocating.
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Unfortunately I have tried that already. I did update and wiped app data. Restored settings. Uninstalled. Reinstalled. No luck. I went back to 05/16 and its fine now. Ill wait till next build I guess.

Edit: Well I thought it was ok. When I restored the nandroid I still have same issue. I don't understand it. It worked before I updated the rom to current build. Now it don't work on previous or current. Any ideas?
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
You misunderstand. What he was saying was not, "don't use NAND". He was trying to clarify that NAND is a full backup. You suggested the option of wiping the phone, installing the updated ROM, then running a NAND restore.

You don't make a backup, update, and then restore the prior backup unless something doesn't work. You asked if you should NAND restore after flashing the ROM, with the implication that this would restore your apps after a wipe. This is wrong. The restore will restore your phone to the same condition it was in when you backed it up, hence, before the update.

Still, ABSOLUTELY, DO A NAND BACKUP BEFORE UPDATING. Just understand that once you wipe and update, your apps are toast.

Toast, that is, UNLESS YOU DO ONE OF THESE THINGS:

1) Install ALL apps that don't come with the ROM to SD-EXT or SD-FAT (I recommend SD-EXT personally). OR,

2) Allow Google cloud services to back up your apps and settings, and then allow Google cloud services to restore them after the wipe-and-update. I'm sorry, I forget where this is in Settings. Accounts and Sync, maybe? OR,

3) Install something along the lines of Titanium Backup and use it to restore apps from a backup after the wipe-update. OR,

4) Don't wipe when you update. Even when they say to, sometimes you can get away with it. Sometimes. It's risky. Like swimming, naked, beaten to a bleeding pulp, in a malaria-infested muddy lake, with piranha.

Personally, I have not had a problem doing option 1, above. I have SD-EXT and almost all my apps are there. the few that are on the phone are frequent-use ones that come with the ROM anyway.

So you can still wipe and update and keep all your apps with relative ease using one of the above methods.

Hope it helps and isn't too confusing. People I work with wouldn't be able to follow most of this.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
And I agree with this.